C21 TE
Conducting Real-Time Online Classrooms Using Elluminate Live! Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE), Lindsey Mercer (MIT) Repeat Sessions Overview: Learn how to add the dynamic interaction of the traditional classroom to your online course or enhance a face-to-face course with synchronous tools such as Elluminate. Elluminate is a virtual classroom tool that allows you to conduct a live, real-time class (with audio, video, etc.) online. This workshop provides a hands-on introduction to the features and functionality of synchronous communication tools and also shows you how to use the tools to increase interaction in your courses.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Basics of Assessment Facilitator(s): Teresa Flateby, Felix Wao (C21 TE) Overview: How do you know your students are learning? Are you aligning your course objectives with your
assignments and assessment of student learning? Are your majors leaving USF with the skills and
knowledge you expect they will need in the “real world”? This session will cover basic issues related
to assessment of student learning that can contribute to the effectiveness of your course(s) and your
department’s Academic Learning Compact.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Creating a Teaching Portfolio Facilitator(s): Carol Harneit (C21 TE) Repeat Sessions Overview: Can you document your teaching expertise beyond student evaluations, guide yourself toward instructional improvement and strengthen applications for employment, tenure, or teaching awards? A Teaching Portfolio can assist in all these areas. Examine how portfolios are best planned, written, and revised.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Enhancing Teaching and Learning with PowerPoint and Active Learning Strategies (Two Incremental Sessions) Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE), Lindsey Mercer (MIT) Incremental Sessions (best to sign up for both) Overview: Do your PowerPoint presentations enhance teaching and learning or put your audience to sleep? In this two-session intensive hands-on workshop series, find out how to:
1) create enhanced class handouts, and/or multimedia presentations from existing text documents, such as lecture notes, 2) enhance text-based PowerPoint presentations by adding graphics, clip art, and materials downloaded from the World Wide Web, and
3) integrate basic instructional design principles and active learning strategies into PowerPoint presentations for classroom use or online teaching. Learn how to create course-relevant PowerPoint presentations and explore ways that PowerPoint can be used to maintain student interest as well as enhance comprehension and retention.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
The Impact of Online Social Networking on Teaching and Learning Facilitator(s): Christina Partin Overview: Myspace, Facebook, instant messaging, omnipresent cell phones: immediate online communication has created powerful online communities that can affect students, TAs and faculty in positive and negative ways. Come discuss the impact these online communities are having on teaching and learning in an exciting informal discussion.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
General Education Proposal Help Sessions Facilitator(s): Diane Williams (C21 TE) Alternate Sessions Overview: These help sessions are designed to assist faculty in submitting general education course proposals for recertification in the new Foundations of Knowledge and Learning Core Curriculum. Reservations are required for these sessions. Please reserve a space online at www.c21te.usf.edu/workshops, call 813-974-2576, or email christian@cte.usf.edu.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Second Life at USF: Educational Possibilities Facilitator(s): Ilene Frank, Joe Floyd Overview: What is this virtual 3D world called Second Life®? How is it different from other online simulation
sites? Explore the nature of this global resource. What are some of the educational possibilities for this
and/or other simulation sites? How have other universities created and used virtual classrooms, given
lectures and collaborated on projects within Second Life®? What are the possibilities at USF?Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Converting Courses to Online Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE), Bridget Patel (MIT), Lindsey Mercer (MIT) Overview: How do you convert your face-to-face course to an online or blended course? This workshop will provide answers to this question through a quick overview of instructional design and pedagogic techiques unique to the online/blended learning environment and by focusing on several instructional technologies that can help you make the transition. You will also be provided with a suggested list of other related workshops that you could attend in this workshop series.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Writing Student Learning Outcomes Facilitator(s): Teresa Flateby, Felix Wao (C21 TE) Overview: This hands-on workshop will focus on defining expectations and standards as you generate
measurable student learning outcomes for your course and/or program. By the workshop’s end
you will be able to: i) recognize that student learning outcomes describe learning expectations,
ii) identify the vital benefits of articulating student learning outcomes, iii) develop learning
outcome statements specific to your course and/or program, iv) write effective learning outcome
statements that describe intended outcomes, and v) recognize the importance of focusing on a
