Please join us tonight (and every Tuesday at 12pm or 7pm), from your office or from anywhere on the Internet, for a series of short 30-minute faculty-focused interactive Webcasts on teaching and learning technology, and on other uses of technology in the university.

Tonight's 7pm interactive ITL Webcast will be on:
  
    Faculty Frequently Asked Questions at the Beginning of the Semester
    Presenter: Ed Garay, ACCC Instructional Technology Lab (ITL)

Attending Interactive ITL Webcasts
To attend today's 7pm ITL Webcast, click the following URL to enroll to the Centra (aka ACCC e-Rooms) Webinar. 

http://erooms.uic.edu/main/User/GuestAttend.jhtml?s_guid=000001b70f9e0000011c21b1c7658013

Please make sure your Windows or Mac Web browser is configured to allow Java and pop-up windows.  The first time you use the UIC Centra Web conferencing system, a very small Saba Centra java program will be installed on your personal computer.  After the Centra java applet is installed, the Centra Audio Wizard will run to make sure your computer speakers or headphones are working correctly.

Check your personal computer speakers or headphones
You can run the Audio Wizard at any time after you have joined a Centra Webinar to check that your speakers or headphones are working correctly -- you will need them to hear the presentation.  Select Audio Wizard... from the Tools pull-down menu atop the Centra window.

Asking questions during the Webinar
To ask questions during the interactive ITL Webcast, please type them in the Text Chat.  Open the Text Chat by selecting Text Chat... from the Tools pull-down menu.  Type your question and hit send, then minimize the Text Chat window to continue seeing the rest of the Webinar.  Re-open the Text Chat and type additional questions, if you wish.  The presenter will stop from time to time to read and answer your questions.

Getting help to partidipate in ITL Webcasts
Technical support for participating in ITL Webcasts is only available from 9am to 5pm, from the ACCC Instructional Technology Lab at 312-996-9824.  For 7pm Webcasts, please try things out before 5pm :: click the link (above) for the 7pm Webcast to ensure that your PC or Mac Web browser and speakers/headphones are ready for it.  If you need assistance, please call the ITL before 5pm.

Hope you find these interactive Live Webcasts useful and convenient.

Week 3
Tue 9/9  12pm Teaching and Learning Technology at UIC :: What's new?
Tue 9/9   7pm Teaching and Learning Technology at UIC :: What's new?

Week 4
Tue 9/16 12pm What's New on the Blackboard Learning System?
Tue 9/16  7pm What's New on the Blackboard Learning System?

Week 5
Tue 9/23 12pm Creating Web-based Class Materials Easily with LessonBuilder
Tue 9/23  7pm Creating Web-based Class Materials Easily with LessonBuilder

Week 6 
Tue 9/30 12pm Exploring Active Learning Opportunities
Tue 9/30  7pm Introducing the Blackboard Grade Center

Week 7
Tue 10/7  12pm Podcasting :: A gentle overview
Tue 10/7   7pm Podcasting :: A gentle overview

Week 8
Tue 10/14 12pm Making Voice-Narrated Mini-Lectures Effortlessly
Tue 10/14  7pm Making Voice-Narrated Mini-Lectures Effortlessly

Week 9
Tue 10/21 12pm Enhancing Real-Time Class Communications
Tue 10/21  7pm Deterring Plagiarism with SafeAssign

Week 10
Tue 10/28 12pm Using WebDisks for Sharing Private & Public Documents
Tue 10/28  7pm Easy Blogging and Wikis for Classes or Personal Use

Week 11
Tue 11/4  12pm Facebook & Social Networking in 30 Minutes
Tue 11/4   7pm Using Google :: Tips & Tricks

Week 12
Tue 11/11 12pm Using Desktop Voice and Video Conferencing Tools
Tue 11/11  7pm Offering End-of-Chapter Class Online Assessments

Week 13
Tue 11/19 12pm Exploring Podcast Authoring & Delivery Options
Tue 11/19  7pm Exploring Podcast Authoring & Delivery Options

Week 14
Tue 11/26 12pm Creating Simple Multimedia-Rich Learning Objects
Tue 11/26  7pm iGoogle & Google Sites :: What are these?

Week 15
Tue 12/2  12pm YouTube@UIC :: Introducing Flash video services
Tue 12/2   7pm Using WebDisks for Sharing Private & Public Documents

Finals Week 
Tue 12/9  12pm Creating Web Accessible Documents and PDF
Tue 12/9   7pm Buying a Notebook Computer :: Things to know

ITL Webcasts are interactive 30-minute real-time presentations and technology demonstrations, done over the Internet.  This Fall, they are being held every Tuesday from 12-12:30pm and from 7-7:30pm.  You can watch, listen, present, and interact from anywhere on the Internet, including asking questions by microphone or via a keyboard text chat, take part in short audience polls, surveys, and other collaborative activities conducted by the instructor(s).