JUNE 29 - JULY 2

U.S.-China
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WORKSHOPS

Register today to attend one of the following distance education workshops being offered during the U.S.-China Forum on Sunday, June 29, 2008, 2-4 p.m. Select a workshop topic below to see who is teaching and what you will learn.

• Best Practices in Support of Online Teaching
• Second Life Workshop

Best Practices in Support of Online Teaching

Are you an administrator, faculty support staff, instructional designer or technologist, or faculty member involved in online or hybrid teaching? Then you won't want to miss this workshop, being led by Dr. Susan Ko, PhD, of UMUC's Center for Teaching and Learning.

Faculty development and support of online teaching are essential for the success of an online or hybrid education program as well as for the satisfaction and retention of faculty. This workshop will focus on identifying some key elements of effective online and hybrid (blended f2f and online) teaching and methods by which these can be promoted through faculty development and support  regardless of the size or resources of an institution.

Training and  support should encompass a variety of approaches to meet the needs of faculty  and must address both the pedagogical as well as the technical aspects of online teaching. Also addressed will be situations in which faculty must devise their own support networks.

Through the use of some real-life scenarios, participants will consider possible training and support solutions to issues that typically arise in the  preparation for and teaching of online and hybrid classes. Workshop participants will be encouraged to share their experience and concerns.  

Cost: $60 | Register Today

Second Life Workshop

This hands-on workshop, led by Ilene Frank and Joe Floyd, will give participants a chance to begin exploring the exciting virtual world of Second Life.  

With around three hundred schools, libraries, and museums participating, Second Life provides a 3D immersive platform where educators and students can build environments for courses, set up exhibitions, offer lectures and performances, and more.  For example, the ESL China Café provides a meeting place for Chinese speakers to practice English and for English speakers to learn more about China.

Workshop participants will join in on this educational and fun experience and learn some basic commands for navigating Second Life.   

Cost: $60 | Register Today