http://www.usask.ca:80/events Teaching and Learning Calendar - 30 days from 5/25/2013 en http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130527&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-2727Z02VMc@localhost&uid=20130525T084503CST-2727Z02VMc@localhost 2013-05-27T08:30:00 2013-05-27T08:30:00 http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130527&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-2727Z02VMc@localhost Mon May 27 2013 8:30 am: The Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness Events With: When: Monday May 27, 2013 8:30 AM - 4:30 PMWhere: Please note that TIPS requires attendance on 2 days.  Day 2 for this session is MAY 29. TIPS (Teaching Improvement Project System) for Faculty is a two day workshop designed to enhance the participant’s expertise as an instructor through sessions in which selected instructional techniques will be analyzed, practiced and evaluated. The sessions include presentations, discussions and independent work. Participants prepare and present in small group, two ten-minute teaching sessions (micro teaches) from their own repertoire. On the second day, the participants will be divided into the following groups: 1) People who teach primarily in classroom settings practice and enhance valuable teaching skills including teaching large classes and foundational principles of student assessment. 2) People who teach primarily in a clinical setting will learn clinical teaching skills including how to use the Precepting Using Microskills method. Registration for this course is open to all U of S faculty.  Please register through this link http://www.usask.ca/gmcte/mdtlc (details) http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130527&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3302Zctgpz@localhost&uid=20130525T084503CST-3302Zctgpz@localhost 2013-05-27T18:30:00 2013-05-27T18:30:00 http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130527&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3302Zctgpz@localhost Mon May 27 2013 6:30 pm: Training Services Course List This six-hour course gives an overview of the basic concepts of using ArcGIS (version 9.0), which is a GIS spatial mapping product. You will learn the various tools available in this product, as well as some of its applications, focusing on how this program can work with client-specific data. You will also have an opportunity to set up a small GIS database, then build on the database using various analytical geo-processes available. Prerequisites: Before enrolling in this course, participants should possess basic computer skills including mouse operation, creating folders, creating files and saving files into folders; and some experience with browsing the internet. We offer a basic computer skills course if you require acquisition of these skills. >>>Fee payment information may be found here.<<<   >>>>Class Handout<<<< Additional information for ArcGIS - Webinars from ESRI http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130528&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3308lx0v08@localhost&uid=20130525T084503CST-3308lx0v08@localhost 2013-05-28T09:00:00 2013-05-28T09:00:00 http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130528&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3308lx0v08@localhost Tue May 28 2013 9:00 am: Training Services Course List Are you ready to simplify your spreadsheet processing requirements? With its new look, Excel allows for the application of great features at the click of a mouse! This course elaborates on the concepts presented in the Excel Fundamentals offering, and expands on the basics with the introduction of templates, linking formulas, and pivot tables. Depending on the offering location, in-class instruction will be demonstrated in either MS Excel 2007 or 2010. Differences between the two versions are mentioned when applicable to a given concept. Those working in a MAC environment can also benefit from the instruction though some keystrokes and procedures will be different. >>>Fee payment Information may be found here<<< Resources Excel Basics Manual (PDF) Basic Excel - Learn the Excel Basics http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130528&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-2733TZ4N9I@localhost&uid=20130525T084503CST-2733TZ4N9I@localhost 2013-05-28T13:30:00 2013-05-28T13:30:00 http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130528&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-2733TZ4N9I@localhost Tue May 28 2013 1:30 pm: The Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness Events With: When: Tuesday May 28, 2013 1:30 PM - 3:00 PMWhere: Murray 102 Presenter: Nancy Turner, University of the Arts, London In most Higher Education (HE) contexts teaching remains a relatively private aspect of academic practice, not open to peer review or external quality benchmarks.   This landscape is beginning to change with national student surveys, the scholarship of teaching and learning, professional development in learning and teaching for HE faculty, and implementation of development schemes such as peer teaching observation. This opening up of teaching practice is occurring alongside apocalyptic predictions for HE (e.g. blah).  Whether such extreme predictions will play out will only be seen in time, however, it would be acting like the proverbial ostrich to ignore the significant shifts that HE is currently navigating.  The need for rapid and continuous change has never been so pressing. While developments to date have improved teaching practices more needs to be done to facilitate ongoing enhancement in teaching and curriculum design.  I propose that engagement with open educational practices (OEP) is one powerful way to achieve this. Experience at the University of the Arts London (UAL) indicates that engagement with OEP is an effective tool to support change in HE teaching and learning practices.  We have found that OEP acts as an excellent ‘lightening conductor’ to identify underlying pedagogic conceptions and practices.  Making implicit models of learning and teaching explicit through OEP is an important step in developing the skills and infrastructures needed to operate effectively in a changing HE landscape. These benefits have also seen engagement with OEP move from the edges of our institutional agenda to feature as a component of strategic planning. This session will provide an overview of some of UAL’s activities in supporting teachers to engage with OEP together with their reflections on the experience, paying particular attention to the affective, cognitive and practical factors involved.  