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Sunday, July 20, 2014
« 7/16 - 8/12 »	Online Teaching and Learning Strategies Course Location: Online Contact: CITS Instructional Development Description: In this course, we will introduce you to current research and best practices for both online and blended teaching as well as showcase examples of successful teaching strategies for both methodologies. Throughout the courseyou will work both independently and collaboratively with your peers to gain valuable online course transition experience and develop strategies in online teaching and learning. As a participant, you will learn both pedagogical aspects of teaching online as well as how to use and incorporate many of the tools available in the myCourses Learning Management System used at UMD. The ultimate goal of the course is to have you begin planning, organizing and building the course you eventually plan to teach. In addition, this course will introduce you to tools that will teach you how to self-assess course site design to ensure student ease of access to course content and to facilitate more streamlined student learning and retention. Please note: Please note: This course is offered entirely online and will be conducted over a four week time frame. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty
Monday, July 21, 2014
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Getting Started In myCourses Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 225 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: CITS Instructional Development Description: This face-to-face workshop provides a hands-on introduction to the teaching and learning features of (new myCourses)Blackboard Learn. You will view the course first as a student so you will be familiar with how the course environment appears to your own students. As a student, you will learn how to access and navigate through tools and content. Next, you will learn about the roles an instructor plays in the online environment and identify key attributes for success. From there, you will learn how to set up the Course Menu, your students' access point to tools and content, and how to create Content Areas that contain materials, tools, and resources. You will have the opportunity to add a course structure to your development course, allowing you to learn about Blackboard Learn tools and features as you experience them in the course environment. Finally, you will become familiar with some common start-up tasks, such as creating announcements, adding a syllabus, adding calendar entries, and setting up discussion forums. Link: http://instructionaldev.umassd.wikispaces.net/Workshops+%26+Events Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty
« 7/16 - 8/12 »	Online Teaching and Learning Strategies Course Location: Online Contact: CITS Instructional Development Description: In this course, we will introduce you to current research and best practices for both online and blended teaching as well as showcase examples of successful teaching strategies for both methodologies. Throughout the courseyou will work both independently and collaboratively with your peers to gain valuable online course transition experience and develop strategies in online teaching and learning. As a participant, you will learn both pedagogical aspects of teaching online as well as how to use and incorporate many of the tools available in the myCourses Learning Management System used at UMD. The ultimate goal of the course is to have you begin planning, organizing and building the course you eventually plan to teach. In addition, this course will introduce you to tools that will teach you how to self-assess course site design to ensure student ease of access to course content and to facilitate more streamlined student learning and retention. Please note: Please note: This course is offered entirely online and will be conducted over a four week time frame. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
« 7/16 - 8/12 »	Online Teaching and Learning Strategies Course Location: Online Contact: CITS Instructional Development Description: In this course, we will introduce you to current research and best practices for both online and blended teaching as well as showcase examples of successful teaching strategies for both methodologies. Throughout the courseyou will work both independently and collaboratively with your peers to gain valuable online course transition experience and develop strategies in online teaching and learning. As a participant, you will learn both pedagogical aspects of teaching online as well as how to use and incorporate many of the tools available in the myCourses Learning Management System used at UMD. The ultimate goal of the course is to have you begin planning, organizing and building the course you eventually plan to teach. In addition, this course will introduce you to tools that will teach you how to self-assess course site design to ensure student ease of access to course content and to facilitate more streamlined student learning and retention. Please note: Please note: This course is offered entirely online and will be conducted over a four week time frame. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Introduction to Access Location: Claire T. Carney Library , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: CITS: Computing & Information Technology Services Description: This workshop provides an introduction to Microsoft Access. Participants create a database, define fields, work with tables and create basic layouts. Data entry, find and sort features are covered in detail. Importing and exporting data, and creation of input masks are also introduced. No previous Access experience is needed. Contact Rich Legault for more information at 508-999-8799, or email RLegault@umassd.edu. Seating is limited, so please register today! Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Everyone
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Introduction to InDesign, Part 3 Location: Claire T. Carney Library , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: CITS: Computing & Information Technology Services Description: The third workshop in the three part series covers working with color, including managing color using the Swatches palette, using the eyedropper tool, and colorizing black and white images. Styles are also covered, focusing on Paragraph and Object Styles. Previous InDesign experience, or Parts 1 and 2 of the Introduction class is required. Contact Rich Legault for more information at 508-999-8799, or email RLegault@umassd.edu. Seating is limited, so please register today! Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Everyone
