Description of workshops
Category: 1 - Learning the Fundamentals
Cost: free
Description:
Learn the basics of electronic mail using CUB Mail and Mozilla Thunderbird. Practice sending, receiving and forwarding messages to one recipient or to a group. Learn all about file formats, attachments and appropriate configurations.
One day: 2 hour workshop
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Technology @TC
Category: 1 - Learning the Fundamentals
Cost: free
Description:
Learn about the array of services available at Teachers College including: UNI, CUBMail, ClassWeb, computer labs, printing, online resources, library resources and wireless internet access. Learn all the features of MyTCportal and ClassWeb. Customize your personal portal. Find the on?ine syllabus for your class, participate in discussion forums, chat on?ine, upload and download files and publish your profile on the web in multimedia format.
This is a prerequisite for other workshops.
One day: 2 hour workshop
RESNET and Virus Protection
Category: 1 - Learning the Fundamentals
Cost: free
Description:
Learn how to connect your computer to the University network and use its facilities. Learn where to download the latest version of McAfee antivirus software, how to manage the updates to diagnose, avoid or cure computers viruses. Protect yourself from spyware and malaware and aggressive advertising.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Adaptive Technology Basics, Management and Classroom Strategies
Category: 1 - Learning the Fundamentals
Cost: $30
Description:
Individuals with various types of learning needs use adaptive technology to gain equal access to textbooks, audio and video files, software applications and basic computer applications. This 2-day workshop will identify what assistive technology is and how the adaptive devices are used in the learning process. Including examples of classroom use, management and curriculum strategies that can be used in the classroomA
No Prerequisites necessary Two days: 2 hours each day.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Introduction to HTML
Category: 3 - Building and Managing a Website
Cost: free
Description:
Learn the basics of HTML(Hypertext Markup Language). Learn to create web pages using HTML tags. Practice links, lists and tables. Design and post your homepage on the World Wide Web using your free Columbia email account.
Prerequisite: Intro to Windows or instructor's permission.
Two days: 2 hours each day.
Basic Website Design
Category: 3 - Building and Managing a Website
Cost: free
Description:
Learn how to create a simple website using either the Mozilla Composer of Google free tools. Create your home page, work with fonts and color, add links, insert images and create tables. Learn FTP to publish your pages using your Columbia email account.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
PowerPoint beyond the Basics
Category: 4 - Creating Graphics and Multimedia Presentations
Cost: $30
Description:
Using MS PowerPoint, learn how to use the advanced features, including importing multimedia files, global links and connecting Internet and computer files.
Inspiration. Kidspiration & Timeliner
Category: 6 - Mastering Useful Teaching Tools
Cost: $30
Description:
Learn how to create visual diagrams and concept maps using this visual thinking tool. Inspiration and Kidspiration(version for kids) have been used successfully with k-12 students to stimulate their creative thinking and to process clarify and prioritize their ideas.
Learn how to use Timeliner to visually organize information on a time line and sequence plot events in literature and history to create a summary or examine cause and effect.
No prerequisites necessary.
Two days: 2 hours each day.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
DreamWeaver Basics
Category: 3 - Building and Managing a Website
Cost: $30
Description:
Learn the basic features on how to make a simple website using DreamWeaver. Work with text, links, images and tables. Publish to your Columbia web account and manage your files in the remote server.
Prerequisites: Intro to Windows, Intro to Mac or instructor's permission.
Two days: 2 hours each day.
The best iPhone and Touch games
Category: 9 - Mobile Learning
Cost: $15
Description:
Games we like best with an emphasis on non violence.
No prerequisite necessary.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
DreamWeaver beyond the basics
Category: 3 - Building and Managing a Website
Cost: $30
Description:
Learn the advanced features of DreamWeaver that include cascading style sheets, importing audio and video, making roll-over buttons and blog and wiki connections.
Prerequisites: Dreamweaver Basics or instructor's permission.
Advanced DreamWeaver
Category: 3 - Building and Managing a Website
Cost: $30
Description:
Learn how to give a consistent look to your site with templates and Cascading Style Sheets. Learn how to add a Spry and more advanced Javascript behaviors.
