Fall 2007 Schedule

DATE

TITLE

DESCRIPTION

INSTRUCTOR

   TIME     

PLACE

9-10
 (Mon)
Office 2007: Word, the Basics Use the NEW Office 2007 menu bar, status bar, toolbars.  Create a new document from a template. Use the spell & grammar checker. Align text. Try different fonts.  Create a table. Double-space.  Print.  Select text.  Insert & delete.  Use the Office Assistant. Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm N-39(Cranford)
9-11
 (Tues)
Using Multimedia Classrooms

Connecting the laptop to the projector, turning on the projector, using the VCR and document camera, network access, lowering the screen, troubleshooting.

James Eimont 2:30-4pm Room 412 (Elizabeth)
9-12
 (Wed)
Office 2007: Excel the Basics   Create workbook & worksheet.  Use the NEW Office 2007 menu bar, status bar & toolbars. Enter/save data.  Use Help.  Edit data.  Use simple equations & the goto function.  Sort & filter data. Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm N-39 (Cranford)
9-17
 (Mon)
Learning Puzzles Research findings and their implications for classroom achievement.  Ray Krukovsky 4-5:30pm H-207 (Cranford)
9-17
 (Mon)
Office 2007: Word, the Basics Use the NEW Office 2007 menu bar, status bar, toolbars.  Create a new document from a template. Use the spell & grammar checker. Align text. Try different fonts.  Create a table. Double-space.  Print.  Select text.  Insert & delete.  Use the Office Assistant. Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm Lab 212 (Elizabeth)
9-19
 (Wed)
Office 2007: Excel the Basics   Create workbook & worksheet.  Use the NEW Office 2007 menu & status & toolbars. Enter/save data.  Use Help.  Edit data.  Use simple equations & the goto function.  Sort data. Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm Lab 212 (Elizabeth)
9-19
 (Wed)

Improving Student Note Taking Skills

Encourage the active and critical listening skills that help students take effective, useful class notes.

William Lipkin   5:30-7pm S-109 (Cranford)
9-19
 (Wed)
Search Engine Prowess Review of browsing basics, tools, directories, search
  engines & help screens.
Maureen Greenbaum 4:30-6pm N-39 (Cranford)
9-24
 (Mon)
Office 2007: Word, the Basics Use the NEW Office 2007 menu bar, status bar, toolbars.  Create a new document from a template. Use the spell & grammar checker. Align text. Try different fonts.  Create a table. Double-space.  Print.  Select text.  Insert & delete.  Use the Office Assistant. Maureen Greenbaum 5-6:30pm Room 112 (Plainfield)
9-25
 (Tues)
What the ALC Can Do for You and Your Students How tutorial support is provided, subjects supported, schedules, recommending students as tutors. Gail Hein 1:30-3pm L-308 (Cranford)
9-26
 (Wed)
Office 2007: Excel the Basics   Create workbook & worksheet.  Use the NEW Office 2007 menu bar, status bar & toolbars. Enter/save data.  Use Help.  Edit data.  Use simple equations & the goto function.  Sort & filter data. Maureen Greenbaum 5-6:30pm Room 112 (Plainfield)
9-26
 (Wed)
Adjunct Orientation An overview of Union County College and its expectations of adjunct faculty.  An opportunity to ask questions. William Lipkin & David McClure 5:30-7pm S-109  (Cranford)
9-27
 (Thurs)
Library Full-Text Databases Overview of UCC database collections.  Hands-on use of three of the major databases.  Simple & advanced database search techniques. Susan Bissett 2:30-4pm L-105(Cranford)
10-1
 (Mon)
Office 2007: PowerPoint, the Basics Use the New Office 2007 menu bar, status bar & toolbars.  Choose a design template.  Customize the PowerPoint window.  Create slides.  Change the font style and size.  Type a bulleted list.  Use the slide show and slide sorter view buttons.  Create using the Outline tab.  Save and print a presentation.  Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm N-33 (Cranford)
10-2
 (Tues)
Enter Your Grades Online Use SIS Web for Faculty to enter student grades.  You can also view your teaching schedule and class lists. Jo Ann Davis-Wayne 4:30-6pm N-39 (Cranford)
10-3
(Wed)
Synergy in the Classroom

Help students generate their own creative ideas and evaluate their own work & classmates’ work.  Create a nurturing environment.  Keep student interest.

