Day: March 14, 2014

Professional Development offered from TLTC

hybrid imageMany of you probably received an email from Renee Cicchino, Sr. Instructional Designer in TLTC regarding a series of workshops being offered this semester to help with Online and Hybrid Course Development.  There are a number of different sessions being offered, each on several different days and times.

The information for all of the sessions and how to register is provided below.

To register for any of these sessions, click here TLT Center’s Workshops and Special Events page
 
Echo 360 Personal Capture
This session will provide faculty members with an overview of the Echo360 Personal Capture System at Seton Hall University.  Participants will have an opportunity to view a personal capture being created, edited, and published.
Tuesday, 3/18@2:00pm
Wednesday, 3/26@10:00am
Tuesday, 4/1@3:00pm
Wednesday, 4/9@2:00pm
 
Engaging Students Through Blackboard Collaborate Voice Tools
In this hands-on workshop, we’ll look at tools within Blackboard that current instructors use to engage students outside of the classroom.  We’ll demonstrate how to use a Voice Presentation, a Voice Discussion Board,  Podcasts and Voice Email, explore possible uses and discuss best practices.
Monday, 3/17@1:00pm
Thursday, 3/27@10:00am
Wednesday, 4/9@10:00am
Friday, 4/25@1:00pm
Mastering the Art of Effective Blackboard Discussions
This session will provide tips and tricks to establishing and running an effective discussion board in your online course.  Topics addressed will include setting up a forum in Blackboard, netiquette, facilitation tips, assessment strategies, creating effective discussion questions, time management, creative uses, best practices and more.
Tuesday, 3/25@12 Noon
Monday, 4/14@10:00am
Thursday, 4/24@11:00am
Wednesday, 5/7@10:00am
 
Assessment Tools and Strategies for Online/Hybrid Courses
This workshop will involve a discussion of some of the available strategies and tools for assessing student activities in online/hybrid courses. Authentic assessment strategies and low stakes quizzes will be discussed, as well as best practices for implementing assessments. The new inline feedback for Blackboard assignments will be demonstrated, as well as Blackboard exams, rubrics, and SafeAssign. In addition, participants will be encouraged to share their assessment ideas with each other and to receive feedback.
Wednesday, 4/2@10:00am
Monday, 4/7@1:00pm
Monday, 4/14@2:00pm
Wednesday, 4/23@9:30am
 
Increasing Collaboration through Groups
Do your students work on group projects? Blackboard’s Group tool will permit them to collaborate anywhere and anytime, while enabling you to monitor not only the group’s progress, but the contribution of each member. This workshop provides a hands-on introduction to the Group tool.
Monday, 3/24@11:00am
Friday, 4/4@11:00am
Tuesday, 4/15@10:00am
Wednesday, 4/23@3:00pm
 
Making Online Course Content Accessible
The online environment has the potential to be a powerful learning space for all students but when the technology is “inaccessible”, it can also be a barrier for students with special needs. Including accessibility into your course planning is easy and essential. This workshop will identify strategies for creating accessible course content, including Word, PowerPoint, multimedia and Blackboard content.
Tuesday, 3/25@2:00pm
Monday, 4/7@3:00pm
Tuesday, 4/15@1:00pm
Monday, 4/21@2:00pm
 
Utilizing Open Educational Resources to Enhance Course Content
Open Educational Resources (OER) reside in the public domain and are free to use for teaching and learning. Within these repositories are a variety of multimedia, learning objects, tutorials etc. that offer quick way to enhance any topic. Websites such as National Geographic, Merlot, and Kahn Academy provide tutorials, multimedia, simulations and even assignments that can be easily added to any hybrid course, creating a richer learning experience.
Thursday, 3/20@10:00am
Thursday, 4/3@10:00am
Monday, 4/14@12 Noon
Monday, 4/21@10:00am
 
The Blackboard Grade Center
This session will focus on using the Blackboard grade center and all of the features which assist faculty with course grading. Using the Blackboard grade center is a valuable tool enabling faculty to enter grades, let the system calculate a final grade automatically and allows students to keep track of their course grade during the semester.
Thursday, 3/20@3:00pm
Friday, 3/28@1:00pm
Thursday, 4/3@12 Noon
Monday, 4/7@3:00pm
 
Beginning Blackboard
New to Blackboard? This course is for you. Come learn about the useful features of Blackboard such as uploading of different types of documents, using a discussion board, using assignments or safe assignments. Additional topics include using the course tools to send email, obtain a class roster or a photo roster and embedding video or audio files.
Monday, 3/17@3:00pm
Thursday, 3/20@12 Noon
Wednesday, 3/26@3:00pm
Friday, 4/4@9:30am
 
Online/Hybrid Course Development 101
Interested in developing an online or hybrid version of your course? This workshop provides participants with the foundation for developing quality online and hybrid courses. Topics include Quality Matters, chunking course content and steps on how to design a module/week or unit of a hybrid/online course. This session is 1hour, 30 minutes.

Friday, 4/4 @ 1:00pm
Friday, 5/2 @ 10:00am

 

Curriculum Revision Meeting Notes from February 21, 2014

meeting notesDue to a number of factors, there was smaller attendance than usual at this meeting.

Pass-Port
A portion of the meeting was spent reviewing Pass-Port and evaluating the portal system. A spreadsheet was emailed to faculty with the current layout of assessments in each of the four portals.  Faculty have been asked to review the key assessments for each major in each of the four portals and provide feedback and suggestions prior to the next meeting on March 28, 2014.  By the end of the meeting, the goal is for ESED/DVSL to have assessments for Portal 3 identified and SCED to have Portal 1 identified, at a minimum.

Alumni Survey
The alumni survey for EDST inital program, SLMS and IDAT was reviewed at the meeting and emailed to faculty for review and feedback.  The survey was last disributed in the Spring of 2012 to recent alumni.  Dean May asked the department to review the survey, evaluate the questions and determine if there are any additional or new questions that would provide valuable data and information for the department moving forward. Feedback and suggestions  for revisions to the survey are requested to be submitted prior to the March 28, 2014 meeting so a final survey can be approved at the meeting.

Outside Presentations and Vendors
There were two presentations and dates reviewed at the meeting.

Genesis – a web based student information system company was at SHU on Wednesday,genesis March 5th to showcase their program.  Several faculty and a number of the senior student teachers attended the session.  There will be a follow up and information provided at the next meeting on March 28th.

NJEA SGO Session – Two members of the NJEA professional development will be joining njea-logous on Friday, April 11th at 10am to review and outline the Student Growth Outcome (SGO) mandate that was implemented in New Jersey this school year.  We hope you can join us for this presentation.

 

Online/Hybrid Course Syllabus
A syllabus template for Online/Hybrid courses was presented at the meeting.  It was also distributed via email to faculty for review and comments.  Comments and feedback should be provided prior to the next meeting on March 28th.