|
Block |
Date and Time |
Description |
Facilitators |
|
Block 1 |
Monday
May 12th
9a-12p |
Introduction to Online Teaching and WebCT/ Blackboard (FTL
C01 630)
Introduction to Online teaching will look at the Ten
Principles of Effective Teaching as written by folks at
Bradley University. Bradley is a Blackboard/WebCt
Institution and their principles are research based.
Participants will find the Ten Principles useful in the
Online setting as well as face to face setting. Topics
include, Create an Active Learning Environment, Connect
Knowledge, Help Students Organize Their Knowledge, and
Encourage Faculty/Student and Student/Student
interaction. |
Ken Grodjesk, lead Tony Paris, assist |
|
Block 2 |
Monday
May 12th
1p-4p |
Introduction to Communication Tools (FTL C04 630)
This session will discuss how to communicate with your
students through WebCT and how to engage your online
students to communicate with you and each other. Topics
covered: Announcements; Blogs; Calendar;
Chat/Whiteboard; Discussions – Graded and Un-graded;
Journaling; and Mail. |
Ken Grodjesk, lead Dave Burns, assist |
|
Block 3 |
Tuesday
May 13th
9a-12p |
Grade Book (FTL C07 630)
In learning to use the grade book on WebCT/Blackboard,
you will learn the basics of column types, creating,
organizing and managing columns. Others features such
as formulas to calculate grades and column statistics
will also be discussed. |
Tony Paris, lead Dave Burns, assist |
|
Block 4 |
Tuesday
May 13th
1p-4p |
Potpourri Session (FTL C08 630)
Learn ways to convert audio, video, or image media files
into a format suitable for WebCT. Insert media files
into a Content Module or develop a Media Library. See
how the glossary tool in the Media Library can provide
hyperlinks to word definitions throughout HTML files in
your online course. Also, explore the various uses of
the Groups tool; such as online signup sheets, private
small group discussions, and private chat rooms for use
in both the fully online course and online course
supplement. |
Sharon Lytle, lead Tony Paris, assist |
|
Block 5 |
Wednesday
May 14th
9a-12p |
Introduction to Assignments (FTL C03 630)
This session will go in-depth on how to create and edit
assignments. We will discuss best practices and common
mistakes, such as changing dates and total points. We
will also cover the newest addition to the Assignment
tool: SafeAssign. We will go over how you or your
students can check for plagiarism. Topics covered:
Assignment tool; SafeAssign. |
Diana Norris, lead Linda Lee , assist |
|
Block 6 |
Wednesday
May 14th
1p-4p |
Introduction to Assessments
(FTL C03 631)
In this session we will cover how to create, modify
and manage assessments inside your course. We will also
cover bringing in publisher test banks; using Respondus
to create quizzes and tests to publish directly into
your course; and StudyMate to create games and
interactive media. |
Linda Lee, lead Diana Norris, assist |
|
Block 7 |
Thursday
May 15th
9a-12p |
Creating Content for Your Course (FTL C06 630)
Learn to save Microsoft Word files as .html and .pdf
formats for easy student access. Prepare your
PowerPoints for online access. Use Impatica to reduce
your Power-Points for low bandwidth access. Find out
what Articulate and Camtasia can do to jazz up your
content! If time, we’ll throw in a quick tutorial on
creating surveys! |
Diana Norris, lead Linda Lee , assist |
|
Block 8 |
Thursday
May 15th
1p-4p |
Advanced Tools Usage (FTL C05 630)
We will cater to specific needs and questions of the
group. Bring your questions/problems and we’ll address
them and try to show you some tricks-of-the-trade! In
addition, we will be demonstrating how to record
podcasts of your lectures and publish them in iTunesU!
|
Linda Lee, lead Diana Norris, assist |
