Join in on one of our learning opportunities this month...in person or online on our own schedule!
All sessions are open
to full-time or adjunct instructors and any staff who are interested in
participating!
i3: Innovative
Internet Instruction [online] Workshop
The i3 Workshop is
designed for instructors interested in learning more about teaching
online, whether you are new to online teaching or experienced and wanting to
learn some of the latest best practices. Participants learn the
strategies used to teach online, including instructional design strategies
and online teaching approaches, how to utilize the Moodle course
management system, and much more. Full time faculty members receive
one promotional credit for successfully completing the online
course. To register for the fall session of the i3 Workshop: http://svcc.edu/employees/it/training/registration.html or contact us at extension
229.
Tablets, iPads and
More User's Group
Do you have a tablet
PC, iPad or other lightweight mobile computer? If it’s a new technology
for you, you probably have questions that someone with experience can answer,
such as what does ___mean? How do I ____? If it’s familiar technology, you
may have recommendations for how to make the most of its capabilities…favorite
apps? common problems with solutions? the coolest thing? accessories?
Let’s organize ourselves into a user’s group so we can share our
knowledge/questions!
Sept 14, 2-3PM,
Library Conference Room
ILCCO Book Discussion
ILCCO sponsors a book
discussion each semester in which faculty and staff involved in online
education read a book and discuss it via web-conferencing for 4 sessions
throughout the semester (begins late September). If you like to read or would
enjoy engaging in lively discussions with faculty throughout the state, let us
know and we'll be in touch when we know what book has been selected for the
Fall term. ittraining@svcc.edu or ext. 229
Blogs
These learning
opportunities are designed to meet the needs of busy faculty who may not have
time to attend workshops, but appreciate ideas and resources, shared in small
chunks and in easy-to-read, online formats. Comments and questions are always
welcome!
1. Teaching
Evening Classes
One would think that
teaching is teaching, but there are a number of special issues involved in
teaching evening or any extended-time classes. Check out the tips on a blog
shared by Black Hawk College's Teaching/Learning Center: http://15ideasteachingevening.blogspot.com/ Tip: Scroll down to Day One and
read that first as an introduction to the blog's contents, and then read up in
order to Day Twelve, as several of the posts refer to earlier posts and it will
all make more sense. Let us know if you like this format and we'll do more of
these over the next year!
2. Moodle
Monday and Linky Thursday
Almost every Monday,
we post a tip, idea or resource related to using Moodle for online, hybrid or
web-enhanced teaching. And almost every Thursday during the school year, we
post annotated web resources for instructors teaching with technology. Both are
available on our blog at http://isitcafe.blogspot.com/ A short email will be sent to all
faculty announcing each post. Comments, questions or additional ideas welcome!
3. Teaching
Tips for SVCC
Most of us struggle to
keep up in our discipline and have little time to keep up with the literature
on college teaching, technology integration, online or hybrid teaching, etc.
This blog will pos,t on a weekly basis, nuggets of great information from these
areas to support your teaching and your students' learning. Many of the tips
come from faculty or faculty support personnel at colleges all over the
country, written in response to an invitation to share tips and strategies for
teaching today's students! http://teachingtips4svcc.blogspot.com
A short
email will be sent to all faculty announcing each post. Comments, questions or
additional ideas welcome!
Coming in
October---Student Focus: What can we do about THAT? eFolios; Copyright...and
more!
