Additional Summer Workshops through the @MSJC Academy

Presented in partnership with Mt. San Jacinto College, Menifee
Monday, August 11 – Wednesday, August 13 — 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Thought you missed the summer action? Guess again! @ONE is teaming up with Mt. San Jacinto College's @MSJC Academy to bring you some additional summer learning fun! Learn to use technology effectively while participating in an enriching, collegial, collaborative workshop environment. Choose from one of the following options:

Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning
Creating Instructional Website Materials Using Adobe Dreamweaver

BUT WAIT - THERE'S MORE!! Along with the workshop training, you will also participate in the following:

An opening session on the latest free tools and hot technology topics to enhance student learning by Pat James-Hanz
A technology and teaching campfire session with peers in your dicipline

If you have questions about any of these workshops, please contact us.

If you would like more information about obtaining academic credit for this workshop, please visit the Continuing Education Credit section.

Want to alert others to this training opportunity? Click here to download a PDF flyer to share with colleagues! you could also mail in your registration.

Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning

Monday, August 11 – Wednesday, Aug 13, 2008
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Workshop Facilitator: Pat James-Hanz

Description

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.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

develop online, collaborative exercises;
accommodate different learning styles and multiple intelligences in online classes;
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.

Prerequisites

To be successful in this workshop, you should have:

basic computer skills (use of word processor, email, file management);
basic Internet skills (use of browser, searches, uploading and downloading files);
familiarity with discussion boards; and
familiarity working with images (a plus).

Creating Instructional Website Materials Using Adobe Dreamweaver

Monday, August 11 – Wednesday, Aug 13, 2008
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Workshop Facilitator: Matt Waters

Description

If you teach courses that could benefit from online instructional materials that present concepts using effective interactive strategies for learning, using Dreamweaver could be for you!

In this workshop, you will learn how to create web pages that can be posted on a website or within the course management system Blackboard (you can also use these web pages in Bb’s WebCT Vista, Etudes, or Moodle) to be accessed by students either through web directly or via your CMS.

Dreamweaver is among the most popular Web page editing tools. While we’ll be using Dreamweaver in this workshop, we’ll be emphasizing the more general concepts of successful use of web design for teaching. You’ll be surprised how fast you can learn to effectively use Dreamweaver & Dreamweaver with your CMS in a three day workshop.

Audience

This workshop is designed for instructors and instructional assistants with a good working knowledge of technology who want to further their knowledge of how to develop web based materials for teaching. Any faculty member who currently uses the Internet to enhance their teaching will be able to benefit from creating their own web pages for their students.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

create web pages that contain informational and interactive content for use in web enhanced or online educational environments;
develop web based materials that may be used either with or independent of a course management system;
combine media elements with web page content;
post web based materials to a web server using Dreamweaver or sFTP; and
create web pages that are accessible to disabled students in compliance with Section 508 requirements.

Prerequisites

To be successful in this workshop, you must be comfortable using a computer and the Internet. Also you must be comfortable with moving files in Windows, as well as creating folders in Windows & locating content within them.