ETC Educational Technology Center

Burlington County College

Summer 2003 Training Schedule

Seating is limited and reservations are required.
Call extension 7782 at (609) 894-9311 or e-mail mhoffman@bcc.edu to reserve a seat now!

Training Calendar Key:

*Session will be held in Parker 311A on the Pemberton Campus.
**Session will be held in ARB 305 on the Mt. Laurel campus.

• IPM stands for Interactive Presentation Manager, and is the trademark for our recently acquired electronic whiteboards.  An electronic whiteboard combines the functionality of a traditional whiteboard with the power of a PC and projector combo like a BCC Smart Kart.  Using this combination of equipment allows the whiteboard to function like a mouse, and allows you to interact with and annotate a variety of computer applications while retaining the student's focus.
• WebAdvisor for Faculty is a real-time, web-based interface into BCC's DataTel Student Information System.  It allows faculty to check their rosters and class schedules from any computer on the Internet using a standard web browser.
• GroupWise WebAccess is the web-based interface into BCC's e-mail system.  It can be used to send and receive email with your "@bcc.edu" e-mail account from any computer on the Internet using a standard web browser.  This system became available to all employees last year.
• The IPSI software suite is designed to enhance planning, delivering, evaluating and analyzing instruction.  The IPSI Syllabus Wizard assists in the design of a syllabus by providing set categories of information which should appear on every syllabus, providing "boilerplate" text for standard items and more importantly, assists in organizing and creating Content Goals which are supported by Performance Objectives.  IPSI is a valuable resource for new faculty members, or those struggling with course level outcomes assessment.
• This session will demonstrate the use of LCD projection with Microsoft PowerPoint to make presentations. Additionally, it will be a hands-on workshop on using basic features of PowerPoint. There will be some time for you to progress at your own pace in a lab environment, so bring some ideas for a computer presentation.
• You can use Microsoft Excel to create an electronic grade book.  This workshop will cover some basics of Excel, and is open to any BCC employee, but the primary concentration will be on the features that will help faculty members create a grade book.
• Microsoft Word comes with several built-in templates and "Wizards."  Once such wizard, which comes with Word but must be installed separately, is the Word Calendar Wizard.  Over the years, many BCC faculty and staff have found the Calendar Wizard to be a useful tool.  This workshop will look at Word templates and wizards with particular emphasis on the Calendar Wizard.
• BCC's WebBoard system is an asynchronous threaded discussion server. This web based discussion system allows a faculty member to extend the classroom outside the walls of the College and facilitate discussions which lead to dynamic and engaging many-to-many interactive learning activities. This session looks at WebBoard basics.