Workshops by Title - Fall 2009

All workshops end 10 minutes before the hour

Accessible Microsoft Word and PDF

• Accessible Microsoft Word and PDF
  Learn how to properly tag your Microsoft Word documents and Adobe PDF files so they are accessible to individuals with disabilities.
  • Wed 9/09 10-12pm BGRC105B
  • Thu 10/08 1-3pm SCE408

Adobe Acrobat

• Advanced PDF Accessibility
  Learn advanced techniques and standard for accessibility standards with Adobe Acrobat PDF.
  • Wed 9/30 1-3pm SCE408

Adobe Dreamweaver

• Introduction Dreamweaver: Creating Web Pages
  Part I will focus on more introductory instruction with Dreamweaver. Learn how to: add text and pictures to a webpage, work with formatting, link pages within your site and add external links or email addresses to your webpage.
• Tue 9/01 10-12pm BGRC105B
• Wed 9/02 10-12pm SCE408
• Thu 9/10 1-3pm SCE408
• Intermediate Dreamweaver: Creating Web Pages
  Part II will focus on intermediate to advanced instruction with Dreamweaver. Learn how to: create rollovers, add tables and upload your files to the UIC servers.
  • Tue 9/15 10-12pm SCE408
• Advanced Web Authoring with Dreamweaver
  The advanced session will cover templates, behaviors, accessibility concepts and more.
  • Thu 9/24 1-3pm SCE408

Adobe Photoshop

• Manipulating images with Adobe Photoshop
  Ever wonder how to clean up a photograph or properly re-size your images to best use in print or the web? This is a great overview session of Adobe Photoshop tricks and tips and how to properly manipulate your images.
  • Wed 10/07 10-12pm SCE408
  • Tue 10/13 10-12pm SCE408

Audacity

• Podcasting with Audacity
  Learn how to properly digitize audio files and narriations to post online or to use as a podcast.
  • Wed 10/14 10-12pm BGRC105B

Cascading Style Sheets

• Introduction Cascading Style Sheets for Web Authoring
  Learn the basics about what Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are and why they are important for Web development in this day and age.
  • Wed 9/16 10-12pm SCE408
  • Thu 9/17 10-12pm BGRC105B
• Intermediate Cascading Style Sheets for Web Authoring
  Dive into Cascading Style Sheets and learn how to create a wide variety of styles and how you can easily change the look and feel of a Web site by changing the style assocaited with the site.
  • Thu 10/01 1-3pm SCE408

HTML Best Practices and FAE “Functional Accessibility Evaluator”

• HTML Best Practices and FAE “Functional Accessibility Evaluator"
  Get down and dirty with this advanced topic about creating proper HTML Web pages and how to run them through the FAE (Functional Accessibility Evaluator) to fix any non-accessible code your page is using.
  • Tue 9/29 1-2pm SCE408
  • Thu 10/15 10-11am BGRC105B

Illinois IT Accessibility Act

• Illinois IT Accessibility Act
  Learn about the specifics regarding the new Illinois IT Accessibility Act for Web sites and what steps you need to take to stay in compliance.
  • Tue 9/22 10-12pm BGRC105B

Microsoft PowerPoint

• Introduction to PowerPoint
  This workshop is a hands-on session for beginners to familiarize themselves with this PowerPoint. With its easy-to-use tools for creating presentations, PowerPoint will transform the way you communicate ideas. PowerPoint is powerful and easy to use. Create a presentation, change background designs, insert images and save as an html document.
  • Thu 9/03 10-12pm SCE408
  • Tue 9/08 10-12pm BGRC105B
  • Wed 9/23 1-3pm SCE408

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