Introduction to Windows 95

This is a hands-on workshop for the absolute neophyte computer user. The course begins with a detailed description of how to power up the computer, and by the end of the session the astute attendee is able to start up windows 95, use the mouse, start a program, resize a window, use menus, tool bars, dialog boxes, scroll bars, use the context sensitive help capability, and manage files, folders, and shortcuts.

Introduction to Microsoft Office

This is an intoduction into the capabilities and use of the Microsoft Office suite of applications that come pre-installed on all computers purchased by the college. The three hour workshop covers the rudiments of Word, the word processing program, Excel, the spreadsheet program, Powerpoint, the presentation graphics program, and Access, the database management program.

Introduction to Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word for Windows is the college standard for word processing. This workshop explores, from a rudimentary level, how to launch Word, how to create a new document, and how to save it in a folder on the hard disk or on a diskette for later retrieval and revision. The session includes some in-depth instruction on using the powerful editing capabilities of Word, choosing fonts, formatting pages, setting margins and tabs, creating headers and footers, and more. Students will perform hands-on exercises such as creating classroom handouts, tests, and class schedules.

PowerPoint for Overheads and Classroom Presentations

PowerPoint is the Microsoft Office suite's presentation graphics program. This session explores the rudiments of PowerPoint use. The emphasis is on using PowerPoint for classroom presentations with a simple overhead projector, or a desktop projector like the Proxima, that allows you to project your PowerPoint slides directly on a screen in full color with sound and animation. The workshop covers creating a basic presentation, choosing a look for the presentation, entering and formatting text, and enhancing the presentation with clip art and animation.

Introduction to Microsoft Excel

Excel is the Microsoft Office spreadsheet program. Spreadsheets are interesting objects that have no real counterpart outside of the world of the computer. At a very basic level they mimic a ledger, allowing you to make credit and debit entries and then doing all the arithmetic for you. More generally, a spreadsheet is a very powerful and easy to use programing language geared toward data analysis and simple database management. This workshop will introduce the rudiments of Excel and give examples of its use for grade management and other simple classroom projects.

Excel in the Laboratory

The emphasis in this workshop is to use the Microsoft Office spreadsheet program, Excel, to analyze laboratory data in the science classroom. People attending this workshop should have already completed a basic Excel session, or obtained permission of the instructor, permission which will be given to anyone who asks for it.

Access in the Accounting and Business Classroom

Access is the database management program that is included in the Microsoft Office suite of productivity applications. Database management deals with the efficient storage, retrieval, and maintenance of large amounts of information. Of course, if you are only interested in maintaining your Christmas card list and being able to merge it in your word processor to print out envelopes every year, this is still the workshop for you. The session covers planning a database, creating a table, modifying the table, finding records, sorting and filtering a table, creating forms and simple queries.

Using Outlook for Email

Outlook is part of the Microsoft Office suite of applications that comes with Microsoft Office. The college has recently adopted Outlook 98 as its standard email reader. However, Outlook also has features to allow easy maintenance of your calander, contacts, journal, notes, tasks, etc. This hands-on workshop delves into Outlooks email capabilities along with some of its additional features. To register call ext. 4688 or email sabitil@sunysuffolk.edu

Web Page Workshop

This is an open work sessions for people who have taken Kevin McCoy's course on the educational uses of the Internet, and who may still have some unresolved questions about web page development. Of course, even if you haven't taken the full set of workshops, but have picked up webpage development on your own or from S. Mandias on-line web instruction, you are welcome to come with your questions to this session.

Using Word to Publish on the Web

Microsoft Office 97 includes the capability of saving documents in a format that is compatible with the World Wide Web. Using this capability, you can type up your course outlines, save them in web format, and then upload them to the World Wide Web. On the first day of class you need only give your students the appropriate web address of the course outline. There is no paper transfer, and, if later on you discover you made an error in the outline, you just edit and re-upload it.

Introduction to Photoshop and the Scanner

The only requirement for this workshop is that you bring a couple of photographs to the class with you. You will learn to use the flatbed scanner in the TLC to create digitized version of the photo, and then you will use Photoshop to edit the image. For example, you might retouch a skin blemish or get rid of some background clutter. You will be able to save your digitized photo image in GIF or JPG format so that it may be included in a webpage. The session covers selecting features, layers, filters, retouching, using the toolbox, palettes, and context menus.

Educational Uses of the Internet

This is a fifteen hour course which explores how the internet can be used in the classroom. You will learn how to communicate over the Internet, search for information, and create teaching materials.

