The Power-up workshops are provided within the Digital Professor Academy and aimed at assisting faculty with effectively incorporating a new technology or instructional strategy into teaching and learning. These sessions will follow the Spring 2013 Digital Professor Academy schedule and be offered in the FCTL Innovations Commons, Meyer Library Room 204.
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Workshop 1: Blackboard Course Development Essentials - Week 3 Duration: 1 ½ hours • plan and organize the course content and resources within Blackboard • build the course structure in Blackboard |
Workshop 2: Flipping the Classroom – Week 5 This is a face-to-face workshop during the week of February 25, 2013. Duration: 1 ½ hours At the completion of this module faculty will: • practice facilitating a blended or online lesson • learn how to develop faculty presence and your voice for online communications • create and embed video and audio in Blackboard • learn effective teaching strategies for flipping the classroom |
Collaboration and Assessment Strategies – Week 6 & 7 This is a face-to-face workshop offered on Fridays (March 1, 8, 22 and April 5) Workshop 3 Assessment Strategies: At the completion of this module faculty will: |
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Collaboration and Assessment Strategies – Week 6 & 7 This is a face-to-face workshop offered on Fridays (March 1, 8, 22 and April 5) Duration: 3 hours-Lunch will be provided. Workshop 4 Collaboration Strategies:At the completion of this module faculty will: • utilize Blackboard tools to enhance online collaboration and student engagement • use technologies such as mind-mapping tools • learn best practices for blogs, wikis, and groups in Blackboard • Explore Web 2.0 Tools that promote online collaboration |
Pecha Kucha as a Student Presentation format Mike Fisher Pecha Kucha can be a fun and creative presentation style for student presentations. Using this timed format encourages students to synthesize their understanding and also an easy way to manage classroom presentations. Pecha Kucha limits PowerPoint presentations to 20 slides, set to auto-advance every 20 seconds so each presentation is exactly 6 minutes and 40 seconds. Date & times to be announced |
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Using VoiceThread to Extend Conversations Jo Ann Mattson VoiceThread is a Web 2.0 tool that allows you to transform collections of media, like images, videos, documents, and presentation into a place for conversation. It is a convenient way for students to provide voice or text comment and extend the conversation beyond the classroom. Date & times to be announced |
Using Adobe Connect (Web Conferencing) Bruce Richards & Jo Ann Mattson The Adobe Connect workshop includes the knowledge and hands-on practice needed to create and host Adobe Connect meetings. Faculty will learn how to schedule meetings; display content in meetings; use audio and video during meetings; customize the meeting room; interact with students; and record their meetings. The workshop will also focus on best practices for hosting meetings and managing associated content. Date & times to be announced |
Rich Media Tools Mike Fisher & Bruce Richards This session will look at tools available for creating instructor lecture videos right from your office. Best practices for recording lecture capture, presentations, and desktop video. Plus, the session will explore how to embed your media within your course. Date & times to be announced |