Blended Learning Toolkit: Design, Deliver, Assess http://bit.ly/VOkKJR When: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 1:00 pm Central, Length: 60 minutes Format: Online Seminar Presenter: Thomas B. Cavanagh, Ph.D. Questions: [email protected] Overview - Before you tackle blended learning, get a toolkit for success More and more faculty are "taking the plunge" into blended learning, bringing part of their coursework online. If you're wondering whether your courses could evolve into blended ones - and more important, how you'd go about it - we urge you to spend an hour in a special Magna Online Seminar presented by Thomas B. Cavanagh, Ph.D., of the University of Central Florida. In "Blended Learning Toolkit: Design, Deliver, Assess" Dr. Cavanagh will help you determine the opportunities for online learning in your classes and will outline a methodology for developing them. You'll learn: - Which course elements are most suitable to bring online - How much to bring online - How to make sound strategic plans for course design and delivery - How to establish data collection and assessment protocols Dr. Cavanagh will also share course models in algebra and composition and will introduce you to an online "Blended Learning Toolkit" you can rely on for guidance throughout the process of creating, delivering, and fine-tuning your blended learning courses. Funded by a Next Generation Learning Challenge Wave 1 grant, the toolkit is the result of collaboration between the University of Central Florida and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. At the conclusion of the hour, you'll have not only greater confidence about making the move to blended learning but also a clear understanding of the right way to approach it, the best practices for content delivery, and the most meaningful methods of assessment and improvement. http://bit.ly/VOkKJR Topics Covered Adding online elements to traditional coursework can be an exhilarating, career-broadening process. That is, unless you get in over your head... in which case the experience can be decidedly less positive for faculty and students alike. You can get the knowledge you need to make a smooth entry into blended coursework. "Blended Learning Toolkit: Design, Deliver, Assess" will provide critical insights on blended learning, delivered by one of higher education's leading authorities on the subject. In a content-rich 60 minutes, the presenter will: - Address perennial questions about what - and how much - should be online - Provide strategies for course design and delivery - Share course models in algebra and composition - Examine assessment and data collection protocols - Introduce you to an online "Blended Learning Toolkit" to help you throughout the course creation process You'll come away with the tools - and the confidence - to begin integrating online elements into your coursework. Don't miss this important look at best practices in blended learning. More information and to register: http://bit.ly/VOkKJR Enquiries: [email protected] |