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Game-Based Learning Lunch: Teaching About Animals–Total Animal and TCO (5/17/2013)

For this Game-Based Learning lunch series workshop, we joined Jane Wright from OSU Extension, along with Dan Rockwell and Jeremy Patterson from the Ohio State Technology Commercialization and Knowledge Transfer office. We got an inside look at how development is progressing for a project to develop Total Animal. Total Animal is a mobile app that digitizes existing content from Ohio 4-H …Read more at the full article: Game-Based Learning Lunch: Teaching About Animals–Total Animal and TCO (5/17/2013)

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Adobe Lightroom 4: Part 2 (Hands-On) (5/15/2013)

We joined Professor Emerita Ardine Nelson from the Department of Art’s Photography area for this Adobe Lightroom 4 workshop, the second in a two-session series. For this workshop, attendees were asked to bring a selection of their own digital files to work with, and their own portable hard drive or thumb drive for storing their …Read more at the full article: Adobe Lightroom 4: Part 2 (Hands-On) (5/15/2013)

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Adobe Lightroom 4: Getting Started (5/13/2013)

We joined Professor Emerita Ardine Nelson from the Department of Art’s Photography area for this Adobe Lightroom 4 workshop, the first of a two-session series. For this workshop, we were introduced to working with Adobe Lightroom 4 as a method for organizing, correcting, storing, and outputting many kinds of digital images, including .dng, .jpg, .psd, …Read more at the full article: Adobe Lightroom 4: Getting Started (5/13/2013)

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Usability for All: Free Tools for Evaluating Web Accessibility (11/6/2012)

This hands-on workshop was facilitated by Ken Petri, Director of Ohio State’s Web Accessibility Center, who reviewed a number of high quality established and emerging browser-based tools for assessing how usable your web pages are for users with disabilities. During the workshop, Ken also gave an overview of Ohio State’s web accessibility standards and highlighted practical ways …Read more at the full article: Usability for All: Free Tools for Evaluating Web Accessibility (11/6/2012)

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Launch your Autumn Semester with a Tech Two-a-Day session!

Every day during the week of August 13-17, the Digital Union is hosting a workshop to help you get ready for autumn semester.  We also have an expanded series of five Web Fundamentals workshops coming up in the fall, beginning on Tuesday, September 4, and Ken Petri from OSU’s Web Accessibility Center will lead a …Read more at the full article: Launch your Autumn Semester with a Tech Two-a-Day session!

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We hear you

Every year, thousands of OSU faculty, staff, and students are asked, “How’re we doing?” They fill in a survey from the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). The results are pored over by the staff in the various parts of the OCIO. The Digital Union is part of the OCIO and part of the …Read more at the full article: We hear you

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PowerPoint Gems: Tips and Tricks to Make your Presentation Shine (05/09/2012)

Tom Evans, OCIO Grants support staff and PowerPoint expert, offered a hands-on exploration of some of the best practices and helpful tricks that can transform your PowerPoints into engaging presentations that deliver impact.  A variety of tips and tricks were covered, from creating master slides to embedding video to convenient keyboard shortcuts.
Download files used in …Read more at the full article: PowerPoint Gems: Tips and Tricks to Make your Presentation Shine (05/09/2012)

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Join the Digital Union for a spring workshop!

View our full spring workshop lineup, or choose a session of interest to you from the list below.

At least one Research in View training session every week during spring quarter
Carmen workshops including Activities and Assignments, Quizzes, Gradebook, and Rubrics and Feedback
Series of Adobe products workshops led by Adobe staff on May 2
Usability for All series, …Read more at the full article: Join the Digital Union for a spring workshop!

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Join the Digital Union for a Winter Workshop!

Need to create and edit images?
Photoshop I
Photoshop II
Thinking about using clickers in your classroom?
Get Started with Clickers
TurningPoint Anywhere
Ready to introduce an assignment that uses digital media to replace a written essay?
Learning Through Digital Imaging
Wondering about Adobe Connect and how you can get access and use it?
Webinar: Best Practices for Using a Connect Room
Teaching with Webinar …Read more at the full article: Join the Digital Union for a Winter Workshop!

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Upcoming Workshops in the Digital Union

Workshop season is in full swing in the Digital Union.  Please join us in the next two weeks for one of our upcoming sessions!
Usability for All: Creating PDF Documents from Word
When: Wednesday, October 12, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Where: 060 Science and Engineering Library
Registration: https://registration.it.ohio-state.edu/node/400
Join Ohio State’s Web Accessibility Center staff for a hands-on workshop focusing on using …Read more at the full article: Upcoming Workshops in the Digital Union

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