TGIF: Get ready for a wild Member Exchange event on Wednesday!

TGIF: Get ready for a wild Member Exchange event on Wednesday!

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Thirty-first issue, Volume Eight

TLT Group TGIF 3.31.15

From TLT Group World Headquarters

This is a short week for the TLT Group with no FridayLive!.  We do have a fantastic Member Exchange event planned for Wednesday. There will be a little Keeping Up and planning for the May 1st Seven Principles and apps session. Be ready for a wild ride! attirbution: http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8541/8644692919_270337dac3.jpg Support the TLT Group by becoming a member or donating to the TLT Group you will help us continue this work. DONATE,   JOIN US

	More from the TLT-SWG Blog http://tlt-swg.blogspot.com/ Meerkat, Periscope, livestream video via twitter? v. Zoom? TLTGroup Members Exch KeepingUp 3pmET 20150401 NOT APRIL FOOLING! Collect Ideas, Discuss, and Vote Using Tricider
	Members Exchange Keeping Up - Semi-Stone Soup Share Something New, Useful DATE: April 1, 2015 TIME: 3-4 pm Eastern PRESENTERS: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey and others Register Here The focus of this Semi-Stone Soup session is to explore apps and CATS that could connect with the 7 Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education. This is in preparation for the FridayLive! session planned for May 1st. Please come with your suggestions. We will also be exploring the various alternative available for video conferencing.  If you are interested in testing ZOOM with us you will want to get an account. You can do so here.  We may even experiment a little with Periscope.  See Steve's blog post. SUMMARY:  Good practice in undergraduate educa tion: Encourages contacts between students and faculty. Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students. Uses active learning techniques. Gives prompt feedback.[See CATs] Emphasizes time on task. Communicates high expectations. Respects diverse talents and ways of learning. Upcoming Member Events April 1, 2015 Keeping Up - Semi-Stone Soup Share Something New, Useful April 8, 2015 PLANNING MEETING: 2nd Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion -A GRAPHIC NOVEL, Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. April 15, 2015  Evernote Learning Community April 22, 2015 LMS Updates Surprises and Recommendations for Student Peer Review/Assessment Options April 29, 2015 Members Exchange: PLANNING MEETING: 3rd Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion - COGNITIVE SCIENCE Brain Rules
	No FridayLive! this week!!! Join Us Next Week for…. Free to all! Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion Series: Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. Date: April 10, 2015   Time: 2:00-3:00 pm ET - free to all Presenters: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, TLT Group and others Register Here GRAPHIC NOVEL Selection #2 focuses on a graphic novel: Doxiadis, A & Papadimitriou, CH. (2009). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. Bloomsbury. You will enjoy this conversation even if you don’t have time to read the book.  If you have a little time, consider these additional resources: Hear from the authors, a 4 minute description. New York Times Review, September 25, 2019 Wikipedia article Buffalo Library collection of reviews Up-coming FridayLive! Events April 3, 2015 No FridayLive! April 10, 2015 Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion Series: Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth April 17, 2015 Effective Practices in Personal Digital Archiving for Faculty and Students April 24, 2015 Student Peer Review/Assessment: to Deepen Learning; to Reduce Faculty Workload Both? Either? May 1, 2015 Sharing Apps and LTAs that can be used Online to Support CATs and other Principles of Good Practice for Undergraduate Education
https://tackk.com/tltgbook-discussion	Spring 2015 Book Discussion Series April 10, 2015 A GRAPHIC NOVEL Doxiadis, A & Papadimitriou, CH. (2009). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. Bloomsbury. Register Here May 8, 2015 COGNITIVE SCIENCE Medina, John (2014) Brain Rules, (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, Seattle, WA: Pear Press Register Here June 12, 2015 FICTION Alameddine, Rabih (2014) An Unnecessary Woman Nov 11, 2014,  Grove Press Register Here
@TLTGroup	Encourage. Enable. Engage.

Meerkat, Periscope, livestream video via twitter? v. Zoom? TLTGroup Members Exch KeepingUp 3pmET 20150401 NOT APRIL FOOLING!