Ray Krukovsky 4-5:30pm H-207 (Cranford)
10-3
(Wed)
Creating My Own Website Use Microsoft FrontPage to produce your own site. Maureen Greenbaum 4:30-6pm S-120 (Cranford)
10-3
 (Wed)
Office 2007: PowerPoint, the Basics Use the NEW Office 2007 menu bar, status bar & toolbars.  Choose a design template.  Customize the PowerPoint window.  Create slides.  Change the font style and size.  Type a bulleted list.  Use the slide show and slide sorter view buttons.  Create using the Outline tab. Print a presentation.    Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm Lab 212 (Elizabeth)
10-4
(Thurs)
Teachers’ Toolbox Learn about an integrated grading software program that includes an attendance module, planning module, grade module, etc. David Mc Clure 5-6:30pm L-305 (Cranford)
10-8
 (Mon)
Office 2007: PowerPoint, the Basics Use the NEW Office 2007 menu bar, status bar and toolbars.  Choose a design template.  Customize the PowerPoint window.  Create slides.  Change the font style and size.  Type a bulleted list.  Use the slide show and slide sorter view buttons.  Create using the Outline tab.  Save and print a presentation.  Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm Room 112 (Plainfield)
10-9
(Tues)
The Millennial Student

Is  today’s Millennial Student different?  Have world events caused basic changes in their attitudes?  Has technology affected the way they learn?  Discuss some exciting new ideas in this area.

Toby Marx 3:30-5pm L-306 (Cranford)
10-10
 (Wed)
The Art of Questioning How are we questioning our students?  Is there a wait time?  Are we giving our students enough wait time to formulate their responses?  Learn some interesting questioning skills. Gerry Coleman 12:15-1:30 pm L-305 (Cranford)
10-10
 (Wed)
Office 2007: Word Intermediate Customize toolbars. Help. Clipart. Find & replace.  Cut & Paste. Headers & footers. Page numbers, footnotes, endnotes.   Columns. Mail merge. Wendy Pate   5-6:30pm N-39 (Cranford)
10-11
 (Thurs)
Guided Design: Easing the Research Process for Students Ideas for working with students who are new to the research process. Susan Bissett 2:30-4pm L-105 (Cranford)
10-15
 (Mon)
Is Your Inbox Overflowing?

Create folders in Microsoft Outlook to organize your mail.

