MERIT Workshops Fall 2009
| Date and Time | Title | Description | Location |
| Thursday, Sept 17, 2:00- 3:30am | Introduction to RefWorks | Covers the basic features of using Refworks, uncluding organization of records, searching and sorting records, importing records electronically from MadCat and journal databases, and the preparation of bibliographies. Hands-on practice included. |
TEB Windows Lab, 348 |
| Friday, Sept 25, 2:00-4:00pm | Introduction to Dreamweaver |
This hands-on workshop introduces participants to Adobe Dreamweaver. By building a small web site (less than 10 pages), participants will gain familiarity with the program's workspace, and how to make web pages, insert images, make navigation links between site pages, and link to external web sites. | TEB Windows Lab, 348 |
Wednesday, Sept 30, 10:00-11:30am |
Using Google for Academic Research | Master the secrets of power searching. Sharpen your search skills to remove the clutter and quickly locate quality resources using Google, Google Scholar, and Google Books. Learn how to use Find It and RefWorks with Google Scholar. Also learn how to evaluate your search results and get the best information from your Internet searches. | TEB Windows Lab, 348 |
| Tuesday, Oct 6, Noon-1:30pm | Endnote | Covers the basic features of using EndNote, including organization of records, importing records electronically from MadCat, journal article databases and Internet pages, and the preparation of bibliographies using a word processor. | TEB Windows Lab, 348 |
| Friday October 23, 2:00-4:00pm | Introduction to PASW (formerly SPSS) | The purposes of this workshop are to familiarize participants with the PASW workspace and to do a basic data analysis. First we will prepare the data for analysis by using the PASW Data Editor to label its variables. Then we will choose analyses from menus to summarize the data and to describe relationships. Finally, a report of the output will be prepared in the the viewer and exported for publishing on the Web. | TEB Windows Lab, 348 |
| Tuesday, Nov 17, 2:30-4:30pm | Disrupting Technologies: Exploring New Applications for Teachers in the Classroom, with guest Seann Dikkers |
Technology is changing the way we learn, and more importantly what we
need to learn in a world saturated with new technologies. We review the
‘new’ learning, explore some of the ideas from Clayton Christensen's book Disrupting Class, and discuss how schools and educational systems
are responding to technology change. Workshop includes a "speed review" of software applications for productivity, cloud computing, classroom projects, and creativity design. You will walk away with new tools you can use tomorrow to amplify what you do. |
TEB Windows Lab, 346 |
| Friday, Nov 20, 2:00-4:00pm | Introduction to the GIMP |
The GNU Image Manipulation Program or GIMP is an open source tool for making and editing bitmapped images. It can be used to touch up photos, create graphics, and other activities done with commercial programs like Adobe Photoshop. In this workshop we will explore the GIMP's tools to make and modify graphics and photos. | TEB Mac Lab, 356 |
School of Education faculty, staff and students, and area teachers are invited to participate in MERIT's Media, Information Literacy, and Technology Integration workshops. In addition to scheduled workshops, sessions can be designed or adapted as course-integrated instruction for specific classes, or scheduled as consultation for individuals, meetings, or groups.
MERIT Library tours can also be scheduled for your class or group. To schedule a tour, please contact Jim Jonas.
Other Topics Available by Request
Links to other campus instructional resources:
| ARTstore workshops at Kohler Art Library | March workshop 3/11, 3/12 |
| MadCat Finding Books | current workshop |
| Software Training for Students (DoIT) | current |
| Workshops and Training series (DoIT) | current |
| Professional Technical Education (DoIT) | current |
| Campus Libraries workshops by topic | current |
| SSCC Training Sessions | contact Zach Buehl for login, access, and more information |
| Grad School Seminar series | Spring 2009 |
Links to handouts from MERIT library workshops:
| Interactive Whiteboards: Promethean Board Introduction | current workshop |
| Interactive Whiteboards: Promethean Board More Tools and Lesson Design | current workshop |
| Interactive Whiteboards: SmartBoard Introduction | current workshop |
| Interactive Whiteboards: SmartBoard More Tools and Lesson Design | coming soon.. |
| WORD 2007 - what's new | current workshop |
| WORD 2007 - graphics and desktop publishing | current workshop |
| PowerPoint 2007 - what's new | current workshop |
| Introduction to Dreamweaver | current workshop |
| Dreamweaver, Web Site Management | current workshop |
| Endnote | current workshop |
| Google for Academic Research | current workshop |
| RefWorks | online tutorial |
| Designing Learning Scenarios with Second Life | current workshop |
Other topics available by request:
| Introduction to Learn@UW | available on request |
| Concept Map Tools | available on request |
| Learning Objects in Education | available on request |
| Digital Storytelling | available on request |
| Creating Online Instruction with Captivate | available on request |
| Dreamweaver, Cascading Style Sheets | available on request |
| Podcasting | available on request |
| Introduction to Education Research | available on request |
| Searching Campus Databases, Introduction to Education Research | available on request |
| Beyond Skill to Literacy | available on request |
| Introduction to Pinnacle | available on request |
| Sources for Online Curriculum | available on request |
| Creating, Changing and Using Digital Images | available on request |
| Digital Camcorders and iMovie | available on request |
| Strategies for Using PowerPoint | available on request |
| Web Logs | available on request |
To communicate ideas for instruction you would like to see offered at the MERIT Library, please contact Jim Jonas, 263-4949