Exploring Flexible Learning
Format: Hybrid/Blended via HuskyCT
Duration: Wednesday, November 1st to Tuesday, November 14th.
Required In-Person Meetings:
In-person meetings will be held in Laurel Hall 305 on the following dates
Friday, November 3rd 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Friday, November 10th 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
eCampus is excited to announce our next offering of the short course, “Exploring Flexible Learning.” The two-week hybrid/blended short course provides faculty an opportunity to experience the hybrid/blended course environment from a student's perspective while working to create their own hybrid/blended or flipped course. Participants will engage in approximately 4-6 hours of asynchronous online activities per week and attend two required in-person sessions Friday, November 3rd 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm and Friday, November 10th 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm in Laurel Hall 305.
Space in the course is limited and reserved for faculty committed to attending both workshops and completing all online activities. The course content and activities are designed for faculty who will be planning, developing, and teaching a hybrid/blended course in a subsequent semester.
PLEASE NOTE: Faculty will need a laptop to participate in the in-person workshop sessions.
For more information on EFL, go to http://ecampus.uconn.edu/EFL.html
Direct Link to EFL Registration: https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/certificates/class_details.php?serclass=16
Hands-On HuskyCT and EdTech Workshops
- Tuesday, October 31 1:30-3:00 – Grade Center Basics (via WebEx)
The Grade Center in HuskyCT can be one of the most useful and time-saving features of the learning management system, but its many options and settings can cause confusion. This session will cover the basic functions of the Grade Center and break down its settings to help you make use of it in your teaching for both recording and calculating grades.
To view other upcoming Teaching Talks visit cetl.uconn.edu/teaching-talks/
Teaching Seminars
Developing and Facilitating Engaging Online Discussions
Betsy Guala and Cathy Healy, CETL-eCampus
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
9:30 – 11:00 am – HBL CLC
Online discussions are used to build dynamic learning communities, to synthesize key concepts and to promote critical thinking skills. Join us as we discuss tips for writing engaging prompts and successfully facilitating discussion forums. We will be sharing examples from a number of different disciplines.
Teaching Talks
Friday, November 3 1:30 – 2:45 Teaching That Course Again? Course Reflection and the Process of Revision
We’ll discuss an innovative course reflection-revision process that explains methods for systematically revising courses as they are being taught. This easily carried out and effective process involves evaluation at 3 time scales: daily; after each module in the course; and at the end of the whole course. The process moves from micro-level revisions to macro-level issues. Presentation, discussion, and activities answer, "What should I do differently next time around?
Register at https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=347
Monday, November 6 1:30 – 2:45 Options for Feedback and Assessment
At this session, participants will discuss topics like
Formative and summative assessment
Criterion referenced (individual performance) vs. Proportionate grading (the curve)
Simple everyday formative assessment strategies
Fairness in assessment
Alternatives to exams, tests, and quizzes
The final grade
Register at -https://web9.uits.uconn.edu/fins/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=341
For more information, contact: Stacey Valliere at stacey.valliere@uconn.edu