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Getting Started: The First Steps Toward Online Teaching

$495.00
Price: $495.00

Signups closed for this Sloan-C Online Workshop

Date and Time of the Event: 
April 21, 2010 - May 7, 2010
Recommended for: 
Beginner - Level 1
certificate specialization: 
Administration
Blended Learning
Design and Delivery
Tools and Techniques
Key Online Workshop Information
Minimum Estimated Time Commitment: 
~ 5 - 10 hours/week
Resources Provided in Workshop: 
Presentations, readings, web links, discussion threads and other materials, viewable online through April 21, 2011
Half-Hour Workshop Orientation - Learn about Moddle and Elluminate LIVE! Navigate the workshop space
1-Hour Live Panel Discussion - Participation in Live Q&A
Viewing of Live Sessions through April 21, 2011
Event Summary: 

Participants will: •Compare face to face and online teaching, including expectations, role adjustments, and course design •Apply the principles of effective participation through chat and discussion •Use synchronous and asynchronous technologies •Prepare for managing online classes, workload and resources

Complete Workshop Description
Online Workshop Description: 
Getting Started: The First Step Toward Online Teaching is a prerequisite to The Sloan-C Certificate in Online Education program. This workshop introduces potential faculty and/or administrators to online education fundamentals. You will not only discuss the concepts but use the technologies to gain practical "hands-on" experience.
Schedule: 
Workshop Opens - April 21st. Please introduce yourself and begin reviewing materials
Workshop Orientation - Monday, April 26th at 2pm EST
Workshop Officially Closes - May 7th. All workshop materials will be available through April 21, 2011
Sloan-C Certificate Program Eligibility: 

This online workshop can be counted toward the Sloan-C Certificate.

Pricing Information: 
Price: $495 Each Sloan-C Member price: $345 w/coupon code* (you will enter the coupon code on the payment page of your shopping cart process) College Pass Member Pricing: No Cost w/coupon code* (you will enter the coupon code on the payment page of your shopping cart process) *Individual Premium Members receive 2 discounts with membership, Institutional and Premium Members receive 20 discounts, and College Pass Members receive 100 "free" seats in the entire 2010 Sloan-C Workshop series.
Presenter/Panelist Biographies
Biographies of Presenters/Panelists: 

Shari McCurdy Smith is the Associate Director of the Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning (OTEL) at the University of Illinois at Springfield and a facilitator of faculty development workshops for the Sloan Consortium. She has created, developed and taught fully online graduate courses in educational technology. She is an administrative fellow at the University of Illinois and volunteers as an "Elluminate Hero".McCurdy Smith directs grant projects that examine the assessment of learning outcomes and the use of synchronous technologies in online learning. She has presented at numerous technology conferences on topics ranging from best practices in online learning to plagiarism in the electronic classroom. Research interests include: unique delivery and design of online learning, faculty workload and burnout, assessment of online learning, Inter-institutional collaboration, and Web 2.0 applications.

Cancellation Policy: 

If you register and pay for a Sloan-C workshop/seminar and are unable to attend, we will be happy to apply your payment to another Sloan-C workshop/seminar at your request. However, no refunds will be given. This offer is good for one year.

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