Spotlights

Links

Newsletter Archive

Help Guides & Documentation

New Faculty Orientation

Tools Matrix

• Tools Supported by Learning & Development
  
  

Blackboard Vista 8

• Create a New Section in Blackboard
• Blackboard Vista 8 Documentations (for Instructors)
• Logging in to Blackboard
• Troubleshooting Guidelines
• Frequently Asked Questions
  
  

CONNECT Guides

• Large Lecture Courses | Strategies for Management & Engaging Students
• Laptops in the Classroom: Minimizing the Distraction
• Laptops in the Classroom: Promoting Student Engagement
• Laptops in the Classroom: How the Teaching Environment Changes
• Laptops in the Classroom: Virtual Working Teams
• Laptops in the Classroom: Digital Storytelling
  
  
• Online Training
• Designing Course Documents for Digital Natives
• Collaborative Tools
• Video in the Classroom
  
• Personal Learning Networks
• Thinking About Blended and Online Learning
• Best Practices for Creating Video
• LiveScribe Smart Pen
• Camtasia
• Flip Video Cameras
  
• VoiceThread
  

Faculty Technology Mentor Webinar

• Ali Moazed - “Electronic Grading Using Tablets and PDF Files”
• Cindy Stevens - “Creating Instructional Videos Using Camtasia and Jing”

Miscellaneous Resources

• Video, Podcasting and Media at Wentworth
• Dreamweaver Basic and Advanced Web Resources
• Tips for Plotting Large Posters

Microsoft Office 2007 (for Windows)

• Installation Procedures
• Office 2007 Word (for Windows) Help Guide
• Office 2007 Word (for Windows) FAQ
• Online Documentation for Word 2007 (courtesy of University of Wisconsin)
• Office 2007 Excel (for Windows) Help Guide
• Online Documentation for Excel 2007 (courtesy of University of Wisconsin)
• Office 2007 PowerPoint (for Windows) Help Guide
• Online Documentation for PowerPoint 2007 (courtesy of University of Wisconsin)

Microsoft Office 2008 (for Macs)

• Office 2008 Word (for Macs) Help Guide
• Office 2008 Excel (for Macs) Help Guide
• Office 2008 PowerPoint (for Macs) Help Guide
  

Wentworth Laptop Survival Kits

• Lenovo ThinkPad W500
• IBM T61 Survival Kit
• Mac Survival Guide

Resources for New Faculty

• New Faculty Orientation Page
• Guide to Lconnect
• Guide to Leopardweb

Syllabus Template

• Syllabus Template with Learning Outcomes