Workshop Facilitation Schedule

Workshop Facilitation Schedule

The following workshops are offered in person at the Educational Technology Center Lab (CN220), in webinar format (live, online interaction), and videos of the workshops will be available for viewing online. Register for the workshops through the Metro Event Calendar (search for Training/Educational Technology Center at http://www.mscd.edu/MetroCal/). You can also contact the Educational Technology Center at 303-556-3600 for enrollment assistance or to request links to the workshop recordings.

Blackboard for Residential Courses
Did you know every course has access to the Blackboard course management system?  With Blackboard you can share files, conduct quizzes or surveys, implement an online gradebook and much more.  It's better than the MetroConnect course tools because you can copy all resources to multiple sections and from one semester to the next.  This 50 minute workshop will get you started using Blackboard for your residential courses.
Wed., Aug. 4, 9am ETC Lab Jeff Lewis
Wed., Aug. 4, 9am ETC Lab Jeff Lewis
Wed., Aug. 4, 9am ETC Lab Jeff Lewis
Online Faculty Orientation
This 50 minute workshop covers the key functions of Blackboard and launches faculty into the Online Faculty Orientation process.  Faculty must complete the orientation if you are teaching Online or Hybrid courses for the first time.  This workshop is open to all faculty, regardless of teaching assignments.
Wed. Aug. 4, 10am ETC Lab Jeff Lewis
Wed. Aug. 18, 8am ETC Lab Jeff Lewis
Tues. Aug. 10, noon Webinar Jeff Lewis
Best Practices in Online Learning
Student engagement through discussions, qualitative review of online materials, and workload balancing are three key topics to be covered in this 50 minute workshop.
Wed. Aug. 4, 8am ETC Lab Jeff Lewis
Tues. Aug. 10, 2pm ETC Lab Jeff Lewis
Thurs. Aug. 12, noon Webinar Jeff Lewis
Teaching Hybrid Courses
Many new hybrid courses have been initiated in recent semesters and we anticipate the growth will continue.  Hybrid courses combine residential and online teaching methods to implement the best practices from both.  For example, many Hybrid courses meet in class one day each week and then conduct online learning activities for the other day.  This 50 minute workshop presents options and best practices for Hybrid courses.
Tues. Aug. 10, 1pm ETC Lab Jeff Lewis
Wed. Aug. 18, 10am ETC Lab Jeff Lewis
Thurs. Aug. 12, 1pm Webinar Jeff Lewis