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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Engineering Faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Just a reminder . . . if you are interested in using clickers in your class, this is an excellent training opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hope to see you there!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Debbie Boyer, M.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Director, Education Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Cullen College of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>University of Houston<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:dboyer@uh.edu"><span style='color:blue'>dboyer@uh.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>713-743-1347<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=83 height=29 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D013BC.5767BC60" alt=DepLogo2><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;color:black'>Faculty Development Workshop Series</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>“Clicker Basics and Beyond: An Intro for the New User and Exploration of the Compete Features for the Advanced User”</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;color:black'>and</span></i></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>One-on-one sessions to review the features in the context of your own curriculum work and implementation efforts</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;color:black'>Paul King</span><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>This workshop will provide a quick introduction to the Turning Technologies software for the beginning clicker user and a more advanced discussion on utilizing clickers in the context of a flipped class or for in-class games for more advanced users. Topics include:</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Adding polling slides to existing PowerPoints</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Polling over top of any application (PDF, Word, Prezi, etc.)</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>“On the fly” polling</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> Integration with Blackboard for easy grade/attendance tracking</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> Use of the “Compete” feature to set up in-class competitions. The software allows instant team assignments based on your creatively designed question and a score board feature so students can track their team’s progress through your review session or activity.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Thursday, December 11, 2014</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>11:00 am – noon</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>306 MD Anderson Library </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Lunch will be provided: Click </span></b><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FADAF28A5FB6-turning"><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>here</span></b></a></span><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'> to RSVP</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>One-on-One Session Sign-up: Click </span></b><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FADAF28A5FB6-oneonone"><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>here</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='color:black'>Questions or Problems with the hyperlinks:</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='color:black'>e-mail Donna Pattison (<a href="mailto:dpattison@uh.edu">dpattison@uh.edu</a>)</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>_________________________________</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Donna L. Pattison, PhD</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Instructional Professor</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Assistant Chair of Undergraduate Affairs</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>University of Houston</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Department of Biology and Biochemistry</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#1F497D'>713-743-2642</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>