2006 Faculty Development Workshops

Expanding Your Instructional Skills through Flash

Wednesday, May 24, 2006 to Friday, May 26, 2006
Hawkeye Community College -Waterloo, IA

Registration is Closed

For Faculty Only.

Instructor: Brian Johnson

Flash Examples

Description
With the increasing use of technology in the classroom, from PowerPoint to the use of online course management tools (such as WebCT and BlackBoard), there is an opportunity to expand the level of student involvement in their own learning. Macromedia flash is a multimedia authoring tool that can integrate sound, video, animation, and images into a rich interactive environment which can be used in a variety of ways by the instructor as well as the student. Participants will learn the concepts and ideas behind creating flash animations for classroom instruction, web applications and much more. Topics such as the fundamentals of animation including and other Flash concepts such as importing graphics, using key frames, various types of motion-tweens, simple animations, building buttons, and simple scripting will also be covered. Participants will then develop their own flash projects as a part of the workshop. This workshop will focus on the use of Macromedia Flash in a Windows based environment.

This will be a hands-on workshop where participants will learn useful software skills for the future development of their own flash animations and interactions.

Participants will need to bring their own graphics and creative ideas to this workshop, but resources will be provided to help.

Learning Objectives:
Through this workshop, participants will experience the Flash workspace, and learn to:

  • Create graphics in Flash.
  • Work with text in Flash.
  • Create buttons and movie clips in Flash.
  • Create animations in Flash.
  • Work with Behaviors to create interactivity in Flash.
  • Add sound to Flash movies.
  • Use the basics of ActionScript.
  • Create a Flash project.

Prerequisite Knowledge
None

Suggested Prior Experiences:

  • Experience working with Windows
  • Experience with image editing (such as Adobe Photoshop or Macromedia Fireworks) helpful
  • Familiarity with HTML and/or with web publishing recommended

Registration Fee

Registration fee for this Faculty Development Training Workshop is $150.00. Registration fee is paid online with course registration at www.agrowknow.org The registration includes lodging, most meals and breaks, and workshop materials. This fee is not refundable after April 24, 2006. Late registrations (registrations after May 9, 2006) will be charged a $200 registration fee.

The workshop is limited to 24 participants.

Personal Computer Equipment
Participants are welcome to use their personal PC Laptop for the workshop. All training will be done on PC computers. Each participant will receive a complimentary copy of Macromedia Flash 8 Pro. Wireless internet is available for most computers.

Schedule

Tuesday Evening, May 23

Welcome reception at hotel 7:00 pm. Each participant will receive a copy of Macromedia Flash 8, Flash Resource CD & Flash 8 book.

Day 1 – Wednesday, May 24:

6 – 8 A.M.

Deluxe Continental Breakfast at hotel

8:15 A.M.

Pickup at hotel

8:30 A.M.

Workshop Starts

8:30– 9:00 AM.

Introductions (where you are from, what do you teach, knowledge of/experience with multimedia in the classroom, what you want to get out of this workshop, etc.) and discuss objectives of workshop

9:00 – 9:15 A.M.

Complete pre-evaluation

9:15 – 10:00 A.M.

Introduction to Macromedia Flash
Exploring the Flash Environment

10:00 – 10:15 A.M.

Break

10:15 – 12:00 P.M.

The Tools of flash
Drawing Simple Objects

12:00 – 1:30 P.M.

Lunch & Tour of Farm Lab

1:00 – 3:00 P.M.

Working with Text
Using masks

3:00 – 3:15 P.M.

Break

3:15 – 5:00 P.M.

Adding motion & animation to objects
Motion guides

6:00 P.M.

Dinner at Broom Factory Restaurant

Day 2 – Thursday, May 25

6 – 8 A.M.

Deluxe Continental Breakfast at hotel

8:15 A.M.

Pickup at hotel

8:30 A.M.

Workshop Starts

8:00 – 10:00 A.M.

Making navigation buttons
Importing Photos, Video & Sound

10:00 – 10:15 A.M.

Break

10:15 – 12:00 P.M.

Scripting simple quizzes
Publishing flash movies

12:00 – 1:30 P.M.

Lunch & Tour of Hawkeye Campus

1:00 – 3:00 P.M.

Discuss Projects/ Project Time

3:00 – 3:15 P.M.

Break

3:15 – 5:00 P.M.

Project Time

6:00 P.M.

Dinner on own

Day 3 – Friday, May 26

6 – 8 A.M.

Deluxe Continental Breakfast at hotel

8:15 A.M.

Pickup at hotel

8:30 A.M.

Workshop Starts

8:30 - 9:30 A.M.

Questions/ Demonstrations?

9:30 – 12:00 P.M.

Project Time

12:00 – 1:30 P.M.

Lunch

1:30 – 3:30 P.M.

Clarification of misunderstood concepts; discuss outcomes of workshop; complete evaluation

3:30 PM

Go home

 

Traveling Information

The first 24 qualified participants will be reimbursed up to $300 (maximum) for travel expenses. Reimbursable expenses include: airfare, rental car, mileage at $.38 per mile, and parking. On the last day of the workshop, qualified stipend recipients will receive a reimbursement form.

Air Travel – Participants can either fly into the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID; Cedar Rapids) or the Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO). Check both airports for best airfare. Shuttle service will be coordinated by AgrowKnowledge with participants from both airports. Rental cars are available through either airport.

Shuttle Service will be provided from the hotel to campus daily and Wednesday evening meal.

Lodging Arrangements

Heartland Inn – Crossroads
1809 LaPorte Road
Waterloo, Iowa 50701
319-235-4461
800-334-3277
www.heartlandinn.com/locations/waterloo-crossrds.html

A block of rooms for this workshop have been reserved until May 9, 2006. Please call the hotel and make your own reservations. Inform them that you are with the AgrowKnowledge workshop at Hawkeye Community College for the workshop hotel rate. AgrowKnowledge will have your room direct billed for Tuesday, May 23  to Friday, May 26, 2006 (three nights). Additional nights will be at the participant’s expense.

Meals
Meals starting Tuesday evening through Friday lunch will be provided by AgrowKnowledge with the exception of Thursday evening. Continental breakfasts will be available at the hotel.

Contact Information
Questions about Flash & Training
Brian Johnson, (319) 398-7147
Brian.johnson@agrowknow.org

Questions about Logistics
Scott Ermer
Sermer@hawkeyecollege.edu

University Credit
University credit for the faculty development workshop is available through Iowa State University or the University of Idaho.

Iowa State University
For participants to qualify for graduate credit, they will need to complete graduate credit application form and return to Dr. Wade Miller. Approximate cost is $300/credit hour. For complete details contact Terry Brase or the AgrowKnowledge Center.

University of Idaho
Participants can also receive one credit for AGED 405 for $65 per credit or AGED 505 for $77 per credit from the University of Idaho by paying the credit fee and completing a short registration form and transcript request form at the time of the workshop.

Examples of some of the Flash you will learn how to create:


 

 



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