Brown Bag Schedule:
All Brown Bag Discussions will be held in Lampros 201
September 6, 11-11:45AM- "How to Apply for an RSPG Grant" by Azenett Garza
September 27, 11:30-12:30PM- "Using Smart Tags and QR Codes on your Next Handout or Research Poster" by Matt Donahue
October 4, 11-12PM- "Professional Learning Groups sponsored by the TLF: What they are and how to get involved" by Jordan Utley
October 24, 11:30-12:30PM- "iPad Lecture Capture Software: Using Doceri & Evidence Based Pedagogy" by TBA
November 15, 11-12PM- "Preparing for Tenure and Promotion" by Valerie Herzog
November 27, 3:30-4:30PM- "The NEW iTunes U and Open Education at Weber State University"
January 9, 11:30AM-12:30PM- "Smart Groups" by Vicki Napper
February 13, 3-4PM- "How to Make Interactive Courses More Effective in Online Education" by Carl Grunander and Jo Ellen Jonsson
February 28, 2:30-3:30PM- "Preparing for Tenure and Promotion" by Valerie Herzog (This will be held in Shepherd Union Room #305)
March 13, 3-4PM- "Forced to Flip: Implications of College Freshman Expectations on Teaching Styles of University Professors" Jordan Utley, Facilitator (It is recommended you read the USA Today article prior to attending)
March 28, 3-4PM - "Global Warming: What Would you Like to Know? An Open-ended Question and Answer Session" by Dan Bedford (This will be held in Elizabeth Hall, Room 229)
April 11, 2-3PM - "Copyright Law" by Patrick Thomas (This will be held in the Library, Hetzel Hoellein Room (Special Collections)
Teaching with Technology Cohort Presentations:
These presentations will be held on Tuesdays from 1-3:00PM in Lampros 201 or Lampros 203 depending on the needs of the presenter. You must pre-register via Training Tracker on your eWeber portal (www.weber.edu) to attend these sessions.
How to sign up for a Teaching with Technology workshop
1. Log in to weber.edu
2. Click on the Faculty tab
3. Click on Training Tracker
4. Select course # 674-02 from the list
4. Browse through the available dates (read the class notes for a description)
5. Click ‘Add to my Schedule'
Access a video tutorial here
OVERVIEW
WSU Online is offering a new advanced professional development program for faculty who embrace teaching with technology and are inspired by evidence-based practice. This program will pilot Spring Semester, 2013. The objective of the program is to foster development of mobile learning (m-learning) and other technology-infused pedagogy for use in the classrooms at WSU. This program will allow participants to demonstrate technologies that they have successfully used in their classes and learn to utilize technologies they wish to try out in a classroom setting. Each session of the program will include a presentation by a member of the cohort as well as time for hands-on application of the topic(s).
January 8- "How to Create Effective Modules" - Jordan Hamson-UtleyJanuary 15- "Using Web Content Curation Communities as Educators" - Joyce Porter
January 22- "Bringing in the Experts: Incorporating Outside Content into an Online or Hybrid Course" - Gail Niklason
January 29- "Using Evidence Based Pedagogy in Designing Online Video Lessons" - Becky Marchant
February 5- "iPad, Do You? Pedagogical Applications of the iPad in the Classroom and Beyond" - Electra Fielding
February 12- "Interactive Student Presentation Tool "REACT" Enhances Learning" - Jo Ellen Jonsson
Abstract: Learn how to make your online and face-to-face classes more interactive with REACT online student presentation tool. Time stamped comments from the instructor and peers enhance learning. Record * Critique * Improve!
February 19- "Capturing the Knowledge Generated in a Classroom Using Wikibooks" - Valerie Gooder
February 26- "Moving Beyond the Discussion Board: Virtual Synchronous Small-Group Video Discussions" - Jenn Ostrowski
March 12- "Using Canvas Rubrics for Authentic Assessment" - Becky Jo McShane
March 19- "Advantages and Challenges of Creating Video Lectures in Online and Face-to-Face Classes" - Ed Hahn
"Flipping the Classroom: Moving Beyond Recorded Lectures" - Matthew Donahue
March 26- "Effectively Using Facebook to Foster Civic Engagement" - Leah Murray
April 2- "Using Xtranormal Movies to Engage Students in Course Content" - Alicia Giralt
April 9- "Technology for Interactive Face-to-Face Teaching" - Tim Herzog
April 16- "Wolfram|Alpha: A Mobile App to Support Visual and Quantitative Literacy Across the Curriculum" - Drew Weidman
iBooks Author: Faculty Summer Cohort
Will be held in Shepherd Union Mac Lab in July 2013
Cohort application will be posted in March of 2013.
WSU Online Workshops:
January 16- 9:00AM-1:30PM
February 21- 12:30-4:30PM
March 12- 8:30AM-12:30PM
April 4- 8:30AM-12:30PM
Podcasts:
Quick Tips for Submitting Your RSPG Request, Azenett Garza
Videos:
Brown Bag Sept 27- Using Smart Tags and QR Codes on Your Next Handout or Research Poster, Matt Donahue
Access the Handout for this presentation.
Access the video hereBrown Bag November 15- Preparing for Tenure, Valerie Herzog
On the Right Track, Chronicle of Higher Education
How to Be a Better Mentee, Chronicle of Higher Education
Access the video here
Teaching with Technology Cohort- Designing Evidence Based LMS Modules, Jordan Utley
Access the video here
Teaching with Technology Cohort- Using Web Content Curation Communities as Educators, Joyce Porter
Access the video here
Teaching with Technology Cohort- Open Education Resources, Gail Niklason
Access the video here
Teaching with Technology Cohort- Designing Online Video Lessons: Flipping YouTube Videos for Interactive Student Lessons, Becky Marchant
Access the video here
Teaching with Technology Cohort- iPad, Do You? Pedagogical Applications of the iPad in the Classroom and Beyond, Electra Fielding
Access the video here