[Session I: Monday, May 19, 2:30 p.m. - 4:30.pm] [Session II: Tuesday, May 20, 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon ] [Session IIIA: Tuesday, May 20, 2:00 p.m. -  4:00 p.m.] [Session IIIB: Tuesday, May 20, 4:00 p.m. -  6:00 p.m.] [Session IV: Wednesday, May 21, 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon] [Session V: Wednesday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.] Session I: Monday, May 19, 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. A. Assessing Quality in Online Education Burks Oakley Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format:Discussion Description: The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C, http://www.sloan-c.org/) has developed framework for assessing quality of online programs in higher education. Based on recommendations of the higher education community, the quality framework provides ways of demonstrating institutional quality. The quality framework also provides metrics that can be used in a process of continuous quality improvement. As institutions continuously improve online pedagogy, and as technology evolves, the framework itself is a work in progress, designed to capture best practices. Specific structures, known as the five pillars of quality, support the quality framework; these pillars are student satisfaction, access, learning effectiveness, faculty satisfaction, and cost effectiveness. For each of the pillars, the quality framework enables institutions to set goals, to identify supporting practices, and to project and measure progress towards the goals. Moreover, this framework enables sharing of best practices for each pillar among institutions. In this interactive session, Prof. Burks Oakley will present the quality framework and discuss various metrics associated with each of the pillars that institutions are using to assess the quality of online education. B. Connecting Personally with Students in the Virtual World Presenter: Susan Manning and Dan Balzer Audience Level: Beginner, Intermediate Prerequisite Skills: Basic knowledge of the Windows operating system Format: Lecture, Discussion, Presentation Description: Are you designing an online course? Are you looking for ways to engage students and retain them in your course? Many models of online course design fail to address the importance of the emotional connections that facilitate learning. Sponsored by the ILCCO Learning Academy, this presentation will provide examples of affectively-rich teaching strategies in online learning. We'll also introduce you to the supporting theorists and a new model for thinking about the connections you will want to make with students. C. Developing Interactive PowerPoint Presentations Presenter: Sherrie Hedman Audience Level: Intermediate Prerequisite Skills: Rudimentary PowerPoint skills Format: Hands-on Lab, Lecture, Discussion, Demonstration Description: Oftentimes, PowerPoint presentations resemble static overheads that encourage a linear approach to lectures. Integrating hyperlinks into a PowerPoint presentation encourages interactive student participation by providing students the freedom to choose the direction, style, and depth of the lecture to best meet their individual learning needs. This, in turn, efficaciously increases the potential of satisfying the varied learning styles and preferences found in every classroom. Join us in this session to learn strategies for taking your static PowerPoint presentation to the next level. D. Do Publisher Materials Have a Place in YOUR Online Course? Presenter: Georgia Voils Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Lecture, Discussion Description: Publishers' electronic course materials may be Good, Bad, or Downright Ugly--but they are definitely not the universal answer to faculty prayers. New Online instructors are perilously unprepared to evaluate course e-packs for quality and utility. And even experienced faculty may dangerously underestimate the effort needed to bring a publisher course up to their classroom standards. This session presents a realistic view of what's involved in adopting a "pre-packaged" course. E. HTML Basics and Web Browser Configuration Presenter: Patrick McCue Audience Level: Beginner Prerequisite Skills: Familiarity with the Internet and email Format: Hands-on Lab Description: Participants will learn basic HTML tags to construct a simple web page. Also, participants will learn how to configure their Netscape or Internet Explorer browser (both will be covered). F. Learning by Example: A Look at Exemplary Online Courses Presenter: Michael Lindeman Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Discussion, Demonstration Description: In this presentation, we will look at several online courses that demonstrate exemplary practices in the following areas: Organization and Structure Instructional Design Interaction & Collaboration Assessment & Evaluation Appropriate & Effective Use of Technology Learner Support & Resources G. Overview of Online Learning in Higher Education and a Look Ahead Presenter: Ray Schroeder Audience Level: Beginner Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Lecture, Discussion Description: The phenomenal growth of online learning in higher education has had enormous impact on the academy. No longer do campuses have a geographic monopoly; students may select to pursue their education online from a growing number of traditional, non-traditional and for-profit alternatives. What is driving this change and where is it leading? H. Statewide Instructional Technology Initiatives Update Presenter: Todd Jorns Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Discussion Description: This session will give attendees an update on the various statewide Instructional Technology