Dear List Members:
The following might be of interest to many of you. I personally attended
last summer the workshop entitled "Writing Interactive Mathematics
Workbooks". The workshops are well presented and the enrollment is kept
small so that there is much hands-on and individual attention. The
materials are excellent and the facility is wonderful. The instructors were
most encouraging and helpful.
Hope that many of you can arrange to take advantage of these classes.
Monty Briley
Guilford Technical Community College
P.O. Box 309
Jamestown, NC 27282
phone:910-334-4822 ext. 2436
brileym@gtcc.cc.nc.us
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THE INSTITUTE FOR ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES:
NEW SUMMER 1996 COURSE SCHEDULE
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This summer, the IAT is offering numerous workshops at its facilities in
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. These include: Getting Started with
Hypermedia, Introduction to Multimedia ToolBook, Application Development
with Multimedia ToolBook, Computer-Based Training, Advanced Multimedia
Techniques, Advanced Scripting Techniques, Exploring and Creating
Hypermedia Documents on the WWW, Distributed Learning Environments, Desktop
Animation, Digital Video and Writing Interactive Mathematics Workbooks. See
below for more information, or visit our Web site at
http://www.iat.unc.edu/events/summer96.html.
* Getting Started with Hypermedia *
If information technology has sparked your interest and you're a computer
novice, take this course to learn the basics of using Microsoft Windows and
Asymetrix Compel so that you can begin to create your own multimedia
presentations. This course is an excellent way to discover the
possibilities of multimedia and to prepare for our Introduction to
Multimedia ToolBook course. You will: Learn common skills needed to use
Windows programs, such as operating a mouse, starting and closing programs
and storing and retrieving files; Apply these new skills to create a simple
multimedia presentation using Compel. Dates: May 16-17, June 6-7
* Introduction to Multimedia ToolBook *
Don't miss out on this hands-on introduction to developing interactive
multimedia lessons and presentations using the Asymetrix authoring software
-- Multimedia ToolBook, Version 4.0. You'll learn: How to create and
manipulate ToolBook objects; Basic principles of screen design, How to
begin building multimedia applications that incorporate graphics,
animation, audio and video. Dates: March 25-26, May 20-21, June 10-11, July
8-9, July 22-23, August 5-6
* Application Development with Multimedia ToolBook *
This course provides an intermediate continuation of "Introduction to
Multimedia ToolBook," with an emphasis on a deeper and more technical
understanding of ToolBook application building and basic uses of
OpenScript. This course is also ideal for former IAT ToolBook course
participants who want to brush up on their ToolBook skills while getting a
look at the new 3.0 multimedia version. This is a great opportunity to
bring a 1.5x application and work on converting it to 4.0 to take advantage
of the new features. You'll learn: The basics of the OpenScript programming
language including style, variables, properties, control structures,
functions, messages, handlers; How to use Viewers; How to use Dynamic Link
Libraries (DLLs); OpenScript control of multimedia events; Use of the
ToolBook resource system. Dates: March 27-29, May 22-24, June 12-14, July
24-26, August 7-9
* CBT - Computer-Based Training *
This course is intended for those who are involved in the development of
Computer Based Training (CBT) and want to create training-oriented
applications using Multimedia ToolBook CBT Edition. The course will focus
on ease of development with the Multimedia ToolBook CBT edition Book
Specialists, functionality available through the ToolBook user interface,
an understanding of the ToolBook architecture and hierarchy, and
OpenScript, the programming language in ToolBook, and its CBT extensions.
When you complete this course, you will be able to develop sophisticated,
easy-to-use computer-based training and course management applications.
