College of Education Computer Seminars, Spring Semester 2005

Collected Resources

Seminar 1 - "Introduction to Weblogs and Blogging."

1. Coordinated by Mike Dorn and J. Brian Schoolar, for faculty, staff and graduate students in the College of Education, January 13, 2005, 2:00 - 4:00 pm, in Room 640 Weiss Hall.
2. Coordinated by Mike Dorn and Mwembo Lombe, for undergraduate students in two sections of the course Urban Education C060, February 4, 2005, 9:40 am and 10:40 am, in Room 19 Anderson Hall.

Weblog Basics

Weblogs in Education

Blogs in/of the News

Seminar 2 - "Using Bibliographic Database Management Programs Effectively at Temple University."

1. Coordinated by Mike Dorn, for faculty, staff and graduate students in the College of Education, January 20, 2005, 11:30 - 1:00 pm, in Instructional Technology Classroom, 308 Ritter Hall.  We focused on the basics of EndNote and RefWorks - contrasting characteristics, and using them together.

EndNote (http://www.endnote.com) This is the first year that Computer Services has offered trainings on this product.  Unfortunately, no more are scheduled for Spring 2005 semester.  Let Gail Gallo know if your are interested in having additional trainings scheduled this year - ggallo@temple.edu

RefWorks (http://www.refworks.com)  From Brian Schoolar's Blog, Library News for the College of Education.

Temple now has a site-wide license to RefWorks, a web-based bibliography manager (see description below). RefWorks is similar to EndNote, Reference Manager and other bibliographic managers but is entirely web-based, so you can access it anywhere. This service is free to Temple faculty, staff and students though you must create your own personalized account. Please feel free to contact me to set up group instruction for this product: jbrian@temple.edu.  Please use the following information to subscribe and begin using.

*To create an account:

1. Click the RefWorks link above or go to http://www.refworks.com/refworks from an IP authenticated computer.
2. Click on "Sign Up for an Individual Account"
3. Enter the appropriate information and click on Register.

There is an online tutorial and a Quick User Guide.

EndNote and RefWorks Compared:  Guidance from Tufts University

My goals for these computer seminars

Mike Dorn

Faculty and graduate students in the College of Education have been slow to adopt technology.  Yet there are tremendous resources out there that help out with research and publication, whether we are talking conference papers, journal pubs, proposals or dissertations.  I am interested in discussing ways that we can promote the use of these programs, and the sharing of resources amongst College of Education faculty, staff and students.

I would also like your suggestions on topics for future computer trainings/discussions this semester.  To facilitate these discussions and exchanges, I will be creating a College of Education Technology Users Forum.  It will begin as a listserve, and eventually tied to a weblog.  Please contact Mike Dorn if you are interested in becoming a member/subscriber to a College of Education Technology User's Discussion Listserv or Blog.