January 2011 Professional Development Program - SUNY Rockland ...

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Professional Development Workshop Schedule
January 4 –14, 2011
Please contact Brian Gomez, bgomez@sunyrockland.edu or leave a message at 574-4332 to register.
Workshop
Number
Time &
Place
Workshop Description
Thursday January 6 th
8. 10 – 12 n
Room 8375
Excel For Beginners
This workshop will introduce essential concepts of Excel. We will
set up a spreadsheet, learn how to do simple calculations and
create a chart to go with the Excel spreadsheet.
Presenter: Carol Kaplan-Newmark, Professor of Computer
Studies
9. 1 - 2 pm
CETL
Room 8322
Teaching Web-Enhanced Courses: Best Practices (Panel)
“Web-enhanced” courses are those taught in the classroom but
with some material online – perhaps a syllabus and contact
information, perhaps lecture notes, assignments or PowerPoint
slides. This panel will share how they are web-enhancing their
courses.
Presenters: Peter Arvanites, Professor of Mathematics; Jeanette
Geller, Professor of Cyber Security; Martin Lecker, Professor
of Business; Donna Peters, Professor of Nursing
10. 2 -3pm
CETL
Room 8322
Introduction to Google Reader
Are you overwhelmed by the task of keeping up to date? Do you
spend time checking many different websites every day? Whether
it's a scholarly journal, blog, or a newspaper, there's a good chance
those sites are using an RSS (Real Simple Syndication)Feed. Rather
than visit your favorite websites individually, learn how to use
Google Reader to bring you updated information almost
immediately. By the end of this workshop, you will have set up
your own RSS feed reader (using Google Reader), subscribed to
various types of sources, and learned how to use new technologies
to manage and organize the increasing flow of scholarly
communication.
Presenter: Catherine Davis, Professor of English Skills and ESL
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