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Spring Workshop Schedule - NEW:  ANGEL Basics Open Lab
Friday, January 2, Noon-2 pm, CSC 2 
Tuesday, January 6, Noon-2pm, CSC 2
Hit the ground running for the Spring term.  Stop in as needed to ask Angel questions, get individual help with your course, get your gradebook set up for your spring courses, and any other Angel help you may need.

ANGEL Basics
Thursday, January 8, Noon-1 pm, CSC 2
Friday, January 9, 2 pm-3 pm, CSC 2
New to Angel or just need a refresher on how Angel can help you with course delivery?  Come to either of these sessions and learn the fundamentals of Angel.  If you haven't used Angel before, but want to try just posting your syllabus or lesson notes, this is the perfect session.

ANGEL: Gradebook
Thursday, January 8, 1 pm -2 pm, CSC 2
Thursday, March 12, Noon - 1 pm
Set up your gradebook for the semester.  The ANGEL gradebook gives you automatic grade calculations and allows students to check their grades.  Bring your syllabus with you and we'll teach you how to set up your gradebook.

New Technology Tools Brown Bag
Friday, January 16, 1 pm - 2 pm
Friday, March 20, Noon - 1 pm   
Taste the latest and greatest technology tools for teaching.  You bring lunch, we will supply drinks and desert.

ANGEL Quizzes & Assessments
Thursday, January 29, 2-3 pm

ANGEL Tips and Tricks
Wednesday, February 4, 1-2 pm
Join us for this session on  how to make your life easier with help tips and tricks for ANGEL.  Bring with you any tips and tricks that you use and share them with your colleagues.

Podcasting and Blogs & Wikis
Thursday, January 22, 1-2 & 2-3 pm
Join us for one or both of these sessions to learn how to implement the tools your digital native students are using.  Leave these sessions with a real podcast, a blog and a wiki.

Register online for the workshops by clicking here.

 

 

Technology Review: The Orange Grove

Coming soon to a department meeting near you, information on the Orange Grove Digital Repository.  David Green from the Department of Marine and Ecological Studies and Jennifer Sparrow from E-Learning will be providing you with information on this online library of FREE digital resources.  Many of these resources have been tagged with common course numbers for easy searching.  The materials can be used to supplement your current course materials, be employed for student self-tutoring, or be utilized as an independent learning objects. 

The materials in the repository are full learning objects.  This means that they are self-contained and include learning outcomes, lesson materials and assessments.  The materials are peer-reviewed for quality assurance, tagged for easy searching, and easily integratable into your current course.  You can also contribute learning objects to the Orange Grove for use by other professors at FGCU or throughout the state, your choice.

David and Jennifer will be presenting information on how to access the Orange Grove, how to find learning objects appropraite to your subject matter, and where to learn more.  If you want to explore before then, visit:  http://www.theorangegrove.org/.  Be sure to request an account so you have full access to the repository.