Web Publishing

This is a six hour workshop taught in two sessions -- the first is an introduction to web publishing, and the second covers intermediate web publishing. After completing this six-hour course, users will be able to create and publish simple web pages. Topics include HTML basics, using the composer feature in Netscape, and simple tricks and tools to save time and make your pages look better. Familiarity with web publishing is required.

Intermediate Web Publishing focuses on learning how to spruce up your web pages with graphics and organize them into a coherent web presentation.

For more information or to register call Kevin McCoy at ext. 4169 or email mccoykj@sunysuffolk.edu

Web Page Design

Learn to design and develop web pages in this hands-on workshop. Start from scratch at the beginner session or come to the intermediate session to work with web page design software. To register call ext. 4688 or email mccoykj@sunysuffolk.edu

Innovative Uses of the Web to Enhance learning

This teleconference will explore ways to reach isolated or technology-deprived students, bridge national boundaries and increase retention of concepts in web-based courses.

Everyone is invited. For information email kaniaa@sunysuffolk.edu

Basic HTML

This workshop is for people who have created a webpage using a graphics editor, like Netscape Gold or Adobe Pagemill, and would like to learn about the underlying HTML code (it's like baking a cake from scratch instead of using a mix). If you are serious about webpages, even if you continue to use your favorite graphics editor, you will often need to make additions and correction in the HTML code to achieve desired results. For information email russom@sunysuffolk.edu

Using the Internet for Research

This hands on workshop will introduce faculty to basic research techniques and the Western Campus Library's Home Page. Search engines and subject directories will be discussed and faculty will learn "good search techniques." In addition, resources located via the Library's Home Page will be explored.

Using Multimedia in the Classroom

This presentation will explore the use of multimedia in the classroom. Examples of specific applications will be demonstrated such as scanning, digital photography, and animation. Programs such as PowerPoint, Photoshop, and Director will be used to emphasize the benefits of the new medium.

Tools for Transformation: Making the Learning Paradigm a Reality

This teleconference features Kay McClenney who is our invited key note speaker for Conference Day, March 16. The "learning paradigm" offers a framework for institutional transformation, as well as key tools, such as the following, for making the paradigm a reality:

• policy, funding and accountability issues
• successful examples of organizational change
• educational and institutional assessment techniques
• the care, mentoring and direction every student must have to reach full potential

Literacy and Learning Disabilities: Teaching Literacy to Adults with Learning Disabilities

This teleconference is sponsored by the Ammerman Campus TLC. It explains how to identify learning disabilities and adapt teaching strategies appropriately. Participants will receive valuable information resources to use with learning disabled adult literacy students.

Everyone is invited. For information email kaniaa@sunysuffolk.edu

Literacy and Learning Disabilities: Assessing and Accommodating Adults with Learning Disabilities

This teleconference is sponsored by the Ammerman Campus TLC. It explains how to get a truer picture of a students ability and skills by providing appropriate accommodations for test taking, and well as how to use screening and tests to accurately match a student's skills to potential jobs.

Everyone is invited. For information email kaniaa@sunysuffolk.edu

Young Engineers Forum 1999: Workplace and Career Challenges in the global Marketplace

This teleconference is sponsored by the Ammerman Campus TLC. It demonstrates how to help engineering students bridge the gap between academic knoledge and the other skills they will need to succeed in the workplace, such as working in teams and dealing with conflict.

Everyone is invited. For information email kaniaa@sunysuffolk.edu

Faculty on the Front Lines: Reclaiming Civility in the Classroom

Faculty and administrators will learn how to address jointly such issures as unmotivated, rude, disruptive and, even, violent students. Topics for discussion will include

• the major causes of disruptive and apathetic student behavior,
• what some colleges are doing to confront these issues, and
• strategies and resources for dealing with distuptive students.

Achieving Learner Goals: Video Technology in Adult Education

This teleconference demonstrates how video offers adult education a powerful tool for motivating learners and providing greater access to learning opportunities. Included will be case studies of adult learning programs that successfully use video technology to improve instruction and learning.

Everyone is invited. For information email kaniaa@sunysuffolk.edu

The Privitization of Higher Education: When to Compete; How to Cooperate ul

The program will focus on partnerships between colleges and private corporations, addressing such topics as

• benefits of partnering with the private sector
• key components of successful partnerships
• appropriate areas for collaboration
• when not to form alliances

Everyone is invited. For information email kaniaa@sunysuffolk.edu