TGIF -- Managing Online Activities & Communication

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Ninth issue, Volume Seven	TLT Group TGIF 10.29.2013
From Group World Headquarters	Join the Friday webinar. FridayLive! MOOCOW #4 Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B) for Very Smart "Dummies" - Managing Online Activities & Communication November 1, 2013 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET Register Here It’s not too late to join the MOOCOW Teaching Online for Beginners. In week 4 our focus is building community in online courses. Follow us on Twitter #tltgTOL4B Join TLT Group - Membership Benefits!
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	NEW Member Exchange event Copyright & Accessibility for Uploaded, Downloaded, Using Videos- esp. YouTube October 30, 2013 3:00 pm Eastern Time Leaders: Steve Gilbert, and others (This session is free to TLT Group Individual Members, to TOL4B registrants and planners.)  Register Here Copyright for uploaded videos:  Creative Commons, YouTube Accessibility for Videos: Captions, Tags, Transcription Accessibility: Google/YouTube Members Exchange DIIGO for Beginners - Specific Uses for Very Smart Dummies (who have a sense of humor!) November 6, 2013 3:00 pm Eastern Time Leaders: Dale Parker, James Mansfield, Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, and others (This session is free to TLT Group Members. Fee to others) Register Here This is the next in our Designated Learner series. Learn how you might incorporate a content curation tool such as DIIGO in your online class.  This link will take you the lessons that are emerging from our Designated Learner instructional strategy experimentation.
	FridayLive! MOOCOW #4 Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B) for Very Smart "Dummies" - Managing Online Activities & Communication November 1, 2013 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET - free to all. Register Here Presenters; Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, and others Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B) is a Massive Open Online Course or Whatever (MOOCow) designed to help successful faculty members in higher education begin to teach online more comfortably, confidently, effectively, and skeptically. This session will address Managing Online Activities & Communication - Building Community in online courses.   You will have an opportunity to hear from veteran online faculty and to ask them questions: Lucy MacDonald, Florida State College Robert Voelker-Morris, University of Oregon David Parker, Arizona Western College Lisa Star, Kaplan University Up-coming  FridayLive! schedule: November 8 Collecting and Using Student Feedback in Online Courses November 15 MOOCOW #5: Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B) - Develop Your Plan November 22 Live from the Lilly Conference
MOOCs Round FOUR Teaching Online for Beginners MOOCOW October 4 - November 15, 2013 Home Base  tlt.gs/TOL4B MOOCOW = Massively Open Online Course (Or Whatever) -- designed to capture the flexible and experimental nature of this course.	Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B) MOOCOW For Very Smart Dummies October 4 to November 15, 2013 How to Begin -You're NOT Late! Step one:  Register [free] for this entire MOOCow (preferably before October 18, 2013 2pm ET - second live online session)Step two:  Begin communicating with fellow MOOCOW participants here: tlt.gs/TOL4BforumStep three:  Choose a "Participation Option":   Path 1 or Path 2 or Path 3 - See below. Description Teaching Online for Beginners (TOL4B) is a Massive Open Online Course or Whatever (MOOCow):  Designed to help successful faculty members in higher education begin to teach online more comfortably, confidently, effectively, and skeptically.This MOOCow offers a variety of brief introductory activities, tools, and materials to support participants’  first steps in this direction.  Participants are also helped to develop their own plans for additional preparation for online teaching.  We encourage participants to use our resources in whatever ways meet their own needs, interests, and schedules.  However, for those who prefer a more course-like structure, we also offer a Path 1,  a clearly specified and scheduled sequence of activities and tasks.  See also, Goals, Who, How Path 1:  Guided Sequence = "Course" For those who prefer a well-sequenced guided set of learning activities - a "course". Explore the"Guided Path" syllabus and other available resources. Confirm that your own goals for this MOOCow and the likely time and effort you can commit fit well with the goals and activities scheduled in this "course." Begin to follow the scheduled sequence of activities.  Request a mentor Path 2:  Supported DIY = Supported "Do-It-Yourself”Define your own objectives and schedule. For those who prefer to wander through this MOOCow even more independently. Request a mentor. Work with new/old colleagues within this MOOCow. Path 3:  DIY = Unsupported Do-It-YourselfDefine your own objectives and schedule. For those who prefer to wander through this MOOCow even more independently. Not eligible for mentor.  For all participants, all 3 paths: Explore and use available resources (both inside this MOOCow and outside) to learn what and how you wish. Participate in Discussion Forum (Asynchronous, Text) Get/give feedback to/from colleagues and leader/facilitators if you like. Join us Live Online 2PM ET Oct 4, 18, 25, Nov 1, 15 - You can register [free] for this entire MOOCow(includes all FridayLive! sessions) or register [free] for 1 or more individual synchronous online FridayLive! sessions 2PM ET Oct 4, 18, 25, Nov 1, 15 Tweet! Use #tltgTOL4B Twitter hash tag
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