DATE

TYPE

TOPIC (Speaker)

LOCATION

Th., Sept. 14

1 p.m.

Web Development

PHP Demo (Scott Burright)

PHP (Personal Home Page) is a web scripting tool for developing dynamically generated (or database driven) websites. Scott Burright, who is the web developer for UMBC’s Albin O. Kuhn Library website, will lead a demonstration on using PHP for web development.

LIBRARY, ROOM 259

Th., Sept. 28

1 p.m.

Technology Enhanced Learning

Intellectual Property (David Gleason)

Gleason is UMBC’s university counsel and sits on the USM committee developing a new policy on intellectual property and copyright. A draft of the USM policy is online at http://www.ipc.usmd.edu for review during September.

LIBRARY, ROOM 259

Th., Oct. 12

1 p.m.

Web Development

The Wireless Web (Sean Carton)

There's lots of hype, but where is The Wireless Web going and when will it impact UMBC. Join Sean Carton, managing partner of Carton Donofrio Interactive (cdinteractive.com) and a '90 UMBC alum on the latest developments in the use of wireless technology.

LIBRARY, ROOM 259

Tu., Oct. 24

1 p.m.

Technology Enhanced Learning

Usability Study of Blackboard’s Courseinfo (Diane Krichmar)

During the Spring 2000 semester, UMBC sociology Professor Kevin Eckert used Blackboard's Courseinfo software for his course, "Cyberspace, Culture & Society." He was assisted by Diane Maloney-Krichmar, assistant dean of continuing education and graduate studies at Bowie State University, and a doctoral student in UMBC's Language, Literacy & Culture program. As an intern working with Eckert to develop his course online, Maloney-Krichmar used her access to Eckert and his students to evaluate the effectiveness of Courseinfo as a learning tool. Her report, "Student Attitudes toward Web Technology and Education," is available at the FaCT101 Training Course in Blackboard.

LIBRARY, ROOM 259

Th., Nov. 9

1 p.m.

Web Development

Web Accessibility (Curtis Chong)

How do blind people use the Web? Not very well, if web developers don’t keep their needs in mind. Join Curtis Chong, director of technology for the American Federation of the Blind, to explore web accessibility. This workshop will include a demo of how a text reader is used to access web pages.

LIBRARY, ROOM 259

Tu., Nov. 28

1 p.m.

Technology Enhanced Learning

Online Internet Research (Gust Mitchell & Mike Romary)

How do we teach students to use (and evaluate) internet content for research? Former Social Work Chair and technology guru Gust Mitchell has proposed the idea of creating an online research website that can be used and maintained by UMBC faculty. Also, Mike Romary from the Library will discuss how faculty might use E-reserves to complement a UMBC-maintained internet research site.

LIBRARY, ROOM 259

Tu, Dec. 5

1 p.m.

Technology Enhanced Learning

Faculty Development Center (Jack Prostko)

A bully pulpit for updates, initiatives or issues from the Faculty Development Center.

LIBRARY, ROOM 259

Tu., Dec. 12

1 p.m.

Web Development

Developing Effective Web Content (John Fritz)

As the Web matures, so do users' expectations about what a web site should do. Rather than focus on web graphic design, this workshop will look at the creation and organization of web content that meets the information needs of end users and serves the communication purposes of the site's sponsors or creators. We'll analyze the information architecture, navigation, audience awareness and usability of good and bad web sites, and outline fundamentals of a good content plan for any site.

LIBRARY, ROOM 259