[VPAAEtal] Training Opportunities from FCTT

[Academic Affairs]

Greetings, Faculty!

 

The FCTT offers a variety of training opportunities.  Registration for
each event listed below is available online at this address: 
http://web.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/facultyCenterForTeachingWithTe
chnology/facultyTraining/sessions.aspx.

 

October 21 (9-10:30am) - Webinar: Designing Effective Rubrics (Re-show
by popular request)

Well-written rubrics help students understand what they are expected to
accomplish in an assignment or a course of study. Join and learn how to
develop rubrics to assist in making the evaluation and feedback process
more effective, more objective, and more likely to result in deeper
student learning.

 

October 22 (1:30-3:00pm) - Webinar: Designing Effective Rubrics (Re-show
by popular request)

Well-written rubrics help students understand what they are expected to
accomplish in an assignment or a course of study. Join and learn how to
develop rubrics to assist in making the evaluation and feedback process
more effective, more objective, and more likely to result in deeper
student learning.

 

October 23 (3:00-5:00pm) - Adobe Connect Training

This tutorial will focus on Connect's advantageous features and even
highlight the not-so-great portions of the program.  Everything from
recording a lecture, connecting with participants, navigating the
interface, and effectively broadcasting through a mic & webcam will be
covered. Faculty who support students via distance education will find
this program to be particularly useful.

 

October 24 (9:00-11:00am) - Adobe Connect Training

This tutorial will focus on Connect's advantageous features and even
highlight the not-so-great portions of the program.  Everything from
recording a lecture, connecting with participants, navigating the
interface, and effectively broadcasting through a mic & webcam will be
covered. Faculty who support students via distance education will find
this program to be particularly useful.

 

November 12 (3-5pm) - Beyond FrontPage: Cascade training for users
migrating from FrontPage
Cascade CMS training targeted at faculty members migrating from
Microsoft FrontPage. The Microsoft FrontPage server extension is slated
to be disabled at the end of the Fall 2013 semester. This session will
train faculty to use Cascade and address any questions and concerns
about the changes. 

 

November 13 (12Noon-1:00pm - Webinar: Successful Questioning Techniques
that Guide Students to Deeper Learning

Asking good questions is key to engaging students in active learning and
critical thinking in the college classroom. How can you craft and ask
questions that guide students to deeper learning through reflection and
discussion? Join us for this highly-informative, 60-minute webinar where
you and your colleagues will learn:

*         Ways to align classroom questions with desired learning
outcomes

*         How to craft questions to promote higher level critical
thinking

*         Successful questioning techniques that promote student
engagement

*         Do's & don'ts for asking questions in your college classroom

*         Specific examples of effective questioning practices 

 

November 15 (2:00-3:00pm) - Webinar: Capture Creativity: Developing &
Teaching New Skills for Today's Students

This fun and interactive presentation will provide participants with the
opportunity to learn and apply new skills in cultivating their own
creativity. Participants will learn to see creative opportunities in a
new way and encourage their students to think creatively. For those who
see themselves as non-creative, they will learn concrete methods for
coming up with creative ideas and unlearn many of the mental habits that
most inhibit creativity. For those who are more creative, they will
learn techniques for harnessing their creativity and demystifying what
can be a mysterious process. 

 

November 20-22 (8:00-5:00pm, come & go) Streamed Sessions: SLOAN-C
International Conference on Online Learning

The 2013 Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning is the
premier forum for online learning. Numerous sessions will be streamed
from the conference to virtual participants.  The first 30 faculty to
pre-register will receive a login for view the sessions from their own
computer.

 

December 4 (1-3pm) - Beyond FrontPage: Cascade training for users
migrating from FrontPage
Cascade CMS training targeted at faculty members migrating from
Microsoft FrontPage. The Microsoft FrontPage server extension is slated
to be disabled at the end of the Fall 2013 semester. This session is
targeted specifically at existing FrontPage users to outline what
options they have moving forward and what will happen to their existing
content if they don't take action by the end of the Fall 2013 term.

 

Additional training, and one-on-one training can be schedule by request.
Feel free to call, email, or stop by the Center.  We are here for you.

 

 

Faculty Center for Teaching with Technology l Texas A&M
University-Commerce 

 

P.O. Box 3011 Commerce, Tx 75429-3011
Tel. 903.886.5511 l Fax 903.886.5991 l www.tamuc.edu
<http://www.tamuc.edu/> 

 

Texas A&M University-Commerce

 

 

 

 

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