few outcomes that can lead to course and/or program improvements.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Developing Students’ Critical Thinking Skills Facilitator(s): Carlos Zalaquett Overview: Why is it that students often prefer receiving crisp right answers rather than grappling with the gray areas of course content? This session will explore approaches to teaching and learning that take students to a higher level of critical thinking. Classroom and laboratory applications of these ideas will be explored with reference to Bloom’s taxonomy.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Writing and Peer Review Facilitator(s): Teresa Flateby Alternate Sessions Overview: Peer review is an effective method to improve students’ writing. Learn how to implement an online
and face-to-face systematic peer review process for students to give feedback on each other’s
writing. Although the process used in the workshop is based upon the Cognitive Level and Quality
Writing Assessment (CLAQWA) writing and thinking rubric, a similar approach can be applied to
other rubrics. Useful for a range of writing assignments, including lab reports, as well as essays and
research papers, students and faculty alike have found this method to be beneficial.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Promoting Active Learning in Large Classes Facilitator(s): Marilyn Myerson Overview: Do you consider some of your courses to be LARGE? Talk with veteran large class instructors who
have met the challenges of teaching large classes. Find out how they actively engage students in
the learning process in their large classes. This session will identify several low-risk, high-impact
instructional strategies for increasing in-class participation to help make large classes as exciting
and effective as small classes. Share tips and concerns with other faculty.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Getting Started with Blackboard Facilitator(s): Luis Perez (FCIT), B.J. Bryant (FCIT) Overview: Jump-start your use of Blackboard as a teaching tool by discovering relevant features and learning
how to initiate and develop your course site. Gain experience using Blackboard as an instructor;
learn to upload a syllabus, manage students and grades, add links, and much more for your faceto-
face and online classes.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Developing Rubrics Facilitator(s): Teresa Flateby, Felix Wao (C21 TE) Overview: A scale that describes levels of proficiency for a learning performance, rubrics can help you define
and communicate expectations to your students. They are also great tools for use in grading papers
and other assignments quickly, fairly and effectively. Participants in this workshop will learn the
stages of rubric development and receive resources and ideas for developing rubrics. Please bring
your course syllabus and an assignment, exercise, or learning outcome for which you would like to
create a rubric. You will leave with rubric examples for you to apply in your classes.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
How Experienced Teachers use Elluminate Live! (Synchronous Software) Facilitator(s): Barbara Little, Denise Passmore Overview: Learn the techniques of experienced faculty using the synchronous software Elluminate Live! as
they share Web-based learning environments and online teaching strategies. Find out how courses
and learning strategies can be more interactive and engaging while building community.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Active Learning: Practical Applications to Promote Passion and Ration Facilitator(s): Jennifer Baggerly Overview: I love your class! Student responses such as this can be promoted through active learning strategies
that engage the hearts and minds of the students. In this session, participants will learn numerous
creative active learning strategies that 1) promote passionate learning, 2) increase rational thought,
3) encourage openness to others, and 4) facilitate involvement of all students.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Leading Online Discussions Facilitator(s): Elizabeth Shaunessy Overview: What are the challenges in leading online discussions, especially asynchronously? How do experienced
online teachers handle discussion? Learn methods to assist you in leading and assessing discussions
as you meet others also dealing with online teaching issues.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Creating Digital Content to Enhance Courses Facilitator(s): Grandon Gill, William Cummings, Neil Gomes (C21 TE) Overview: Create professional-looking, interactive content without learning to program! View and use software
that allows you to easily create online interactive content such as presentations with audio, interactive
learning games, customizable flashcards, matching games, word searches, pop-up text annotations,
etc. Using programs such as Camtasia, Softchalk, Adobe Acrobat and others, you will learn to generate
interactive activities and presentations in minutes. And it’s all easily uploaded to Blackboard.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Help with Assessing Students’ Writing Facilitator(s): Teresa Flateby Alternate Sessions Overview: Looking for a method to consistently grade student writing and critical thinking? Find out how both
the online and face-to-face CLAQWA (Cognitive Level and Quality of Writing Assessment) versions
can help you assess student writing and thinking consistently, judge the cognitive levels students
attain, as well as help your students effectively peer review each others’ writing. With new critical
thinking traits added, learn how to adapt this rubric to your classroom needs. In addition, these
tools are equally appropriate for assessment within the General Education curriculum or for ALC
assessment.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Dealing with Challenging Student Behaviors Facilitator(s): Lisa Brown Overview: Many faculty have encountered challenging student behaviors, ranging from sleeping during lectures
to aggressively challenging the teaching methods or course content of the class. Teachers may
feel frustrated when dealing with troublesome student behaviors. Ideally, knowledge of effective
management strategies should be acquired before such behaviors occur, so that if problems arise
