Tech Training Cafe Summer 2008

Congrats to Sue Hersh, lead technical trainer, for being named 2008 Young Trainer to Watch by Training Magazine.

Summer 2008

An eNewsletter from IR Training Services

Tech Training Café

New on Our Plate

MS Office ’08 (Mac) Demo
MS Office ’08 (Mac) Hands-On Tour
Blackboard (Bb-CE) Portfolio

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What’s Brewin’

Tech Training Café Gets a Makeover

Tech Training Café Gets a Makeover

In our continued efforts to keep Rowan informed of the full menu of technology development opportunities, the training team revamped the newsletter. This new web-friendly format provides you ready access to available links and online materials. Bon appetite! Join the TechNews mailing list to receive future newsletters and email updates. Archived newsletters

RU Blogging?

Blogs have exploded in popularity over the last 5 years as a means of presenting personal reflections or opinions in the form of an online journal, with new entries appearing in sequence as they are written. Rowan bloggers have found their voice with the introduction of the Rowan University Blog powered by WordPress MU. To learn more about blogging, and get your blog started, attend the session
Make Your Own Blog this summer.

Visit IR Training Services’ blog, Tech Training Tidbits, to stay informed of technology development happenings, including our newly forming 3-year technology training plan, at: http://blogs.rowan.edu/irtraining

Why blog? Blogging is a means for individuals to get to know each other better through their postings and comments to postings. It allows you to provide additional information, in class or in collaborative work, and is a great opportunity to expose others to experts at other universities or in industry through guest blogging posts. Blogging also serves as a means to keep things current without the formal maintenance of a website.

MS Office 2008 (Mac)

In preparation for anticipated campus-wide transition to MS Office 2008 for the Macintosh community this fall, 12 individuals throughout the campus are currently participating in a 9-week pilot group. Participants upgraded their software from MS Office 2004 to MS Office 2008, are communicating challenges and solutions with pilot group participants, and will discuss recommendations which will directly shape the technical training programming. Pilot group results will be available June 2008. Visit Feedback Forum to read pilot group recommendations.

To prepare yourself for the upgrade, summer sessions include:

MS Office ’08 (Mac) Demo
Overview of installation, training resources, and discussion of compatibility.

MS Office ’08 (Mac) Hands-On Tour
Complete hands-on activities to get familiar navigating the software.

Videos on the Menu

If you’ve missed one of our guest instructor sessions, don’t fret! Watch recorded videos of our sessions, now online. Topics available include:

Classroom Response Systems: Increase student participation with the iClicker
Dr. John Chen, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (April 2008)

iGeneration Update
Mike Dorris, Instructional Technology Services (January 2008)

Lost in Online Translation
Mike Ciocco, College of Professional and Continuing Education (February 2008)

Online Course Implementation Demystified
Mike Ciocco, College of Professional and Continuing Education (April 2007)

Understanding Technology of the iGeneration
Mike Dorris, Instructional Technology Services (February 2007)

Wake Up Your Students
Dr. Frances Johnson, Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and Associate Professor of Writing Arts (February 2007)

Visit the IR Online Center under “Training Resources,” for these videos and for new additions in the future. http://www.rowan.edu/toolbox/training/resources/

3-year Plan Bubbles

How are we doing? What do you want to see in future technology training? Share your thoughts today!

During its first three years, IR Training Services has evaluated technology training needs annually in order to provide flexible training solutions. Now that the unit is more established, we look to create a rolling 3-yr plan to effectively provide technology development to the campus community which continues to meet our standards of excellence.

We’re in the beginning phase of this initiative, and are working to engage the campus community in the planning process to ensure we continue to address the technology development needs and concerns of Rowan’s faculty, staff and administration.

Keep your eye on Tech Training Tidbits to watch the process unfold. Read our latest post on anticipated major software upgrades that will affect the campus community by visiting: http://blogs.rowan.edu/irtraining

Questions or comments? Email us at irtraining@rowan.edu

How are we doing? What do you want to see in future

technology training? Share your thoughts today!