Tomorrow - April 1, 2015 3pm ET - TLT Group Members Exchange Keeping Up session:  We'll discuss and prepare a comment re Twitter-ish livestreaming options... and Zoom.  See below for brief intro to Meerkat & Periscope.
And we'll explore apps and CATS (Classroom Assessment Techniques) that could connect with the 7 Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education. This is in preparation for the FridayLive! session planned for May 1st. See also - caveat emptor! - http://www.tltgroup.org/online-events/ltascats/resourceslinksactivities


"Meerkat and Periscope. ...two adorably named apps that allow you to watch and comment on livestreaming video on your smartphone.

TGIF: Why Keep Crossing the Starting Line? FridayLive!

TGIF: Why Keep Crossing the Starting Line? FridayLive!

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Thirtieth issue, Volume Eight

TLT Group TGIF 3.24.15

From TLT Group World Headquarters

Last week Irene Knokh shared an example of how her university supports student learning. TLTG FridayLive! participants also shared ways they support student learning. The results are here This week on FridayLive! we turn our attention to support for faculty in our session titled Why Keep Crossing the Starting Line?  More information about the event can be found here. Support the TLT Group by becoming a member or donating to the TLT Group you will help us continue this work. DONATE,   JOIN US

	More from the TLT-SWG Blog http://tlt-swg.blogspot.com/ Collect Ideas, Discuss, and Vote Using Tricider
	Members Exchange PLANNING MEETING: Why Keep Crossing the Starting Line? Date: March 25, 2015   Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET Presenters: Steve Gilbert, TLT Group and and Winona Hatcher, Instructional Designer, Georgia Regents University, Penny Kuckkahn, Instructional Designer, Nicolet College, Dixie Catlett, Instructor, Anne Arundel Community Register Here In this session we will talk together and plan with the folks involved in the session on March 27th. You are welcome to join in the discussion and be involved in the planning. Link to the planning document. Link to March 27th FridayLive! description Upcoming Member Events April 1, 2015 Keeping Up - Semi-Stone Soup Share Something New, Useful April 8, 2015 PLANNING MEETING: 2nd Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion -A GRAPHIC NOVEL, Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. April 15, 2015  Evernote Learning Community April 22, 2015 LMS Updates Surprises and Recommendations for Student Peer Review/Assessment Options
	FridayLive! Free to all! Why Keep Crossing the Starting Line? Date: March 27, 2015   Time:2:00-3:00 pm ET - free to all Presenters:  Winona Hatcher, Instructional Designer, Georgia Regents University, Penny Kuckkahn, Instructional Designer, Nicolet College, Dixie Catlett, Instructor, Anne Arundel Community, Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey - TLT Group. Register Here Students and teachers move across the same starting line as they begin to learn and begin to teach online.  LastFridayLive!focused on tech and other support for students that didn't rely too heavily on faculty;   this week we’re focusing more on support for faculty that doesn't require too much from faculty…   LOWERING THRESHOLDS;  INCREASING COMFORT WITH CHANGE/IMPROVEMENTS  ….  DEEPENING LEARNING AND DECREASING (NOT INCREASING) WORKLOAD FOR FACULTY (AND STUDENTS?) AND OTHER COSTS GOAL:  Help those who are already comfortably successful and committed to improvement to make teaching and learning more effective, comfortable, deeper…  without increasing “costs” (emotional, logistic, technological, financial, political, …) Up-coming FridayLive! Events March 27, 2015 Why Keep Crossing the Starting Line April 3, 2015 No FridayLive! April 10, 2015 Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion Series: Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth April 17, 2015 Effective Practices in Personal Digital Archiving for Faculty and Students April 24, 2015 Student Peer Review/Assessment: to Deepen Learning; to Reduce Faculty Workload Both? Either?
https://tackk.com/tltgbook-discussion	Spring 2015 Book Discussion Series April 10, 2015 A GRAPHIC NOVEL Doxiadis, A & Papadimitriou, CH. (2009). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. Bloomsbury. Register Here May 8, 2015 COGNITIVE SCIENCE Medina, John (2014) Brain Rules, (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, Seattle, WA: Pear Press Register Here June 12, 2015 FICTION Alameddine, Rabih (2014) An Unnecessary Woman Nov 11, 2014,  Grove Press Register Here
@TLTGroup	Encourage. Enable. Engage.