Prerequisites: Dreamweaver beyond the basics or instructor's permission.
This course will be offered by appointment only . Four participants are needed. Please call (212) 678?302 for information.Audio and video on the Web
Category: 5 - Creating and Editing Digital Video & Audio
Cost: $30
Description:
Add multimedia and special effects to your web pages. Explore the most efficient ways to convert and integrate audio and video files for the web. Learn about audio and video file formats and plug?ns, understand the difference between downloaded and streamed audio and video.
Databases over the Web with PHP
Category: 3 - Building and Managing a Website
Cost: $30
Description:
Learn the PHP (Hypertext PreProcessor) open-source scripting language for creating dynamic web pages. Learn how to generate and display content from information accessed in a database or other external sources.
Collecting Data on the Web (Surveys@TC)
Category: 7 - Performing Data Analysis & Research
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn how to use Survey@TC, the TC free online survey tool, to create, collect and deliver survey data over the web.
One day: 2 hour workshop
JavaScript
Category: 8 - Social networking
Cost: $45
Description:
Explore Javasccript with Jquery, Prototype, Cappuccino and SproutCore, four compelling libraries for building Web 2.0 applications
Introduction to Macintosh OsX
Category: 1 - Learning the Fundamentals
Cost: $15
Description:
Get started with the Mac OsX operating system. Explore the hardware and the software and discover how a Mac computer works on a network system. Learn all about icons, folders and aliases. Familiarize with the Desktop, the Apple menu,the Control Panel and the Dock.
Introduction to Windows XP
Category: 1 - Learning the Fundamentals
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn the basics of Windows XP. Learn about the icons, folders, shortcuts and printer settings. Get acquainted with the Desktop, the Start Menu and the Control Panel.
Introduction to UNIX/LINUX
Category: 1 - Learning the Fundamentals
Cost: $30
Description:
Learn UNIX/LINUX widely used as the primary operating system on the Internet and in many high-end computer workstations like SUN and Silicon Graphics.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Word Basics
Category: 2 - Improving your Office/Dissertation Skills
Cost: $15
Description:
For students, faculty, and staff with none or little experience using MS Word. Learn the basic features on how to use MS Word to create a paper or project for class. Practice formatting text, creating tables, adding graphics and using various tools such as grammar, spell check and thesaurus.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
Word Beyond the Basics
Category: 2 - Improving your Office/Dissertation Skills
Cost: $30
Description:
In this workshop you will create and edit Mail Merge documents and labels, create and apply styles for consistent document formatting, and create and edit forms using templates and auto-text entries. Practice reviewing your document with the Track Changes tool.
Prerequisite: Word Basics or instructor's permission.
Two days: 2 hours each day.
Basic Excel 1
Category: 2 - Improving your Office/Dissertation Skills
Cost: $45
Description:
Excel works by handling your data in row and column format and has a graphical orientation. Learn to create and manage spreadsheets, create graphics with bars, lines, and pie charts, as well as sort and query data in databases.
Three days: 2 hours each day.
Basic Excel 2
Category: 2 - Improving your Office/Dissertation Skills
Cost: $45
Description:
Once you know the basics of Excel, refresh and reinforce your skills with the fundamentals of the program with extensive practice. The workshop will include use of names, formulas and functions, filters, and graphics.
Excel Advanced Features
Category: 2 - Improving your Office/Dissertation Skills
Cost: $30
Description:
Explore the more sophisticated features of Excel such as advanced database queries. Learn how to program macros, work with functions, and create more elegant charts and graphs.
Prerequisites: Excel Basics, Excel beyond the Basics or instructor's permission.
Two days: 2 hours each day.Introduction to MS-Access (Windows - Database)
Category: 2 - Improving your Office/Dissertation Skills
Cost: $45
Description:
Learn the concepts of relational databases using Microsoft Access. Learn how to organize and store your data and then query and sort your database to report on data that fits your requirements.
Three days: 2 hours each day
Manage bibliographic citations with EndNote
Category: 2 - Improving your Office/Dissertation Skills
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn to use EndNote, the popular bibliographic software that allows you to create bibliographical references and import them in a MS word document. Learn how to connect to online Library databases and import references. Insert your citations and apply the appropriate style for publicatins. Especially useful for research papers and doctoral dissertations.
