Rice University Events

Rice Web Forum Workshop - Taking Better Photos

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:00 CST

Information Technology

Speaker: Jeff Fitlow
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Miner Lounge RMC/Ley Student Center
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston,Texas,USA

Part I of three mini-workshops for Rice web coordinators, managers, and content authors. Learn handy tricks that will make your web sites sizzle including using and taking photographs for web use. The forum is co-sponsored by Public Affairs and Web Services with the idea of providing an information-sharing venue for campus web site creators and maintainers. Parts II and III are offered December 2 and 3, respectively and details can be found in the Rice Events Calendar. To receive the next meeting notice, send your request to carlyn@rice.edu.

Rice Web Forum Workshop - Editing and Resizing Photos

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:00 CST

Information Technology
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Miner Lounge RMC/Ley Student Center
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston,Texas,USA

Part 2 of a three-day mini-workshop for Rice web coordinators, managers, and content authors. Attend only the classes for your favorite topics, or attend all three classes. Learn handy tricks that will make your web sites sizzle including resizing your web photos for optimal resolution and speedy loading. The forum is co-sponsored by Public Affairs and Web Services with the idea of providing an information-sharing venue for campus web site creators and maintainers. To receive the next meeting notice, send your request to carlyn@rice.edu.

Virtual Conference - Education and Learning Technologies

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:00 CST

Information Technology
Thursday, December 3, 2009
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

3076 Duncan Hall
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston,Texas,USA

Discover the tools and applications that some of Rice's peer institutions are using to enhance teaching and learning. Drop in on the sessions that interest you most. See the online schedule for details. http://vpit.rice.edu/SpecialEvent.aspx The virtual conference is free. The Rice broadcast set up is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Information Technology.

Rice Web Forum Workshop - Image Workflow

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:00 CST

Information Technology
Thursday, December 3, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Miner Lounge RMC/Ley Student Center
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston,Texas,USA

Part 3 of a three-day mini-workshops for Rice web coordinators, managers, and content authors. Attend only the classes for your favorite topics or attend all three classes. Learn handy tricks that will make your web sites sizzle including finding just the right photo from your archives and refreshing images on a consistent basis. The forum is co-sponsored by Public Affairs and Web Services with the idea of providing an information-sharing venue for campus web site creators and maintainers. To receive the next meeting notice, send your request to carlyn@rice.edu.

Teaching With Technology - Faculty Showcase of Favorite Technologies

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:00 CST

Information Technology
Thursday, December 10, 2009
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

129 Herring Hall
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston,Texas,USA

Rice faculty share their experiences in using technology in for instructional purposes. Come hear how Rice instructors are using clickers, games, social networks, blogs, and more in their classrooms.

Graduate students and faculty alike benefit from learning how to incorporate new and changing technologies into their teaching styles. Each academic year, Fondren Library’s Digital Media Center and Educational Technologies (part of the division of Information Technology) sponsor a series of workshops that focus on the use of technology in teaching and collaborative learning. These informal, practical workshops, open to all faculty, instructors, staff, and graduate students, will introduce how and why to use educational technologies.

Teaching With Technology

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:00 CST

Information Technology
Thursday, January 14, 2010
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

129 Herring Hall
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston,Texas,USA

Graduate students and faculty alike benefit from learning how to incorporate new and changing technologies into their teaching styles. Each academic year, Fondren Library’s Digital Media Center and Educational Technologies (part of the division of Information Technology) sponsor a series of workshops that focus on the use of technology in teaching and collaborative learning. These informal, practical workshops, open to all faculty, instructors, staff, and graduate students, will introduce how and why to use educational technologies.

Rice Web Forum Workshop - Taking Videos

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:00 CST

Information Technology
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Miner Lounge RMC/Ley Student Center
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston,Texas,USA

Part 1 of a three-day mini-workshop on using video in Rice web sites. Attend only the classes for your favorite topics or attend all three classes. Learn handy tricks that will make your web sites sizzle including how to plan and shoot videos. The forum is co-sponsored by Public Affairs and Web Services with the idea of providing an information-sharing venue for campus web site creators and maintainers. To receive the next meeting notice, send your request to carlyn@rice.edu.

