Tuesday, August 26, 2014

[BLEND-ONLINE] 9/8/14: ELI Open Community Discussion Session: Online and Blended Learning

Hi all,

Courtney just forwarded the following to me regarding a free (!) Educause online session on online/blended (hybrid) learning. Looking over the list of topics, I think you'll see that many are relevant to our work as Continuing Ed hybrid instructors.


Greetings!

On Monday, September 8, 2014 at 1 pm EDT, the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative will be hosting an online community discussion on blended/online learning topics selected by the teaching and learning community. The topics we’ll be discussing include:


  • Faculty development in online and blended learning,
  • Student engagement,
  • Innovative course design strategies and models (e.g., hyflex, flipped, competency based education, MOOC),
  • Evaluation of impact of technological innovations on student learning, and
  • Assessment techniques.


Join us for this interactive, participatory discussion (not a presentation-style event) to learn from colleagues, share effective practice, and network along these important topics. Access to this live event is free and open to all, just go to http://educause.acms.com/eliweb and log in as a guest. If you have any questions, please contact Veronica Diaz at vdiaz@educause.edu.

Friday, August 15, 2014

In Case You Missed It: OIT offers helpful tips for getting your course's D2L site ready for the new semester

Hello Continuing Education Hybrid Faculty!

As we gear up for the new semester, I wanted to bring to your attention a nifty set of tips, tricks, and things to keep in mind created by OIT to help as you set up, or fine-tune, your Desire2Learn site. In addition to a set of basic tips for getting your course ready to go, the site includes a link to over 100 D2L tutorials, ranging from basic, getting started information to more advanced topics. Be sure to give it a look. And if you have further questions or need more information about your hybrid course this fall, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Denice