Prerequisite: Word Basics or instructor's permission.
One day: 2 hour workshop.Create PDF's with Adobe Acrobat
Category: 2 - Improving your Office/Dissertation Skills
Cost: $15
Description:
This workshop will allow you to create documents in portable document format (PDF) and distribute them over the web or via email. Topics will include: Creating PDF documents, editing graphic objects, annotating documents, converting Word documents to PDF and viewing PDF documents on the web.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
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PowerPoint Basics
Category: 4 - Creating Graphics and Multimedia Presentations
Cost: $30
Description:
Learn the basic features on how to create a presentation or slideshow in MS PowerPoint. Incorporate color, animation, graphics, sound and video into your slides. Create transition effects and print them as handouts.
Photoshop Bootcamp
Category: 4 - Creating Graphics and Multimedia Presentations
Cost: $45
Description:
Learn how to compose and enhance digital images, retouch and edit photos and optimize them for the web. This intensive workshop aims at making a notice into an intermediate photoshop user.
Facebook for Beginners
Category: 8 - Social networking
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn how to efficiently make use the highly popular Facebook networking website for eeducational purposes.
No prerequisite necessary.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Camcorder 101
Category: 5 - Creating and Editing Digital Video & Audio
Cost: $15
Description:
This is a brief but comprehensive hands-on workshop that will cover a wide range of basic video recording techniques. Topics will include: setting up camcorders and how to work with light and sound, as well as, rudimentary composition.
No prerequisite necessary.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
IMovie 8
Category: 5 - Creating and Editing Digital Video & Audio
Cost: $30
Description:
Learn how to create QuickTime digital movies with IMovie. Learn how to use this easy tool to capture and edit movies as well as add soundtracks and transition effects.
Two days: 2 hours each day.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Recording Editing & Mixing Audio with ProTools
Category: 5 - Creating and Editing Digital Video & Audio
Cost: $45
Description:
This workshop introduces the ProTools basic recording, editing, and mixing functions. It is designed for students and faculty who want to learn non-linear editing for their audio or video projects.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Digital Video Editing with Final Cut Pro
Category: 5 - Creating and Editing Digital Video & Audio
Cost: $30
Description:
This two session workshop provides an overview of the techniques for nonlinear editing on the FinalCut Pro system. It will cover basic concepts and functions of the system such as; logging and capturing media via firewire using a digital VCR, creating and editing sequences, using transitions, working with audio, titling and exporting to various formats.
Prerequisites: Intro to Mac, successful completion of iMovie 08 or instructor's permission.
Two days: 2 hours each day.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Introduction to SPSS
Category: 7 - Performing Data Analysis & Research
Cost: $45
Description:
Learn how to use SPSS, the major statistical package for data analysis (Windows version). Topics will include data file and code book setup, creation & debugging of program command files (including data transformation, creation of variables, and specific types of analyses).
Prerequisite: Intro to Windows or instructor's permission.
Three days: 2 hours each day.SPSS for Dissertations
Category: 7 - Performing Data Analysis & Research
Cost: $45
Description:
Learn how to organize your data and the basic SPSS routines necessary to analyze the results of questionnaires and research surveys. This course will take up where the "Introduction to SPSS" leaves off, but will focus primarily on the use of statistics for dissertation work.
Introduction to Qualitative Analysis
Category: 7 - Performing Data Analysis & Research
Cost: $15
Description:
Use the acclaimed NVivo program for qualitative analysis. Search and explore textual data as field notes, transcripts of conversations, abstracts, etc. Learn to annotate video from VHS tapes using the C-video program, and use this as an input to NVivo. Generate ideas, construct and test theories, and generate reports about the data.
Qualitative Analysis with NVivo
Category: 7 - Performing Data Analysis & Research
Cost: $45
Description:
New computer software--Nud*ist Vivo or NVivo--is designed to support data analysis for qualitative studies. NVivo combines the traditional searching and linking tools with rich, editable text and multimedia capabilities. The six hour workshop explores the different features of the program and demonstrates ways to effectively use them in research.
