Guest Lectures on Technology Topics

Summary of Guest Lectures

Digital Video Projects for All Majors

Media Services offers expert assistance with digital video editing projects. Our staff offers project consultation and simplified instructional materials and tutorials for digital projects. This lecture inspires students to creatively depict actions representative of assigned subject matter.

Provide information on the successful usage of digital camcorders

• Demonstrations of operational techniques, camera movements
• Best practices and other user support information

Provide an overview on supported editing software

• Final Cut Pro introduction
• Understanding storage requirements and file saving
• Post production effects and outputting

Overview of the current policies and procedures

• Equipment checkout and availability
• Hours of operation

Other Services available

• Digital editing assistance by appointment
• DVD burning

Digital Still Projects

For students assigned the task of taking pictures for classroom projects, Media Services' staff provides a brief introduction to the digital equipment available for student checkout.

This is a short lecture demonstrating the usage of digital cameras and providing students with best practices. We recommend this lecture for Education majors doing their media competencies and other classes unfamiliar with digital technology.

• Camera settings
• Picture storage
• Importing and exporting images to other software programs
• Simple photographic techniques
• Short tutorial available

Classroom Presentations

This short lecture gives Marketing, Speech and Communication classes a demonstration of technology in the classroom. Over the past three years we have realized a much higher success rate for presenters when this training is provided. It is an excellent opportunity to familiarize students with Instructional Technology and the classroom attributes.

Provide best practices for classroom presenters

• Classroom attributes and integrated controls
• Using laptops and auxiliary devices
• PowerPoint tips
• Training and resources available
• Loading presentations