Workshops & Courses

EXTENSION

For more information on any of these programs, call the Extension Division at 5539, or visit our website, www.extension.usask.ca

AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE

To register, call Extension at -5539.

• Perennials - A Gardener’s Choice, Feb. 7, 7:00-10:00 p.m., $40 + GST
• Starting Seeds Indoors, Feb. 8, 7:00-9:30 p.m., $40 + GST
• Knock on Wood: Trees, Shrubs & Vines, Feb. 10, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., $50 (includes lunch)
• Trees & Shrubs for the Prairie Landscape, Feb. 14, 7:00-10:00 p.m., $40
• Agronomy Training Workshop, Feb. 19-21, $295 (GST exempt)
• Soils and Crops 2001, Feb. 22 & 23, $90 (students $45, proceedings extra (GST exempt)
• Garden Fundamentals, Feb. 24, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., $50 (includes GST)
• Landscape Design, Feb. 27, March 6 & 20, 6:30-9:30 p.m., $117.50, limit 15 yards

BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP

To register, call Extension at -5539. All registration fees include lunch.

• Doing Business with Aboriginal Peoples: An Introduction, Feb. 2, 9:00 a.m.-Noon, $101.65
• Making it Work: Successfully Recruiting, Hiring & Retaining Aboriginal Employees, Feb. 13, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., $225 + GST
• Understanding Conflict & Developing Conflict Management Strategiesz, Feb. 15 & 16, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., $475.15
• Building Successful Interpersonal and Team Communication, Feb. 21-22, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., $476.15 (includes lunch)
• Mental Toughness: Training for Success, Feb. 27-28, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., $476.15 (includes lunch), Saskatoon Inn
• Getting Your Message Across: Effective Business Writing, Feb. 27, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., $240.75
• Behavioral Description Interviewing: Get the Right Person the First Time, Feb. 28, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., $240.75

COMMUNITY ARTS

To register, call Extension at -5539

Glassmaking:

• Stained Glass Lamp Workshop, Mondays, Feb. 26-March 26, 7:00-9:30 p.m., $107 + materials

Photography:

• Basic Photography, Wed., Feb. 28-March 28 or April 4-May 2, 7:00-9:30 p.m., $107

Songwriting:

• Songwriting for Television and Video Production, Feb. 24, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., $80.25

For Children:

• Music, Movement & Art Camps, Feb. 19-23 & April 16-20

COMPUTER SKILLS

To register, call Extension at -5539.

• Internet & Email with Netscape, Feb. 6 & 8, 7:00-10:00 p.m. $139.10 (includes manual)
• Microsoft Access 2000, Feb. 13 & 15, 7:00-10:00 p.m. $139.10 (includes manual)
• Presentations with PowerPoint, Feb. 20 & 22, 7:00-10:00 p.m., $139.10 (includes manual)

COUNSELLING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Assertiveness Training, Feb. 9-11, Fri. 7:00-10:30 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., $225 + GST
• Counselling Skills: Carkhuff Training Model, Feb. 23-25, Fri. 7:00-10:30 p.m., Sat. 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and 7:00-8:30 p.m. and Sun. 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., $325 + GST

CREATIVE WRITING

• Fiction I, Feb. 6-Mar. 27, 7:00-10:00 p.m., $315
• Finding a Female Form: Creative Writing for Women, Feb. 5-Mar. 26, 7:00-10:00 p.m., $315
• Fiction Writers Workshop, Feb. 7-April 25, 7:00-9:00 p.m., $315

ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

To register, call Extension at -5539.

Ecology Tours:

• Peace-Athabasca Delta Ecology Camp, May 25-June 6, $2,407.50 (includes GST, travel from Saskatoon, instruction, resource manual)
• Athabasca Sand Dunes Ecology Camp, June 14-20, $1,979.50 (includes GST, travel from Saskatoon, instruction, resource manual/book)
• Churchill Manitoba: Polar Bears, Oct. 21-27 or Oct. 28-Nov. 3, $1,278.65 (includes GST, travel, instructional materials, food)

ENGINEERING AND GEOSCIENCE

• ISO 14000: Environmental Management Systems and Standards, Feb. 13, 21, 27; $335/session, $750/all 3 sessions (includes handouts and lunch, GST exempt)
• Effective Writing in the Technical Workplace, Feb. 15, $195 (4-hour session)

KIDS’ ECOLOGY PROGRAMS

To register, call Extension at -5539.

• Snow Ecology Camp - Feb. Break, Feb. 19-23, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., $154 + $15 for care from 8:00 a.m. or to 5:00 p.m., no GST
• Endangered Species Camp - April Break, Apr. 16-20 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., $154 + $15 for care from 8:00 a.m. or to 5:00 p.m., no GST. To register, call Extension at -5539.

MATH

• Math Readiness, a refresher in the math used in university-level Science, Engineering, or Commerce courses, $260 (includes materials) - Spring Class: Tentatively scheduled for May-July, evenings

Call the Math Dept. at -6092 for info. To register, call Extension at -5539.

UNIVERSITY @ THE LIBRARY

Take your lunch to the Francis Morrison Library for these free presentations.

• Muskox: An Extraordinary Canadian Species, Feb. 27. Dr. Peter Flood’s presentation, illustrated with slides, will show how this amazing ruminant uniquely have evolved.