UAL’s strategic direction in this area will also be considered in light of the broad benefits potentially achieved through OEP. Nancy’s Bio: Nancy Turner is Associate Dean Learning and Teaching Development and Head of the Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design at the University of the Arts London in the United Kingdom.  Her role involves strategic leadership of the Centre and its activities and leading and contributing to institutional projects related to the enhancement of learning and teaching. Throughout her career Nancy has gained experience of strategic leadership of learning and teaching at institutional level as well as strategic management of virtual learning environments.  She has lead Masters programmes in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and developed contextual, relevant and flexible continuing professional development for faculty and staff who support student learning. Nancy's teaching experience in higher education has included development and delivery of courses in classroom, laboratory and distance learning environments in Canada and the UK. Nancy chairs the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) Scholarship and Research Committee, is on the Editorial Board for the Social Science Citation indexed Innovation in Education and Teaching International and is a reviewer for many programmes of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and several international journals. Nancy is also a member of the UK Heads of Educational Development Group and the Heads of e-learning Forum. Her main areas of research are self-belief, professional development in HE, change processes in HE, open educational practice, and linking teaching and disciplinary research. Further information: http://www.arts.ac.uk/cltad/aboutus/cltadstaff/nancyturner/ @nkturner (details) http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130528&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3314vFuDDE@localhost&uid=20130525T084503CST-3314vFuDDE@localhost 2013-05-28T13:30:00 2013-05-28T13:30:00 http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130528&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3314vFuDDE@localhost Tue May 28 2013 1:30 pm: Training Services Course List This session, intended for staff members who are new and or unfamiliar with FAST, will cover basic FAST functions such as using different search criterias, manipulating views, detailed drill-down lookups, viewing invoices online, looking up balances for funds and will address any questions participants may have regarding their funds and FAST. Instructor: UniFi Training & Support Specialist Contact: Any inquiries for UniFi may be directed to UniFi Support, 966-8783 Email: unifisupport@usask.ca Please Note: The FAST Finance Reporting User Manual (Section 7 in the UniFi Training Manual) is available online. http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130528&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3320Vv8nP1@localhost&uid=20130525T084503CST-3320Vv8nP1@localhost 2013-05-28T18:30:00 2013-05-28T18:30:00 http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130528&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3320Vv8nP1@localhost Tue May 28 2013 6:30 pm: Training Services Course List SAS for Windows is a powerful statistical analysis program for the MS Windows computer system (see more...). It is used for doing advanced statistical analysis of data for research and other projects. This course explains how to use this program to perform your statistical analyses. The overheads for this course are available on-line for all U of S faculty, staff, and students to view. Exercises for class: Download here Online references and tutorials: Getting Started with SAS Getting Started with SAS Enterprise Guide 4.2 SAS Online Resources for Stats Education Free Online SAS Training Location of Computer Lab - John Mitchell Building >>>>Payment information may be found here<<<< http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130529&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-2739ptoe8t@localhost&uid=20130525T084503CST-2739ptoe8t@localhost 2013-05-29T08:30:00 2013-05-29T08:30:00 http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130529&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-2739ptoe8t@localhost Wed May 29 2013 8:30 am: The Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness Events With: When: Wednesday May 29, 2013 8:30 AM - 4:30 PMWhere: Please note that TIPS requires attendance on 2 days.  Day 1 for this session is MAY 27. TIPS (Teaching Improvement Project System) for Faculty is a two day workshop designed to enhance the participant’s expertise as an instructor through sessions in which selected instructional techniques will be analyzed, practiced and evaluated. The sessions include presentations, discussions and independent work. Participants prepare and present in small group, two ten-minute teaching sessions (micro teaches) from their own repertoire. On the second day, the participants will be divided into the following groups: 1) People who teach primarily in classroom settings practice and enhance valuable teaching skills including teaching large classes and foundational principles of student assessment. 2) People who teach primarily in a clinical setting will learn clinical teaching skills including how to use the Precepting Using Microskills method. Registration for this course is open to all U of S faculty.  Please register through this link http://www.usask.ca/gmcte/mdtlc (details) http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130604&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3325Uvudbr@localhost&uid=20130525T084503CST-3325Uvudbr@localhost 2013-06-04T13:30:00 2013-06-04T13:30:00 http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130604&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3325Uvudbr@localhost Tue Jun 4 2013 1:30 pm: Training Services Course List Not only is InDesign a state-of-the-art layout program it is the current industry standard. Design any document format from single page posters and flyers, to complex multi-page colour publications. In this course you will learn the basics of creating layouts with InDesign. Prerequisites: Before enrolling in this course, participants should possess basic computer skills including mouse operation, creating folders, creating files and saving files into folders; and some experience with browsing the internet. We offer a basic computer skills course if you require acquisition of these skills. >>>Fee payment information may be found here.