Initiatives in Illinois. ILCCO, International Education, PT3, GED Illinos Online, Working Connections, and Microsoft IT Academy Regional Training Center will all be discussed. Plan on attending this seesion if you are interested in knowing more about these initiatives or would like to engage in discussion concerning these projects. I. Steering Committee Meeting Presenter: Charles Evans Description: Members of the Illinois Online Network Steering Committee will meet to discuss issues related to the ION project. Open to Steering Committee members or their designees. J. Teaching a Lab Science Online Presenter: Mark Moore Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Discussion, Demonstration Description: The session will describe a successfully implemented commercial online lab transformed into a 4 credit lab science class taught entirely online and by distance learning, and learn how the online lab was integrated and administered. A discussion of issues related to teaching an online lab science class will follow. K. The ABCs of Facilitation Presenter: Tracey Smith Audience Level: Beginner Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Lecture, Discussion Description: This session is a look at helpful hints for the online facilitator A thru Z. Participants will be asked to discuss and add to the list. Those new to online teaching and learning will find this session very practical and immediately useful.   Session II: Tuesday, May 20, 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon Technology Showcase: From 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon the Technology Showcase will provide FSI attendees the opportunity to share their teaching innovations with other faculty members.  Those innovations may be electronic lessons, courses, syllabi or or they may be paper handouts, rubrics or other materials you would like to share with your colleagues.  Bring materials to share or show!  Wimba - by Susan Manning Alternatively, you may attend one of the Roundtable Discussions below. Roundtable Discussions: A. 100 % Retention in an Online Spanish Course Facilitator: Kathleen Plinske and Eva Marie Bill Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Roundtable discussion Description: We will describe our phenomenal multi-mode approach to teaching Spanish that includes video, audio, and, in addition, uses a cultural approach to teaching the language. B. Copyright Roundtable Discussion Facilitator: Virgil Varvel Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Roundtable discussion Description: We will discuss current topics of interest in the field of copyright as it applies to distance digital education. Particpant questions will be addressed. C. Online Class Size Roundtable Discussion Facilitator: Kathy Lewis Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Roundtable discussion Description: This roundtable discussion will focus on the parameters that contribute to optimal online class size. Participants are encouraged to bring their own experiences for discussion. D. Teaching the Impossible: Mathematics and the Sciences Online Facilitator: Matt Read Audience Level: Beginner, Intermediate Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Roundtable discussion, Demonstration Description: Is it possible to teach math and science online? What are the difficulties and how do you overcome them? This session will offer the beginning online instructor an opportunity of understanding the complications of teaching a science course online, while giving the intermediate instructor some insight of what is awaiting them down the road. The first part of the session will be presentation of what is currently done at Kishwaukee College. The last part of the presentation will be open discussion. The open discussion will allow everyone in attendance to share their questions and concerns dealing with teaching math and science online. E. When Good Technology Goes Bad: Teaching Online When the Teachnology Fails Facilitator: Jeffrey Bathe Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Roundtable discussion Description: We will discuss preparations facilitators need to make prior to experiencing inevitable system problems. Participants in the discussion will include individuals who were facilitating classes when the system totally crashed and have experienced extended server problems. This session will also provide discussion on ways to get your course back up and running even when the course management system is down. Session IIIA: Tuesday, May 20, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. A. Beyond the Bricks and Mortar Library Presenter: Leslie Warren Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Lecture, Discussion, Demonstration Description: Teaching online doesn’t mean giving up library research, college-level readings, and information literacy. Libraries’ databases, e-books, electronic reserves, online tutorials, and electronic reference services allow you to include scholarly readings and research assignments. This session will present tips for using online library resources and designing creative online assignments that assess information literacy objectives. We will also discuss how you can use library tools to avoid some copyright issues in your online and face-to-face classes. B. Building a Custom eBook Presenter: Pete Massar Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: If you can use a browser you can use Primis! Format: Discussion, Demonstration Description: With McGraw-Hill's new Primis Content Center you can build a text that fits your syllabus from the comfort of your office. You can mix chapters from several texts, include your own material, and choose to have it delivered in either a printed or electronic version. It's simple, fast