Register online here: {http://fusion.towson.edu/www/ciat/workshops/} or call x4-4070.
Questions? Contact Audrey Cutler at x4-5082 or {acutler@towson.edu}
Teaching a Hybrid Course Faculty Panel – THIS FRIDAY!
In hybrid courses some portion of a course is taught online instead of face-to-face. Join several of Towson University’s hybrid instructors as they share their experiences and strategies and then answer your questions concerning teaching online!
Fri, Oct. 6
10 a.m.-noon
Cook 507 (The Towson Room)
TU Faculty
Blended Learning – What the Research Says…a Sloan-C Webinar
Join us for Sloan-C’s 1.5 hour live online session focused on research in blended learning. The authors of the new book “Blended Learning: Research Perspectives” will share some of their research findings and take questions from attendees. Stay and talk with colleagues after the webinar. Topics include “Student Perceptions of Assessment Efficacy in Online and Blended Learning Classes,” “Enhancing Student Interaction and Sustaining Faculty Instructional Innovations through Blended Learning” and “Realizing the Transformational Potential of Blended Learning.” If you would prefer to watch and participate for free on your own, or for more information, visit Sloan-C here: {http://tinyurl.com/gd4nf}.
Fri, Oct. 13
2-4 p.m.
Cook 404A
Audrey Cutler
Blackboard Discussion Board: Facilitating and Assessing Online Discussions and Collaboration
Want to use Blackboard to extend your in-class discussions or to improve your online instructions? You will review the process of setting up Discussion Boards and Groups in Blackboard and identify strategies for structuring, facilitating, and assessing online discussions and collaboration based on best practices. You will then apply one of the strategies to a current activity in your course to create a new activity for your students. Bring an activity that you would like to modify for use in an online collaboration or discussion setting. Also feel free to bring your own experiences to share. This class is for faculty seeking to implement or improve online discussions in Web-supported, hybrid, or online courses.
Mon, Oct. 16
1-2:30 p.m.
Cook 404B
Rachel Walker
Emerging Technologies: Blogging and Podcasting the Simple Way
Want to use blogs and podcasts to enhance your course but don’t want to spend all your time learning new software? Find out what a blog and podcast really are and how they might be used in your course, both for instruction and assessment. In this workshop, you will set up a free Blogger account, submit posts to your blog using e-mail and the Blogging editor, create an Audioblogger account, make your first podcast, and learn to edit and manage your blog. It won’t all be fun; you’ll also discuss strategies for using these tools effectively and limitations of these tools. Bring a cell phone to this workshop if you have one.
Wed, Nov. 1
1-3 p.m.
Cook 526
Rachel Walker
Reusable Learning Objects and SCORM: Sharing Learning in Multiple Contexts
Participants will define the terms Reusable Learning Objects (RLO) and Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM). Participants will identify the components of an RLO and search some common RLO repositories for an object that could be used in their classes. Participants will identify the benefits of SCORM and situations in which SCORM compliant content should be created. Come to the workshop with a specific topic or content in mind to use in your RLO search.
Mon, Nov. 20
10-11:30 a.m.
Cook 3
Rachel Walker
