Fall 2008 Workshops

Internet Workshops
All Internet workshops meet in a computer lab and use either Macintosh or Windows environments. Each is offered for 1 graduate credit or for non-credit. Registration for each is limited.

Note: Participation for credit requires attendance until 4:45pm on each workshop day and the completion of a one-credit assignment.

Designing Educational Activities using the Internet
MSTU 4831.001
October 3 and 4
Meeting times: 9:30am to 3:30pm (non-credit), 9:30am to 4:45pm (credit)
Available for 1 credit at $1085 or 1.5 CEU's at $300

Instructor: Sheila Kieran-Greenbush
Prerequisite: experience using Internet tools.

This workshop is for classroom teachers and instructional designers who want to design and develop Internet specific educational activities. Participants will be introduced to a systems approach to the process of designing activities using various Internet services.

Publishing on the Web as an Educational Activity
MSTU 4832.001
October 11 and 18
Meeting times: 9:30am to 3:30pm (non-credit), 9:30am to 4:45pm (credit)
Available for 1 credit at $1085 or 1.5 CEU's at $300

Instructor: Alyson Vogel
Prerequisite: experience with using web browsers. No prior knowledge about web publishing is needed, though this class builds on concepts covered in MSTU 4831.

This inspiring workshop is for educators, administrators and faculty, who wish to design their own interactive web site using Dreamweaver for their personal or professional enrichment. Learn how to integrate graphics and photos to high quality World Wide Web pages that incorporate tables, stylesheets, Java scripts, web forms and surveys. Participants will also begin to consider various issues that arise when using the web, such as how to make WWW sites accessible, and how to address security, privacy and copyright considerations.

Integrating Web Publishing into Classroom Curriculum
MSTU 4833.001
October 31 and November 1
Meeting times: 9:30am to 3:30pm (non-credit), 9:30am to 4:45pm (credit)
Available for 1 credit at $1085 or 1.5 CEU's at $300

Instructor: Sheila Kieran-Greenbush

This workshop builds on concepts from MSTU 4832, concentrating on the principles and issues of designing web sites for use in educational environments. The course aims to introduce instructors and administrators to what is involved in creating and maintaining web sites. The topics covered include: identifying the site audience and usage, general issues and concerns, design considerations, instructional design consideration, technical and organization considerations, using web publishing for students' projects, and evaluating educational sites. Participants will create a web site as well as review other educational and school web sites. Knowing how to create web pages is useful.

Additional Offerings
The following workshops combine discussion, demonstration, and hands-on computer activity. Each is offered for 1 graduate credit or for non-credit CEU's. Registration for each is limited. No previous computer experience is necessary for any of them except where noted.

Work Conference: Creating Digital Maps with Google Earth
MSTU 5814.001
October 10 and 11
Meeting times: 9:30am to 3:30pm (non-credit CEU's), 9:30am to 4:45pm (credit)
Available for 1 credit at $1085 or 1.0 CEU at $300

Instructor: Tom Chandler
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites, but some familiarity with using a PC computer will be helpful.

This workshop provides an introduction to using Google Earth for the teaching of geography and social studies oriented topics. Participants will learn how to create and edit their own interactive digital maps, and then integrate and evaluate the data found on these maps. Lesson plans and open source resources will be provided. Software: Google Earth, a free software program that brings the world to your classroom.

Work Conference: Podcasting in Education
MSTU 5814.001
November 7 and 8
Meeting times: 9:30am to 3:30pm (non-credit), 9:30am to 4:45pm (credit)
Available for 1 credit at $1085 or 1.5 CEU's at $300

Instructors: Shawna BuShell and Brian Gregory

This workshop introduces participants to the creative and practical applications of podcasting in education. Students will learn to record and produce their own 1-minute audio and video podcasts. In addition, students will post their final projects to the Internet and download them onto portable media players.

Creating Dynamic Websites with Dreamweaver
MSTU 5814.003
November 14 and 15
Meeting times: 9:30am to 3:30pm (non-credit), 9:30am to 4:45pm (credit)
Available for 1 credit at $1085 or 1.5 CEU's at $300

Instructor: Paul Acquaro
Prerequisites: No HTML coding or programming experience needed, though experience with MSTU 4832, Dreamweaver, or other graphic Web publishing software is strongly recommended.

Imagine creating a web site that responds to your users, is easy to update and does not consist of thousands of HTML pages to maintain. In this hands on workshop, learn how to create forms, web pages and a database that will work together to give your web site powerful dynamic features. You'll be able to collect information from your users to create surveys, have people register on your web site, password protect your site, and display and sort information so that one web page can replace thousands!

Work Conference: Introduction to Digital Video
MSTU 5814.001
November 21 and 22
Meeting times: 9:30am to 3:30pm (non-credit), 9:30am to 4:45pm (credit)
Available for 1 credit at $1085 or 1.5 CEU's at $300

Instructor: Shawna BuShell

This workshop introduces participants to the creative methods for the integration of digital video in education. Students will digitize pre-recorded videos andedit them using Apple's iMovie. We will look at the surrounding community as a resource. Students will research a local historical site and produce a one-minute video that will be exported to QuickTime and burned to a DVD.

Work Conference: Developing Successful Grant Proposals for Technology Projects
MSTU 5814.005
December 5 and 6
Meeting times: 9:30am to 3:30pm (non-credit), 9:30am to 4:45pm (credit)
Available for 1 credit at $1085 or 1.5 CEU's at $300

Instructors: Maria Fico and Alyson Vogel

Help your organization, college program, school or District yield more grant awards. Improve your knowledge about the successful elements in developing high quality grant proposals. During this two-day hands-on workshop, participants will experience a comprehensive approach to the proposal development process and learn specific steps needed to produce a winning grant proposal. Areas covered will include how to seek grant opportunities that match your program's goals and objectives, locating prospective grantors, tailoring your proposal to guidelines and requirements, budget building and the grant submission process. Workshop presenters have successfully written and directed funded proposals totaling over $10 million for their school district.