and saves your students money! C. Converting Materials for Web-Based Courses Presenter: Nancy Barker Audience Level: Beginner Prerequisite Skills: Familiarity with MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel Format: Hands-on Lab Description: Description: Most of us have a wealth of instructional materials in the form of Word, PowerPoint, and/or Excel documents. If you want to use those materials online, they should be converted to HTML, a format that can be read by a browser. In this session, participants will: Convert MS Word Documents to HTML Convert MS PowerPoint presentation to HTML Convert MS Excel Documents to HTML Clean up the Microsoft-Specific Tags in HTML Documents Created in Word and Excel D. How EASY it is to Create a BAD PowerPoint Presentation Other files - Zap Queen Presentation ; Design Template Example (ppt) & links.doc Presenter: Cathy Crain Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Lecture/Discussion/Demonstration Description: Participants will view the ease of ‘overdoing’ PowerPoint presentations. This session REQUIRES discussion. Be prepared to find fault and make suggestions for improvement. The emphasis will be on producing a presentation with good content in an efficient manner. This session will cover: When too much is too much Creating Headaches Boring your Audience Color Blindness Just plain DUMB things We will also discus: Using an outline, content, colors, backgrounds, master slides, animation and transitions, linking – web and files, sound and video, shapes, pictures, cute stuff, navigation, and storage This workshop will focus on PowerPoint 2000 but most if not all the techniques can apply to any presentation software. E. Introduction to Blackboard (Part I: See Session IIIB - E for Part II) Presenter: Patrick McCue Audience Level: Beginner Prerequisite Skills: Participants must be familiar with Internet usage and Email. Format: Hands-on Lab Description: Blackboard is a very popular Course Management System that can be used to present online content, facilitate communication, conduct online quizzes, and manage student grades. In this session, participants will: Learn how to structure a course in Blackboard. (syllabus, lectures, etc.) Become familiar with the Blackboard environment Learn how to add items/folders Learn how to use the Discussion Board (and Archiving discussion) Learn about the characteristics of and issues associated with the Virtual Classroom F. Multimedia for Online Instruction Presenter: Stephen McLaughlin Audience Level: Intermediate Prerequisite Skills: Basic computer and web knowledge Format: Hands-on Lab, Discussion, Demonstration Description: This session will demonstrate several tools used to create videos of teacher instruction, computer screen shots and text to provide an enriched training experience on multimedia CDs. The student can watch the videos over and over until they understand difficult concepts and can see photos and text to further reinforce instruction. You will also see comments of students using multimedia for online instruction. G. Teaching Style versus Learning Styles: Something You Should Know Presenters: Julie Giuliani Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: Hands-on Lab, Lecture, Discussion Format: Hands-on Lab Description: This session examines teaching styles and student learning styles in an online context. We will specifically address diversity among learning styles, as well as learning characteristics of the adult learner and how learning differences can either impede or release authentic learning online. H. Using Photoshop to Enhance Your Courses and Web Pages (Part I: See Session IIIB - B for Part II) Presenter: Steve Campbell Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: Keyboarding and mouse skills Format: Hands-on Lab, Demonstration Description: Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard for image manipulation and enhancement. Using Photoshop and ImageReady in tandem, you can learn to create good quality, fun, and interactive images for your courses and Web pages. This session will teach you how to use some of the basic tools within this robust and versatile software, optimize image quality and still keep file sizes small for quicker download times, create rollovers and buttons, and make fun animations to keep your site visitors guessing! I. Using WebCT (Part I: See Session IIIB - C for Part II) Presenter: Virgil Varvel Audience Level: Beginner Prerequisite Skills: A general idea about the function of WebCT Format: Hands-on Lab Description: This workshop will be a hands-on exploration and tutorial on the use of WebCT by instructors. Topics will include managing students, adding course information, using discussion forums, and quizzing. J. Web Design for Online Educators Presenter: Rodger Hergert Audience Level: Beginner, Intermediate Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Lecture, Discussion Description: This is not a session on HTML, but rather a discussion on effective Web Design techniques for educational Web sites. Design guidelines will be discussed and the reasoning behind them. We will also browse to several good and bad examples of web design and provide commentary. K. What Online Faculty Need to Know but Were Afraid to Ask Presenter: Jeffrey Bathe Audience Level: Beginner Prerequisite Skills: If you can browse the web...McGraw-Hill can help make your course interactive, current, and exciting! Format: Discussion Description: During the session there will be a combination of discussion and presentation about the competencies that an online faculty member should possess. This session is for faculty who are moving into the online realm or those who provide training to faculty. Session IIIB: Tuesday, May 20, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. A. Advanced Blackboard (Part II of Session III-A E) Presenter: Shari McCurdy Audience Level: Intermediate, Advanced Prerequisite Skills: 1) Download and install files from the Internet. 