Prerequistie. Intro to Windows or instructor's permission.
Three days: 2 hours each day.
Outlook for Faculty and Staff
Category: 2 - Improving your Office/Dissertation Skills
Cost: free
Description:
Learn how to send, receive your e-mail efficiently using Outlook. Create Personal folders, Populate your address book and more?r
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Desktop publishing with InDesign
Category: 2 - Improving your Office/Dissertation Skills
Cost: $30
Description:
Easily create fliers, brochures, newsletters, calendars and other publications with InDesign. Master control of graphics, fonts, type and layout for outstanding publications.
Prerequisite: Intro to Windows or instructor's permission.
Two days: 2 hours each day.
SAS BASICS
Category: 7 - Performing Data Analysis & Research
Cost: $15
Description:
Similar to the SPSS program, SAS is a statistical package that allows you to conduct statistical analysis. The workshop will provide you with a brief introduction to the SAS system environment. You will also be provided with the hands-on experiences to write syntax to set up the SAS system as well as to generate basic reports and statistics.
Prerequisites: Intro to Windows or instructor's permission. One day: 2 hour workshop.
SPSS Overview
Category: 7 - Performing Data Analysis & Research
Cost: $30
Description:
This workshop provides an overview of this sophisticated statistical package. It is a shorter version of the regular 3 session "Introduction to SPSS". Topics will include data file and code book setup, creation & debugging of program command files.
Wireless Internet Setup
Category: 1 - Learning the Fundamentals
Cost: free
Description:
Configure your laptop, iBook or PDA for wireless internet Access. Teachers College provides ubiquitous wireless internet access points. With one-on-one instruction, you will learn how to configure your laptop for wireless internet access.
Requirements: Bring your laptop or PDA and a wireless network card. You will need a wireless 802.11b or 802.11g network card supporting 128-bit WEP encryption. Wireless network cards are available for purchase. Check for software and hardware compatibility of your computer and operating system before making your purchase. Read all software and hardware installation guides included with the wireless network card.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Computer Security
Category: 1 - Learning the Fundamentals
Cost: free
Description:
Learn about the required security practices at Teachers College. Learn all about passwords & privacy concerns. Download and install the latest antivirus software and learn how to keep your software up-to-date. Manage your email attachments, interpret Virus/Worm-generated messages and find out the best solution for unwanted email messages, called spams. Learn how to backup important files and install a personal firewall.
This is a prerequisite for other workshops.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Word for Dissertation
Category: 2 - Improving your Office/Dissertation Skills
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn how to customize paragraph and page formatting, how to set and tailor tab stops on the ruler, how to position graphics, and how to create and edit a table and a Table of Contents. Practice headers, footers, footnotes, page and section breaks, as well as the Grammar and Thesaurus features.
This workshop is designed for those who are submitting a dissertation or those who want to improve their word processing capabilities.
Prerequisites: Words Basics or instructor's permission.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
Access Overview
Category: 2 - Improving your Office/Dissertation Skills
Cost: $30
Description:
Learn the basics of relational databases using Microsoft Access. Learn how to organize and store and query your data.
One day: 3 hour Saturday workshop.
DVD Authoring w/DVD studio Pro
Category: 5 - Creating and Editing Digital Video & Audio
Cost: $30
Description:
Learn how to use DVD studio Pro for more advanced DVD Authoring.
This course will be offered by appointment only . Four participants are needed. Please call (212) 678?302 for information. Prerequisites: Intro to Mac or instructor's permission
Two days 2 hours each day.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Introduction to Final Cut Express
Category: 5 - Creating and Editing Digital Video & Audio
Cost: $45
Description:
This three session workshop provides an entry to learning the techniques of nonlinear editing on Apples? Final Cut system. It will cover basic concepts and functions such as; importing and logging media, creating and editing video sequences, using transitions, working with audio, titling and exporting to the various formats.
Prerequisites: Intro to Mac, successful completion of iMovie 08 or instructor's permission. Three days: 2 hours each day.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
HTML overview
Category: 3 - Building and Managing a Website
Cost: free
Description:
Learn the basics of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language). Learn about tags, links, lists and tables. Design and post your own home page on the World Wide Web using your free CUNIX account. No prerequisites necessary.
