Welcome to the Academy for Aspiring LSTCs

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Welcome to the Academy for Aspiring LSTCs

• Fall Session
• Thursday
• November 17, 2005
• COMMUNICATION

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Homework Review

• How should your communication with adults differ
  from your communication with students?

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Homework Review

• How much information do faculty staff really
  read? Do they want detailed instructions, quick
  bullet points, frequent reminders, verbal vs.
  electronic communication?

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Homework Review

• How many ways should you be able to communicate
  the same information? What are they?

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Homework Review

• Describe the most effective communication
  scenario(s) you have personally experienced? Why
  was it effective?

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Homework Review

• Look for resource articles in Professional
  Resources

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Activity Preparation

• Review in MT
• Human Resource Evaluation section

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Activity

• In Teams of 3 -
• Prepare e-mail communication for the following
  topics
• - Saving work to home directory
• - Staff Development schedule
• - Request teachers to complete survey

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Activity

• Options
• Type directly into e-mail
• Prepare Word document attachment
• Direct them to web page
• Other options?

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Activity

• Revise the following topics to fit on one visible
  screen via e-mail
• - Saving work to home directory
• - Staff Development schedule
• - Request teachers to complete survey

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Activity Review

• What type of communication is most effective?
• How many times will you need to send
  communication?
• Why would users stop responding to or reading
  your e-mail?

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Tech Connection

• Lotus Notes 6
• Basics
• Stationary
• Preferences
• Encryption
• Archiving or creating a copy of db

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Tech Connection

• eCollege
• Basics
• Discussion Thread
• Become familiar with Online environment
• Discuss future expectations
• Students
• Pursuit of online degrees
• Training

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Instruction Homework Assignment

• Become familiar with all AKS databases. (Note
  ES/MS just had a change to Item Banks dbs)

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Instruction Homework Assignment

• What electronic curriculum resources are
  available from recent curriculum adoptions?

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Instruction Homework Assignment

• What online resources are available for
  curriculum? List the companies and their
  websites. Is there a subscription fee or
  assigned login needed?

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Instruction Homework Assignment

• How can various software be used for multiple
  curriculum areas?
• Ex. Inspiration, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.

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Instruction Homework Assignment

• Become familiar with related Policies Procedure
  for software subscriptions, supplementary
  materials, etc.

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Instruction Homework Assignment

• Look for resource articles in Professional
  Resources

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Wrap Up Reflections