Teaching Online: An Online Mini-Course
Fri, 2012-01-20 13:44 — gforger
What: Teaching Online: An Online Mini-Course
Learn about teaching online while taking a 17 day mini-course online
Where: Online - D2L learning environment – http://d2l.arizona.edu
When: Wednesday February 22nd to Friday March 9, 2012
For: UofA Faculty and Teaching Personnel
From: The Office of Instruction and Assessment
Teaching Online: An Online Mini-Course
Registration for this session is now closed, we have reached capacity. Ff you want to be on the waiting list in case of cancellations please email gforger@email.arizona.edu with the subject line 'Mini-Course Wait'
Facilitated by Gretchen Gibbs, February 22 to March 9, 2012. In this fully online mini-course participants can experience taking an online course while learning about tools and techniques for teaching online and hybrid courses.
The course will be conducted asynschronously. Participants will be expected to login at least once per day and should count on reserving 1 hour of time pers 24 hour period for course related activities like reading.
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This self-paced mini-course takes place over 17 days and is totally online using the UA’s D2L learning system. This seminar will include at least one synchronous web meeting.
Over the 17 day period participants will be asked to complete modules and tasks related to teaching online. Facilitator Gretchen Gibbs will guide the course as an instructor, and will be provide information on pedagogical strategy and decision making when creating an online course.
You will be provided with examples of:
o Quizzing and testing
o Lectures and presentations
o Discussion Forums
o Lessons and learning activities
o Synchronous and asynchronous communication
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 Gretchen Gibbs
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And guidelines for:
o Creating an online course
o Lesson assessment and evaluation
Participants will receive a certificate of completion and be invited to evaluate and provide feedback about the online mini-course experience, UA credit is not provided for this mini-course.
Please direct questions and comments to Gretchen Gibbs 520-626-5936 ggibbs@email.arizona.edu Enrollment will be capped at 80 participants.