Thursday, March 8th, at 1 PM, Steve Gance of Portland State University will conduct a live overview and Q&A session regarding PSU's experiences with the Desire@Learn learning management system. This meeting will utilized the Blackboard web conferencing system. There is no cost and all are welcome to attend,
As you probably know colleges and universities in Washington State that are current ANGEL learning management system users, are currently deciding where to go after, or leading up to ANGEL being discontinued as a product. Recent eLearning community sessions have focused on the experiences and insights to be gained from users of the three main contenders for the contract to be awarded by WAOL, the statewide consortium of community technical colleges. On March 1st, Patricia Wade of Shoreline Community College gave a tour and overview of Blackboard CourseSites and answered general questions about use of CourseSites and Blackboard 9.1 (Blackboards enterprise product) at Shoreline. Last week, this week and the next (check the blog for dates and links), Renee Carney of Lower Columbia College is demonstrating and answering questions about Instructure Canvas, in use at LCC.
Log into Collaborate:
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/launch/meeting.jnlp?sid=2008170&password=M.76B48BDDE3B7C6157740812A81FD70
View a Schedule of Upcoming Sessions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11r7h1sA3UfoOZZMU2ao_5FJWSRBXeOY0ebz_-n5rUN8/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1
View Recordings of Previous Sessions:
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/recording/playback/link/table/meeting?suid=M.1286F0C21FA258F7D83EE80B8FA025&sid=2008170
Monday, March 5, 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Canvas Demos from Lower Columbia
Please see this note from Renee Carney of Lower Columbia College:
As our campus continues to move courses to Canvas for our continued pilot window we have been providing introductory trainings from the instructor’s perspective and the learner’s perspective. We are hosting two online sessions next week and an additional webinar the following week for the WA eLearning Community. I wanted to open these sessions up to anyone that would like to take a look. You are welcome to share this invite with your faculty as well.
LCC
March 7, 2012
An Instructor’s Introduction to Canvas
4:00 PM
On the day of the event Click here to join
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March 9, 2012
Canvas, the student perspective
3:00 PM
On the day of the event Click here to join
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March 15, 2012
An Instructor’s Introduction to Canvas - 1:00 PM
On the day of the event Click here to join
An Instructor’s Introduction to Canvas
The Instructor’s introduction to Canvas will provide a basic overview of dashboard navigation, personal profiles and settings, communication, course setup, course navigation, course content, the calendar, and grading. It is a lot to cover, but you will leave this session with a better understanding of Canvas as a tool to facilitate active learning and community interaction!
Canvas, the student perspective
The student perspective of Canvas provides instructors with a basic understanding of how students navigate and interact with the Canvas user interface, and course content. The overview will focus on how students receive communication, how they navigate a course, how they submit work, and other community building tools they have available. This perspective provides instructors with insight as they evaluate, adapt, or create their own course.
Renee Carney
eLearning Manager
Lower Columbia College
360.442.2521
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Thursday, March 1st, at 1 PM Pacific, Getting Started with Blackboard CourseSites
Thursday, March 1st, at 1 PM Pacific, Getting Started with Blackboard CourseSites
CourseSites is a free offering by Blackboard that allows instructors to create up to five course websites, using Blackboards learning management system. Patricia Wade of Shoreline Community College will give a real time online introduction and guided tour of coursesites, via Blackboard Collaborate, and demonstrate uploading an archive file from an ANGEL course shell to a CourseSite course environment. If you are curious about Blackboard come view the demonstration and take advantage of the question and answer period to follow.
Log into Collaborate:
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/launch/meeting.jnlp?sid=2008170&password=M.76B48BDDE3B7C6157740812A81FD70View a Schedule of Upcoming Sessions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11r7h1sA3UfoOZZMU2ao_5FJWSRBXeOY0ebz_-n5rUN8/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1View Recordings of Previous Sessions:
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/recording/playback/link/table/meeting?suid=M.1286F0C21FA258F7D83EE80B8FA025&sid=2008170Thursday, February 16, 2012
Minimizing Your Workload When Teaching Online
Minimizing Your Workload When Teaching Online
Tue. Feb. 28, 2012, 2 pm (PT) 3 pm (MT)
With Stephanie Delaney,
Associate Dean, Seattle Central Community College
Associate Dean, Seattle Central Community College
Cost: Free!
Location: Online
Register from the web page (link will be sent to you by the morning of the webinar).
Location: Online
Register from the web page (link will be sent to you by the morning of the webinar).
Description
One of the common complaints of teaching online is that it takes so much time. However, that does not have to be the case. Through the intentional structuring of your course(s), creative grading strategies and effective use of your LMS, you can save hours every week while improving outcomes for students.
One of the common complaints of teaching online is that it takes so much time. However, that does not have to be the case. Through the intentional structuring of your course(s), creative grading strategies and effective use of your LMS, you can save hours every week while improving outcomes for students.
About the Presenter
Dr. Stephanie Delaney is the Associate Dean of eLearning at Seattle Central Community College. Using her Ph.D. in educational leadership in higher education/distance education earned from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Stephanie guides faculty in eLearning pedagogy and supports students in learning successfully online. She also teaches online courses in law and the global environment, making use of her law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law and a master’s degree in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School. Stephanie lives in Seattle with her husband and son.
