How Faculty Use Google Groups and Google Docs to Collaborate
Google Groups is a free online tool that is used to access and share information with a group of people and communicate effectively over email and on the web. Learn how to create your own groups, how to search groups in your field, how to share information and create collaborative documents and research with peers around the country and the world.

Finding and Incorporating Digital Learning Objects into Teaching
Online repositories of learning objects are searchable and reusable instructional materials that are available on the Web posted by faculty from various disciplines. Many repositories include a mechanism for peer review of all submitted content. Usage is often free of copyright regulations, any restrictions that apply are usually stated on the content site. The instructional materials that are posted on these repositories may include assignments, websites, course guides, tutorials, rubrics, etc. This workshop will introduce participants to popular learning object repositories and their potential adaptation for various disciplines.

Digital Storytelling
This workshop will cover the creation of digital media projects which incorporate sound, images, PowerPoint slides, text and audio in different combinations. Multimedia authoring can provide students with a creative opportunity to synthesize and present what they have learned in a video or audio format. The first half of the workshop will teach participants on how to create an audio Podcast (an audio file that is made available to download from the internet) of classroom lectures/discussions or presentations. The second half will cover how to create slide show movies so that students can express their knowledge of curricular materials. Creating digital media projects not only adds accessibility of course content or assignments, but can also be used to showcase original student work and instructor content.

Audio Podcasting
Faculty will learn how to record lectures and other content via a sound recorder, how to upload files onto a computer and how to edit the sound to their needs. Basic sound editing features will be practiced, such as cutting out undesired parts and adding music at the beginning and end. We will then upload the files to the Adelphi streaming server where students can listen to it any time via the Internet.

Wimba Live Classroom and Voice Tools
Wimba provides an online virtual classroom that integrates audio, video, document sharing, interactive polling and a digital whiteboard to enhance your blended or online course in Blackboard or Moodle. This tool offers online instructors similar interactive elements found in a traditional classroom.

Basic Camera Skills
Effective and safe camera practices will be introduced. Topics include: choosing effective angles and frames, evaluating and adjusting lighting, customizing camera settings for best results.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own camera if they own one.

Basic Video Editing Skills
We will be using the iMovie program to edit movies. Topics include: importing movie files, adding titles, cutting undesired movie parts, and saving the movie for different output options.

Developing Online and Blended Courses (ONLINE)
An online mentoring course for faculty who are new to online and blended learning. This course will interest you if you are planning to develop a course in this format or if you are just interested in familiarizing yourself with this modality. Participants must commit to the entire course. The daily workload is estimated to be 1-2 hours.

Moodle I - Introduction
This workshop provides an overview of Moodle’s features and will enable participants to perform the following activities:
- Adding resources: compose pages, add attachments and web links
- Assigning user roles
- Adjusting basic course settings
- Emailing students

Transferring Blackboard Courses into Moodle
The FCPE will move course materials from Blackboard to Moodle for participants of this workshop. We will be checking completeness, layout and customization of the new Moodle courses to the instructor’s preferences.

Moodle II - Intermediate
This workshop will provide training and practice for the following features in Moodle:
- Adding, administering and grading student assignments
- Adding, administering and grading discussion forums
- Creating and administering a Moodle gradebook
- Customizing course layout and adding graphics
- Course backup and restore
Sample activities will be demonstrated and participants will actively create these types of activities in their own courses. We will discuss best practices and peer evaluation among workshop participants.

Moodle III - Advanced
This workshop will provide training and practice for the following features in Moodle:
- Adding, administering and grading quizzes
- Administering student groups
- Adding, administering and grading wikis
Sample activities will be provided and faculty have the opportunity to create these types of activities in their own courses. We will discuss best practices and peer evaluation among workshop participants.