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.
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
Meet. Greet. Celebrate. Join your Fordham IT colleagues for the first CIO Gathering of 2020! We'll recognize recent achievements of Fordham IT staff, share updates of recent projects, and discuss ways we can stay on top of our game. Dr. Maryanne Kowaleski will give a brief talk, entitled "How Fordham Technology Resources Support Digital Scholarship."… Continue Reading CIO Bimonthly Gathering: Game On! Performance Matters
People who are engaged with their organizations describe their work experiences in marked terms. They talk about how alive they feel, how creative and emboldened. They talk about how much they've grown through their work and how much they look forward to entering the organization each day, even when things are difficult or stressful. Not… Continue Reading Coaching Cafe | Engagement: Beyond Buy-in
This TechShop gives you an overview of Fordham’s free bibliographic software, Endnote. Learn how to easily import references from Fordham’s Library databases, as well as other journals. Endnote saves you and your students time because it lets you effortlessly change the bibliographic styles of your references on the fly. EdTech Resources: http://facultytech.it.fordham.edu/index.php/techshops/citation-and-research-tools/
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 (RH – grad students only)
Enhance your PowerPoint skills by exploring more advanced functions.
This TechShop gives you an overview of Fordham’s free bibliographic software, Endnote. Learn how to easily import references from Fordham’s Library databases, as well as other journals. Endnote saves you and your students time because it lets you effortlessly change the bibliographic styles of your references on the fly. EdTech Resources: http://facultytech.it.fordham.edu/index.php/techshops/citation-and-research-tools/
Staying in touch with your students is vital throughout any significant change in the schedule or administration of your class(es)—especially as a result of a crisis impacting all or part of campus. In this workshop, we’ll review some general strategies to teach remotely as well as a variety of tools to help your course stay… Continue Reading Strategies for Course Continuity (webinar)
Data visualization allows scholars to display large amounts of data in digestible graphic form. Discover the basics of data visualization using Tableau Public, free software that allows you to create detailed visualizations using only a spreadsheet. This techshop will focus especially on digital humanities data, but all are welcome to attend. This workshop is part… Continue Reading Introduction to Data Visualization with Tableau Public (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)
A broad workshop introduction to Blackboard Learn, Fordham’s Learning Management System. Faculty get an overview of the system and learn how to set up their course shell aimed at those faculty who haven’t traditionally used this tool before. Instructors are guided through the following processes step-by-step: Course Design (Managing Course Menu); Adding Content (Creating Folders… Continue Reading Blackboard Intro (webinar)
Learn how to ensure access to your office extension when you're away from your desk using Jabber. A link to the webinar will be sent with your confirmation, after you RSVP. Mobile Remote Access and Jabber can be used in a remote office setting.
Learn how to set up a Virtual Private Network (VPN) and get secure access to internal Fordham resources, including P: and S: drives, reporting, and other services, when you're off campus. VPN can be used in a remote office setting.
This 30-minute webinar will cover how to use myphone.fordham.edu to setup Single Number Reach, which will allow calls to your Fordham desk phone number to simultaneously ring on another device, such as your mobile phone. Perfect for setting up a remote office. A link to the webinar will be sent with the confirmation email, after… Continue Reading Cisco Single Number Reach (webinar)
Learn how to use WebEx to host virtual meetings, use your Personal Meeting Room (PMR), manage attendees, and share content. A link to the webinar will be sent with your confirmation email, after you RSVP. WebEx can be used in a remote office setting.
Learn about the resources available to Fordham employees for setting up a remote office. A link to the webinar will be sent via email confirmation, after you RSVP.
Teaching in an asynchronous manner, where learning does not take place at a set time and place, is a great way to stay on track when meeting in person is not possible. This approach involves instructors creating and/or distributing content (e.g. recorded video lecture, podcasts, voice-overs on PowerPoints, or even just handouts, etc.) ahead of… Continue Reading Asynchronous Tools – Screencasting & More (webinar)
Using a conference tool in lieu of in-class meetings is a great way to retain the “live” experience. Blackboard Collaborate is one such tool, providing an online virtual classroom and meeting space within Fordham’s Learning Management System, allowing users to connect via audio, see each other via webcams, use a chat tool, collaborate on documents,… Continue Reading Synchronous Tools – Blackboard Collaborate & More (webinar)