PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Upcoming opportunities on the horizon

TEMPLATE REVIEW Recommendations for change

Upcoming PD * Sessions * Migration New Items

February 2, 2011

eLearning Meeting Wednesday, February 2, 2011 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Brouster Board Room - 030 AGENDA

1. Spring 2 Courses / Template and Migration 2. Professional Development Opportunities 3. Template Review and Recommendation 4. Student Services Topics 5. Chairs Reports / Concerns 6. New Items

Follow-Up for this Meeting

Send information to Becky regarding migration

Becky send Professional Development Registration link to chairs

Next Steps/To-Do ---- For Next Meeting in March

Template Update

Faculty Certification

Course Review Process

Faculty / Student Advisory Meetings

MIGRATION:

Please provide the following information so that I can begin the migration process for

Spring 2 courses. The term and CRN are important details to ensure the content is

migrated successfully. https://sites.google.com/a/slu.edu/slu-global-faculty-support/

Spring 2 CRN Source Term and Year Source CRN

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TEMPLATE

If the instructor is new to SPS or they are teaching a new course within SLU Global, no

migration is necessary, but the SPS Template will need to be applied. Please let me

know which courses need the shell applied.

Spring 2 CRN Course Instructor

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January 12, 2011 – January 27, 2011

66 calls or emails from faculty

86% 57 / 66 directly related to training issues, SLUGlobal, and/or the template.

Announcements 2

Availability of Course 3

Banner 5

Course Copy 3

Course Design 5

File Conversion 2

Grade Center 3

Messages / Email 1

Modules 2

Release Dates 2

Syllabus 6

Template Questions 11

Test Student 3

Tests / Assessments 6

Uploading Files 3

Total 57

Template 11 19%

SLUGlobal / Training 46 81%

School for Professional Studies Teaching and Learning Workshops

These workshops are designed to promote successful development and design for blended and online teaching and learning. They are intended for any SPS instructor who is interested in building or improving their course, regardless of experience.

Monday, February 21, 6:00-8:00 pm, McGannon Hall 118

Getting Started with SLUGlobal This hands-on workshop will provide a walk-through of many features of SLUGlobal. In this session, you will learn how to customize your course, upload your syllabus, add announcements and make your course available to your students. We will also discuss how to use introductions to create a sense of connection between the instructor and students. Any remaining time will be devoted to the examination of online course design.

Monday, March 14, 6:00-8:00 pm, McGannon Hall 118

Best Practices in eLearning This purpose of this session is to introduce you to a framework for designing or improving your blended or online course. During this hands-on workshop, we will discuss online and blended, examine the evaluation rubric in detail, summarize the research on best practices in course design and delivery, review several exemplars of effective (and not-so-effective) online course design, and generate a personalized plan. Any remaining time will be devoted to participant Q & A.

Monday, March 28, 6:00-8:00 pm, McGannon Hall 118

SLUGlobal Interactive Tools: Blogs, Wikis, and Discussion Boards This workshop will demonstrate the various interactive tools in SLUGlobal; primarily blogs, wikis, and discussion boards. You will learn how to create all three and will identify ways to implement them to enhance student communication, reflection, and collaboration. Any remaining time will be devoted to activities that promote active and engaged learning.

Monday, April 4, 6:00-8:00 pm, McGannon Hall 118

Assessing Learners Assessing students online has benefits and challenges. This workshop will discuss how to create and deliver online tests, surveys, and assignments. We will also discuss how to manage and grade assignments via SLUGlobal’s Grade Center. Any remaining time will be devoted to other Grade Center functions.

Monday, April 18, 6:00-8:00 pm, McGannon Hall 118

Cool Web 2.0 Tools for Engaging and Motivating Students This hands-on, highly interactive workshop will introduce you to some of the exciting new Web 2.0 technologies that can be used to engage and motivate students. We will focus on identifying principles of good practice in the application of these technologies.

To register for one or all of these sessions, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/SPS-SLUGlobal1

SPS Professional Development – 1: February-April 2011

Essential Standards Getting Started with SLUGlobal

Best Practices in eLearning

SLUGlobal Interactive Tools: Blogs, Wikis and Discussion Boards

Assessing Learners

Cool Web 2.0 Tools for Engaging and Motivating Students

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1. A welcome statement introduces the student to the course.

2. Navigation instructions are provided making the organizational structure of the course easy to understand.

3. Etiquette expectations are clearly stated.

4. Course syllabus uploaded.

5. Course content grouped together logically.

6. The course learning objectives describe outcomes that are measurable and are written from the student’s perspective.

7. Specific and descriptive criteria are provided for the evaluation of students’ work and participation.

8. The course grading policy is clearly stated and point values are consistent with the syllabus.

9. Module / unit objectives are measurable and written from the student’s perspective.

10. Modules / unit provide agenda or overview and self-check.

11. The learning activities foster instructor-student, content-student, and if appropriate to the course, student-student interaction.

12. Clear standards are set for instructor responsiveness and require the instructor to be active and engaged with students.

Created January 28, 2011 by R. Lopanec

SPS Professional Development – 1: February-April 2011

SLUGlobal Features Getting Started with SLUGlobal

Best Practices in eLearning

SLUGlobal Interactive Tools: Blogs, Wikis and Discussion Boards

Assessing Learners

Cool Web 2.0 Tools for Engaging and Motivating Students

February 21, 2011 March 14, 2011 March 28, 2011 April 4, 2011 April 18, 2011

Adaptive Release

Announcements

Availability of Course

Availability of Modules and Assignments Blog Breadcrumbs

Control Panel Course Copy > Import > Archive Course Design

Course Homepage Discussion Board Editing and Reordering Content

Folders

Grade Center

Groups

Instructor Information

Links

Respondus

Sending Email in SLUGlobal

Tests / Quizzes – Creating and Deploying in SLUGlobal

Virtual Classroom

Wili