Looking to the Spring – Setting up Your Blackboard Course (webinar)

A techshop for those who’ve used Blackboard before but who need a refresher on certain parts of the system. We cover the basics including how to quickly set up your Blackboard course shell. Instructors are guided through the following processes step-by-step: Course Design, Adding Content, Course Files, User Management, Communication, Discussion Board, Course Copy, Course… Continue Reading Looking to the Spring – Setting up Your Blackboard Course (webinar)

Women in IT: SIM Webinar

  The Empathy Edge: Why Compassion Fuels Leadership Success and How to Build Your Own Empathy Muscle FOR IT ONLY Furious customers and failed business launches. Partnerships abandoned out of fear, projects destroyed by misunderstanding. Sexism. Gender Inequality. Every problem that exists in the business world can be traced back to a single, common origin:… Continue Reading Women in IT: SIM Webinar

Blackboard Gradecenter (webinar)

Did you know the Grade Center in Blackboard can calculate grades, organize student-submitted assignments, record the last time each student accessed the course, and include point-and-click rubrics to facilitate scoring of assignments?   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… Continue Reading Blackboard Gradecenter (webinar)

New Employee Technology Orientation (webinar)

Welcome to Fordham University! New Employee Technology Orientation (NETO) introduces new staff and faculty to the available technology services at the University. Topics you'll learn about include: Navigating the Portal at My.Fordham Banner Blackboard Information Security Awareness Gmail and G Suite The link to the webinar will be sent via Gmail calendar invite. We look… Continue Reading New Employee Technology Orientation (webinar)

Women in IT: SIM Webinar

Accessing the Power of Failure Through Feedback" presented by Misti Burmeister FOR IT ONLY “Make failure your fuel: transform failure to wisdom and power.” – Amy Wambach, Olympic gold medalist. Failure is feedback, and as women we recoil at receiving feedback that is less than perfect. We are conditioned to cringe at the first sight of failure… Continue Reading Women in IT: SIM Webinar

New Employee Technology Orientation (webinar)

Welcome to Fordham University! New Employee Technology Orientation (NETO) introduces new staff and faculty to the available technology services at the University. Topics you'll learn about include: Navigating the Portal at My.Fordham Banner Blackboard Information Security Awareness Gmail and G Suite The link to the webinar will be sent via Gmail calendar invite. We look… Continue Reading New Employee Technology Orientation (webinar)

Blackboard Bootcamp (webinar)

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 (webinar)

Introducing: Blackboard Collaborate (webinar)

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.

Teaching Tools: Google Apps and More (webinar)

Review the basics of using G Suite, Google’s powerful set of apps, in your classes. We’ll also go over some useful tips and tricks for enabling collaboration, document creation, and more. G Suite resources from the Fordham IT EdTech website.

Strategies for Making Up Weather Absences (webinar)

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.

Women in IT: SIM Webinar

Leading Change - Increasing the Odds of Success  presented by Donna Conforti FOR IT ONLY We've all heard the saying: The only thing that's constant is change, and yet nearly 70% of change efforts fail to meet the mark. What goes wrong, and how can we do better by getting ahead of and leading change?… Continue Reading Women in IT: SIM Webinar

New Employee Technology Orientation (webinar)

Welcome to Fordham University! New Employee Technology Orientation (NETO) introduces new staff and faculty to the available technology services at the University. Topics you'll learn about include: Navigating the Portal at My.Fordham Banner Blackboard Information Security Awareness Gmail and G Suite The link to the webinar will be sent via Gmail calendar invite. We look… Continue Reading New Employee Technology Orientation (webinar)

Engaging Your Students Online – Discussion Boards, Blogs and Wikis (webinar)

Explore different tools for fostering discussion both inside and outside of the classroom, such as blogs, wikis, discussion boards, polls, and more.  Use the power of social technology to enhance engagement in your classroom. EdTech Resources: http://facultyedtechpd.it.fordham.edu/index.php/tech-trends-in-education/mobile-apps/

Accessibility 2: Tools and More (webinar)

Expanding on "Accessibility Awareness for Your Courses," this workshop introduces tools to make your course content more accessibility. These tools will enable you to create courses that are accessible to all students regardless of age, ability, or life situation.

Performance Management Year-End Review Workshop: Part 2 (Webinar)

Join us! At this workshop, which is for Fordham IT staff only, you'll learn What's required on the form and the overall performance management schedule How to use the review process to open a dialogue with your reports and supervisor How the entire performance management process helps you do your job well You'll also have… Continue Reading Performance Management Year-End Review Workshop: Part 2 (Webinar)

Information Curation for the Classroom (webinar)

The social web has vastly increased the amount of information available online. Explore the use of Flipboard, Social Bookmarking, and Twitter in the organized process of curating, storing, and sharing information with your students.

Women in IT: SIM Webinar

Getting results with ease:  A systems approach to achieving your goals FOR IT ONLY Every January, millions of people set personal and professional goals for themselves. They vow that this is the year that they will finally get healthy, double sales, start a new initiative, or advance in their career. Setting big goals with real… Continue Reading Women in IT: SIM Webinar

Designing Effective Classroom and Conference Presentations (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. This workshop is part of Fordham IT's new series of instructional technology workshops designed especially for graduate students looking to broaden their… Continue Reading Designing Effective Classroom and Conference Presentations (grad students only)