One day: 3 hour Saturday workshop.
Intro to Logic 8
Category: 5 - Creating and Editing Digital Video & Audio
Cost: $30
Description:
Logic 8 is Apple? premier sound and music production software. In this two day hands-on workshop, students will get introduced to the new Logic 8 interface, MIDI, and Logic's looping functionality. An introduction will also be made to creating sound tracks for video.
Prerequisites: Intro to Mac or instructor's permission
Two days: 2 hours each day.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Dreamweaver Overview
Category: 3 - Building and Managing a Website
Cost: $30
Description:
In this three hour workshop you will learn the basics of DreamWeaver for website. You will learn how to work with text, links, images and tables and publish your pages to your Columbia web account.
Prerequisite: Intro to Windows, intro to Mac or instructor's permission.
One day: 3 hour Saturday workshop.
Comic Life
Category: 6 - Mastering Useful Teaching Tools
Cost: $30
Description:
Make comic strips and graphic novels from digital photos with the inexpensive MAC/WIN software Comic Life. It? all there?anel layouts, speech balloons, comics fonts, even image manipulation tools to let you make photos more like drawings. Learn to use the program? interface & resources; see examples of Comic Life curriculum projects for diverse age levels & classroom subjects; receive handouts for comics art educators.
If you already have an idea for a comic?sing either your own photos or images from the Web?ring the photo files with you (as jpgs) on a flash drive or CD, or email the files to yourself so you can retrieve them in the lab (about 6-12 jpgs).
Prerequisites: Intro to Mac or instructor's permission
Two days: 2 hours each day.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Podcasting for everyone
Category: 8 - Social networking
Cost: $15
Description:
Everything you need to know about audio blogging. Learn how to create your own podcasts and make them available to a worldwide audience.
Prerequisite: Intro to Mac or instructor' permission.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Videocasting & Video Blogging
Category: 8 - Social networking
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn how make a compelling short video podcast Create and upload a video blog for the Internet, iPod, and any social website. This workshop will allow users to go through the process of creating a video blog and uploading to the Internet.
Prerequisite: Intro to Mac or instructor' permission.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Screencasting
Category: 8 - Social networking
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn to make a video without a videocamera. Record your computer screen with a screen capture application, add audio narration and turn it into a podcast.
Prerequisite: Intro to Mac or instructor's permission.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Textcasting
Category: 8 - Social networking
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn how to make an audio podcast without uttering a word using high quality text to voice.
Prerequisite: Intro to Mac or instructor' permission.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
PDFcasting
Category: 8 - Social networking
Cost: $15
Description:
Did you kno that pdf documents can be pushed out by podcast? And that you don't need Acrobat to make them?
This workshop will how how you can easily create pdf files for podcasting.
Prerequisite: Intro to Mac or instructor' permission.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
iTunesU for education
Category: 8 - Social networking
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn to use iTunes you at TC and create podcast for education in innovative ways.
Prerequisite: Intro to Mac or instructor' permission.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
A taste of Javascript
Category: 8 - Social networking
Cost: $15
Description:
A simple introduction to the foundations of Web 2.0
No prerequisite necessary.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Using the iPhone for Education
Category: 9 - Mobile Learning
Cost: $15
Description:
Learnto use the iPhone to create and share audio recordings, slide shows, and drawing programs.
No prerequisite necessary.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Flip Out
Category: 5 - Creating and Editing Digital Video & Audio
Cost: $15
Description:
Use Flash to make simple animations and publish them as a flipbook.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Secrets of Gmail
Category: 10 - Google Tools
Cost: $15
Description:
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Create a Survey w/ Google Spreadsheets
Category: 10 - Google Tools
Cost: $15
Description:
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Building an e-Portfolio w/ Google Doc
Category: 10 - Google Tools
Cost: $15
Description:
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Google and privacy
Category: 10 - Google Tools
Cost: $15
Description:
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
YouTube and Google Video Chat
Category: 10 - Google Tools
Cost: $15
Description:
Record a Video chat and upload to YouTube
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Google Collaborative Slide Shows
Category: 10 - Google Tools
Cost: $15
Description:
Create collaborative slide show with Google Presentations
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Google Search Secrets
Category: 10 - Google Tools
Cost: $15
Description:
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Collaboration with Google Word -processing and Google Sites
Category: 10 - Google Tools
Cost: $15
Description:
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Self publishing a book
Category: 3 - Building and Managing a Website
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn to self publish a hardback, paperback, comic bookor disssertation on lulu.com.
