Technology-Enhanced Learning Opportunities for Spring Semester 2015

Welcome back for Spring 2015! Ready to further explore technology-enhanced learning (TEL)?  

Your TEL faculty fellows, Mitra Emad & Helen Mongan-Rallis, have planned two different types of learning opportunities for you this semester: a cohort style of sessions we’ll call the Flipped Classroom Community of Practice (FCCoP) and then a series of stand-alone Just-in-Time sessions. See details on these below.

Flipped Classroom Community of Practice (FCCoP)

Join with a cohort of colleagues from across campus to learn together and exchange ideas about Flipping your Classroom. (In a flipped classroom, “students gain first exposure to new material outside the class, usually via reading and/or lecture/videos, and then use class time to do the harder work of assimilating that knowledge, perhaps through problem-solving or debate” (see more at Flipping the Classroom from Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching and Learning). You will receive a separate email with more information on this FCCoP and an invitation to sign up to be a part of this Community of Practice.

Mark your calendars: In order for you to be able to join the FCCoP group, we ask that you commit to attending at least four of the 6 sessions. There will be six meetings of the group, on the following Tuesdays from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. in KPlz 175:

Feb 3

Feb 17

March 3

March 24

April 7

April 21

Just-in-Time Series

Come to these sessions to learn and share your experiences with an aspect of technology-enhanced learning, just in time to use it in class, to make a positive change in your daily work flow, or just to learn something new.  

Mark your calendars: For the Just-in-Time Series, we will meet on the following Tuesdays, 1:00 - 2:00pm in KPlz 175:

• Jan. 27: Managing Email
• Feb. 10: Organizing Google Drive
• Feb. 24: Learning the ropes on Google Calendar
• March 10: Teaching using Google Hangout
• March 31: Putting an hour/a module/a lesson online
• April 14: Different approaches to setting up a course on Moodle
• April 28: Online courses: where to start

Formats for these sessions will include small panel discussions, lightning talks, guest speakers, and fishbowls. We also plan to offer each session over Google Hangout (for up to 15 people), so that you can join from off campus (or even from your office).

Note: We will be maintaining a Teaching and Learning with Technology blog throughout the semester with information about the different sessions and links to resources used with each session. The blog also shows links to resources used in our Technology Enhanced Learning series from last semester.

Please contact Mitra (memad@d.umn.edu) or Helen (hrallis@d.umn.edu) with your questions.