COMPUTING SERVICES TRAINING

Computing Services offers a series of Information Technology hands-on workshops that are free to U of S faculty, staff, and students. Visit http://www.usask.ca/dcs/courses/ for a complete course schedule. Register by phone at 966-4866 or register online at our web site. Please register at least one week before the course.

WWW Development

- Feb. 6 & 8, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Learn how to build and maintain pages on the World Wide Web. This workshop takes you step by step through how to build web pages at the U of S using nothing more than a web browser and a text editor. The course assumes you have no prior web development experience.

Internet Tour

- Feb. 13, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Learn what the Web has to offer. This workshop gives a quick introduction to the Netscape Communicator program. It then takes you on a tour of the U of S web site, and other web sites outside the University. Learn how to search for and find information you need on the Internet.

Internet Tools for Windows

- Feb. 14, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. This workshop explains how to connect your office or home MS-Windows computer to the Internet. It then shows how to set up and use common

Internet tools like Telnet, FTP, Electronic Mail (using Netscape) and Newsgroups.

SPSS for Windows

- Feb. 26 & 28, 7:00 p.m.-10:00pm This workshop explains how to use the SPSS for Windows program. Learn how to use this statistical analysis tool to collect and analyze data for research projects, theses, etc.

Introduction to Unix

- Feb. 27, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. This course explains how to use the Unix operating system available on duke.usask.ca. It explains the basics of creating files, copying files, deleting files, organizing files into directories, and otherwise using the Unix operating system.

HUMAN RESOURCES DIV.

The following workshop is free of charge and open to all University employees.

Dealing with Difficult People

If you have already taken a workshop or have some background in conflict management, why not attend the workshop Dealing with Difficult People. Ruth Kinzel will lead participants in this one-day session that aims to develop your understanding of the range of human behaviour, show you how to recognize specific behaviours that characterize people who are difficult to deal with, and explore ways of working with people that encourage productive problem solving. Date: Jan. 24, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. To register, call Barb Meier at 6272.

GWENNA MOSS TEACHING & LEARNING CENTRE
– February Workshops –

The following workshops are open to all U of S instructors: faculty, sessional lecturers, graduate student teachers, librarians, and extension specialists. Even if you are not teaching this semester, you are invited to attend. There is no fee; however, registration is required. Call 966-2231.

Assessing & Grading Student Performance

Facilitators: Don Saklofske & Ivan Kelly, Educational Psychology Date: Fri., Feb. 2, 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. This session will review some of the more common methods of assessing student learning on university campuses. Please come with questions and ideas that can be openly and actively discussed.

Keeping Your Dragons Straight: Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation, and All Those Mythical Beasts

Facilitator: Ron Marken, Gwenna Moss Teaching & Learning Centre Date: Fri., Feb. 9, 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. We are responsible for the way our students write, not just for the content. How do you handle poor writing in your class? Each of you should bring an egregious example on an overhead and we will discuss it.

Portfolios: Multi-Purpose Tools for Documenting Learning

Facilitator: Angie Wong, Extension Division Date: Thurs., Feb. 15, 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. A portfolio is an effective vehicle for documenting and presenting one’s knowledge and skills, regardless of how the learning was achieved - formally or experientially. This workshop will introduce several applications, and invite the participants to explore how the portfolio can be applied for their own or others’ benefit.

Special Evening Course . . .
Web-Based Course Development and Delivery

Facilitator: Daniel Mittelholtz, College of Agriculture Date: Tues., Feb. 6 - Tues., March 27, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., (optional lab time to be arranged) Cost: $25 for materials and printing This course has been designed to provide instructors with the tools to create and deliver a Web-Based course. For more info., please contact Daniel Mittelholtz at 966-6873; e-mail: mitdan@duke.usask.ca Registration is limited to 20 participants and to U of S participants.

Especially for Graduate Students . . .

For more info. about these and other programs for graduate student teachers, call Tereigh Ewert-Bauer or David Brock, Graduate Peer Consultants, at 966-2249; e-mail: grad.peer@usask.ca

• T4: Talking Teaching Tuesdays for Teaching Assistants
  

  Call Tereigh Ewert-Bauer at 966-2249 for details. Every Tues. lunchtime, at the Gwenna Moss Teaching & Learning Centre, Teaching Assistants and all interested graduate students are invited to discuss issues that are important to them. Special Topic: Feb. 6 - Credibility and Control in the Classroom

• The Dog Ate My Homework: Missing Paper Facilitator: David Brock, Graduate Peer Consultant, Teaching & Learning Centre. Date: Thurs., Feb. 15, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Regardless of your discipline, years of experience, or the size and level of the classes you teach, you are sure to encounter critical incidents that punctuate, and perhaps even shape, the progress of the class. Based on the principle that it is prudent to be prepared for such incidents, this session will include several videotaped vignettes that dramatize typical challenges that arise in teaching.
• The Value of Scholarship: Applying for SSHRC & NSERC Grants
  Facilitator: David Brock, Graduate Peer Consultant, Teaching & Learning Centre. Date: Wed., Feb. 28, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. The quality of your application and proposal will determine whether one of Canadaís two research bodies will fund your study. Funding is available annually for research in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. This session especially for graduate students will introduce the ideas behind these two research institutions and provide suggestions for writing a successful grant application.