Workshops and Resources - School of Education

Workshops

School of Education faculty, staff, students, and area teachers are invited to participate in MERIT Library’s workshop program. In addition to scheduled workshops, sessions can be designed or adapted as course-integrated instruction for specific classes, or scheduled as consultation for individuals, meetings, or groups.

MERIT Library tours can also be scheduled for your class or group.

Schedule

There are currently no scheduled workshops.

Topics

ACT 31 Resources— Resources for Teaching about the 11 Sovereign Nations in Wisconsin
Interactive White Boards (SMART Boards/Promethean Boards)— Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels; Using Clickrs, Creating Lessons using SMART Notebook or ActiveInspire
Advanced Google— Diving Deep into Google Apps (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Forms, Hangouts)
Images in Instruction— How to Find, Create, Store, Attribute, and Integrate Images in Your Teaching
Creating Online Tutorials in Adobe Captivate
Creating Posters for Your Classroom, Library, and School
Building a Better Handout— Integrating Screen Captures and Images into your Instructional Materials
Teaching with Tablets— How to Make the Most of 1 to 1 Devices
Best Educational Apps for __ (fill in your content area)
Make your own music or podcasts with Garage Band
Mapping Books— How to Use Google Earth and Google Maps to Create Unique Maps
Book Trailers— Creating Live Action, Stop Motion, and Slide Show Videos
Digital Storytelling
Collaborative Web Tools for Your Classroom— Twitter, Instagram, Ning, Weebly, and More…
Staying On Top with Technology— Using Twitter to Connect Professionally
Research Assistance— Educational Databases (ERIC, Education Full Text)
Teaching Outside the Box: Building Makerspaces to Support Teaching, Research, and Community Building
Personal Privacy in the Digital Age
Creating Teacher Observation Videos and the edTPA
The Flipped Classroom— What, Why, and How
Guest Speakers in Your Classroom— Using Skype to Connect via Video
Software for Free— Using Pixlr, WeVideo, and Other
Education and Gaming— What Do Games Teach Us?
Backchannels in Your Classroom— Tools for Discussing and Chatting Online (Twitter, Storify, Today’s Meet, CoverItLive, and More)
Data Driven Visualization— Creating Infographics
Creating Your Own READ! Posters
Exploring Concept Maps for Teaching and Learning
Makerspaces to Support Teaching, Research and Community Building
Learn@UW Web Tools for Teaching and Learning
Designing Online Discussions for Critical and Creative Engagement

Tutorials

Explore the variety of online learning tools MERIT staff have assembled for your use. Our video tutorials, written guides, and handouts from in-person workshops are available on topics ranging from digital storytelling tools to design software. New materials will be added as our collection of tutorials grows, and we welcome your requests for topics that you would like to learn more about.

Digital Storytelling

Digital stories provide a powerful means to convey meaning and message through digital media. At their best, digital stories tell a compelling story that reaches out and creates a bridge between the audience and the teller.