The @ONE in-person Winter Institute for
Southern California will be held at Los
Angeles City College January 16-18.
Course offerings include:
For three days of in-person, hands-on
training the cost is only $75, which
includes meals! Spaces fill quickly,
so
sign-up now.
Introduction to Online
Teaching and Learning
Wednesday, January 16 - Friday, January 18
Los Angeles City College
Workshop Facilitator: Pat James Hanz
Are you thinking about
teaching online? In this course, you'll
learn online instructional techniques and
develop a plan to deliver your teaching
online. You will learn what distinguishes
distance learning from face-to-face
instruction, discover strategies for online
learning, gather ideas for course design,
and master the nuts and bolts of
implementation to improve your students'
success. You will also get tips on course
management software options, building
community online, and learning styles. Using
case studies and a historical perspective on
the dynamic evolution of online teaching,
you will leave this course with your own
plan for online instruction.
Audience
This course is intended
for instructors interested in teaching
online or who are brand new to teaching
online or for beginning online instructors
who wish to improve their courses.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this
workshop, you will be able to:
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develop
online, collaborative exercises;
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accommodate
different learning styles and multiple
intelligences in online classes;
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demonstrate
Internet research skills;
-
find
Web-based resources for online
education;
-
identify
course management systems and online
teaching resources; and
-
develop a
plan for an online course or program.
This workshop fills quickly
so please learn more and register today!
Introduction to Teaching with
Blackboard
Wednesday, January 16 - Friday, January 18
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Los Angeles City College
Workshop Facilitator: Micah Orloff
Are you interested in
learning how to use Blackboard to teach
online? In this course, you'll experience
Blackboard from both student and instructor
perspectives, while creating your own online
course. You'll also learn how to include
content from a variety of sources (including
multimedia) to give you more teaching power.
This course is recommended for faculty who
are new to using Blackboard or would like to
learn more about new features. This course
is taught using Blackboard v7.
Audience
This course is open to
anyone with the recommended skills who is
interested in learning more about the
Blackboard Course Management system.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course
you will be able to use Blackboard to
implement Chickering and Gamson's "Seven
Principles for Good Practice in
Undergraduate Education" in the following
ways:
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Encourage
contact between students and faculty-by
creating a faculty profile to share your
contact information
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Develop
reciprocity and cooperation among
students-by creating a community of
discourse on the discussion board
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Encourage
active learning-by constructing
individualized learning paths through
the use of adaptive release criteria
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Give prompt
feedback-through the use of immediately
scored exams
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Emphasize
time on task-by adding events to the
course calendar
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Communicate
high expectations-by outlining your
course's learning outcomes in an online
syllabus
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Respect
diverse talents and ways of learning-by
presenting content in a variety of form
This workshop fills quickly
so please learn more and register today!
Podcasting: Creating and
Publishing Audio Content Online
Wednesday, January 16 - Friday, January 18
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Los Angeles City College
Workshop Facilitator: Donna Eyestone
Make your words and ideas
come to life for your students - without a
fancy studio! Learn how to create compelling
audio content and then record, edit, and
package this content in an easily accessible
Podcast. Your students can download and
listen to your audio on their MP3 player or
from their computer.
In this hands-on course,
you'll do it all! You will learn how to
write a script and/or define a topic for
your Podcast. Using the free Audacity audio
editing application, you will be able to
record your voice, and edit the audio with
sound effects and background music to create
an episode. You will then learn how to
compress the audio and upload it to a Web
server.
Even if you've never heard
of XML before, you'll be able to write the
code necessary to "syndicate" your Podcast,
to make it readily available for your
students. We'll also discuss enhanced
Podcasts (using video, graphics, PDFs),
generate ideas about how to use Podcasts in
your course, and explore general issues
associated with Podcasting in education.
Audience
This workshop is designed
for instructors with a good working
knowledge of technology, who want to create
compelling and timely audio content for
their students.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this
workshop, you will be able to:
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enhance
face-to-face and/or online course audio
content;
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understand
what makes an audio file a Podcast;
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use
Audacity to record, edit and compress
audio files;
-
use a text
editor to create XML files;
-
publish an
original Podcast episode to iTunes;
-
find
existing Podcasts that may be useful in
courses; and
-
upload
files to a Web server.
This workshop fills quickly
so please learn more and register today!
Moving Up to Office 2007
Wednesday, January 16 - Friday, January 18
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Los Angeles City College
Workshop Facilitator: TBD
You've been using
Microsoft Office for years now. What's in it
for you to upgrade? Microsoft Office 2007
represents Microsoft's most significant
enhancements to its suite of work-related
applications yet, and this workshop will get
you delving into the best that Microsoft
Office has to offer. You'll also have ample
opportunities to compare and contrast old
versus new Office programs.
In this workshop, you'll
learn tips and tricks for Microsoft Office
2007, and especially how features work in
the new Office programs. By the end of this
3-day hands-on workshop, you'll have
acquired skills including OneNote to make
your everyday computing tasks easier.
Audience
This workshop is intended
for faculty and staff that want to get more
out of MS Office products, while learning
about the latest changes in Office 2007.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this
workshop, you will be able to:
-
understand
the major differences between Office
2007 and previous Office versions;
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implement
time-saving shortcuts for use with
Office application programs;
-
use
time-saving Word and Excel templates;
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utilize the
power of PowerPoint to create an
"AutoContent" presentation containing
hyperlinks;
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be more
productive with Word, Excel, and
PowerPoint using Auto features;
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use OneNote
to hold notes and especially information
from the Internet which when copied will
automatically include the resource URL;
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use the
Internet to locate teaching methods and
materials that can be integrated into
Word and PowerPoint applications; and
-
create and
give a short PowerPoint presentation.
This workshop fills quickly
so please learn more and register today!
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