« 7/16 - 8/12 »	Online Teaching and Learning Strategies Course Location: Online Contact: CITS Instructional Development Description: In this course, we will introduce you to current research and best practices for both online and blended teaching as well as showcase examples of successful teaching strategies for both methodologies. Throughout the courseyou will work both independently and collaboratively with your peers to gain valuable online course transition experience and develop strategies in online teaching and learning. As a participant, you will learn both pedagogical aspects of teaching online as well as how to use and incorporate many of the tools available in the myCourses Learning Management System used at UMD. The ultimate goal of the course is to have you begin planning, organizing and building the course you eventually plan to teach. In addition, this course will introduce you to tools that will teach you how to self-assess course site design to ensure student ease of access to course content and to facilitate more streamlined student learning and retention. Please note: Please note: This course is offered entirely online and will be conducted over a four week time frame. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty
Thursday, July 24, 2014
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	myCourses Grading Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 225 , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: CITS Instructional Development Description: In this hands-on workshop participants learn how to set up, organize and manage student records, add columns to the student table to enter grades, export and import grades and manage the grade book settings. Link: http://instructionaldev.umassd.wikispaces.net/Workshops+%26+Events Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty
« 7/16 - 8/12 »	Online Teaching and Learning Strategies Course Location: Online Contact: CITS Instructional Development Description: In this course, we will introduce you to current research and best practices for both online and blended teaching as well as showcase examples of successful teaching strategies for both methodologies. Throughout the courseyou will work both independently and collaboratively with your peers to gain valuable online course transition experience and develop strategies in online teaching and learning. As a participant, you will learn both pedagogical aspects of teaching online as well as how to use and incorporate many of the tools available in the myCourses Learning Management System used at UMD. The ultimate goal of the course is to have you begin planning, organizing and building the course you eventually plan to teach. In addition, this course will introduce you to tools that will teach you how to self-assess course site design to ensure student ease of access to course content and to facilitate more streamlined student learning and retention. Please note: Please note: This course is offered entirely online and will be conducted over a four week time frame. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Excel Pivot Tables Location: Claire T. Carney Library , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA Contact: CITS: Computing & Information Technology Services Description: This workshop provides a thorough exploration of the use of tables, pivot tables and pivot charts in Excel. Participants create pivot tables to summarize hundreds of rows of transactional data in just a few clicks, without complex formulas, or time-consuming grouping and reorganization. Previous Excel experience is required. Contact Rich Legault for more information at 508-999-8799, or email RLegault@umassd.edu. Seating is limited, so please register today! Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Everyone
Friday, July 25, 2014
« 7/16 - 8/12 »	Online Teaching and Learning Strategies Course Location: Online Contact: CITS Instructional Development Description: In this course, we will introduce you to current research and best practices for both online and blended teaching as well as showcase examples of successful teaching strategies for both methodologies. Throughout the courseyou will work both independently and collaboratively with your peers to gain valuable online course transition experience and develop strategies in online teaching and learning. As a participant, you will learn both pedagogical aspects of teaching online as well as how to use and incorporate many of the tools available in the myCourses Learning Management System used at UMD. The ultimate goal of the course is to have you begin planning, organizing and building the course you eventually plan to teach. In addition, this course will introduce you to tools that will teach you how to self-assess course site design to ensure student ease of access to course content and to facilitate more streamlined student learning and retention. Please note: Please note: This course is offered entirely online and will be conducted over a four week time frame. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty
Saturday, July 26, 2014
« 7/16 - 8/12 »	Online Teaching and Learning Strategies Course Location: Online Contact: CITS Instructional Development Description: In this course, we will introduce you to current research and best practices for both online and blended teaching as well as showcase examples of successful teaching strategies for both methodologies. Throughout the courseyou will work both independently and collaboratively with your peers to gain valuable online course transition experience and develop strategies in online teaching and learning. As a participant, you will learn both pedagogical aspects of teaching online as well as how to use and incorporate many of the tools available in the myCourses Learning Management System used at UMD. The ultimate goal of the course is to have you begin planning, organizing and building the course you eventually plan to teach. In addition, this course will introduce you to tools that will teach you how to self-assess course site design to ensure student ease of access to course content and to facilitate more streamlined student learning and retention. Please note: Please note: This course is offered entirely online and will be conducted over a four week time frame. Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Faculty

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