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Documents for Instruction

• TechnoCamp
• Monday, July 28, 2003
• Bill Vilberg, Univ. of Miami

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Agenda

• Startup Activities
• Creating Text Documents
• Distributing Text Documents
• Lunch
• Hands-on Word
• Hands-on Blackboard

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Startup Activities

• Welcome
• Introductions
• Details
• Reflection Activity

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Details

• Morning, lunch, and lab locations
• Restrooms
• Cell phones, pagers, e-mail
• Late arrivals, early departures
• Presentation archives
• Other questions?

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Reflection Activity

• Question What of learning can be attributed to
  each of the following?
• Textbook
• Lectures
• Assignments/Activities
• Projects
• Assessments/quizzes/tests
• Syllabus
• Handouts
• Lab/studio activities
• Discussion
• Other _____________
• Choose one class that you teach. Estimate for
  each category. Total should be 100.

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Reflection Sharing

• Gather with your group
• Appoint a reporter
• Each person share your
• Note differences/similarities
• Report back to the class one interesting finding
• Conclusions?

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Creating Text Documents

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Discussion of the Syllabus

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Syllabus Audiences

• Department
• College/School
• Cohorts (instructors at UM and other locations)
• Registrars (UM and other institutions)
• Class members
• Prospective class members
• Prospective students
• You

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On-line Resources

• Berkeley Creating a Syllabus
  http//teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/syllabus.html
• Michigan Creating a Section Syllabushttp//www
  .crlt.umich.edu/D4.html
• Oregon Creating a Syllabus for the Learner
  Centered Classroomhttp//tep.uoregon.edu/workshop
  s/teachertraining/learnercentered/syllabus/syllabu
  s.html
• New Orleans The Course Syllabus A Roadmap for
  Teaching and Learninghttp//www.celt.uno.edu/c1.h
  tm
• New Mexico State Criteria for Complete Course
  Syllabushttp//alamo.nmsu.edu/facstaff/syllabi.ht
  ml
• Deleware Designing a Learning-Centered
  Syllabushttp//www.udel.edu/cte/syllabus.htm

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Student Need

• What do I have to do?
• What are the deliverables?
• What are the deadlines?
• What are the assessment criteria?
• What are the consequences of variations?
• Being absent-from/tardy-to class
• Missing quizzes/tests
• Turning in assignments late
• Not turning in assignments
• Cheating/plagiarism
• Withdrawals/incompletes
• Not Why or How

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Syllabus Sections

• Purpose of the course
• Course description
• Course/unit objectives
• Resources
• Readings
• Course calendar
• Course requirements
• Evaluation
• Grading procedures
• How to use the syllabus
• How to study for this course

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Other Resources

• Office of Disability Services (accomodations)
  http//www.miami.edu/disability-services/
• Undergraduate Honor Code http//www.miami.edu/UMH/
  CDA/UMH_Main/0,1770,2415-110933-2977-3,00.html
• Student Rights and Responsibilities
  http//www.miami.edu/dean-students/srr.pdf
• Writing Centerhttp//www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Ma
  in/0,1770,2542-12941-21296-3,00.html
• Academic Development Centerhttp//www.miami.edu/a
  cademic-development/
• Tutoring (ADC)http//www.miami.edu/tutoring/
• Libraryhttp//www.library.miami.edu/

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Distribution

• Printed copy
• On-line copy
• Class presentation

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Assessment of Understanding

• Look in their eyes
• Ask for questions
• Require a signature
• Give a test

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Using styles in Word

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Using styles in Word

• For formatting
• DEMO
• For navigation
• DEMO
• Learning resources
• http//www.microsoft.com/office/using/column14.asp
  
• http//www.shaunakelly.com/word/index.html
• http//www.mvps.org/word/

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Style Tips

• Never press Enter twice. Use a style with Space
  after set
• Never apply direct formatting to text, except to
  modify a style by example
• Plan the styles that you will need before writing
  the document
• Assign the styles while writing the document
• Time spent learning to use styles will pay off
  when creating and modifying documents

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Document Distribution Formats

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Text Formats

• Word (.doc)
• Rich text format (.rtf)
• Web/HTML (.html or .htm)
• Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

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.doc Distribution Format

• EXAMPLE
• Word (.doc)
• Native Word format
• Exact copy
• - Editable
• - Requires Word (or free Word Viewer)

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.rtf Distribution Format

• EXAMPLE
• Rich text format (.rtf)
• Readable by most Word Processors
• - Editable
• - Loses some features

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.html Distribution Format

• EXAMPLE
• HTML (.html or .htm)
• Native web format (most compatible)
• Fast
• - Loses some features

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.pdf Distribution Format

• EXAMPLE
• Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
• Wide compatibility
• - No editing permitted
• Exact copy of printout
• - Requires commercial program to create (or send
  document to iac.help_at_miami.edu)

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My Recommendations

• Easiest on instructor
• Word (.doc)
• Rich text format (.rtf)
• Easiest on student
• HTML
• Most powerful, and protected
• Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)

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Distributing Documents on Blackboard

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Blackboard Overview

• What is it?
• Easy to use course web sites
• Automated creation and enrollment
• Licensed from Blackboard, Inc.
• Managed/supported by IAC
• Instructional Advancement Center
• 305-284-3949
• iac.help_at_miami.edu
• bill.vilberg_at_miami.edu
• www.snurl.com/bbstart

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Blackboard Tour

• How is it used?
• Primary
• Post announcements
• Distribute documents
• Send e-mail
• Secondary
• Manage discussions
• Distribute grades
• Assess learning
• Collect assignments
• DEMO (student experience)

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