Mohamad Chenawi 4-5:30pm N-39 (Cranford)
10-15
 (Mon)
Office 2007: Word, the Basics Use the NEW Office 2007 menu bar, status bar, toolbars.  Create a new document from a template. Use the spell & grammar checker. Align text. Try different fonts.  Create a table. Double-space.  Print.  Select text.  Insert & delete.  Use the Office Assistant. Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm S-120 (Cranford))
10-16
 (Tues)
What the ALC Can Do for You and Your Students How tutorial support is provided, subjects supported, schedules, recommending students as tutors.. Gail Hein 1:30-3pm Room 603 (Elizabeth)
10-17
 (Wed)
Office 2007: Excel the Basics Create workbook & worksheet.  Use the NEW Office 2007 menu bar, status bar & toolbars. Enter/save data.  Use Help.  Edit data.  Use simple equations & the goto function.  Sort & filter data. Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm N-39 (Cranford)
10-17
 (Wed)
Dealing with Different Student Learning Styles Effective approaches to the different learning styles of students.. William Lipkin 5:30-7pm S-109 (Cranford)
10-17
 (Wed)
Create that List You’ve Been Needing Use Microsoft Access to create a list of students, office equipment,  purchases or any other data you need listed in an orderly easy to find/search mannerr Maureen Greenbaum 4:30-6pm S-120
(Cranford)
10-22
 (Mon)
Motivational Factors Affecting Classroom Functioning A look at the difference between achievement motivation and performance motivation, the dynamics of each and some topics related to them, e.g., self-handicapping behaviors of studentss Ray Krukovsky 4-5:30pm H-207 (Cranford)
10-22
 (Mon)
Office 2007: Word, the Basics Use the NEW Office 2007 menu bar, status bar, toolbars.  Create a new document from a template. Use the spell & grammar checker. Align text. Try different fonts.  Create a table. Double-space.  Print.  Select text.  Insert & delete.  Use the Office Assistant. Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm Lab 212 (Elizabeth)
10-24
 (Wed)
Creative Uses of the World Wide Web Use the World Wide Web creatively to watch your stocks ((www.top10traders.com), to save family or class photos (www.picasa.com) or family videos (www.video.google.com), create a family web page (www.googlepages.com), create a blog (www.blogger.com) or do your taxes online (http://www.turbotax.com) Maureen Greenbaum 4:30-6pm S-120 (Cranford)
10-24 (Wed) Office 2007: Excel Intermediate Create charts.    Find/replace. Move/ copy.  Rename. Shortcut keys. Macros. Formulas & functions.  Format cells.. Wendy Pate   5-6:30pm N-39 (Cranford)
10-24 (Wed) Handling Chronic Student Behaviors How do you work with a student who is chronically late for class or almost always turns in assignments late or seems continually distracted? William Lipkin 5:30-7pm S-109 (Cranford)
10-25 (Thurs) Effective Teaching Techniques Present the same concepts more than one way to account for different learning styles.. Kathy Trombacco 3-4:30pm L-305  (Cranford)
10-29 (Mon) Backup Your Data or Be Sorry Learn a variety of methods to backup your files and folders. Mohamad Chenawi 4-5:30pm N-39 (Cranford)
11-1 (Thurs) Getting the Most out of Your Student Bibliography Assignment

Review some models of outstanding bibliography assignments.  Learn how to craft bibliography assignments that will involve students cognitively and affectively in their research projects..

Susan Bissett   2:30-4pm L-105 (Cranford)
11-5 (Mon) Office 2007: PowerPoint Advanced Presentations from outlines.  Bulleted lists.  Change slide layout.   Animation/slide transition effects.  Run a slide showw Wendy Pate   5-6:30pm N-39 (Cranford)
11-6 (Tues) Conflicts, Grievances, and Resolution Definitions:  what is grievable and what is not The Process of Grievance as outlined in the contract. David McClure 5-6:30pm L-305 (Cranford)
11-7 (Wed) Using SIS and the e-Services Link on the UCC Web Page Learn how to utilize the different e-services options & SIS screens.  Attendees must have UCC signon and password. Jo Ann Davis-Wayne 4:30-6pm N-39 (Cranford)
11-7
(Wed)
Digg, MySpace, YouTube These sites enable users to post pictures, links, sound and videos and then comment on them with more pictures, links, sound and videos.  These Web 2.0 social networking sites can be frivolous, but can also be put to good pedagogical use.. Maureen Greenbaum 4:30-6pm S-120 (Cranford)
11-7
 (Wed)
Office 2007: Excel the Basics Create workbook & worksheet.  Use the NEW Office 2007 menu & status & toolbars. Enter/save data.  Use Help.  Edit data.  Use simple equations & the goto function.  Sort & filter data. Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm Lab 209 (Elizabeth)
11-8
 (Thurs)
Using Multimedia Classrooms Connecting the laptop to the projector, turning on the projector, using the VCR and document camera, network access, lowering the screen, troubleshooting.. Patrick Gallagher 1:30-3pm H-207 (Cranford)
11-12
 (Mon)
Saving Your Files  Should you save your files to your hard drive, a floppy, jump drive, zip drive or CD?  How do you save to a CD or DVD? Mohamad Chenawi 4-5:30pm N-39 (Cranford)
11-12
 (Mon)
Office 2007: PowerPoint, the Basics Use the New Office 2007 menu bar, status bar & toolbars.  Choose a design template.  Customize the PowerPoint window.  Create slides.  Change the font style and size.  Type a bulleted list.  Use the slide show and slide sorter view buttons.  Create using the Outline tab. Save/print presentation.  Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm S-120 (Cranford)
11-14
 (Wed)
Mail Merge using Word Create a table.  Review several variations of mail merge: envelopes, letters, e-mail, labels.  Must have at least a beginner’s knowledge of Word 2007.  ; Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm N-39 (Cranford)
11-14
 (Wed)
Pep up Your WebCT Screens with Simple  html code Use WebCT’s WYSIWYG editor to put clip art in the calendar.  Write simple html code for the image, bold, italics and font color tags. Maureen Greenbaum 4:30-6pm S-120 (Cranford)
11-19
(Mon)
Mail Merge using Word Create a table.  Review several variations of mail merge: envelopes, letters, e-mail, labels.  Must have at least a beginner’s knowledge of Word 2007.  ; Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm Lab 212 (Elizabeth)
11-19
 (Mon)
Basic Tips for Working with a Learning-Disabled Student