<<< http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130605&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3331Pzn2dI@localhost&uid=20130525T084503CST-3331Pzn2dI@localhost 2013-06-05T18:00:00 2013-06-05T18:00:00 http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130605&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3331Pzn2dI@localhost Wed Jun 5 2013 6:00 pm: Training Services Course List This course shows you how to use Adobe Photoshop to perform many different image processing techniques. In this course, you will learn how to use several tools for selecting parts of images, and will move, duplicate and resize images. You will learn to use layers, layer effects, filters, painting and blending, and color modification. Also, you will learn how to create images of different formats for different applications. Prerequisites: Before enrolling in this course, participants should possess basic computer skills including mouse operation, creating folders, creating files and saving files into folders; and some experience with browsing the internet. We offer a basic computer skills course if you require acquisition of these skills. >>>Fee payment information may be found here.<<< http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130610&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-2747JCgWcb@localhost&uid=20130525T084503CST-2747JCgWcb@localhost 2013-06-10T09:00:00 2013-06-10T09:00:00 http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130610&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-2747JCgWcb@localhost Mon Jun 10 2013 9:00 am: The Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness Events With: When: Monday Jun 10, 2013 9:00 AM - 4:00 PMWhere: The Gwenna Moss Centre is pleased to provide a new Flipped Teaching immersive experience for faculty. The initial 'Over Easy' Flipped Experience will be held at the GMCTE on June 10 and 11. Enrollment is limited to 5 participants. This is intended for instructors wishing to experiment with flipped teaching in the Fall 2013 Term.Flipped teaching is the process of moving lecture content from face-to-face class time to before class by assigning it as homework. This allows for more interactive and student-centred types of learning to take place during the scheduled class time. Flipped teaching often involves, but is not limited to, students viewing lecture videos as homework.For more information and to apply, please visit the event page at:http://www.usask.ca/gmcte/flip_overeasy.Deadline to apply is Wednesday, May 29. (details) http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130611&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-2756IDCLV4@localhost&uid=20130525T084503CST-2756IDCLV4@localhost 2013-06-11T09:00:00 2013-06-11T09:00:00 http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130611&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-2756IDCLV4@localhost Tue Jun 11 2013 9:00 am: The Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness Events With: When: Tuesday Jun 11, 2013 9:00 AM - 2:00 PMWhere: The Gwenna Moss Centre is pleased to provide a new Flipped Teaching immersive experience for faculty. The initial 'Over Easy' Flipped Experience will be held at the GMCTE on June 10 and 11. Enrollment is limited to 5 participants. This is intended for instructors wishing to experiment with flipped teaching in the Fall 2013 Term.Flipped teaching is the process of moving lecture content from face-to-face class time to before class by assigning it as homework. This allows for more interactive and student-centred types of learning to take place during the scheduled class time. Flipped teaching often involves, but is not limited to, students viewing lecture videos as homework.For more information and to apply, please visit the event page at:http://www.usask.ca/gmcte/flip_overeasy.Deadline to apply is Wednesday, May 29. (details) http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130617&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3336io6Fgr@localhost&uid=20130525T084503CST-3336io6Fgr@localhost 2013-06-17T13:30:00 2013-06-17T13:30:00 http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130617&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3336io6Fgr@localhost Mon Jun 17 2013 1:30 pm: Training Services Course List This course introduces basic spreadsheet terminology and functions within the application framework of Microsoft Excel. An overview of both the Excel environment and spreadsheet functionality serves as a solid foundation for the more in depth analysis presented in the Excel Fundamentals Plus offering. Depending on the offering location, in-class instruction will be demonstrated in either MS Excel 2007 or 2010. Differences between the two versions are mentioned when applicable to a given concept. Those working in a MAC environment can also benefit from the instruction though some keystrokes and procedures will be different. >>>Fee payment Information may be found here<<< Resources Excel Basics Manual (PDF) Excel 2007 Tutorial Get To Know Excel 2010 Up to speed with Excel 2007 Excel 2007 Tutorial Excel 2007 Overview Guide - Part 1 Excel 2007 Overview Guide - Part 2 Customize Your Excel 2007 Quick Access Toolbar Excel 2010 Quick Reference Guide http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130618&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3342U0ojZJ@localhost&uid=20130525T084503CST-3342U0ojZJ@localhost 2013-06-18T13:30:00 2013-06-18T13:30:00 http://www.usask.ca:80/events/e.php?getdate=20130618&cal=Teaching+and+Learning&uid=20130525T084503CST-3342U0ojZJ@localhost Tue Jun 18 2013 1:30 pm: Training Services Course List Adobe Illustrator is a graphics application that allows the user to create complex and attractive designs with type effects. In this course, you will learn how to use Illustrator to draw and manipulate simple shapes to create logos. You will also combine text and graphics to create advertisements. By learning how to create custom graphics in Illustrator you will hone your skills for many other Illustrator projects. Prerequisites: Before enrolling in this course, participants should possess basic computer skills including mouse operation, creating folders, creating files and saving files into folders; and some experience with browsing the internet. We offer a basic computer skills course if you require acquisition of these skills. >>>Fee payment information may be found here.<<<