Rice Web Forum Workshop - Editing Videos

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:00 CST

Information Technology
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Miner Lounge RMC/Ley Student Center
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston,Texas,USA

Part 2 of a three-day mini-workshop on using videos in Rice web sites. Attend only the classes for your favorite topics or attend all three classes. Learn handy tricks that will make your web sites sizzle including how to edit raw video footage and add sound. The forum is co-sponsored by Public Affairs and Web Services with the idea of providing an information-sharing venue for campus web site creators and maintainers. To receive the next meeting notice, send your request to carlyn@rice.edu.

Rice Web Forum Workshop - Posting Videos on the Web

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:00 CST

Information Technology
Thursday, January 28, 2010
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Miner Lounge RMC/Ley Student Center
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston,Texas,USA

Part 3 of a three-day mini-workshops on utilizing videos for the web. Attend only the classes for your favorite topics or attend all three classes. Learn handy tricks that will make your web sites sizzle including how to post your finished videos on your web site for optimal load-time and viewing. The forum is co-sponsored by Public Affairs and Web Services with the idea of providing an information-sharing venue for campus web site creators and maintainers. To receive the next meeting notice, send your request to carlyn@rice.edu.

Teaching With Technology

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00 CST

Information Technology
Thursday, February 11, 2010
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

129 Herring Hall
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston,Texas,USA

Graduate students and faculty alike benefit from learning how to incorporate new and changing technologies into their teaching styles. Each academic year, Fondren Library’s Digital Media Center and Educational Technologies (part of the division of Information Technology) sponsor a series of workshops that focus on the use of technology in teaching and collaborative learning. These informal, practical workshops, open to all faculty, instructors, staff, and graduate students, will introduce how and why to use educational technologies.

Rice Web Forum - Web Development Languages

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:00 CST

Information Technology

Speaker: Jeff Frey
Thursday, February 25, 2010
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Miner Lounge RMC/Ley Student Center
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston,Texas,USA

In this presentation by experienced web designers and developers, we will contrast and compare various web development languages and tools including CMS (content management solutions). The forum is co-sponsored by Public Affairs and Web Services with the idea of providing an information-sharing venue for campus web site creators and maintainers. To receive the next meeting notice, send your request to carlyn@rice.edu.

Teaching With Technology

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00 CST

Information Technology
Thursday, March 11, 2010
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

129 Herring Hall
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston,Texas,USA

Graduate students and faculty alike benefit from learning how to incorporate new and changing technologies into their teaching styles. Each academic year, Fondren Library’s Digital Media Center and Educational Technologies (part of the division of Information Technology) sponsor a series of workshops that focus on the use of technology in teaching and collaborative learning. These informal, practical workshops, open to all faculty, instructors, staff, and graduate students, will introduce how and why to use educational technologies. All sessions take place from noon until 1:00 p.m. in Herring Hall 129 unless otherwise noted.

Web Developers Round Table

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:00 CST

Information Technology
Friday, March 19, 2010
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Miner Lounge RMC/Ley Student Center
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston,Texas,USA

Registration Required

Invitation-only round table discussion for Rice Web Developers. Brainstorming various issues related to technical challenges in Rice environment.

Teaching With Technology

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:00 CST

Information Technology
Thursday, April 8, 2010
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

129 Herring Hall
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston,Texas,USA

Graduate students and faculty alike benefit from learning how to incorporate new and changing technologies into their teaching styles. Each academic year, Fondren Library’s Digital Media Center and Educational Technologies (part of the division of Information Technology) sponsor a series of workshops that focus on the use of technology in teaching and collaborative learning. These informal, practical workshops, open to all faculty, instructors, staff, and graduate students, will introduce how and why to use educational technologies.

Rice Web Forum - Writing Content for the Web

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:00 CST

Information Technology
Friday, April 16, 2010
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

2nd floor conference room RMC/Ley Student Center
Rice University
6100 Main St
Houston,Texas,USA

Writing Content for the Web and Keeping it Fresh is presented by a speaker TBD. The forum is co-sponsored by Public Affairs and Web Services with the idea of providing an information-sharing venue for campus web site creators and maintainers. To receive the next meeting notice, send your request to carlyn@rice.edu.