POT First Friday Workshops: Spring 2009

All workshops are 1-2:50 pm on the First Friday of the month in room 4607 (except May 1, which is in T413).

Feb 6 :
Drop-In Work Session for Online Teaching
Linda Shaffer and Robert Kelley.

Great for faculty just getting started in teaching online, and needing some more additional help for an excellent start this semester. The drop-in format makes it possible to visit for just as long as you need to get assistance with creating or updating your online course (or online materials for an on campus course).

Mar 6
Elluminate for Real-Time Online Teaching
Pilar Hernandez and Donna Marques

Learn pedagogical techniques for synchronous class discussion using the Elluminate conferencing system, available to all faculty both inside Moodle and Blackboard, and outside using CCCConfer.


April 3 :
Web 2.0 for Teaching and Student Projects
Kristi Reyes and Eli Clarke
Web 2.0, also known as the “read/write web,” is a way to make your online classes come alive with multimedia and opportunities for collaborating, commenting, and sharing. Take project-based learning into the 21st Century using Web 2.0 tools: give students engaging opportunities to interact with the instructor and their classmates, express themselves creatively, and publish to a world-wide audience – all online and for free. Blogs, podcasts, and wikis will be discussed, but if you are already familiar with these tools, come to learn about sites for making multimedia scrapbook pages, slideshows, interactive timelines, and other mash-ups. Come with images, audio and video files, PowerPoint slides, if you like. No need for flashdrives! Everything is saved online and is fully embeddable on the LMS (Blackboard, Moodle, etc.) you use.

May 1
Beginning Online Teaching -- NOTE: moved to T413
Jim Sullivan and Lisa M. Lane

Maybe you have your first online class scheduled for summer or fall. Maybe you taught an online or hybrid this spring, and want some tips. If you're a beginner, join us as this workshop for a discussion of online pedagogy and teaching tips. Bring your concerns and issues, as this will be an interactive workshop.