No prerequisites necessary.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Cool Web 2.0 tools
Category: 8 - Social networking
Cost: $15
Description:
What tools am I missing out on? 12sec, twitter, zoho, Pownce, Jaiku, Tumlr, Jabber , Frazr , etc.
No prerequisite necessary.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Getting Started with Video Conferencing
Category: 5 - Creating and Editing Digital Video & Audio
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn videoconferencing through the use of polycon and skype.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Job searching using the Internet
Category: 1 - Learning the Fundamentals
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn the most efficient way to find a job an how to lead and manage your online reputation.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Internet Troubleshooting
Category: 1 - Learning the Fundamentals
Cost: $15
Description:
Have you ever wondered why your Internet settings change, can not get into email or open a file? This 1-day workshop will identify the easy ways to solve problems with the current Internet browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome. Learn how to adjust settings, delete cookies and cache and secure browser settings that will make navigating the Internet easier.
No prerequisites necessary.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Internet Culture and Social Responsibility
Category: 1 - Learning the Fundamentals
Cost: $15
Description:
You want to create a blog but unsure what to write in the blog and how to write it? Maybe there is a way to write a blog so that you can maximize a larger audience? ?This workshop identifies the various culture and social aspects that can impact the traffic flow to a blog. Covering the areas of language used in a Blog, how to reach a specific audience and a global audience, how to understand how different cultures may interpret a Blog and how local and native social factors may affect the success of a Blog.
No prerequisites necessary.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Managing Your Online Course
Category: 1 - Learning the Fundamentals
Cost: $15
Description:
Did you ever wonder why some people do well in online courses and other do not? Learn how to successfully participate and complete an online course.
This workshop will demonstrate the overall Internet netiquette and requirements needed to manage time and assignments with an online course. A review of the current course managements systems that TC uses will be used for demonstrations
No prerequisites necessary.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This course will be offered by appointment. At least four participants are needed to run the workshop. Please call (212) 678?302 for information.This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Adobe Connect for Online Courses
Category: 1 - Learning the Fundamentals
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn how to use and navigate through the online course management system ?Adobe Connect. This is a good workshop for any student taking an online course that uses Adobe Connect. Students will learn how to navigate and use Connect including the audio and webcam features.
Only open to students who are taking a course online using Adobe Connect
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Blogging
Category: 8 - Social networking
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn how to make a personal blog for your course work or research. Learn how to manage and enhance a blog for a global audience.
No prerequisite necessary.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Web Programming for the iPhone
Category: 9 - Mobile Learning
Cost: $15
Description:
Lear html and java programming that mimic native apps on teh iPhone.
Prerequsites: Mastery in Web programming or instructor's permission.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
Introduction to the Smartboard
Category: 6 - Mastering Useful Teaching Tools
Cost: $15
Description:
This is a 2 hour workshop that reviews the components of the Smartboard technology. Identifying how to use the SmartBoard for classroom presentations, interactive features for subject-specific topics, audio and video files, web interaction, note taking and saving and emailing whiteboard outlines. A review of the external equipment used with the Smartboard will also be discussed, including the ?licker??for immediate survey taking, the overheard 3D projector, animating FLASH website interaction.
Tc Educator (Second Life)
Category: 8 - Social networking
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn how to get around and communicate in Tc Educator, the Teachers college island in the virtual world of Second Life
Learn how to login in Second Llife and lead your avatar to go around through the TC island. Walk through the variety of the TC buildings, have a meeting at the TC caf? visit the amphitheater and watch the video presentations, see the virtual exhibitions in the the Macy gallery and go to the classrooms in case you may want to teach there. Learn how to make your avatar, walk , sit down and stand up, dance, fly, talk, dance and express emotions. Interact with the objects around your avatar, master the use of the Map and Teleport to different locations .Learn how to change the light in your environment, create a landmark and use the inventory.
