All Towson faculty and staff members can attend one or more online workshops listed below for free. Normally, these workshops cost up to $270 each. These workshops from the Online Learning Consortium run either asynchronously for several days to one week, or in a synchronous format.
Register
To register, contact Audrey Cutler (x4-5082 or acutler@towson.edu).
| Introduction to Mobile Apps & Tablets
April 11 – 17, 2016 Combined with educational apps, tablets have become powerful educational tools. Based on recent surveys, mobile apps are the fastest growing dimension of the mobile space in higher education right now, with impacts on virtually every aspect of informal life, and increasingly, every discipline in the university. So, how can this popular technology be used to benefit both students and instructors? What are the implications and limitations that need to be considered regarding course access, design, delivery and assessment? In this workshop, you will explore these benefits and challenges to determine ways to effectively integrate mobile apps and tablets into your own courses. Learning Objectives · Identify and discuss benefits and challenges of using tablets and mobile apps for learning. · Create a learning plan to integrate tablets/mobile apps into your online course.
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Workshop Sampler
Full workshop schedule and details: http://goo.gl/tpY86a
March 7 – 13
- New to Online: Essentials Part 1, Getting Started
- Creating Infographics for Learning
- Fundamentals: Giving Effective Feedback
March 9 – 11
- Creating Rubrics
- Exploring Open Educational Resources
April 11 – 17
- Introduction to Mobile Apps & Tablets
- Exploring App Smashing
May 2 – 8
Creating Concept Maps
- Fundamentals: Increasing Interaction & Engagement
- Exploring ePortfolios
Expectations for OLC Workshops: Most OLC workshops are asynchronous, and facilitated. You don’t need to be at your computer at a specific time, but there are deadlines throughout the week for various assignments. OLC staff describes workshop expectations this way, “For all of our workshops, we suggest that participants devote at least one hour each day to read materials, post to the forums, and complete graded assignments…To receive an Award of Completion, participants must complete the graded assignments by the due date set.” Some OLC workshops are offered synchronously. Read the descriptions to determine the workshop format.
The Office of Academic Innovation sponsors Towson’s membership to the Online Learning Consortium.
