Application Skill Development & Consultations
The Teaching and Learning Enhancement unit supports the integration of educational technology into instructional practice and is the primary provider of skill development for all BVC staff and instructors related to Blackboard, MS Office and Adobe Connect. As expertise within the TLE unit continues to grow and change over time, please contact TLE if you are interested in a program that may not appear here.
MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher & Outlook
MS Office tools can help you perform your tasks more efficiently and effectively. From basics to intermediate skills, the TLCE consultants help identify the tools and applications that can help you become more efficient and support the development of associated skills. For example:
Word
Excel
- quickly collate surveys
- create charts and graphs to include in your reports
- mail merge applications.
Outlook
- managing your Outlook mail
- archiving
- flagging items for follow-up
- much more can help you more efficiently manage your communication tasks.
Publisher
- create cards, flyers, signs, brochures and newsletters.
PowerPoint
- how-to create your own master slides
- using animations, narrations
- setting up slide shows
Blackboard
Whether you use one or many tools in Blackboard, the TLC can offer time saving tips and suggestions for facilitating learning and supporting learners in their academic success. The TLC helps you explore which tools and approaches will best help you achieve your objectives in a learner-friendly way. More infomation about Blackboard skill development can be found at the Blackboard page.
Adobe Connect
Web conferencing is a cost effective, sustainable way to conduct live meetings virtually. Whether you are looking for a solution to conduct a meeting, training session or conference session, Adobe Connect has tools to support presentations, conversations and participant interaction. The one click recording ability allows recordings of Connect sessions to be viewed again or by those unable attend the live session. The Media Resource Centre offers equipment that can be borrowed for Connect sessions if needed (headphones, microphones, cables, computers, etc). The Adobe Connect page provides suggestions for using Connect and links to self-serve tutorials.
Other
TLE Consultants also offer expertise related to:
- Respondus - test bank management
- Web 2.0 tools such as Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts, Screencasting
- Social Networking Tools - Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, social bookmarking
- Worldwide Instructional Design (WIDS)
- Adobe Acrobat Pro X
- Portable applications - screen captures, screencasts, etc
- Clickers (eInstruction)
- Google and Google+
Consultations can be arranged in a manner that meets your needs. Many tutorials on these and other application can be viewed at Atomic Learning.
