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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings, Faculty!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The FCTT offers a variety of training opportunities. Registration for each event listed below is available online at this address: <a href="http://web.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/facultyCenterForTeachingWithTechnology/facultyTraining/sessions.aspx">http://web.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/facultyCenterForTeachingWithTechnology/facultyTraining/sessions.aspx</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>October 21 (9-10:30am) – Webinar: Designing Effective Rubrics (Re-show by popular request)<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>October 22 (1:30-3:00pm) – Webinar: Designing Effective Rubrics (Re-show by popular request)<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>October 23 (3:00-5:00pm) – Adobe Connect Training<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>October 24 (9:00-11:00am) – Adobe Connect Training<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>November 12 (3-5pm) – Beyond FrontPage: Cascade training for users migrating from FrontPage<br></b>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>November 13 (12Noon-1:00pm – Webinar: Successful Questioning Techniques that Guide Students to Deeper Learning<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>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:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Ways to align classroom questions with desired learning outcomes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>How to craft questions to promote higher level critical thinking<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Successful questioning techniques that promote student engagement<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Do's & don'ts for asking questions in your college classroom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Specific examples of effective questioning practices <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>November 15 (2:00-3:00pm) – Webinar: Capture Creativity: Developing & Teaching New Skills for Today’s Students<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>November 20-22 (8:00-5:00pm, come & go) Streamed Sessions: SLOAN-C International Conference on Online Learning<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>December 4 (1-3pm) – Beyond FrontPage: Cascade training for users migrating from FrontPage</b><br>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=265 height=51 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CECBED.3D726D40" alt="Description: cid:image001.png@01CECB37.4FE28C50"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Faculty Center for Teaching with Technology l Texas A&M University-Commerce <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>P.O. Box 3011 Commerce, Tx 75429-3011<br>Tel. 903.886.5511 l Fax 903.886.5991 l <a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/">www.tamuc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Texas A&M University-Commerce</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>