in the classroom they can be responded to quickly and professionally. In this workshop, we will
describe techniques that can lessen the likelihood of negative student-teacher and student-student
interactions and discuss effective ways to respond to problem behaviors before they result in serious
consequences for students or teachers.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Blackboard Help Sessions Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE), C21 TE Staff Open Lab Sessions Overview: Whether you are new to Blackboard or an experienced user, you probably have questions. Bring
your questions and problems to find answers and learn valuable tips on using MyUSF/Bb.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Assessment Online: Developing Interactive Exercises, Surveys, & Tests in Blackboard Facilitator(s): B.J. Bryant (FCIT), Luis Perez (FCIT) Overview: Understand the possibilities and limitations of online assessment by learning to create online tests and
surveys in Blackboard. This workshop covers the use of all types of test/survey questions in Blackboard
and addresses other assessment topics that will advance your use of online assessment.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Writing Successful Grants for NSF Educational Funding Opportunities Facilitator(s): Jeff Ryan Overview: Find out how USF Professor Jeff Ryan’s experience as a Program Director for NSF’s Division of
Undergraduate Education can help you discover what makes a successful proposal. Learn about funding
programs for college classroom innovations and what is needed for successful NSF submissions.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Teaching Students with Disabilities Facilitator(s): Office of Academic Support and Accomodations for Students with Disabilities Overview: What am I supposed to do when my students needs an accommodation due to a disability? What do
students need to do? This workshop will address common faculty concerns about working successfully
with students with disabilities. Bring your questions and learn about resources available at USF to
support you and your students in both face-to-face and online environments.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Managing a Career as an Academic Researcher and Scholar (THREE-PART SERIES) Facilitator(s): Joe Moxley Incremental Sessions Overview: Pre-tenure faculty, are you working on your research and scholarship on a daily basis? This three session
workshop series explores the generative power of daily writing, the myths that intrude
on creativity, and the habits and attitudes of successful academic authors. We also discuss how software tools can facilitate research, collaboration, writing and bibliographic management. In this three-part series, participants will develop a Document Planner for a Career Research Plan. Check out http://www.writersatwork.us/default.aspx . For faculty only . Please register for all three workshops as this is an incremental series. Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Blackboard: Adding Content and Effectively Using the Communication Tools Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE), Luis Perez (FCIT), B.J. Bryant (FCIT) Overview: Learn how to improve collaboration and enhance learning using the communication tools in Blackboard
while also increasing student access to course content. Learn how to post content, create basic Web
documents, organize content, and more within a Blackboard course. Discover effective approaches
to using Blackboard communication tools to promote meaningful instructor-student and studentstudent
interaction. Communication topics covered include effective strategies and best practices
with using Blackboard email, discussion boards, chat, and Virtual Classroom tools.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Using Assessment Results to Improve Instruction Facilitator(s): Teresa Flateby, Felix Wao (C21 TE) Overview: Learn how you can use your students’ assignments and tests to improve student learning, your
teaching methods and the curriculum. Participants in this workshop will reflect on important questions
often generated when reviewing or analyzing classroom-level assessment results, including feedback
from students. Through hands-on exercises, participants will brainstorm ways to solve the dilemmas
encountered when using assessment results to improve teaching and learning.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Using Wikis and Blogs to Enhance Teaching and Learning Facilitator(s): Laura Runge, Darcy Webber, Neil Gomes (C21 TE) Overview: Wikis and Blogs… ever wonder about these buzzwords and what they mean? Ever think about how they
could be used to enhance teaching and learning--both face to face and online? This workshop provides
you with a detailed understanding of these revolutionary collaboration and content presentation tools
and their application to academia. In addition, you will create and publish Wikis and Blogs.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Using Clickers in Small & Large Classes: Solving Learning Issues with Clickers Facilitator(s): Johnny El-Rady, Grandon Gill, Kathleen Heide, Neil Gomes (C21 TE) Overview: Want to know more about how Audience Response Systems (clickers) are being used increasingly in
USF classes? These devices allow students to send communication to an instructor device that then
records student responses. Instructors can see instantly what students are thinking. This session
will cover the various purposes for clickers in a teaching/learning setting and the logistics of using
clickers. Faculty will share their experiences with clickers in the classroom.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Reaching Students with Appreciative Inquiry in the Classroom Facilitator(s): Liliana Rodriguez Overview: Learn how Appreciative Inquiry can help create more successful outcomes for your students by
providing a vision of what can be, based on the use of affirmative language to reframe common issues.
