Tuesday, April 16, 2013

TGIF: Help Clothe the Emperor on FridayLive: April 19, 2013


Read below for TGIF with links, or you can view TGIF on the Web...Click here



Fifteenth issue, Volume Six

TLT Group TGIF 4.16.2013           
From TLT Group World Headquarters



A basic introduction to Evernote is being offered on Wednesday during our Member Exchange and Designated Learner Experiment. Checkout how faculty are using Evernote to plan classes in this recent Chronicle of Higher Education article, “Three Applications for Planning Classes.”

On Friday we will continue to explore how to help beginning teachers of online courses
1. Reduce the number and pain of avoidable problems
2.  Avoid disasters resulting from unavoidable problems
3.  Survive disasters

    Members Only Exchange


    Silver Cloudians Transitioning to Teaching Online: the planning continues

    April 24, 2013 2:00 pm Eastern Time Register Here

    Leaders:  Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, Dale Parker, Charles Ansorge, Michael Dabney and others

    Join our Silver Cloudian group as we continue to explore how best to expand consulting and mentoring opportunities and roles.

    Also we'll explore how to extend volunteer roles in TLT Group activities.

    Social Media Tools/Designated Learner
    Experiment: Learn and Use Evernote for Educational Purposes using the Designated Learner Approach
    April 17, 2013 2:00 pm Eastern Time Register Here
    Leaders: Featuring Irene Knokh and Steven Grindle along with Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, and others
    Evernote may be just the application we need to help us organize all of our digital resources. Irene Knokh will show us how using the Designated Learner instructional strategy. This link will take you to what we are learning about the Designated Learner instructional strategy. We will add to this based on your input during the session. In addition, we will explore how Evernote is being used to support learning.

    In preparation for our session, you will need to create an account with Evernote and download the application. You are encouraged to have a working USB headset and/or desk USB microphone so you can participate via voice as well as chat. During the session you will have the option to watch or     follow along.

    Social Media Tools/Designated Learner Experiment: Online Introductions Using Animoto May 1, 2013 2:00 pm Eastern Time Register Here

    Leaders: Featuring Lisa Star, Beth Kiggins and Denise Hyde with Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, and others

    FridayLive!

    When Bad Things Happen in Good Online Courses: Part 2
    April 19, 2013  2:00-3:00 pm ET - free to all.  
    Presenters; Steve Gilbert and more

    Back by popular demand, Clothing the emperor continues: examples of bad things happening in online courses - even good online courses. "Clothing the Emperor - not merely pointing out that the emperor is naked." Consider options, resources and limitations available (to those offering the course,  to YOU?)
    We will talk together about how to resolve some common examples in depth. The goal is to help beginning teachers of online courses
    1. Reduce the number and pain of avoidable problems
    2.  Avoid disasters resulting from unavoidable problems
    3.  Survive disasters
    Discussion scenarios will come from these example categories:
    • Everything’s the same
    • Cookie Cutter Courses
    • Kitchen Sink Syndrome
    • Student Behavior: terrorist, troll, thoughtful commentator, whiner, passive
    • Mad Scientist (well intended and not well intended)
    • Do as I Say Not as I Do
    • What Were They Thinking? Egregious errors

    Up-coming  FridayLive! schedule:
    (NOTE: schedule changes)
    April 26 Experience First: A Model for Active
    Teaching and Learning Strategies
    May 3 Designing Your Courses for Significant
    Learning vs Covering the Content with Dee Fink
    May 10 Voice & Sound
    May 17 Seven Futures of American Education - MOOCOW begins
    May 24 Putting EAT (Experience, Apply, Teach) to the Test. Trey Mireles, Psychology instructor, Madison College

     
    MOOCs Round Two The learning continues....

    sMOOChers (Smart MOOCs Higher Education Research Subgroup)

    Still thinking about MOOCs. 



    MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course) have been called ”the single biggest change in  education since the printing press” (Anant Agarwall, President edX). Zaid Alzagoff developed this comprehensive presentation, “Demystifying MOOCs”



    Educause has also assembled some great MOOC resources

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    Encourage. Enable. Engage.
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