Fall 2011 - Touro College
Fall 2011 - Touro College Fall 2011 - Touro College
CONTENTS { CREDITS } EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Issac Herskowitz ASSOCIATE EDITOR Phil Charach EDITOR Miriam Gutherc DESIGNERS Tova Shimunova Nechama Schechter PHOTOGRAPHERS Jesse Epstein Tova Shimunova COLUMNISTS Irina Berman Payam Bina Albert Bina Phil Charach Jesse Epstein Pedro Estrada Slava Khaitov INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY TEAM From the Desk of the Chief Academic Computing Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 From the Desk of the Director of Instructional Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Microsoft Work-at-Home Program - New Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Technology Workshops - Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Library Workshops - Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Adobe & Microsoft Product Discounts for the Touro Community . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Schedule of Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Graduate School of Technology Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Projectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 MS Office 2010: What’s New? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Alternative Touchscreen Technologies: The Polyvision Ē no Whiteboard . . . . . . . .19 Exploring New Features in Atomic Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Using the iPad in Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 A New Computer Lab for the Graduate School of Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Support Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 L-R: Slava Khaitov, Payam Bina, Irina Berman, Phil Charach Faculty! Need help with Blackboard? Call: 212.463.0400 x 5467
From the Desk of the Chief Academic Computing Officer Dear Faculty Member, hope that all of you had a restful summer and are I now energized and ready for the upcoming Fall semester. I am pleased to present the Fall 2011 issue of the Guide to Touro College Computing Resources and Training, as well as to remind you to take advantage of our FREE faculty technology workshops, which will empower you to put technology to work in the classroom and beyond. I am also excited to report to you major progress and advances in the following areas: v Windows 7/Office 2010 Upgrade – All 1200 PCs at our numerous labs have been upgraded to the new Windows 7 operating system, as well as to the newest version of Microsoft’s Office suite, Office 2010 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.), thanks to the hard work of Academic Computing lab technicians and technical support group. v Smart Boards and Polyvision Ē no interactive whiteboards have been installed at various Touro locations, to enhance the quality of the classroom environment. Summer training sessions were held to allow you to familiarize yourselves with this new technology. v A new Mac lab was installed at 43 West 23rd Street – 2nd floor, which consists of 19 Macintosh computers. This will enhance the breadth of technology at Touro College. (Please see page 26 for further details.) v Blackboard: The new Blackboard 9.1 software is currently being tested by our Academic Computing instructional technology specialists, for a planned migration next year. v We have renewed our contract with Plato, an online learning platform providing math and English developmental modules, for the upcoming year. Plato has totally revamped its learning platform, now called PLE (Plato Learning Environment), to bring it to a higher level of ease of use. Under the new contract, we will also have access to Compass preparation modules to allow prospective students to prepare for admission testing. v Khan Academy (www.khanacdemy.com) is a provider of free math videos and practice questions on topics from basic addition through advanced calculus. We will be running a pilot with several math professors, who will test the efficacy of using these modules in their classes. As always, Academic Computing is interested in hearing your suggestions for making our instructional technology resources and workshops more responsive to your needs. I would appreciate if you would communicate your ideas and comments to Mr. Phil Charach, Director of Instructional Technology (philipc@touro.edu 212.463.0400 x 5688). Best wishes for a productive Fall semester, Dr. Issac Herskowitz Chief Academic Computing Officer Dr. Issac Herskowitz Chief Academic Computing Officer Instructional Technology Helpline: 212.463.04000 x 5467 | Faculty Technology Guide - Fall ‘11 3
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From the Desk of the<br />
Chief Academic Computing Officer<br />
Dear Faculty Member,<br />
hope that all of you had a restful summer and are<br />
I now energized and ready for the upcoming <strong>Fall</strong><br />
semester. I am pleased to present the <strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
issue of the Guide to <strong>Touro</strong> <strong>College</strong> Computing<br />
Resources and Training, as well as to remind you<br />
to take advantage of our FREE faculty technology<br />
workshops, which will empower you to put<br />
technology to work in the classroom and beyond.<br />
I am also excited to report to you major progress<br />
and advances in the following areas:<br />
v Windows 7/Office 2010 Upgrade – All 1200<br />
PCs at our numerous labs have been upgraded<br />
to the new Windows 7 operating system, as<br />
well as to the newest version of Microsoft’s<br />
Office suite, Office 2010 (Word, Excel,<br />
PowerPoint, Access, etc.), thanks to the hard<br />
work of Academic Computing lab technicians<br />
and technical support group.<br />
v Smart Boards and Polyvision Ē no interactive<br />
whiteboards have been installed at various<br />
<strong>Touro</strong> locations, to enhance the quality of the<br />
classroom environment. Summer training<br />
sessions were held to allow you to familiarize<br />
yourselves with this new technology.<br />
v A new Mac lab was installed at 43 West<br />
23rd Street – 2nd floor, which consists of<br />
19 Macintosh computers. This will enhance<br />
the breadth of technology at <strong>Touro</strong> <strong>College</strong>.<br />
(Please see page 26 for further details.)<br />
v Blackboard: The new Blackboard 9.1<br />
software is currently being tested by our<br />
Academic Computing instructional technology<br />
specialists, for a planned migration next year.<br />
v We have renewed our contract with Plato,<br />
an online learning platform providing math<br />
and English developmental modules, for the<br />
upcoming year. Plato has totally revamped<br />
its learning platform, now called PLE (Plato<br />
Learning Environment), to bring it to a<br />
higher level of ease of use. Under the new<br />
contract, we will also have access to Compass<br />
preparation modules to allow prospective<br />
students to prepare for admission testing.<br />
v Khan Academy (www.khanacdemy.com) is<br />
a provider of free math videos and practice<br />
questions on topics from basic addition<br />
through advanced calculus. We will be running<br />
a pilot with several math professors, who will<br />
test the efficacy of using these modules in<br />
their classes.<br />
As always, Academic Computing is interested<br />
in hearing your suggestions for making our<br />
instructional technology resources and workshops<br />
more responsive to your needs. I would<br />
appreciate if you would communicate your ideas<br />
and comments to Mr. Phil Charach, Director of<br />
Instructional Technology (philipc@touro.edu<br />
212.463.0400 x 5688).<br />
Best wishes for a productive <strong>Fall</strong> semester,<br />
Dr. Issac Herskowitz<br />
Chief Academic Computing Officer<br />
Dr. Issac Herskowitz<br />
Chief Academic Computing Officer<br />
Instructional Technology Helpline: 212.463.04000 x 5467 | Faculty Technology Guide - <strong>Fall</strong> ‘11<br />
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