Conversations About Teaching and Technology: Spring 2010
These seminars are designed to help you promote successful online course development and design. You will hear from UMSL faculty members on each topic as well as work in small groups to discuss ideas for your own course. These seminars are open to faculty, staff, and teaching assistants.
Planning and Designing the Online Learning Environment
February 19, 2010
SSB 449
Repeating Sessions 10:00-12:00 and 1:00-3:00
This seminar will focus on the overall “course plan.” Topics will include getting to know your students, planning instructional events, identifying available technologies, knowing where to go to get assistance, integrating assessments into your course and overall rethinking course requirements.
10:00-12:00 Noon Register
1:00-3:00 PM Register
Active and Engaged Learning in an Online Environment
March 19, 2010
CCB 003
Repeating Sessions 10:00-12:00 and 1:00-3:00
Learn about resources that are available via the Internet to promote engaged and active learning. This seminar will focus on practical ideas and activities that will benefit all types of learners to keep them engaged and motivated in your online course.
10:00-12:00 Noon Register
1:00-3:00 PM Register
April 9, 2010 *TWO DIFFERENT SESSIONS OFFERED TODAY. COME TO ONE OR COME TO BOTH*
Dr. Michael Wesch – Strategies for Student Success in a Changing World
CCB 106
9:00-11:00
This seminar will be brought to us via the Internet by UMKC. Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Digital Ethnography at Kansas State U, explores the effects of social media and digital technology on society in his teaching and learning. Wesch contends that a culture transformed by digital media will likely require fundamental changes in how we teach. Come view his keynote via UMKC with us.
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Interactivity, Group Formation and Facilitation
CCB 106
1:00-3:00
The second seminar will focus on four types of interaction critical to student learning that will lead to ideas for small group formation, project-based course requirements, teaching team-building, facilitation, and developing rubrics for self, peer, and instructor’s assessments. Use of Blackboard’s group tools will be explored.
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Dare to Share Celebration: A Brown Bag
May 7, 2010
CCB 106
NOTE ONE SESSION: 11:30-1:00 PM
Just like the title suggests, this seminar is all about your accomplishments. Let’s all come together to celebrate our shared successes in course design and development.
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