Dr. Stephanie Delaney is the Associate Dean of eLearning at Seattle Central Community College. Using her Ph.D. in educational leadership in higher education/distance education earned from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Stephanie guides faculty in eLearning pedagogy and supports students in learning successfully online. She also teaches online courses in law and the global environment, making use of her law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law and a master’s degree in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School. Stephanie lives in Seattle with her husband and son.
This was a FREE online session sponsored by the NW eLearning Community!
A recording will be made of this webinar and it will be available from the NWeLearn web site.
Sponsored by NW eLearning Community (NWeLearn). Watch for the announcement of the 2012 NWeLearn Conference, tentatively planned for mid October 2012. It’s a great conference at a great price!
NWeLearn: twitter.com/nwelearn
Monday, January 23, 2012
Using Social Media for Professional Development
The originally scheduled session this coming Thursday on using the ANGEL grade book will be rescheduled to a future Thursday, so as not to confilct with this NW eLearn presentation (details below).
Lisa Chamberlin strong technologist and this webinar promised to be interesting and informative.
Thu. Jan. 26, 2011, 2 pm (PT) 3 pm (MT)
With Lisa Chamberlin, M.Ed., Instructor at Walla Walla Community College
Location: Online
Cost: Free
Register (We’ll send you the link before the event)
Ever wished you could choose what would be covered each year during those continuing education seminars? In this webinar, you will learn how to harness social media to build your own Personal Learning Network and expand your personal professional development choices into any and all areas of interest. DIY ProfDev is here!
Lisa Chamberlin is co-author of the Twitter in Higher Education chapter in Educating Educators with Social Media (2011) and Making the Move to eLearning: Putting Your Course Online (2009).
Since earning her M.Ed. degree in Curriculum and Instruction, she's been working both in content delivery and as an educational leader, focusing on professional development to convert courses for online delivery. She also develops online and hybrid courses in the community college setting for traditionally underserved students.
When she is not teaching, Lisa is a freelance instructional designer/consultant for both corporate and academic organizations, bringing the message of good course design, community, and the power of learning through social media to her work.
Sponsored by NW eLearning Community (NWeLearn). Watch for the announcement of the 2012 NWeLearn Conference, tentatively planned for mid October 2012. It’s a great conference at a great price!
NWeLearn: twitter.com/nwelearn
Lisa Chamberlin strong technologist and this webinar promised to be interesting and informative.
Thu. Jan. 26, 2011, 2 pm (PT) 3 pm (MT)
With Lisa Chamberlin, M.Ed., Instructor at Walla Walla Community College
Location: Online
Cost: Free
Register (We’ll send you the link before the event)
Ever wished you could choose what would be covered each year during those continuing education seminars? In this webinar, you will learn how to harness social media to build your own Personal Learning Network and expand your personal professional development choices into any and all areas of interest. DIY ProfDev is here!
Lisa Chamberlin is co-author of the Twitter in Higher Education chapter in Educating Educators with Social Media (2011) and Making the Move to eLearning: Putting Your Course Online (2009).
Since earning her M.Ed. degree in Curriculum and Instruction, she's been working both in content delivery and as an educational leader, focusing on professional development to convert courses for online delivery. She also develops online and hybrid courses in the community college setting for traditionally underserved students.
When she is not teaching, Lisa is a freelance instructional designer/consultant for both corporate and academic organizations, bringing the message of good course design, community, and the power of learning through social media to her work.
Sponsored by NW eLearning Community (NWeLearn). Watch for the announcement of the 2012 NWeLearn Conference, tentatively planned for mid October 2012. It’s a great conference at a great price!
NWeLearn: twitter.com/nwelearn
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Snow Day for eLearning Community
The presentation orginally scheduled for tomorrow is now cancelled due to bad weather.
Why, you might ask, is an online presentation affected by a snow day?
The power has been in and out where I am, today so I'd rather not chance it. The same topic will be rescheduled soon.
Thanks,
Scott Dennis
Why, you might ask, is an online presentation affected by a snow day?
The power has been in and out where I am, today so I'd rather not chance it. The same topic will be rescheduled soon.
Thanks,
Scott Dennis
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Advanced ANGEL Training Day at TCC, Feb 3rd, Register Now
Hello,
Back by popular demand we will have the next hands-on advanced instructor training day at Tacoma Community College on February 3rd,from 9:30 – 3:00 PM. This advanced training is designed for instructors who use the ANGEL learning management system and are looking for training beyond the introductory/intermediate level. The training will be hands-on, in a lab setting. Topics covered will be tailored to the interests of those who register (there is a poll on the registration page).
Anyone who teaches in the Washington Community and Technical College system is welcome to attend. Registration for this event is first come, first serve and there is limited seating. There is no cost to attend, although attendees are responsible for their own travel costs. However, If you sign up, it is imperative that you either attend or cancel in time for an alternate to take your place. Lunch will be provided.
Register here:
Thank you,
SD
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