Ottawa University
Professional Education Program
Summer 2006
Syllabus for Photoshop Elements for Teachers

Course Number: EDU 57301-AB (1) (2) (3)

Dates: July 21-22; 8:30am-5:30pm

Location: Ottawa University, Tempe Center, 10429 S. 51st Street, Suite 100

 

Attendance: Attendance is mandatory at all class sessions.

 

Instructor: Michael Mann, teacherz@cox.net, (480) 664-9161

 

Course Description: 

Incorporate Adobe Photoshop Elements into your classroom. Adapt the skills necessary to create high-quality images for print, e-mail and the web. Add special effects to digital photos and utilize easy-to-use tools to create, correct, and use digital images in a variety of student projects. No Prerequisite.

 

Course Materials: 

All necessary course material is posted online at: www.teacherz.net/ottawa.

 

Course Objectives: 

Instruction and practice will focus on:

·        Editing digital photos

·        Changing file size for different applications

·        Adding special effects to photos

·        Correcting marginal photographs

·        Using web-based resources

·        Sharing of ideas for student projects

 

Course Methods and Procedures: 

Students will be guided through a variety of hands-on activities that will give them the skills necessary to use Adobe Photoshop Elements to work with digital photographs. 

 

Course Outline:

  • Download and save pictures from the internet
  • Upload images to computer
  • Use Adobe tutorials to create dramatic photos
  • Remove red-eye
  • Combine photos
  • Correct common photo problems

·        Save photos for Internet and printing purposes

  • Create an animated gif to use on a web page or insert into a PowerPoint presentation
  • Insert photos into Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Share ideas for student projects

 

Evaluation/Outside Project:

Students will be evaluated on participation and completion of the in-class practice assignments. Twelve hours of additional outside practice required for two credits.  To earn three credits all students must complete an outside project. The student with the approval of the Instructor will select the content of the project. It should include 12 hours of combined practice and project, and must be submitted by disk or e-mail within 1 week of completion of course. A rubric for evaluation of the project will be provided to the participants during class.

 

Student Handbook:

Students should refer to the Ottawa University Handbook for all University regulations.

 

Disclaimer:

Course content and schedule may vary from this outline to meet the needs of a particular group of students.  The instructor will explain the rationale for any variance as it occurs.