No prerequisite necessary.
One day: 2 hour workshop.
Animation on the web with Flash
Category: 5 - Creating and Editing Digital Video & Audio
Cost: $45
Description:
Bring more interactivity to your web pages
with Flash. Create sophisticated animation and
interactive buttons.
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Web Design,
or HTML, or instructor's permission.
Three days: 2 hours each day.
Creating Flash files for the SmartBoard
Category: 6 - Mastering Useful Teaching Tools
Cost: $15
Description:
Learn how to create an annimated and interactive presentations to use with the SmartBoard. This workshop will describe how to develop a FLASH file for the SmartBoard, how to upload to the Smartboard software, Notebook and how to integrate and maintain with the classroom curriculum. Bring a curriculum subject /topic to the class so you can develop a FLASH enabled file.
Prerequisite: Successfully completion of Introduction to Smartboard workshop, knowledge of Adobe FLASH software; permission from the instructor.
This workshop is ONLY offered by appointment during summer. Please call (212) 678 3302 for information
CCT_Animation on the web with Flash
Category: 13 - CCT
Cost: $15
Description:
This is a CCT workshop.
For information please contact Shawna M. Bu Shell, Internship Coordinator, Department: Mathematics, Science & Technology, Office: 322 Thompson, Phone: 212-678-3417, Email: smb87@columbia.edu
eLearning Course Design and Tools: Adobe Captivate
Category: 6 - Mastering Useful Teaching Tools
Cost: $12
Description:
New to eLearning? Get introduced to eLearning course content design and tools, and learn how to prepare screen captures and simulations using Adobe Captivate to teach skills for online courses.
Prerequisites:
Basic HTML or Web Design
CCT_Dreamweaver Beyond the Basics
Category: 13 - CCT
Cost: $15
Description:
This is a CCT workshop.
For information please contact Shawna M. Bu Shell, Internship Coordinator, Department: Mathematics, Science & Technology, Office: 322 Thompson, Phone: 212-678-3417, Email: smb87@columbia.edu
CCT_Introduction to InDesign
Category: 13 - CCT
Cost: $15
Description:
This is a CCT workshop.
For information please contact Shawna M. Bu Shell, Internship Coordinator, Department: Mathematics, Science & Technology, Office: 322 Thompson, Phone: 212-678-3417, Email: smb87@columbia.edu
Statistics with Excel
Category: 7 - Performing Data Analysis & Research
Cost: $30
Description:
If you find statistical software breaking your wallet, come and learn how Excel can perform many basic statistical tasks: Descriptive statistics, Regression, Variance Analysisˇ
Prerequisite:
Basic skills in Excel and Statistics.
Computer Networks and Wireless Setup
Category: 1 - Learning the Fundamentals
Cost: free
Description:
Are you interested to know how computer networks work? Do you need to set up your wireless router? Come with your routers to this workshop to learn what your equipment is capable of. If you are just interested to know about the topic, do not worry we will demonstrate it for you with simulations and real machines at our hand.
No Prerequisites
Classweb Clinics
Category: 12 - CLINICS
Cost: free
Description:
If you have specific questions concerning your courses in ClassWeb, watch for the sign and come to our ClassWeb clinics in the Teachers College cafeteria. Our workshop clinics will offer one on one help on a first come, first served basis.
PowerPoint Clinics
Category: 12 - CLINICS
Cost: free
Description:
If you have specific questions concerning creating and editing slides in PowerPoint , watch for the sign and come to our Powerpoint clinics in the Teachers College cafeteria. Our workshop clinics will offer one on one help on a first come, first served basis.
Word Clinics
Category: 12 - CLINICS
Cost: free
Description:
If you have specific questions concerning your documents in Word, watch for the sign and come to our Word clinics in the Teachers College cafeteria. Our workshop clinics will offer one on one help on a first come, first served basis.
