March 2013 - Trainings and Events
Mar 1 |
Workshop & Presentation: Using Response Card (clicker) Technology in the classroom – Thomas Phibbs, TurningTechnologies
A hands-on workshop on how to use response cards (clickers) in the classroom. Thomas Phibbs from Turning Technologies will show us how to use the response cards (clickers) currently available in the Faculty Resource Center and how they can be integrated into your classroom instruction. If you are interested in learning more or ready to get started with these in your classroom, this workshop is for you! To learn more about best practices and how Response Card technology can enhance your instruction, visit their website here. This is an open session, stay as long or as short as you'd like.
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Mar 5 |
Webinar: Making MOOCs: Whys, Wherefores, and Survival Suggestions – ILCCO Prof. Dev. Webinar: Ray Schroeder, UIS
This webinar will focus on the key elements of designing a successful MOOC, how to avoid pitfalls, and how to make the most of the effort. We will look at choosing topics, delivery modes, designing the MOOC, and the making the most of the experience for your college.
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Mar 6 |
Webinar: Accountability and Assessment: One Institutions Journey - TK20: M. DiLoreto & M. Leite, UWF
Key Topics of Discussion - Accountability – What is it? - Issues Impacting the Development of a Culture of Assessment - Practical Knowledge of Assessment Strategies - SACS and NCATE/CAEP requirements - Use of Assessment Systems that Emphasize Outcomes
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Mar 7 |
Webinar: The Beginning of Something Big - Educause: Diana Oblinger, President & CEO Educause
Thanks to MOOCs, online learning has gained worldwide attention from academic leaders, trustees, legislators, and the media. The power of technology enables massive scale and allows learning and student services to be disaggregated and decoupled from time, place, and provider. IT is reshaping delivery systems, business models, and economics. This session explores "online" learning by asking "What if we used the best technology has to offer?" and "What new models are possible?"
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Mar 12 |
Workshop: Beyond PowerPoint – Dean K. Smith
Enhance your lectures and presentations by incorporating new technologies into your course. You will be introduced to alternative options to PowerPoint and how to present in a more meaningful and powerful way.
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Mar 19 |
MathCad Software Training - Professor Zoller, OHC
Professor Zoller will lead a training on using MathCad software.
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Mar 18-20 |
Local Conference: Collaborating for the Future...Now! - Educause
See the Conference Website for more information. Join your colleagues in Chicago for the Midwest Regional Conference 2013. Together, we will explore learning opportunities that highlight the importance of creating a reflective and change-oriented IT culture, and discuss ways of collaborating for the future...now!
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Mar 27 |
Webinar: The Horizon Report in Action: Emerging Technologies Today and Tomorrow - Educause: M. Brown & V. Diaz
Wondering what’s new in mobiles, electronic books, learning analytics, and other emerging technology areas? Join Malcolm Brown and Veronica Diaz of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative as they review the Horizon Report and examine how the report’s findings can be put to work at your institution. During this live hour and a half webinar, they’ll review various emerging technologies likely to have a significant impact on teaching and learning and creative expression over the next five years. They’ll also highlight how institutions across the world are implementing these technologies. The Horizon Report is an annual publication of the Horizon Project, a joint undertaking of the ELI and the New Media Consortium.
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Apr 4 |
Committee Meeting: STEM-CTL Monthly Meeting (Rescheduled due to conflict)
The STEM-CTL Advisory group meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
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Apr 10 |
Webinar: Online student communities? Is it possible? - ILCCO Prof. Dev. Webinar: Elizabeth Kershisnik, Oakton Community College
How do you get online students involved and make them feel like they belong to a community? During this webinar learn how synchronous and asynchronous discussion methods, group projects and online resources are used to promote student participation and accountability.
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Apr 12 |
Technology in Education Day @ Harold Washington
You are all invited to attend Technology in Education Day (2013) at Harold Washington College. - Friday April 12, 2013 - 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TiE2013_Registration (Deadline April 1st) Dare to Share: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TiE2013_Presenters (Deadline March 10th) In case, you have any questions, please contact Ephrem Rabin ([email protected]). |
Apr 18 |
Webinar: Remedial Education: Best Practices - A Paperclip Communications Webinar
Dev Ed Instructors are highly encouraged to attend. In an effort to improve course completion rates without losing the quality and requisite skills necessary for future classes, remedial education is currently being scrutinized on a national level by higher ed professionals and educational policy makers alike. Is your institution up to par? Join us for an interactive webinar where you will hear best practices for serving students who are or who will be taking remedial courses. You’ll learn about accelerated programs, effective strategies for collaboration to better serve students, and ways to work directly with students to achieve success while decreasing the anxiety and frustration they often experience. Our expert presenters will identify a common definition of remedial education, approaches to providing academic assistance and support to students struggling with remedial coursework, and the distinct difference between empowering students and enabling them.. Certificate of Completion for Each Participant After attending this interactive webinar, each participant will receive a printed certificate of completion in the mail. Participation Outcomes During this interactive webinar, you'll learn about: - The common definition of remedial education. - Effective academic assistance practices and consistent challenges as they relate to remedial education. - Strategies for collaborating across the institution and connecting students to appropriate resources, both on-line and in person. - The difference between enabling and empowering students. - Accelerated programs of completion for remedial education programs.
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Apr 23 |
Committee Meeting: STEM-CTL Monthly Meeting (Last Meeting of the Semester)
The STEM-CTL Advisory group meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
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Apr 30 |
Panel Discussion: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Join the discussion hosted by Professor Rochelle Robinson Dukes and Professor Liza Mohanty along with their students. It will be on the 30th of April in the Bruce Cherry Theater from 2-4 p.m.
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For more information about Olive-Harvey's STEM-Center for Teaching and Learning visit us at http://www.ccc.edu/colleges/olive-harvey/departments/Pages/STEM-Center-for-Teaching-and-Learning.aspx