Using highly interactive discussion, demonstration, and hands-on exercises, this workshop blends
theoretical grounding with the application of Appreciative Inquiry to real-life classroom experiences.
Through small group activities designed to simulate and replicate classroom problems, challenges,
and decisions, participants will be able to apply the techniques presented to specific situations. In
addition, participants are encouraged to bring their actual examples, present scenarios and/or specific
problem areas for discussion.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
New Features in Blackboard Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE), Luis Perez (FCIT), B.J. Bryant (FCIT) Overview: What’s NEW in Blackboard? Find out about exciting features that enhance teaching and learning as
they facilitate course management. Features include: Student Performance Assistant, Discussion
Board Grader, Campus Pack (Wikis and Blogs), SafeAssignment (plagiarism detection tool), and the
Blackboard Content Management System (including Digital Portfolio). Content posted in the CMS
could be linked to courses, so that changes made to content in the CMS would be reflected in all
areas where it was used, reducing time spent updating all courses separately. See overviews and
learn to use these Blackboard tools effectively.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
From Inquiry to Information Facilitator(s): Drew Smith Overview: What is inquiry-based learning and how does it differ from traditional methods of instruction? How
does this approach to teaching and learning reflect USF’s priorities for enhancing the research
experience of undergraduate students? Find out how to integrate inquiry-based learning in your
course, whether online or face to face.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Intermediate PowerPoint: Further Enhancing Teaching and Learning with Multimedia Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE), C21 TE Staff Overview: In this hands-on workshop, created especially for instructors who are already familiar with PowerPoint,
you will explore how to use PowerPoint’s multimedia features and learn how to add audio narration,
embed video and audio clips, automate slide shows based on timing, and much more; all in concert
with active learning strategies to increase student learning.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Creating a Teaching Philosophy Statement Facilitator(s): Carol Harneit (C21 TE) Overview: Present yourself and your teaching beliefs in a powerful, clear statement of your teaching philosophy for applications, interviews, teaching awards or your teaching portfolio. But how to get started? What to include? Come to today’s session and begin the process.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Using HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) to Create Effective Web Pages Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE), Colleen Krepstekies (C21 TE) Overview: Want to create Web pages using HTML code, the primary language of the Internet? Find out how
this core process of Web design will enable you to read, understand, manipulate, and extend the
code that popular HTML editors like FrontPage and Dreamweaver generate. Learn to publish your
own Web pages on the Web or to Blackboard.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Beyond the Basics: Researching the Literature in the Social Sciences Facilitator(s): Susan Ariew Overview: You know the basics—the library catalog, the databases in your discipline and many of the tools for
coursework and basic projects, but now you want to go deeper either because you are getting ready
for writing your thesis or you want to submit a manuscript for publication. This workshop will cover
the tools researchers use to go beyond the basics to do an exhaustive review of the literature. Learn
how to follow the bibliographic trail by using super-Googling techniques, World Catalog, cited author
references, and online dissertations.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Copyright Issues and Teaching Facilitator(s): Merilyn Burke Overview: Learn about copyright issues facing today’s educators-- what you need to know when using copyrighted
materials. Access to published materials has increased tremendously. Bring your questions about
copyright issues and find out how they affect your use of published materials in your courses.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Alerting Services Facilitator(s): Audrey Powers, Cheryl McCoy Overview: What is an Alerting Service? Why would you want to use an Alerting Service? How can these tools
help you with your research? Alerting Services help you stay up-to-date with the current publications
in your discipline by delivering user-defined search results or journal table of contents directly to
you via email or RSS feeds. Find out more about how this database service works, how you can
make use of these services to save you time and streamline your research endeavors.references,
and online dissertations.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Multiple Choice Exams: Not Just for Recall Facilitator(s): Teresa Flateby Overview: Multiple choice tests often have the reputation for measuring only recognition. Because students
study based on the test they expect, developing tests that reflect higher levels of thinking may lead
to deeper understanding of course content. Learn ways of constructing multiple choice tests to tap
higher levels, as well as strategies to demonstrate to students that you are not trying to ‘trick” them.