Excel Clinics
Category: 12 - CLINICS
Cost: free
Description:
If you have specific questions concerning Excel files in ClassWeb, watch for the sign and come to our Excel clinics in the Teachers College cafeteria. Our workshop clinics will offer one on one help on a first come, first served basis.
Endnote Clinics
Category: 12 - CLINICS
Cost: free
Description:
If you have specific questions concerning managing your references with Endnote , watch for the sign and come to our Endnote clinics in the Teachers College cafeteria. Our workshop clinics will offer one on one help on a first come, first served basis.
Adobe Acrobat Clinics
Category: 12 - CLINICS
Cost: free
Description:
If you have specific questions concerning your Pdf files in Adobe Acrobat , watch for the sign and come to our Adobe Acrobat clinics in the Teachers College cafeteria. Our workshop clinics will offer one on one help on a first come, first served basis.
DreamWeaver Clinics
Category: 12 - CLINICS
Cost: free
Description:
If you have specific questions concerning creating and publishing your web pages using DreamWeaver , watch for the sign and come to our DreamWeaver clinics in the Teachers College cafeteria. Our workshop clinics will offer one on one help on a first come, first served basis.
Photoshop Clinics
Category: 12 - CLINICS
Cost: free
Description:
If you have specific questions concerning creating and editing your graphic files with Photoshop, watch for the sign and come to our Photoshop clinics in the Teachers College cafeteria. Our workshop clinics will offer one on one help on a first come, first served basis.
Google Docs Clinics
Category: 12 - CLINICS
Cost: free
Description:
If you have specific questions concerning Google Docs , watch for the sign and come to our Google Docs clinics in the Teachers College cafeteria. Our workshop clinics will offer one on one help on a first come, first served basis.
SPSS Clinics
Category: 12 - CLINICS
Cost: free
Description:
If you have specific questions concerning your data in SPSS, watch for the sign and come to our SPSS clinics in the Teachers College cafeteria. Our workshop clinics will offer one on one help on a first come, first served basis.
OpenOffice
Category: 2 - Improving your Office/Dissertation Skills
Cost: $45
Description:
Learn how to work with documents, spread sheets and slide presentations with the free open source OpenOffice application suite
No prerequisites necessary
CCT_Flash
Category: 13 - CCT
Cost: $30
Description:
This is a CCT workshop.
For information please contact Shawna M. Bu Shell, Internship Coordinator, Department: Mathematics, Science & Technology, Office: 322 Thompson, Phone: 212-678-3417, Email: smb87@columbia.edu
CCT_ Moviemaker
Category: 13 - CCT
Cost: $30
Description:
This is a CCT workshop.
For information please contact Shawna M. Bu Shell, Internship Coordinator, Department: Mathematics, Science & Technology, Office: 322 Thompson, Phone: 212-678-3417, Email: smb87@columbia.edu
CCT_Building e-Portfolio with GoogleDocs
Category: 13 - CCT
Cost: $15
Description:
This is a CCT workshop.
For information please contact Shawna M. Bu Shell, Internship Coordinator, Department: Mathematics, Science & Technology, Office: 322 Thompson, Phone: 212-678-3417, Email: smb87@columbia.edu
Basic Dreamweaver on Demand
Category: 3 - Building and Managing a Website
Cost: $15
Description:
CCT_Captivate
Category: 13 - CCT
Cost: $15
Description:
This is a CCT workshop.
For information please contact Shawna M. Bu Shell, Internship Coordinator, Department: Mathematics, Science & Technology, Office: 322 Thompson, Phone: 212-678-3417, Email: smb87@columbia.edu
CCT_Intro to Final Cut
Category: 13 - CCT
Cost: $30
Description:
This is a CCT workshop.
For information please contact Shawna M. Bu Shell, Internship Coordinator, Department: Mathematics, Science & Technology, Office: 322 Thompson, Phone: 212-678-3417, Email: smb87@columbia.edu
CCT_Word Beyond the Basics
Category: 13 - CCT
Cost: $15
Description:
This is a CCT workshop.
For information please contact Shawna M. Bu Shell, Internship Coordinator, Department: Mathematics, Science & Technology, Office: 322 Thompson, Phone: 212-678-3417, Email: smb87@columbia.edu