Fall 2008
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August
Adjunct & Graduate Assistant Training for Distance Education Courses
Date(s): August 16, 23 & 30, 2008
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: ACT 503
Overview: The Office of Lifelong Learning, Distance Education, offers introductory training for online adjuncts and graduate assistants. These sessions focus on topics such as developing good communication and essential tools in the LMS and why they should be used.
More Information: All sessions for the Fall 2008 DE Adjunct & Graduate Assistant Training are currently full. For assistance with developing your online course, please contact the Instructional Design Specialist for your college. Instructional designers will be happy to work with you one-on-one.
Online Educator Symposium 2008
Date(s): August 21, 2008
Time: 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location: ACT 2, 3, 5 & 6
Overview: This is a annual event which focuses on presentation for online faculty, by online faculty. Additional session on timely topics related to Distance Education are also offered. Following the event, materials from the sessions are made available through this site, for those faculty unable to attend. Please follow the link below for more information and access to those materials.
September
Managing the Discussion Board for Distance Courses
Date(s): September 15, 2008
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Live to the desktop
Overview: This presentation will focus on strategies for online educators as they balance the demands of teaching, reading, and responding in online discussion boards. Techniques for facilitating deeper and more meaningful interaction will be discussed.
More Information:
- Archived version
- To configure your desktop for the presentation follow the direction provided here:
Getting Started with Live Desktop Sessions - If you have problems with any steps, or accessing the presentation, contact Robin Bartoletti at rbartoletti@twu.edu or 940.231.4956.
Training and Supporting Online Adjuncts: Practical Ideas
Date(s): September 25, 2008
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Denton, Stoddard Hall 308, Houston, Room 3111
Overview: Qualified people are hard to find and retain. Adjuncts who teach online may feel a lack of support from their institution. This presentation will explore strategies for addressing these issues, as well as how programs may be created to help this population feel more connected.
Quality Matters™ Pilot Project, Year 3
Date(s): September, 2008 - August 2009
Overview: Year three of the project will add 35 faculty members. Faculty will receive training on the QM Rubric and be eligible to become MOL certified reviewers. This phase of the project will run from September 2008 – August 2009. Faculty will redesign one course to meet all standards found in the QM rubric. Participants will also review another course, according to the QM review process.
October
Supporting Adjunct Faculty Online: A Case Study
Date(s): October 2 , 2008
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Location: Denton, Stoddard Hall 308, Houston, Room 3318
Overview: Nationally, more than half of course are taught by adjuncts. However, often little support is offered to those adjuncts. This presentation will include information on "just-in-time information" for this population, options for online courses on management concepts, and ideas for support of adjunct faculty.
Setting the Stage for Discussion Boards in the Distance Course
Date(s): October 7 , 2008
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Live to the desktop
Overview: This presentation will cover a variety of resources and suggestions for the use of the Discussion Tool in Blackboard, including procedural topics that should be in place that help students successfully use the discussion board area.
More Information:
- Archived version
- To configure your desktop for the presentation follow the direction provided here:
Getting Started with Live Desktop Sessions - If you have problems with any steps, or accessing the presentation, contact Robin Bartoletti at rbartoletti@twu.edu or 940.231.4956.
Texas Blackboard Users Group (T-BUG)
Date(s): October 17-18, 2008
Location: Crowne Plaza Downtown Houston, 1700 Smith, Houston, Texas 77002
EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference
Date(s): October 28-31, 2008
Location: Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive, Orlando, Florida
November
The 14th Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks
Date(s): November 5-7, 2008
Location: Caribe Royale, Orlando, Florida
20th Annual WCET Conference
Date(s): November 5-8, 2008
Location: Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Phoenix, Arizona
Managing Grade-Related Items for the Distance Course
Date(s): November 12 , 2008
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Live to the desktop
Overview: This presentation will discuss planning and creating your Blackboard gradebook. In addition, ways of managing the gradebook by utilizing some of the options within the Gradebook tool, will be discussed.
More Information:
- Archived version
- To configure your desktop for the presentation follow the direction provided here:
Getting Started with Live Desktop Sessions - If you have problems with any steps, or accessing the presentation, contact Robin Bartoletti at rbartoletti@twu.edu or 940.231.4956.
December
Management Strategies for Distance Courses: Student Communication and Assignments
Date(s): December 11 , 2008
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Live to the desktop
Overview: This presentation will be an overview of strategies and resources related to managing student communications and assignments in Blackboard in order to facilitate a successful online experience.
More Information:
- Archived version
- To configure your desktop for the presentation follow the direction provided here:
Getting Started with Live Desktop Sessions - If you have problems with any steps, or accessing the presentation, contact Robin Bartoletti at rbartoletti@twu.edu or 940.231.4956.
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