Finally, discover various uses of multiple choice test results, including how to use them for broader
assessment purposes.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Creating Web Pages with Dreamweaver Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE), Todd Lincoln (MIT), Daphine Washington (C21 TE) Overview: Learn to create Web pages using Dreamweaver, the most popular Web design application. Familiarize
yourself with the Dreamweaver design interface; set up a Web site; modify Web page properties; add
and edit text and images; create links and image maps; work with tables and much more. Your new
skills will enable you to develop Web sites and engaging Web pages for your courses. It is recommended
(not required) that you attend the “Using HTML to Create Effective Web Pages” workshop before this
workshop. It is suggested that you attend the “Developing Efficient and Interactive Web Pages with
Dreamweaver” workshop after this workshop.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Using the Ideas of Others: Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism Facilitator(s): Matt Torrence, John Abresch Overview: Almost all fields of research involve the intensive tracing of theories and ideas already authored. As
critical thinkers, we are invited to evaluate, extend, and create our own ideas by examining the fine
research available. There’s always an art to science, however, and part of this art involves using
the right sources and giving proper credit to the academic achievements already published. This
workshop will explore the basics of citation and its many styles, as well as how to avoid plagiarism
and use new tools, like RefWorks.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Second Life at USF: Next Steps Facilitator(s): Bill Biersdorf (C21 TE) Overview: Learn about how the virtual 3D world of Second Life is being used at USF, the Center for 21st Century Teaching Excellence, and beyond to enhance teaching and learning. Also take the next step in using Second Life by creating an avatar and undertaking some basic building projects. This follows the September 11 session on Second Life facilitated by Ilene Frank and Joe Floyd.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Online Teaching Portfolios: Blackboard and Beyond Facilitator(s): Carol Harneit (C21 TE) Overview: If you’re already familiar with the creation and organization of a traditional hard-copy teaching
portfolio, find out how to take it up a digital notch. Put the documents you already have into an
online format. Have the flexibility of both formats available to you! You can create an e-Portfolio
through the Content section of MyUSF/Blackboard. Participants are requested to bring at least some
of their portfolio documents on a CD or thumb drive for use in the workshop.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Developing Efficient and Interactive Web Pages with Dreamweaver Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE), Debra Bernal (C21 TE) Overview: Is your web page missing interactivity? Remedy that as you extend your Dreamweaver skills. Learn to
embed audio, video, and Flash files in Web pages; increase Web development efficiency and facilitate
global site design changes using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and templates; insert Flash Text and
Flash Buttons; create lists; add the USF header; and upload your Web site to your personal USF Web
space. It is recommended (not required) that you attend the “Using HTML to Create Effective Web
Pages” and “Creating Web Pages with Dreamweaver” workshops before this workshop.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Service Learning: Engaging Students Through Community-Based Learning Facilitator(s): Robin Jones, Patricia McHatton Overview: Service Learning, a growing movement among college instructors, is a teaching approach that
enriches course work by allowing students the opportunity to include community service. Students
also participate academically, building in reflective time through their community experiences, applying
classroom concepts by researching, writing, and evaluating their community learning as part of their
coursework. This session will help you get started with Service Learning and introduce faculty who
will share their experiences incorporating Service Learning in their courses.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Contemplative Pedagogy: A Holistic Paradigm for the 21st Century Facilitator(s): Gurleen Grewal Overview: How does one engage the heart and mind in the classroom? How does one promote reflective insight
in students? How may we be mindful and transformative teachers? This session is an introduction
to the practice and vision of contemplative pedagogy in the classroom. All are welcome, regardless
of academic discipline.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
How iTunes U Can Enhance Teaching and Learning Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE), Bill Biersdorf (C21 TE) Overview: iTunes U at USF is a podcast storage and presentation space that can be accessed using the widely popular program iTunes. All USF faculty will soon be able to post course podcasts to iTunes U for distribution to students. This workshop will introduce iTunes U at USF, demonstrate the use of iTunes U to post podcasts, and focus on how iTunes U can enhance teaching and learning at USF.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Writing Case Studies Facilitator(s): Grandon Gill Overview: Learn how to write and use case studies to stimulate active discussion in the classroom. This
workshop shows how to organize and format ideas as well as write the case. In addition, find out
more about the case method as a pedagogical tool for active learning and how you can create and
then use cases to meet your teaching and learning needs.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Using Multimedia to Enhance Teaching and Learning Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE), C21 TE Staff Overview: Recent advances in digital technology have made it easier than ever before to develop multimedia for
instruction. In this workshop, you will learn to use the latest, easy-to-use multimedia technologies
available at USF and elsewhere, such as: MovieMaker, PhotoStory, CMap (Concept Mapping software),
Captivate, Articulate Presenter, etc. to enhance online teaching and learning. The workshop will also
include a demonstration of the process of capturing and digitizing video and an introduction to various
organizations at USF that assist instructors with using multimedia in their courses.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Latest Library Services for Teaching and Research Facilitator(s): Ilene Frank, Virginia Cunningham Overview: Let us introduce you to the newest library services and resources for your teaching and research.
