COURSES
November 14, 2008
Continuing Nursing Education
For information, call 966-8360
- Nov. 20-21, Introduction to 12 Lead ECG Interpretation
- Nov. 26-27, Best Practices in Intrapartum Care
- Nov. 28, Fundamentals of Fetal Health Surveillance in Labour
- Nov. 28, (e-learning event) Pandemic Planning in Small and Large Personal Care Homes
Continuing Professional Learning - Medicine
For information, call 966-7787
- Nov. 21-22, Practical Management of Common Medical Problems
- Nov. 28, Fetal Health Surveillance, Weyburn
- Dec. 5-6, Diabetes Update, Regina
The Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness
Room 50 Murray Building, unless otherwise noted. For information, call 966-2231 or visit www.usask.ca/gmcte
- Nov. 14, 2:30-4:30 pm, PAC room 246, Traveling Road Show in Kinesiology: Using Power Point Effectively, and to Implement Semi-Notes with Len Gustart and Joel Lanovaz
- Nov. 27, 1:30-3:30 pm, Helping the distressed student: A consideration of roles, strategies and resources with Vicki Herman, Outreach Co-ordinator, Student Counselling Services
- Nov. 19, noon-1 pm, Graduate Student Drop-In Teaching Discussion Brown Bag Lunch with Jim Greer
- Nov. 19, 2-3 pm, Elluminate real-time web-based conferencing with ITS staff
- Nov. 20, 1:30-4 pm, Grading Lab Reports and Exams with Deirdre Bonnycastle, educational support and development, College of Medicine
- Nov. 24, noon-2 pm, Community Service-Learning Info Sessions with Phaedra Hitchings, community service learning co-ordinator
- Nov. 24, 3:30-5 pm, Teaching Effectiveness Afternoons (TEA), an open meeting with Dr. William Albritton, dean of Medicine, and Jim Greer, director of the University Learning Centre
- Nov. 27, 2:30-4:30 pm, Using (Not Abusing) Your Voice with Pamela Haig-Bartley, Department of Drama
- Dec. 1, 1:30-4 pm, Assessment and Evaluation with Pat Wall
- Dec. 8, 1:30-4 pm, Tutorial Skills: Planning for and Conducting your First Session with Pat Wall
- Dec. 10, 2-3 pm, Wikis for courses and research with ITS staff
- Dec. 10, 3:30-5:30 pm, Introduction to GSR 984 with Jim Greer, director of the ULC
- Dec. 11, 7-9 pm, Introduction to GSR 984 with Jim Greer, director of the ULC
- Dec. 12, 1:30-3:30 pm, Introduction to GSR 984 with Jim Greer, director of the ULC
- Jan. 12, 2-3:30 pm, Motivation: How Stimulating is Your Teaching? with Edwin Ralph, College of Education
- Jan. 15, 2:30-4 pm, Peer Evaluations of Teaching and their Impact on Tenure and Promotion with Jim Greer, director of the ULC
Edwards School of Business Courses
For information, contact Edwards Business Advisory Services at 966-8686
- Nov. 14, How Green are You?
- Nov. 28, Are You Really Being Served?
- Jan. 26-28, project management course
Information Technology Services (ITS)
For info or to register, call 966-4866 or go to http://focus.usask.ca/courses
- Access Introduction, Dec. 9, 9 am-4 pm, $125 for faculty, staff & students; $160 for others
- Adobe Acrobat Introduction, Nov. 18 & 20, 9-noon, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $150 for others
- Adobe Illustrator CS3 – Introduction, Nov. 18 & 20, 1:30-4:30 pm, $150 for faculty, staff & students; $185 for others
- Dreamweaver Introduction, Dec. 2 & 4, 1:30-4:30 pm, $100 for faculty, staff & students; $130 for others
- Dreamweaver Intermediate, Nov. 27, 9 am-4:30 pm, $100 for faculty, staff & students; $130 for others
- Excel 2007 Intermediate, Dec. 1 & 3, 1:30-4:30 pm, $125 for faculty, staff & students; $160 for others
- Excel 2007 Advanced, Nov. 17 & 19, 1:30-4:30 pm, $150 for faculty, staff & students; $185 for others
- Graphics Management for Publication, Dec. 2 & 3, 9-11:30 am, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $130 for others
- Microsoft Visio, Nov. 15 & 17, 9-noon, $125 for faculty, staff & students; $160 for others
- PowerPoint Introduction, Nov. 25 & 26, 9-noon, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $130 for others
- PowerPoint Advanced Workshops (includes new offering – Creating Posters), Nov. 14, 1:30-3:00 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $65 for others
- Protecting Your Computer Seminar, Nov. 26, 10-noon, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $65 for others
