August

Third Annual Online Educator Symposium

Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009
Program PDF (Includes session descriptions)
Presenter Materials (updated as new materials become available, check back often)

The OES is...

• an excellent opportunity to learn more about teaching online.
• a prime venue to learn about distance education initiatives at TWU.
• a great way to network and reconnect with colleagues.
• one more way to get in some professional development.

For more information about the Keynote Speaker, Dr. Ron Carriveau, please check out our Special Events page.

September

PowerPoint's Place in the Online Course

Date: Friday, September 18, 2009
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Live to the Desktop
Archive: The archive of this session is now available through Teacher Tube, "An online community for sharing instructional videos."  View the archive

This presentation will feature suggestions for effective uses of PowerPoint presentations in an online course. The presenter will discuss when and how to use PowerPoint presentations to impact learning online. Discussion of effective ways to save, present, or publish PowerPoint presentations so that students may easily access them, will be included.

October

Texas Blackboard Users Group (T-Bug) Annual Conference

Dates: October 14-16, 2009
Location: Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Website: http://www.t-bug.org

Applying the Quality Matters Rubric Workshop*

Date(s): Friday, October 16, 2009 
Time: 9:00 am - 11:50 am
Location(s): Denton - ACT 602, Dallas/Parkland - DED 155, Dallas/Presbyterian - DPH 219, Houston - IHSH 4305

TWU faculty, adjunct faculty and staff involved in the preparation of online and blended courses are invited to participate in the Applying the Quality Matters Rubric Workshop. Quality Matters is a peer review process and rubric which focuses on online course design.

The workshop consist of a 2 1/2 - 3 hour face-to-face session, followed by 2 weeks online. The online portion of the workshop may be completed in under 2 weeks, however, you are asked to complete the work within the 2 week time frame. Upon completion of the workshop, you will be eligible to participate in Peer Reviewer certification training online from Quality Matters.

“The Applying the Quality Matters Rubric workshop introduces you to the Quality Matters (QM) project and rubric. Your facilitator will guide you through a series of activities designed to promote your understanding of the quality standards and to give you hands-on experience in applying these standards to the review of an online course.” http://www.qualitymatters.org

Please contact Alli Peterson (apeterson@twu.edu; 81-3486) for more information.

*Space is limited in each location.  The workshop is subject to cancellation, if minimum enrollment is not met.

FERPA: Latest Updates & Staff Training

Dates: October 20 & 22, 2009
Time: 12-1:30 pm 
Location: Stoddard Hall 308

Overview:

The US Department of Education published new FERPA regulations that took effect early in 2009. Intended to clarify how to apply the regulations, the changes impact the case-by-case discretion that administrators have for adhering to FERPA.

Join us for a two-session webcast that examines the new regulations and how they impact specific scenarios. The second session focuses on effective strategies for training your faculty and staff, including a review of commonly asked questions.

More Information

WCET 21st Annual Conference

Dates: October 21-24, 2009
Location: Denver, Colorado
Website: Annual Conference 09

The 15th Annual Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning

Dates: October 28-30, 2009
Location: Caribe Royale Hotel, Orlando, Florida
Website: http://www.sloan-c.org/aln

November

EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference

Dates: November 3-6, 2009
Location: Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado
Website: http://net.educasue.edu/e09

Digital Literacy Skills for Faculty and Students

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Live to the Desktop
Registration: Registration is now closed.  Please check back later for the archive.

Being digitally literate encompasses much more than just technology. This type of literacy requires the skills to take in, crunch, seek, find and create with technology in thoughtful and discerning ways. The digital landscape is changing the way students connect socially and professionally, seek out and use content, read, explore, write and understand their world. What do these changes mean for how we teach and who we are as teachers? What benefits and challenges do instructors face as they enter the rich and often overwhelming world of digital tools, global connectivity and a planet’s worth of information just a mouse-click away? How does an instructor make informed choices for using digital tools for teaching and learning? How can instructors use technology to accomplish their course learning objectives and help students become more mindful, discerning and literate regarding the digital landscape? Join us as we explore these issues and possible solutions.

December

Critical Thinking Activities

Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Live to the Desktop
Registration: Coming Soon

More information coming soon!