OTS sponsors Towson?s membership to Sloan-C. With this membership, Towson instructors can attend workshops, use discussion forums and access free articles, publications and resources from the Sloan-C site. Additional information on the Sloan Consortium is available by contacting Audrey Cutler at x4-5082 or {acutler@towson.edu}.
Sloan-C Online Workshops
A limited number of Towson faculty members can attend one or more of the workshops below for free. Normally, these workshops cost $350 – $500 each. All courses are offered in a fully online format. These courses require a time commitment over one or more weeks. To register for the workshops, contact Audrey Cutler at x4-5082 or {acutler@towson.edu}. For workshop descriptions, please see {http://www.sloanconsortium.org/workshops/upcoming}.
Beyond Google and Bing: Mining the Internet
January 19 ? 28, 2011
Adult Learning Styles: Application in the Online Classroom
January 19 ? 28, 2011
Supporting and Engaging Students Through Social Media
January 19 ? 28, 2011
Accommodating Students with Disabilities: Leveraging the Online Learning Environment
January 26 ? February 4, 2011
Copyright Compliance for Online Educators
January 26 ? February 4, 2011
Open Educational Resources: Use, Reuse, Share
February 2 ? 11, 2011
Moving Your Course Content Online
February 2 ? 25, 2011
Intermediate Second Life
February 9 ? 18, 2011
Collaboration and Group Work: Using Teams Effectively
February 9 ? 18, 2011
PowerPoint Less: Going Beyond .PPT to Build Effective, Interactive, Online Presentations
February 16 ? 25, 2011
Starting an Online Summer Program
February 16 ? 25, 2011
Fair Use and the TEACH Act: A Closer Look
February 16 ? 25, 2011
Getting Started: The First Step Toward Online Teaching*
February 23 ? March 11, 2011
Using the Quality Matters Rubric to Improve Your Online Course
February 23 ? March 11, 2011
Podcasting In Higher Education: Current Trends and Applications
February 23 ? March 4, 2011
Dynamic Collaboration, Discussion, and Facilitation Practices
March 2 ? 11, 2011
Avoiding Faculty Burnout
March 2 ? 11, 2011
Academic Integrity in Online Education
March 2 ? 11, 2011
MERLOT 101: An Introduction to MERLOT
March 9 ? 18, 2011
Great Web 2.0 Tools to Improve Learning
March 9 ? 18, 2011
Advanced Second Life
March 23 ? April 1, 2011
eBooks, OER, and Other Digital Content Options
March 30 ? April 17, 2011
Want more workshops?
CIAT and OTS Training provide workshops on software topics, emerging technology, online teaching and more! We can create custom workshops for your college or department, too! For more on these TU workshops, go to {http://fusion.towson.edu/www/ciat/workshops}.
