Design Development Services provides free training to faculty and staff to support the creation of instructional technology materials used in a University of Akron course. We currently offer the following training options.
Instructional Services and the Institute for Teaching and Learning have added new dates for Spring of the popular Tech Talk Tuesday Series. The following table includes a list of scheduled events. Registration for each event is not necessary.
All sessions are 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and are held in Leigh Hall 414 (unless otherwise noted). Handouts and recordings of each session will be available after each session has concluded.
Please e-mail questions and suggestions to Wendy Lampner, Design and Development Services, or Stefanie Shatrich, ITL.
| Topic | Date | Location |
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| Springboard v.10.1 | 1.22.2013 | Leigh Hall 414 |
| Panopto Focus | 1.29.2013 | Leigh Hall 414 |
| StudyMate | 2.5.2013 | Student Union 316 |
| Qualtrics | 2.12.2012 | Leigh Hall 414 |
| Blackboard Collaborate | 2.26.2013 | Leigh Hall 414 |
| Articulate Storyline | 3.5.2013 | Student Union 335 |
| Video extravaganza | 3.12.2013 | Student Union 335 |
| Quality Matters (QM) | 3.19.2013 | Leigh Hall 414 |
| iPads in the Classroom | 4.2.2013 | Leigh Hall 414 |
| Accessibility | 4.9.2013 | Leigh Hall 414 |
| Prezi & Alternative Presentation Tools | 4.16.2013 | Leigh Hall 414 |
| Upcoming Features of Springboard | 4.23.2013 | Leigh Hall 414 |
| TTT Recap | 4.30.2013 | Leigh Hall 414 |
| Topic | Date | Handout | Video |
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| Video Extravaganza | 3.5.2013 |  |
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| Articulate | 3.5.2013 | |
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| Collaborate | 2.26.2013 | |
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| Qualtrics | 2.12.2013 | |
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| StudyMate | 2.5.2013 | |
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| Panopto Focus | 1.29.2013 | |
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| Springboard v.10.1 | 1.22.2013 | |
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| iClicker | 1.24.2012 | NA | |
| Clicker Technology | 11.8.2011 | |
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| eTextbooks | 11.1.2011 | |
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| Digital Photo Editing - Can This Image Be Saved? | 10.18.2011 | NA | |
| Rich Environments for Active Learning (REAL) | 10.11.2011 | NA | |
| iPads in the Classroom | 10.4.2011 | |
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| Springboard - New Tools | 9.21.2011 | |
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| LectureTools - increase student engagement in your lectures. www.lecturetools.com |
9.13.2011 | |
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| Lecture Capture - Panopto Focus & Unison. www.panopto.com |
9.6.2011 | |
NA |
| Elluminate Live! - web-conferencing and desktop sharing. bit.ly/k4g5Rw |
4.25.2011 | NA | NA |
| Audio Wisdom | 10.20.2010 | |
NA |
| Image Wisdom | 10.6.2009 | |
NA |
| iTunes U - podcasting | 4.21.2009 | NA | NA |
| Prezi - non-linear presentation software. www.prezi.com |
4.7.2009 | |
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| Jing - screen recording software. www.techsmith.com/jing.html |
4.7.2009 | |
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| Web 2.0 - free online tools & applications | 3.24.2009 | |
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| Checkbox - online survey tool. survey2.uakron.edu |
3.10.2009 | NA | NA |
| Lecture Capture - Panopto CourseCast. www.panopto.com |
2.24.2009 | |
NA |
| SecondLife - virtual environments. secondlife.com |
2.10.2009 | |
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| Elluminate Live! - web-conferencing and desktop sharing. bit.ly/k4g5Rw |
1.27.2009 | NA | NA |
If your group or department (you and two friends) have an interest in an existing or emerging technology, we are available to schedule a session that we will bring to you. We will provide an overview of the benefits and affordances of each tool, a quick start demonstration, and resources to help you get started.
To schedule a Customized Training Session, contact Jill Phipps, phipps@uakron.edu or 330.972.2431.
