Spring 2014 Tech Hangouts OnAir

Please plan to join us online for this Spring’s “Tech Hangouts OnAir”  In this 4-part series, the workshops will be held online with participants attending from their own desks.  Each session will be recorded to ensure that more people will be able to take advantage of these sessions.

We are looking for volunteers to “Hangout” live with the session presenters.  If you are willing to participate in this way, please contact Pam Gades and let her know.  As these sessions are also being recorded and will be available for anyone from UMM to view the recordings via YouTube, she will need your permission to share the recordings online after the session as well.


Searching the New Articles and Books Tab at Briggs Library

Wed. April 2 – 10am to 11am Presented by Briggs Library:  Kellie Meehlhause and Peter Bremer Briggs Library recently unveiled a new way to search for articles, books, and multimedia simultaneously. The new search feature includes many (but not all) Briggs Library databases as well as Pounce content. Learn easy search tips and discover who can benefit the most from this exciting new resource.

Watch Live on YouTube

What’s New in Moodle 2.6?

Thurs. April 3 – 10am to 11am
Presented by Pam Gades, Instructional & Media Technologies, and Chlene Anderson, Office of Online Learning

The current version of Moodle is 2.4.  A new version, Moodle 2.6, was soft-launched on March 1, 2014. (That means you may start requesting 2.6 course sites.) The full release is scheduled for April 27, 2014.  We’ll highlight the most obvious changes rolling out in the new version.

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Moodle Tips & Tools – Tools and Features You May Not Know About
Wed. April 9 – 10am to 11am
Presented by Pam Gades, Instructional & Media Technologies 
Moodle has evolved to include more and more features as the updates roll out, and you may not have discovered  them yet.  I’d like to demonstrate some of these lesser-known features and share some tips for using them in your courses.
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Google Drive Best Practices
Thurs. April 10 – 10am to 11am

Presented by Instructional & Media Technologies:  Ramsay Bohm and Pam Gades; Computing Services: Jim Hall

Google Drive has changed the way we work. It is a powerful collaboration tool. In this session, we’ll share some best practices in using Google Drive: uploading, converting, organizing, sharing, searching, and more.
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