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Faculty, staff, and TAs can sign up for TELR workshops on eLearning and Carmen topics.

Regularly-scheduled workshops (see Workshop Descriptions below) are offered during finals week through the second week of the following quarter. Additionally, workshop staff can answer individual questions for the 30 minutes following each session.

Sessions are offered at the following four locations on Columbus campus:

• Hagerty Hall (HH), Room 159 (Foreign Languages Center) [view map]
• Kottman Hall (KH), Room 114 [view map]
• Newton Hall (NH), Room 260 [view map]
• Science and Engineering Library (SEL), Room 390 [view map]

Upcoming Workshops

Workshop Descriptions

Topics of regularly-scheduled workshops include:

QuickStart

This workshop is designed for beginners, but is also good for users who want a better understanding of the default tools: Navigation; Preferences; Classlist and Email; News; HTML Editor; Simple Content.

Gradebook

The Gradebook is one of the most popular tools in Carmen, but users will find it much easier to use if they have taken this workshop: Setup Choices; Grade Schemes; Data Entry; Instructor and Student Views; Exporting Grades to a Spreadsheet; Transferring Grades to the Registrar.

Quizzes

Learn to create questions of various types and build quizzes with a variety of options and settings. Session includes a review of security issues and options.

Advanced Quizzes

Learn how to make online quizzes more secure using a variety of methods, including Respondus LockDown Browser software and Carmen Quiz settings. Optional: learn to use Respondus and Respondus StudyMate to build online quizzes and study games.

Communication

Learn techniques and consider pedagogical strategies using Carmen's Communication tools: News; Discussion; Dropbox; Calendar; E-Mail; LiveRoom; Chat.

Advanced Content

Focus on effective uses of the File Manager and Content Manager; learn to use Release Conditions, review options and techniques for using multi-media files. With interest, Advanced Content may cover optimizing Word and PDF files for easier downloading and accessibility. Optional: Explore content-related tools not included in the default course set.

Learning Repository (LR)

The Learning Repository (LR) allows users to manage and distribute material used in many courses. In this workshop, participants will learn how to publish to the LR, search for content in the LR, and share information via the LR.

CarmenWiki

A wiki enables web-based collaboration for content creation. This workshop explores wiki use in teaching and learning situations, as well as provides some hands-on techniques for using CarmenWiki.

Media Manager

Media Manager, created in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, allows easy organization and sharing of media collections (i.e., images, video, audio, and other file types). Explore how to use and optimize Media Manager with Carmen in this hands-on workshop.

Workshops by Request

Departments and colleges can request customized workshops to be held during Weeks 3-9 of a quarter or during the longer breaks after summer and autumn quarters. (Please note, sessions must occur between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.)

Following are examples of workshops available upon request:

Custom Carmen

Any of the regular Carmen workshops (or components) can be requested as a custom workshop for your group. We can tailor the workshop for your specific needs. We encourage departments to schedule workshops for faculty, new teaching assistants, or teaching groups.

Carmen Overview

This short demonstration course highlights the most commonly used tools in Carmen. The intent is to introduce faculty to effective and efficient uses of Carmen and to encourage brainstorming about how to incorporate Carmen tools into existing courses.

Additional Multimedia and eLearning Workshops

See the Digital Union's workshop schedule for upcoming multimedia and eLearning workshops, including sessions on Photoshop, iMovie, and Second Life.

Request Custom Workshops

Departments and colleges can request customized sessions for their instructors and staff. See below for example workshops, or email telrconsult@osu.edu to make arrangements.