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Monday, September 8, 2014
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12:00 PM
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2:00 PM
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Active Engagement through Cooperative Learning
- Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 314
- Contact: Office of Faculty Development
- Description: Presented By:
Lorraine D. Cross, Educational Consultant, Florida Department of Education
Monday, September 8, 2014, 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Library 314
Lunch will be served; all faculty are welcome.
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Abstract:
This professional development workshop will focus on how to utilize the key components of cooperative learning to actively engage students in the learning process. Participants will explore teaching through the use of cooperative groups to promote positive interaction, critical thinking, effective communication and problem-solving. The knowledge and skills learned in this workshop can be implemented in a wide array of academic disciplines throughout the university.
PRESENTER BIO: Lorraine D. Cross has been a professional educator and trainer for over 40 years. She is currently an educational consultant for the Florida Department of Education, schools, districts, colleges and universities. Lorraine retired from her full time position as the Director of Program and School Initiatives in the Office for Academic and Student Services and Effective Teaching Practices Coordinator at the Florida Atlantic University in 2012, but still serves as a university supervisor for the College of Education.
She has co-authored a number of books on effective teaching practices that have been used by elementary, secondary and alternative education programs. Her most recent book, “Demonstrating the New Florida Educator Accomplished Practices: A Practical Guide for Becoming an Effective Educator” isused throughout Florida to assist novice and experienced educators improve their teaching practices. Providing educators with the necessary knowledge and skills to have a positive impact on their students is her passion and lifelong endeavor.
Lunch will be provided. Please go to main event calendar to register. Here is the link http://calendar.umassd.edu/cal/main/showMain.rdo
- Topical Areas: Workshop, audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development, Training
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
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2:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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Introduction to Excel
- Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 225
, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA
- Contact: CITS: Computing & Information Technology Services
- Description: This workshop provides a practical introduction to Microsoft Excel. Hands-on practice with Excel allows participants to learn the skills needed to set up a spreadsheet, make keyboard entries, and perform calculations. Participants learn to produce worksheets such as budgets and payrolls. Formatting, using formulas and simple functions are introduced. No previous Excel experience is needed.
This workshop takes place in the Library, room 226.
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
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1:00 PM
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2:30 PM
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Webinar: Electronic Textbooks: Plug in and Learn
- Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 314
- Contact: > See Description for contact information
- Description: This webinar explores the notion of just what an electronic textbook is. Are e-textbooks an interactive "courseware" website, an application for mobile devices and tablets, or self-contained digital files? Or is there a place for all of these and if so, how do they fit together and combine with a course syllabus?
Topics and speakers are:
Advocating for Change: Open Textbooks and Affordability – Nicole Allen, Director of Open Education, Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)
Open Your Books and Turn to Page 10: Getting Students to Use Their E-Textbooks – Reggie Cobb, Biology Instructor, Nash Community College
A Proof of Concept Initiative: The Internet2/EDUCAUSE Etextbook Pilots – Monica Metz-Wiseman, Coordinator of Electronic Collections, University of South Florida Libraries
Sponsored by the Fair Use Committee
http://fairuse.blogs.umassd.edu/
- Link: http://fairuse.blogs.umassd.edu/
- Topical Areas: audience: Faculty, topic: Faculty Development, audience: Staff
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Thursday, September 11, 2014
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2:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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Introduction to PowerPoint
- Location: Claire T. Carney Library, Room 226
, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA
- Contact: CITS: Computing & Information Technology Services
- Description: This workshop covers the use of Microsoft PowerPoint. Through hands on exercises, participants learn how to create professional presentations. The uses of different views are introduced, including the use of outlining, and the slide sorter. Also covered are the addition of images, sounds and video to your presentation. No previous PowerPoint experience is needed.
This workshop takes place in the Library, room 226.
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
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