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Learning Opportunities

• Classroom Technology Training for Faculty and Instructors (in-person)
• Drop-In Classroom Technology Training for Staff and Students
• Hybrid events Technology training
• Panopto
• TA and Instructional Aide training
• Canvas
• Teams
• LiveWhale
• Acrobat
  
  
  

Classroom Technology Training  for Faculty and Instructors (in-person)

This is a 40-minute in-person training on how to use the classroom technology in your assigned classroom.

Register here: https://pennlaw.as.me/schedule.php?appointmentType=16273135

Co-instructors and teaching assistants are encouraged to come to the training. Please sign up for only one time slot and share the appointment.

Topics Covered:

• Logging into the PC
• Sending powerpoint and other content to the projectors/displays
• Using the dual-delivery technology where applicable. See here for a list of supported rooms: https://www.law.upenn.edu/its/docs/room-tech-conferencing/dual-delivery-classrooms/
• Recording, connecting to Zoom and Livestreaming your class
• Lighting and shade controls
• Online documentation available here for classroom technology

Drop-In Classroom Technology Training for Staff and Students (Fitts Auditorium)

This is a 20 minute in-person training on how to use the classroom technology in all of our classrooms and event spaces.

Please choose an appointment here to set up a training

All staff are welcome and encouraged to attend an in-person technology training, held every Monday at 12:30pm in Fitts Auditorium. If all available slots are full for a specific day you are still more than welcome to attend.

Topics Covered:

• Logging into the PC
• Sending powerpoint and other content to the projectors/displays
• Using the dual-delivery technology where applicable. See here for a list of supported rooms: https://www.law.upenn.edu/its/docs/room-tech-conferencing/dual-delivery-classrooms/
• Recording, connecting to Zoom and Livestreaming your event
• Lighting and shade controls
• Online documentation available here for classroom technology

 Technology for Hybrid Events (in-person/remote)

This is a 50-minute in-person training on how to host a hybrid event in one of the Dual-Delivery Rooms.

No future live training sessions scheduled. See a video recorded training here

Topics Covered:

• In-room controls
  • Touchpanel for screens and microphones
  • PC monitor set up (for slides and/or speaker notes)
• Webinar staffing plan
  • Moderation for q&a/technical difficulties for viewers
  • Remote panelist views, “follow host view” recording control
• Walkthrough best practices
  • Scheduling “rehearsal”, speaker practice
  • Confirming recordings’ workflow

 

 

Panopto (remote)

Panopto: Intro to Recording & Editing

No future live training sessions scheduled.

Topics covered:

• Setting up and logging into the Panopto application
• Selecting your camera and microphone
• Configuring recording options: Voice, Camera, Screen/Powerpoint Capture
• Uploading to Canvas
• Troubleshooting common issues

Panopto: Advanced Features

See https://www.law.upenn.edu/its/docs/room-tech-conferencing/ for online documentation

No sessions offered at this time. Please contact itsmedia@law.upenn.edu to request a training.

• Viewing, editing, automatic annotation feature, and approving recordings (when applicable)
• File management: copying, moving, deleting, and renaming sessions
• Adding quizzes to your video
• Downloading videos – setting the output format for video, podcasting feature, audio only version
• Sharing and embedding Panopto videos

 

TA and Instructional Aide training

Pre-recorded training: 8/20/2020: https://pennlaw.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=b89ebcde-2937-4ad9-89fc-ac1d010b0eb0

Topics Covered:

• How to connect to a Zoom call
• How to support breakout rooms
• How to manage Chat, Participant list, security features

 

Canvas

Canvas Training for Faculty (Individual Training)

Register for a training session 

Sign up for individualized training that can cover the basics or advanced topics. (Faculty only)

 

Canvas Training for Staff

Register: Canvas Training for Staff (Bookings)

Group training that covers the most popular features of Canvas. Topics covered:

• Announcements
• Modules
• Assignments/Quizzes
• Panopto Recordings
• Discussion Boards
• LTI Tools (Perusall, Poll Everywhere, etc)

 

Teams

Teams Basics 

Register: Teams Basics (Bookings)

This is a small group training (up to 4 people for each time slot) Topics covered:

• Joining meetings
• Starting meetings
• Recording meetings
• Chat
• Settings

Teams - For Departments

Register: Teams - For Departments (Bookings)

This training is based on configuring/using an existing Team site (no limits on participants) Topics covered:

• Joining meetings
• Starting meetings
• Recording meetings
• Team settings
• Channels
• Tabs/Apps
• Chat
• Settings

 

LiveWhale

Twice a month Q&A sessions with in-depth LiveWhale exploration, for web providers who have further questions after completing all modules in the LiveWhale training session 

Register: LiveWhale Q&A (Bookings)

 

Adobe Acrobat for Working Remotely

Register: No sessions offered at this time. Please contact itshelp@law.upenn.edu to request a training.

Forms, signatures, annotations, and more.