Spring 2010 Workshops
FDI Track F: Planning, Developing, and Delivering Online Instruction
Online Instructor Certificate
This track will focus on Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning (IDDL) course development, delivery considerations, and strategies for teaching distance learning courses via synchronous and asynchronous methods. Participants will have opportunities to use a variety of instructional tools and course development software that facilitate the process of delivering instruction at a distance. Topics within this track include creating online presentations (PowerPoint as well as tutorials); using online meeting spaces for office hours, group meetings, and lectures; creating accessible multimedia; and online interaction strategies. In addition to the hands-on sessions, participants will have the opportunity to meet with distance learning faculty of varying levels from a variety of disciplines. Track participants will finish the series with a culminating experience and will receive Online Instructor certification from the Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning. Workshops can be taken as stand alone courses. To register for the entire track please visit the Faculty Development Institute website.
Introduction to Interaction in the Online Classroom | Register at: https://www.fdi.vt.edu/spring/2009
Instructor: Aaron Bond
Date: Wednesday, February 3
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: Torgersen Hall 3080
Platform: Windows/Macintosh
Are you students keeping up with the rest of the class? Are their expectations being met? Interaction is a key element to any course. It can help improve and assess comprehension of course material, as well as increase student motivation. This short course will show you how to promote effective use of interaction with techniques and tools suited for online instruction without becoming overwhelmed by the process or technology. |
Synchronous Communication:
Centra 7.5 | Real-Time Online Communication: Centra 7.5
Register at: https://www.fdi.vt.edu/spring/2009
Instructor: Aaron Bond
Date: Wednesday, February 17
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: Torgersen Hall 3080
Platform: Windows/Macintosh
Looking for a good solution for adding real-time interaction to your online course? From interactive lectures to unscheduled chatting, there are a lot of options that are easy to use. We'll demonstrate and let you try out some powerful ways to promote real-time discussions in an online learning environment. Some of the programs used will include Centra, Blackboard, and Yahoo Messenger. |
Adobe Presenter and Camtasia
| Creating Effective Tutorials with Adobe Presenter and Camtasia
Register at: https://www.fdi.vt.edu/spring/2009
Instructor: Aaron Bond
Date: Wednesday, March 3
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: Torgersen Hall 3080
Platform: Windows
Presenter allows user to add narration to your slides. This can help your students more fully connect to that information. In this short course, you will learn how to use Adobe Presenter. Just as a picture can sometimes illustrate a point more effectively than text, video can often bring it to life. In this short course, you will learn how the use of video can improve your ability to clearly demonstrate course content such as the use of software or live footage. Camtasia Studio allows you to produce tutorials so that students with high or low bandwidth can access content without difficulty. You will get a chance to create high quality narrated presentations and learn of several ways that your files can be prepared for online delivery. |
Online Course Template
| Organizing your Online Course: Using a Course Template
Register at: https://www.fdi.vt.edu/spring/2009
Instructor: Rob Fentress
Contact: Aaron Bond
Date: Wednesday, March 24
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: Torgersen Hall 3080
Platform: Windows/Macintosh
Creating a distance-delivered course can be a daunting and time-consuming affair, especially for those new to teaching at a distance. It is often hard to know how to structure such a course and just where to get started. The Distance Learning Course Template, developed by Virginia Tech's Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning, was designed to simplify this process, and can serve as a good starting point for your course development. It contains a basic course structure, example assignments, guides, and instructional materials developed using the various technologies demonstrated in our other sessions. In this workshop, we will take you through the process of importing the template into an empty Blackboard course shell, show you the different components that make up the template, and describe some strategies you can use to make your course clear and engaging. |
Faculty Experiences in Distance Learning
| Faculty Experiences in Distance Learning: A Panel Discussion
Register at: https://www.fdi.vt.edu/spring/2009
Instructor: Aaron Bond
Date: Wednesday, April 7
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: Torgersen Hall 1120
Platform: Windows/Macintosh
Methods used to teach distance classes can vary greatly from course to course. In this session you will meet with faculty members who have integrated synchronous and/or asynchronous online elements into their distance class. Come learn from some of Virginia Tech's eLearning instructors as they lead the discussion and suggest possible practices to maximize your efforts and minimize your headaches. These instructors have had experiences that are quite different from one another, as the content, discipline, student academic level, and experience with distance learning varies between them all. |
FDI
| FDI Required Workshop
Register at: https://www.fdi.vt.edu/spring/2009
Instructor: FDI
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Platform: Windows/Macintosh
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Track 1: Culminating Experience
| Planning, Developing, Delivering Online Instruction: Track Culminating Experience
Register at: https://www.fdi.vt.edu/spring/2009
Instructor: Aaron Bond
Date: Wednesday, April 21
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: Torgersen Hall 3060
Platform: Windows/Macintosh
To truly gain an understanding of new concepts there must be application. Track participants will apply the strategies, tools, and practices learned over the course of the Spring Track in an online course simulation or in their own course. Through collaboration, participants will expand their knowledge of distance education, while demonstrating which strategies work well in different disciplines. |
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