How do you provide the support a learning-disabled student will need in your classroom??

Lisa Chambers-Smith 5-6:30pm H-110 (Cranford)
11-20
 (Tues)
What the ALC Can Do for You and Your Students How tutorial support is provided, subjects supported, schedules, recommending students as tutors.. Gail Hein 1:30-3pm Room 119 (Plainfield)
11-28
 (Wed)
E-Mail Etiquette In an effort to promote efficient and effective communication between instructors and students, certain guidelines must be adhered to.  This is a place to vent and share thoughts..

Jan Wyzykowski

5-6:30 p S-109 (Cranford)
11-29
 (Thurs)
Plagiarism and the Use of turnitin.com How to handle the problem of plagiarism in the classroom as well as a brief look at the turnitin.com website for the prevention of plagiarism.  This website instantly identifies papers containing unoriginal material. Susan Bissett & Bohdan Lukaschewsky 2:30-4pm L-105 (Cranford)
12-3
 (Mon)
Using a Scanner and Digital Camera Easy steps to using a scanner including the one in the Adjunct Office.  How to borrow and use a digital camera. Mohamad Chenawi 4-5:30pm C-207 (Cranford)
12-3
 (Mon)
Office 2007: PowerPoint, the Basics Use the New Office 2007 menu bar, status bar & toolbars.  Choose a design template.  Customize the PowerPoint window.  Create slides.  Change the font style and size.  Type a bulleted list.  Use the slide show and slide sorter view buttons.  Create using the Outline tab.  Save and print a presentation.  Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm Lab 212 (Elizabeth)
12-4
 (Tues)
Using Multimedia Classrooms

Connecting the laptop to the projector, turning on the projector, using the VCR and document camera, network access, lowering the screen, troubleshooting..

Patrick Gallagher 1:30-3pm Room 119
(Plainfield)
12-4
 (Tues)
Get a Life! Explore your opportunities for developing your personal and professional  goals both on and off campus.. Dr. Wallace Smith 5-6:30pm L-305 (Cranford)
12-5
 (Wed)
Protect Your PC Learn how to avoid spyware, viruses, pop-ups and other annoying intrusions. Mohamad Chenawi 4-5:30pm N-33 (Cranford)
12-5
 (Wed)
Wikis, Blogs and Other Ways to Use the Internet for Student Collaboration Learn how to contribute to kipedia.  Teach your students to use wikis to collaborate with others on written assignments.  Learn how students can have their work seen by the world when they contribute their expertise to Wikipedia. Maureen Greenbaum 4:30-6pm N-39 (Cranford)
12-5
(Wed)
Office 2007: Word, the Basics Use the NEW Office 2007 menu bar, status bar, toolbars.  Create a new document from a template. Use the spell & grammar checker. Align text. Try different fonts.  Create a table. Double-space.  Print.  Select text.  Insert & delete.  Use the Office Assistant. Wendy Pate 5-6:30pm S-120 (Cranford)

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