Each session is 25 minutes long followed by a short 5 minute break. At the end of each workshop, complete a feedback form to be entered in a drawing to win tech prizes.
To register, please complete this Google Form. Registration will close on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 5pm. Register soon! Seats are limited in each workshop - and when the workshop is full, you will not be able to register for that session.
Session times and descriptions are provided below.
Session 1 Workshops (11:35 - 12:00):
Blackboard Tips & Tricks: Blackboard is the current learning management system used at UMBC. Your professors may use it to supplement or replace the traditional classroom experience. Come learn a few tips & tricks for getting access, taking tests, receiving notifications about content & communication updates, and using the new Bb Student mobile app.
Where’s my iCloud?: iCloud keeps popping up on my phone! What is this? Where is it? Why do I need it? Discover the essential basics of iCloud, like Find my iPhone, and how to use other features like Shared Photos, iWork for iCloud, and more.
Session 2 Workshops (12:05 - 12:30):
Collaborating with Google Docs: Are you working on a team project or presentation? With everyone’s busy schedules, how can we all meet up together to get this assignment done? Learn how to use Google Docs to work with your group without physically meeting!
LinkedIn 101 (from the Career Center): What is LinkedIn? Why should you use this tool to make connections and build your brand? Come to this session to learn the basics of LinkedIn including how to create an “All-Star” profile and the do’s and don’ts of LinkedIn connection etiquette.
Upgrade Your Notes with OneNote: Taking notes with paper and pen? There has to be a better way in the 21st century! Learn how to improve your journals with OneNote and how to stay on top of your class notes.
Session 3 Workshops (12:35 - 1:00):
Collaborating with Google Docs *Same as Session 2, see description above*
Making the Most of Your LinkedIn (from the Career Center): Go beyond the basics of LinkedIn. Learn how to take full advantage of this tool to network like a pro, increase your visibility, and make LinkedIn a part of your job search strategy!
Managing Your Gmail Tips & Tricks: Are too many emails flooding your inbox? Want to change its layout? And what are these Google Gadgets? Learn how to make the most of your email and become a Gmail Guru from the Chief Information Officer here at UMBC, Jack Suess!
Session 4 Workshops (1:05 - 1:30):
7 Secrets of Effective Calendaring: Google Calendar is such a simple, yet critical app for managing our day to day activities. Is there more below the surface than just your list of meetings? Come learn about hidden or unknown benefits of this simple and powerful tool. The intended outcome from this presentation is that participants are able to gain more insight and effective skill in their use of Google Calendar.
Maximizing Your Storage with Box: Want unlimited computer storage? Want to be able to access it anywhere, any time? Box Cloud Storage is your answer for storing files and collaborating on projects with your peers quickly and effectively.
Updates Coming to Clickers: Learn about the changes coming to Clickers here at UMBC from our UMBC Turning Technologies Intern. Registration is not required to attend this information session.
The Maryland-DC Campus Compact will be holding their 9th Annual Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Conference on Saturday, April 2, 2016. This annual event is also an opportunity to recognize and honor faculty, staff, students and community partners for their contribution to service-learning and civic engagement at UMBC!
A call for award nominations is now open for staff, faculty, undergraduate students, graduate students, and community partners. All awards recognize the outstanding impact of the nominee’s contribution to service-learning and civic engagement in higher education. Students, faculty, staff and community partners may submit nominations. Self-nominations are also accepted for all awards. Award recipients will be honored during the SLCE Conference on Saturday, April 2, 2016.
Award nominations can be submitted here and are due Sunday, January 31, 2016. For more information on award criteria, clickhere. For questions regarding the awards, please contact slcenominations@gmail.com or Ashley Waters, awaters@umbc.edu.
]]>UMBC is pleased to announce the call for proposals for the Hrabowski Fund for Innovation Award 2013-14 competition.
For Academic Year 2013-2014, a total of approximately $100,000 will be available through this competition to support initiatives to enhance teaching and learning at UMBC, with specific emphasis on innovative approaches to increase the success of our undergraduate and graduate students. Such approaches may include, but are not limited to, redesign of courses or other learning experiences, innovative course and/or curriculum development, and other projects designed to improve or understand student-learning outcomes at UMBC. In this round of the competition we have expanded the submission eligibility requirements to include full-time staff as well as faculty.
The competition is open to all tenured and tenure-track faculty, clinical instructional faculty, lecturers and instructors, and staff with full-time appointments. Proposals for funding may be made by individuals or by collaborative groups. The Faculty Development Center is available to work with faculty or staff as they develop their ideas for projects.
For the AY13-14 competition, proposal deadlines are October 11, 2013 and February 14, 2014.
Working with the Provost’s Office, Dr. Linda Hodges, Director of the Faculty Development Center, coordinates the competition. The detailed request for proposals, instructions for submission, and required forms for the application can be found here.
]]>UMBC is fortunate to have so many talented and dedicated Exempt and Non-Exempt staff working in support of our mission. We encourage administrators, faculty, and staff who are familiar with the contributions of our outstanding staff to nominate them for one of these prestigious awards:
Descriptions of the three different kinds of awards and the eligibility requirements for each, along with a nomination form, can be found on the UMBC Staff Awards website. The Staff Awards Committee (SAC) requires submission of only one nomination letter and completion of a brief nomination form, along with the nominee’s resume or job history form. Nominations should be forwarded to the attention of the SAC, in the Office of the Provost, by Sept. 16, 2013.
If you have questions about staff awards, please address them to Beth Wells, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, at bwells@umbc.edu or 410-455-8907.
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