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Jose Velazco

TLC Teaching Tip of the Week: Digital Tools in the Classroom

The Digital Lab welcomes faculty looking to increase their students’ multimedia skills to arrange a consultation with the lab’s coordinator (and TLC member) José Velazco, velazco@up.edu. Recent collaborative student projects include:

  • Interactive Digital Presentations: Apple’s iBooks Author (or Adobe’s InDesign) allow students to create and send interactive presentations complete with photographs, audio and video. Class members studying political science recently used iBooks Author to present statistics and narratives related to international issues.
  • Digital Posters: Students can use Piktochart, an online poster design software, to create posters. Class participants have used the software to create infographics related to a variety of topics across disciplines
  • The Lab also offers workshops regarding multimedia best practices. This semester’s topics include Photoshop, Illustrator and Creating Electronic Music. Click here to register for a session.

Faculty are welcome to visit the Digital Lab (located on the upper floor of the library) or contact José Velazco, digital initiatives coordinator, at velazco@up.edu for a consultation and learn how to integrate these technologies into the classroom.

 

Scheduling Library and Digital Lab Sessions

As the semester approaches, now is a great time to schedule sessions before the calendar fills up. The Clark Library offers instruction in two areas: information literacy and multimedia skills. For information literacy, Librarians collaborate with faculty to tailor sessions to students’ research needs. The Digital Initiatives Coordinator provides assistance with creating assignments and instructs classes that have multimedia projects such as creating videos, digital posters, digital photography, and websites.

To request a session for your class, please email preferred dates and times, along with course number to Stephanie Michel, michel@up.edu, for information literacy and Jose Velazco, velazco@up.edu, for multimedia skills.

TLC Tip of the Week: Creating Engaging Media Assignments

digital-tunnel-wallpaper1-copyFaculty members who are interested in having students use video, design, or audio tools in their classrooms can visit the Digital Lab and schedule a consultation and collaborate on a multimedia assignment, according to Jose Velazco, Clark Library. The Digital Lab provides instruction on software, loans, equipment, and will work one-to-one with faculty to create engaging assignments meeting curricular goals and offering professional development opportunities for students.

Visit the lab’s Faculty page to view sample assignments.

To arrange a consultation, contact Velazco at velazco@up.edu.

 

TLC Teaching Tip of the Week: Music in the Classroom

jose-feb-20Faculty who have considered using music in the classroom can find a good deal of information on that subject in the book Music and Learning by Chris Brewer (1995), according to Jose Velazco, library. In this article, Brewer describes simple ways music can be used to positively affect learning in the classroom. Readers can visit links to the music within the body of the article by going to this link on the TLC blog.

Digital Lab offering More iMovie Workshops

iMovie-10-for-Mac-app-icon-smallDue to popular demand, the Clark Library Digital Lab has added four workshops covering the latest version of iMovie. These will meet on September 29 and October 2 in the Digital Lab. Space is limited so you are encouraged to register online at http://wordpress.up.edu/dlab/workshops/. For more information contact José Velazco, library, at 7602 or velazco@up.edu.

Campus Media In The Classroom, Sept. 17

libraryWant to incorporate new media technologies into your teaching? Looking for ideas on how to create multimedia assignments in the classroom? Come to “Campus Media in the Classroom” on Wednesday, September 17, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., in the Clark Library’s classroom and Digital Lab located on the upper level. Talks from faculty and staff will focus on campus resources, services, and support available for a wide variety of media-centered projects. Tour the Digital Lab and visit the facility’s image and audio production studios. Learn how to build your students’ multimedia skills through assignments that can be incorporated into every discipline. Snacks and beverages will be provided.

This event is sponsored by the Clark Library, academic technology services, and the Teaching and Learning Collaborative. Click here for a schedule. For more information contact José Velazco, library digital enitiatives coordinator, at 7602 or velazco@up.edu.

Digital Workshops Added by Popular Demand

jose Feb 20The Clark Library’s Digital Lab is offering additional workshops in March, in response to the demand for the iMovie and Photoshop workshops. On March 3 there will be two iMovie for Beginners sessions and on March 4 there will be two Introduction to Photoshop sessions. Visit the Clark Library website for workshop descriptions, dates, and times. These workshops are open to students, staff, and faculty, but space is limited so please sign up by visiting or calling the Digital Lab (7796), or e-mailing José Velazco at velazco@up.edu.

Digital Lab: February Workshops

jose copyThose who would like to expand their multimedia skills can do so at the Clark Library Digital Lab’s beginner-level workshops throughout February, according to Diane Sotak, library. The workshops are open to students, staff, and faculty. This week the lab offers “iMovie for Beginners.” Subsequent weeks will cover Digital Poster Making, Introduction to Photoshop, and Introduction to Premiere Pro. Visit the Clark Library website for workshop descriptions, dates, and times. Space is limited, so you are encouraged to sign up by visiting or calling the Digital Lab at 7796, or e-mailing José Velazco at velazco@up.edu.

Digital Lab Workshop Series

_1aLibrary-Slideshow150The Clark Library Digital Lab will be offering workshops in October and November that are open to current students, faculty, and staff. Workshops include iMovie for Beginners, Still Life/Product Photography, Digital Printing for Beginners, and Working with Audio. Dates, times, and descriptions are available at this link. Sign up by e-mailing José Velazco, library, at velazco@up.edu, or by calling the digital lab service desk at 7796.