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First issue, Volume Six	TLT Group TGIF 1.08.2013
From TLT Group World Headquarters	Check out the TLT website for 2013 events. FridayLive! back with a great line up. Members Only Exchange: Social Media/Networking Tools/Resources Members Only Silver Cloud Monthly event. PowerPoint Workshop Online Exploration Smart MOOCs Higher Education Research Subgroup (sMOOChers)
	More from the TLT-SWG Blog List of Highest Reg FridayLive! Sessions 2011-12 for Review2012/Plan2013 FREE ONLINE 2pmET Dec 21 tlt.gs/frlv tomorrow
Online Workshops	Members Only Exchange Social Media/Networking Tools/Resources    This session is free for TLT Group Members Fee for others Register here. January 23, 2013  2:00 PM ET February 13, 2013 2:00 PM ET Higher education faculty and other academic professionals will be introduced to social media/networking tools/resources. 2-3 tools/resources will be demonstrated. No previous experience is needed.   We keep learning about new tools and resources from our members.  This is the first session where those members will be introducing the tools and resources they are currently using. PowerPoint Workshop with Deirdre Bonnycastle. 2/20, 2/27, and 3/6/13.  More information to come Members Only Exchange Silver Cloud Workshop - Planning Session for Exploring Consulting Avenues for Silver Cloudian Consulting (This session is free to TLT Group Members $75.00  to others) January 16, 2013 2:00pm EDT Leaders: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, Charles Ansorge, Ilene Frank, Michael Dabney and others We'll be discussing how to proceed especially with respect to the January 30th session.  See rough planning doc. A.  Linkedin B.  IDEA Center C.  FEW online  tools for supporting collaborative consulting-like activities for TLTG Silver Cloudians' initial collaborative efforts and select one and only one for our next work D. Identify and select purposes for our next collaborative service steps.. just 1 or 2 or 3 as we get started, and perhaps identify only ONE to pursue next.  e.g., a specific area of consulting;  finding ways that higher ed retirees can help similar colleagues and other retirees to take advantage of online tools to continue making meaningful contributions to society even when living in retirement facilities.
	Mobile App Learning Lounge (MALL): A Space for Exploration and Inspiration January 11, 2013  2:00-3:00 pm ET - free to all.  Register in advance Presenters: Mike Truong, University of California, Merced Twenty-first century learning is increasingly defined by mobile technology, namely the use of mobile devices and applications (apps).  Faculty developers, instructional technologists, and digital librarians can help faculty and students acquire greater familiarity and utility with mobile apps by creating informal, inviting, and informative learning spaces on their campuses.  This presentation will feature a nationally-recognized initiative called the Mobile Apps Learning Lounge (MALL).  Beyond sharing how MALL works, this presentation will offer practical suggestions and strategies for replicating a similar initiative at other institutions. Up-coming  FridayLive! schedule: January 18 Teaching through Students' Physical and Virtual Eyes January 25 Dealing with Disruptive Students February 1 The Seven Futures of American Education: Improving Learning & Teaching in a Screen-Captured World
MOOCs Round Two	sMOOChers  Smart MOOCs Higher Education Research Subgroup Online Exploration January 25, 2013 through March 1, 2013 PLUS FridayLive! report on March 8, 2013. 2:00-3:00 pm Eastern This series of meetings is free to TLT Group Individual Members.$100 for non members.  [Although you are welcome to become an Individual Member for $75 and attend for free.  Check your institution's status here if you have your membership through an institutional subscription.] Our second cohort will participate in a Coursera course: E-learning and Digital Cultures      and meet together to discuss the course content as well as the process Almost weekly online synchronous sessions in the TLT Group's Adobe Connect classroom - Fridays, January 25, February 8 and 22, and March 1, 2013. 1-1:30 PM ET. E-learning and Digital Cultures Jeremy Knox, Sian Bayne, Hamish Macleod, Jen Ross, Christine Sinclair U Edinburgh This course will explore how digital cultures and learning cultures connect, and what this means for e-learning theory and practice. Follow this course at #edcmooc. https://www.coursera.org/course/edc Register both for the MOOC and for this TLT Group cohort
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