Learn how to request electronic copies of articles from journals found in the Tampa Library. Learn
about RefWorks, a web-based bibliographic management program that has been licensed for use
by students and faculty at USF. Learn about new databases with everything from digitized classical
music to psychology resources to women’s studies.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
eduCasting: Developing Podcasts for Instruction Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE) Overview: Podcasting is a medium for presenting multimedia content. This exciting medium has become more
accessible to USF faculty through the new USF agreement with iTunes U. This workshop provides
you with a detailed understanding of Podcasting and how iTunes U and/or the USF Blog can be used
to deliver Podcasts. You will also learn how to create and record your own Podcasts.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Academic Honesty: Approaches, Policies, and Tools Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE) Overview: This session will explore plagiarism issues, SafeAssignment plagiarism detection software, USF
academic dishonesty policies, Blackboard testing features that help prevent academic dishonesty,
and external proctoring of tests for distance learning students.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Fostering a Positive Learning Environment for all Students Facilitator(s): Deidre Cobb-Roberts, James Cavendish Overview: How can we as instructors foster a respectful, inclusive, and professional learning environment for
our students? This session will focus on how instructors can enhance students’ motivation and utilize
diversity as an asset that facilitates positive educational outcomes, including increased cultural
awareness and critical thinking.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Reflecting Your Course in a Learning-centered Syllabus Facilitator(s): Carol Harneit (C21 TE) Overview: How can your syllabus design bring out the best in your students? What are the essential components
of a good syllabus, and how can you enhance a good syllabus to make it even better? Are your course
goals and teaching philosophy reflected in your syllabus? Our focus will be on designing hardcopy
and online syllabi that establish a framework to teach students how to learn subject matter. and the
potential of the online syllabus by using examples from several disciplines.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
As I See It: Views of African Students on Teaching and Learning at USF Facilitator(s): Student Panel from African Student Association Overview: Our series continues with an opportunity to meet a distinguished panel of students from the African
Student Association, who will share their insights and perceptions about teaching and learning at
USF. For this interactive session, come prepared for a lively question and answer exchange with
colleagues and students.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
New Technologies for Instruction Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE) Overview: Innovative uses of Tablet PCs, PDAs, and Digitizer/Graphics Tablets to enhance instruction, learning,
and productivity are now available! Explore these technologies in a hands-on environment and learn
about their effective application in the physical and virtual classroom.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Helping Your Students Develop 21st Century Research Skills Facilitator(s): Susan Ariew, Drew Smith Overview: Did you know that the USF Tampa Library has a lot of resources you can simply link into your
courses to inform them about where to find the best information? From subject and course guides
to podcasts, screencasts, and videocasts, the Library offers a multitude of instructional resources
for all learning styles. Bring to the workshop class assignments and projects that would benefit
from a library instruction component in your online or face to face classes.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu C21 TE
Microsoft Office 2007 for Education Facilitator(s): Neil Gomes (C21 TE) Overview: What impact do the new features in Office 2007 have on teaching and learning? Learn tips for using
this new version inside and outside the classroom; learn to transition from older versions of Office.Contact: Please email christian@cte.usf.edu Making the Case Against Plagiarism Self-paced online workshop Perpetual Online Availability | http://www.c21te.usf.edu/plagiarism/index.html Overview: Available online when you and your students need it! This interactive online workshop presents instructors with materials for teaching students about the awareness, prevention, detection, and consequences of plagiarism. Learn about techniques and tools for teaching professional integrity, dealing with plagiarism in the classroom, and using SafeAssign, a plagiarism detection tool that is an integral part of MyUSF (Blackboard).Contact: Please email ngomes@cte.usf.edu Flashlight Online: Lighting the Way to Student Assessment Self-paced online workshop Perpetual Online Availability | http://www.c21te.usf.edu/flashlight/index.html
Overview: Available online when you need it! Flashlight Online is a dynamic, easy-to use survey and assessment tool that offers a large database of survey templates, the ability to collaborate on the development of a survey, as well as a variety of options for designing customized surveys. Learn the basics