- SAS for Windows - Introduction, Nov. 18 & 20, 6:30-9:30 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $130 for others
- Word 2007 Advanced Workshops, Nov. 21 OR Nov. 28, 1:30-3 pm, $0 for faculty, staff & students; $70 for others
- Word 2007 Intermediate, Nov. 24 & 26, 1:30-3 pm, $125 for faculty, staff & students; $160 for others
- Word 2007 Templates/Tables/Forms, Dec. 2, 1:30-4:30 pm, $85 for faculty, staff & students; $105 for others
- PAWS, UniFi and EMAP course information may be found at http://training.usask.ca
Online Courses: TeachUSIT are free online courses for U of S faculty, staff and students and include Microsoft Office applications training and Windows Operating Systems training. For more information and to register, visit http://teachusit.usask.ca
Health, Safety & Environment
Classes held in Room 140 Research Annex unless otherwise noted. For info, call 966-8492 or visit www.usask.ca/dhse
- Biosafety: Nov. 19, 8:30-noon; Dec. 4, 1-4:30 pm
- Biosafety Cabinet Training: Nov. 19, 1-4 pm; Dec. 5, 9-noon
- First Aid: Jan. 9, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
- Laboratory Safety: Nov. 26 & 28, 8:30-noon
- Laser Safety: Nov. 27, 1:30-3:30 pm
- Radiation Safety: Nov. 17, 18 & 21, 1-4 pm
- Safety Orientation for Employees: Nov. 25, 1:30-3:30 pm; Dec. 9, 1:30-3:30 pm
- Safety Orientation for Supervisors: Nov. 26, 1:30-3:30 pm
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods (Receiver): Dec. 11, 10:30-noon
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods (Refresher): Dec. 11, 1-4 pm
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Air/Road (Shipper): Dec. 8, 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Centre for Continuing & Distance Education
For information, go to www.ccde.usask.ca or call 966-5539
Certificate Programs (966-5563)
Admission deadline, Term 2: Dec. 17
Adult & Continuing Education
- Indigenous Approaches and Adult Learning, Nov. 28
- Introduction to Group Facilitation, Nov. 21 & 22
Business & Leadership Programs
- Achieve Optimal Performance, Nov. 26
- Managing Performance: Aligning People to Strategy, Dec. 3
- Leadership Development Program (LDP) Jan. 27 – March 31
- Communicating with Integrity from the Inside Out, Jan. 28
Community Arts Program
- Visual Art Survey, Mon., Jan. 19 – Apr. 20, evening
- 2D Design I, Thurs., Jan. 22 – Apr. 23, afternoons
- Drawing I, Mon., Jan. 19 – Apr. 20, mornings
- Drawing I, Thurs., Jan. 22 – Apr. 23, evenings
- Drawing II, Thurs., Jan. 22 – Apr. 23, mornings
- Life Drawing II, Wed., Jan. 21 – Apr. 22, evenings
- Painting I, Mon., Jan. 19 – Apr. 20, evenings
- Painting II, Tues., Jan. 20 – Apr. 21, evenings
- Painting II, Tues., Jan. 20 – Apr. 21, mornings
- Painting/Mixed Media II, Wed., Jan. 21 – Apr. 22, evenings
- Developing the Imagination, Painting II, Sat., Jan. 17 – Apr. 25, afternoons
- Painting Towards Abstraction II, Tues., Jan. 20 – Apr. 21, afternoons
USCAD Information Session
- Jan. 12, 2008, 7 pm, Room 118 Williams Building
Community Music Education Programs (CMEP)
Parenting with Music for Parents, Their Infants and Toddlers
These programs start in January 2009: $120 per 10-week session
- 0-12 months: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- 12-23 months: Wednesdays at 11:15 am, Saturdays at noon
- 24-36 months: Tuesdays at 11:15 am, Saturdays at 11:15 am
Environment, Science & Technology
- Jan. 30 – Feb. 15, 2009, Cuba Birding and Culture with Leslie Tuchek (waiting list)
- Feb. 7 – 15, 2009, Baja Gray Whale Adventure with Jan Shadick
- Feb. 20 – March 13, 2009, Galapagos Islands & Ecuador with Melanie Elliott
Indigenous Peoples Program
- Nehiyawewin (Cree) Language Immersion Circles, Jan. 20-Mar. 24, 2009, Room 261, Williams Building.
- Aboriginal Professional Development Conference (APDC) 2008, Dec. 3-5, Travelodge Hotel, Saskatoon
Language Centre Programs
(for info or to register call 966-4351)
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
- Spring Intensive, May 4-May 29, 2009
- Summer Intensive, July 13-August 8, 2009
Phone 966-2085 or visit www.ccde.usask.ca/go/tefl for application inform