Dates: June 12-14, July 10-12, August 7-9
* Advanced Multimedia Techniques *
For the more advanced student of multimedia, we'll cover the technical
design and implementation of ToolBook multimedia applications for
interactive classroom presentations and student lab assignments. You should
bring a planned ToolBook project, as well as multimedia resource materials
(audio and video, photos and scanned images). You will: Learn more advanced
manipulation and control of multimedia in ToolBook; Learn more about screen
design and interface building; Work toward completing an application
template. Dates: June 24-25
* Advanced Scripting Techniques *
This course is for the more advanced student of OpenScript, ToolBook's
programming language. Topics we will cover include: An in-depth look at
variables, arrays, object and system properties, messages, handlers,
control structures and the message hierarchy; Advanced use and control of
viewers to create dialog boxes, control panels and tool palettes; Advanced
OpenScript control of multimedia; Advanced use of DDE and DLLs; Work toward
the completion of an authoring tools sysbook. Dates: June 26-28
* Desktop Animation *
A lecture can be a good lecture, but add animation to it and you can have a
GREAT lecture. Animation fascinates, demonstrates and captivates. Animated
sequences simulate processes that defy verbal descriptions. They
communicate ideas and evoke emotions. Your audience will remember the
animations; but more importantly, they will remember the content of the
lecture and the teacher who gave it. This course is a lecture and a
workshop. You will learn how to design and create animations and
incorporate them in presentation and multimedia authoring programs. The
lecture part will cover the full range of 2D and 3D animation from the CEL
and Key Frame to Layered Command Driven. Students will produce their own
animation ready to be made into video or included in software like
PowerPoint, Freelance, ToolBook and Director. Dates: May 6-7, June 20-21,
July 29-30
* Digital Video Workshop *
This workshop helps you quickly gain the skills you need to film, capture
and compress high quality digital video for playback on PCs - a must for
anyone responsible for producing multimedia CDs with digital video.
Includes hands-on evaluation of various digital video compression formats.
Additional topics covered include: the Video for Windows environment, sound
synchronization, compression and playback parameters, hardware platform
considerations, capture alternatives, filming options and filtering. Dates:
May 2-3, June 17-18, August 1-2
* Distributed Learning Environments: An Integrating Model for Distance
Education *
This perspective of learning environments combines campus classrooms,
distance learning and "virtual" learning environments with alternative
delivery strategies that provide instruction less constrained by time,
place or learning style. This two-day workshop: Compares dominant models of
distance education; Examines the major variables in distance learning
delivery; Contrasts the strengths and weaknesses of different distance
technologies and delivery systems; Presents a new model for distance
education that integrates various technologies with alternative delivery
strategies to provide the most appropriate use of technology in a
learner-based environment; Explores some of the tools used to create a
distributed learning environment. Dates: June 6-7
* Exploring and Creating Hypermedia Documents on the World Wide Web *
In this workshop you will learn how to find and create World Wide Web
documents for your own use. The Web is a hypermedia interface to resources
on the Internet that has rapidly emerged as a dynamic way to publish
information for the educational community. The Web is a convenient way to
provide students access to resources ranging from support materials to
complete courses. This two-day course will give you hands-on experience
finding materials on the Web. You will also learn to use tools and
techniques to publish your own Web pages with Hypertext Markup Language
(HTML). Topics covered will include: Current GUI browsing clients; Methods
of navigating the Web; Producing HTML documents; Placing multimedia
elements in HTML documents. Dates: May 2-3, June 4-5, August 1-2
* Writing Interactive Mathematics Workbooks *
College and high school math teachers will learn how to build interactive
texts using Mathwright with MathKit, a new program that provides tools for
writing online workbooks that incorporate text, animations, graphing
windows, symbolic algebra and programming facilities. You will: Explore
examples of interactive math books; Modify prototype texts and give them
new functionality; Learn the basics of the MathScript language; Create your
own interactive setting for student exploration of a topic in elementary
mathematics or data analysis. Dates: May 22-24
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
To receive additional information regarding any of these courses (fees,
instructors, prerequisites) or to register, send email to
info.iat@mhs.unc.edu or phone 919-405-1900 and leave a detailed message. Or
you may visit our Web site at http://www.iat.unc.edu/events/summer96.html.
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