G Suite is a powerful set of apps that helps you email, schedule meetings, store files, collaborate, and more. It's used at Fordham in the classroom, for research, and in the office. Fordham IT Technology Training welcomes you to join us at this in-person opportunity to learn about how to make the most of G… Continue Reading CANCELLED – G Suite Best Practices for Faculty and Staff (LC)
Central Park. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons This walk convenes at the Lincoln Center street level entrance and continues in Central Park. Join Calvin Byer, Assistant Director, Innovation / Change Integration, and your IT colleagues, to discuss innovative and inclusive approaches for mobilizing ourselves and others to become advocates for gender equality. During the walk, Calvin… Continue Reading Innovation Walk: Making Gender Equality Possible in the Workplace and Our Communities (LC)
WebEx, powered by Cisco and delivered to you by Fordham IT, is a collaborative online meeting tool that enables you to have real-time video meetings and share computer content over the web. At this training session, you'll learn how to: Invite others to meet in your always-available Personal Meeting Room quickly and easily, anytime Create… Continue Reading WebEx Training (LC)
Wondering how to create assignments, tests, use collaboration tools in Blackboard? Need to archive, export or copy your course, but don’t know how? Then Blackboard Bootcamp, a broad introduction Fordham’s learning management system, is for you! In this one-hour session, you’ll be taken step-by-step through the following essential elements for setting up and administering your… Continue Reading Blackboard Bootcamp: For Beginners (LC)
Looking to understand how to use Blackboard’s essential tools and create an online space for your course and materials? Blackboard 1 gives you step-by-step instructions for that and much more: Course Design Managing course menu Adding content Creating folders and items Using the WYSIWYG text editor Creating hyperlinks and attachments Managing course files Batch upload… Continue Reading Blackboard 1: Set Up Your Course (LC)
Looking to delve deeper into Blackboard’s advanced features? Blackboard 2 takes you step by step through the following: Short review of topics from Blackboard 1 Creating journals, blogs, wikis Making assignments Giving tests and creating pools Highlights of additional tools, such as Grade Center Copying your course Prerequisite: Blackboard 1. This workshop reviews topics from… Continue Reading Blackboard 2: Assessments and Advanced Design (LC)
An introduction to Blackboard’s Grade Center and setting up your virtual gradebook. Using your own syllabus, you'll learn the step-by-step process to create columns and categories, enter grades, monitor student progress, and how to communicate information to students using the Grade Center. Instructors should bring a copy of their syllabus (including grade structure).
Wondering how to create assignments, tests, use collaboration tools in Blackboard? Need to archive, export or copy your course, but don’t know how? Then Blackboard Bootcamp, a broad introduction Fordham’s learning management system, is for you! In this one-hour session, you’ll be taken step-by-step through the following essential elements for setting up and administering your… Continue Reading Blackboard Bootcamp: For Beginners (LC)
Wondering how to create assignments, tests, use collaboration tools in Blackboard? Need to archive, export or copy your course, but don’t know how? Then Blackboard Bootcamp, a broad introduction Fordham’s learning management system, is for you! In this one-hour session, you’ll be taken step-by-step through the following essential elements for setting up and administering your… Continue Reading Blackboard Bootcamp: For Beginners (LC)
Creating online courses that are accessible to all students regardless of age, ability, or life situation can be challenging. In this TechShop you’ll learn how to design an ADA compliant course. Review online course design Get practical advice for making courses more accessible Identify modifications you can make when creating and sharing content. Identify various… Continue Reading Accessibility Awareness for Your Courses (LC)
Learn the basics of Excel, including Excel's layout and navigation in Macs and PCs, basic formulas, and table creation and analysis. This workshop is part of Fordham IT's new series of instructional technology workshops designed especially for graduate students looking to broaden their knowledge and skill with digital tools for the classroom, research, and professionalization.… Continue Reading Introduction to Excel (LC – Grad Students Only)
G Suite is a powerful set of apps that helps you email, schedule meetings, store files, collaborate, and more. It's used at Fordham in the classroom, for research, and in the office. Fordham IT Technology Training welcomes you to join us at this in-person opportunity to learn about how to make the most of G… Continue Reading G Suite Best Practices for Faculty and Staff (LC)
Introduction to Fordham’s web content policies, design and content guidelines, and best practices in web communications including writing for the web. Appropriate for web editors, supervisors, and anyone who will be preparing content for their department websites. **This learning opportunity is for the Fordham community only** For questions, contact Tia Lindner, Assistant Director of Online… Continue Reading Jadu Web Content Management Intro (LC)
Introduction to Fordham's newest simple, convenient and reliable online collaborative learning solution. This fully redesigned solution delivers a level of engagement that makes learners feel like they’re together in the same room via collaboration and conference tools.
Pre-requisite: Web Content Management – Introduction Learn how to create and maintain department web content on www.fordham.edu using Jadu, Fordham’s web content management system. Appropriate for web editors who are responsible for maintaining department websites. **This learning opportunity is for the Fordham community only** For questions, contact Tia Lindner, Assistant Director of Online Communications, at 212-636-6542 or tlinder@fordham.edu.
Develop your Excel skills by exploring more advanced Excel functions, such as graphics and keyboard shortcuts. This workshop is part of Fordham IT's new series of instructional technology workshops designed especially for graduate students looking to broaden their knowledge and skill with digital tools for the classroom, research, and professionalization. It is organized by Heather… Continue Reading Intermediate Excel (LC – Grad Students Only)
Step up your next presentation! Learn design basics and how to add animation, music, and video to your PowerPoint or Google Slides. You’ll also discover free media resources to use in your presentations. EdTech Resources: http://facultyedtechpd.it.fordham.edu/index.php/techshops/designing-presentations/
WebEx, powered by Cisco and delivered to you by Fordham IT, is a collaborative online meeting tool that enables you to have real-time video meetings and share computer content over the web. At this training session, you'll learn how to: Invite others to meet in your always-available Personal Meeting Room quickly and easily, anytime Create… Continue Reading WebEx Training (LC)
Wikipedia for Educators at Fordham supported by Wikimedia NYC presents: LGBTQ+ Music Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Join us at Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus to celebrate musicians during LGBTQ month. Wikipedia edit-a-thons are a great way of getting involved with the local NYC community to increase the lack of diversity among Wikipedia content. We also welcome other… Continue Reading LGBTQ+ Music Edit-a-thon
Don’t worry about falling behind your syllabus when school is closed due to the weather. Learn how to use your phone to create audio files, screencasts, narrated PowerPoints, and videoconferencing software to help your class stay on schedule the next time campus is closed.