University of Minnesota faculty, teaching staff, and technical coordinators are invited to attend training on TurningPoint, a student response system, offered by Turning Technologies and hosted by the Office of Information Technology (OIT). The training is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 30, in 210 Walter Library, and will focus on setup and use of TurningPoint in the classroom. A basic and an advanced session are planned.
TurningPoint transforms a standard PowerPoint presentation into an interactive learning system that engages students in active participation. With TurningPoint technology, you can display questions, surveys, opinion polls, and games that allow every student in the class to select a response via wireless ("clickers") or ResponseWare, and transmit the data immediately to the presentation. Please visit the Turning Technologies Web site for more information.
The training is offered at no charge but registration is required. Registration is easy—on the right side of screen, click "Enroll" and follow the registration steps. Once you submit your registration, you will receive an e-mail confirming your enrollment.
This two and a half hour course covers the basics skills needed to set up and use TurningPoint 2008. Topics include choosing hardware and software settings, creating basics presentations, inserting objects, tracking participants, running presentations, and generating basic reports.
Register online at TurningPoint 2008: Basics by Friday, Sept. 25.
This one and a half hour course covers methods to enhance your presentation and take advantage of the advanced features of TurningPoint 2008. Topics include using pictures instead of textual answers, creating and running competitions, using a demographic slide to show how specific groups respond, using priority ranking to allow weighted responses to a question, comparing the responses of several slides, managing sessions, and generating advanced reports. Prerequisites: Knowledge equivalent to: TurningPoint 2008: Basics.
Register online at TurningPoint 2008: Advanced by Friday, Sept. 25.
For more information on technology training opportunities, visit the University Technology Training Center's Web site.