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= Workshops, Presentations and Other Training Sessions = = by Susan W. Quinn =



Blackboard Basics Monday, Jan. 26

12:30-1:30 p.m.

Location: Thomas Cooper Library, Multimedia Classroom, Level 1 Come see what you can do in Blackboard, the course management system supported by USC. You will see an overview of the Blackboard environment, look at examples of class sites, and explore some of the built-in tools. We will also discuss some best practices for creating course materials and linking to resources outside the Blackboard environment.

PACWI Practice Site (PACWI-PRACTICE) Help Desk: Blackboard Class Sites (Quick Links & Help)

https://sites.google.com/site/helpdeskclasssites/quick-links

Blackboard Videos

https://help.blackboard.com/en-us/Learn/9.1_2014_04/Instructor/160_Blackboard_Videos



Student Portfolios with Google Tuesday, March 24, 2015

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Susan Quinn, UTS Teaching & Technology Services Susan Quinn works in the Teaching & Technology division of University Technology Services (UTS). Google Sites is a free and easy way to create a web site. Many programs require students to create a portfolio. Susan will combine these two to demonstrate how students at USC have been creating wonderful e-portfolios using Google Sites. One of the programs she has been working with is USC Connect, where students create e-portfolios for Graduation with Leadership Distinction (GLD). She will share examples of portfolios students have created for the GLD project, University 101, and other classes. She will also share the resources the students use as they develop their portfolios in Google Sites and demonstrate how many portfolios are being evaluated using rubrics in Blackboard.

Building Accessible Courses with Blackboard Tuesday, April 28, 2015

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Dow Hammond, Student Disability Services and Susan Quinn, UTS Teaching & Technology Services Dow Hammond is a USC alumnus with Integrated Information Technology B.A. degree and currently works in the Office of Student Disability Services at UTS. He provides guidance to new students and introduces them to services provided through the Assistive Technology Lab. He is also in charge of managing the department's website and works with other USC departments to guide them in the right direction of website accessibility. Susan Quinn works in the Teaching & Technology division of University Technology Services (UTS). Prior to joining UTS, she was director of Instructional Support in the College of Education. Susan has a M.Ed in Special Education Technology and was a special education teacher and research associate before coming to South Carolina. An instructor can often make small changes to his or her course materials to make them more accessible and usable by all students. The presenters will lead a discussion in why universal design is especially important to a student with a disability or language barrier or to a student who uses alternative or non-traditional technology to access course materials. They will demonstrate best practices in accessible course design and show specific features in Blackboard and other supported tools that are recommended. The presenters will also discuss considerations to keep in mind when linking to online tools and other resources outside the Blackboard environment. This session will be based on the Seven Ways to Make Your Class Accessible presentation Dow developed. Links to this presentation and many other related resources will be provided.

Two-part workshop with interns in College of Education - Fall 2013
// After doing these two workshops, I combined the two parts into Apps We Found ( // //appswefound.wikispaces.com/Welcome). We didn't want to separate the tools we use as educators (or in our personal lives) into categories like traditional software that comes in a box, web-based programs, apps for handheld devices, etc. Many tools are available in different formats and we figured it would be much more useful to organize them by subject area//.
 * Technology Tools for Professional Educators - Oct 29, 2013 - We started out exploring lists of resources in various areas
 * Apps We Found - Dec 2, 2013 - The interns explored apps on iPads or their laptops, tablets or phones.

BEST Institute - Blackboard Basics - January 2014
BEST Institute - Blackboard Basics - August 2014

Google Sites for PACWI (Provost’s Advisory Committee on Women’s Issues) - Spring 2014
Susan W. Quinn Teaching and Technology Services University of South Carolina UTS, 1244 Blossom Street, Room 322 Columbia, SC 29208 Phone: 803-777-8407 Fax: 803-777-1900 E-Mail: susanq@sc.edu