Through a grant, we have a unique opportunity to bring a 2-day eLearning training workshop to our doorstep. Whether you teach a traditional or online course (or something in between) you will leave this workshop with the practical knowledge you can apply right away.
Where: Kirk Library, Centralia College
When: July 17 – July 18 (July 17 is face-to-face, July 18 is flex — choice of online or f2f)
Reserve your spot: Sue Gallaway, x304, sgallaway@centralia.edu
Check out the schedule:
Day One (f2f):
9:00-10:30 Introduction: Building an Architecture of Participation
- Outline of the Weekend
- Advantages and Limitations of eLearning
- Difference between traditional and eLearning environments (a conversation)
10:45-12:00 Learning Management Systems: Teaching in the “Nearly Now”
- Organizing a Course Presented Asynchronously
- Creating Different Types of Content
- Assessment and Gradebook
1:00-2:30 A Quality Online Classroom: Building in the Clouds
- Audio: Skype, Audacity, and iTunes
- Slideshare and Slidecasting
- Flash Video: Youtube, Blip, Vimeo, & Viddler
- Scribd: Maps & Documents
2:45-4:00 Synchronous eLearning: Playing to a Live Audience
- A Continuum of Asynchronous and Synchronous Interaction?
- Webinar Options: Elluminate, DimDim, Screencast, etc.
- Tips for Running a Successful Session
Day Two (online):
9:00-10:30 Intellectual Property and Fair Use
- Introduction to Copyright
- Introduction to Fair Use
- Best Practice for Educators
10:45-12:00 Open Educational Resources: Developing a Culture of Sharing and Receiving
- Google is Flattening the World
- MIT Opens its Doors
- Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
1:00-2:30 Building Community in an Online Environment
- Setting the Rules/Creating a Safe Space
- Fostering Real Human Interaction
- Remote Collaboration
2:45-4:00 Blogs, Wikis, and Syndication: The Virtual Classroom
- Blogging as Independent Thinking
- Wikis for Collaboration and Purpose
- Serendipity and RSS: Finding by Design