2) Understand file structure and ability to loacate files on your hard drive. Format: Hands-on Lab Description: The University of Illinois at Springfield uses Blackboard for over half of its classes. During this session we plan to share with you some of the tips we've discovered along the way. Upon completion of this session you will be able to manage and archive your discussion boards, install a spell-check feature to use within the Blackboard text-box, create assessments, manage gradebooks, and archive/recycle your course sites. B. Using Photoshop to Enhance Your Courses and Web Pages (Part II of Session III-A H) Presenter: Steve Campbell Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: Keyboarding and mouse skills Format: Hands-on Lab Description: Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard for image manipulation and enhancement. Using Photoshop and ImageReady in tandem, you can learn to create good quality, fun, and interactive images for your courses and Web pages. This session will teach you how to use some of the basic tools within this robust and versatile software, optimize image quality and still keep file sizes small for quicker download times, create rollovers and buttons, and make fun animations to keep your site visitors guessing! C. Using WebCT (Part II of Session III-A I) Presenter: Virgil Varvel Audience Level: Beginner, Intermediate Prerequisite Skills: Knowledge of what WebCT is Format: Hands-on Lab Description: This workshop will be a hands-on exploration and tutorial on the use of WebCT by instructors. Topics will include managing students, adding course information, using discussion forums, and quizzing. Session IV: Wednesday, May 21, 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon A. 37 Things Students Need to Know in the First 10 Days of an Online Course Additional HTML document including handouts Presenter: Janice M. Kinsinger and Patrice Hess Audience Level: Beginner, Intermediate Prerequisite Skills: Basic knowledge of online learning Format: Discussion, Demonstration Description: This session will offer a checklist of helpful information, tips and tricks online facilitators should share with their online students within the first 10 days of an online class. The checklist will include suggestions for orienting students to online learning, linking students to technical assistance, explaining how the course works, setting expectations, contingency planning and how and when to print. There is no presentation linked for this talk as there will be handouts given at the talk. B. Asynchronous Discussion: The Owners Manual Presenters: Tracey Smith, Susan Manning and Jeffrey Bathe Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Lecture, Discussion Description: Most of us know how to drive a car, but few consult the owner's manual until there are problems. So it goes with online earning and asynchronous discussions. Although you may believe online teaching and learning is in its infancy, there is enough research reported in the literature to establish asynchronous discussions as one of the most significant factors in effective online courses. Reading the owner's manual before you drive could prevent engine problems, knocks and annoying pings in your online course. Should you use asynchronous discussions in your course? What will they accomplish? How can they be effective? The answer to these may be found in this owner's manual. This presentation will explore the nature of asynchronous discussions, how to establish a structure for them, how to facilitate meaningful discussion that supports student learning, and how you might evaluate student performance and the impact on your course (summative and formative evaluation). In addition to reviewing the current literature and research, the presenters will offer practical strategies and share how the asynchronous format can be used for professional discourse and work across distances. Drive carefully! C. Blogging to Promote Interaction and Disseminate Best Practices in Online Learning Presenter: Ray Schroeder Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Demonstration Description: Web logs, blogs, have gained enormously in popularity over the past year. Recently, Google purchased the popular blogger.com property and even Harvard began setting up policies for blogging from their campus (see http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/ and http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-985853.html) What is this new online phenomenon? And, how can it be used to promote interaction and dissemination of ideas in online learning? D. Can Your Site Pass the Test?: Usability Studies to Assess Your Online Tools Presenter: Troy Swanson and Larry Sloma Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: Basic computer skills. Basic knowledge of Internet navigation. Format: Lecture, Discussion, Demonstration Description: Web sites are designed based on assumptions. Are your assumptions correct, or are they getting in the way of your students’ successful use of your site? This session will describe the Web site usability study conducted by the Moraine Valley library and share our methodologies, supporting technologies, and findings. The key principles and techniques of this study can be applied in assessing the efficacy of any online presence. E. Collaborative Learning in the Web-Based Classroom Presenter: Michael Lindeman Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: Basic computer skills Format: Hands-on Lab, Discussion, Demonstration Description: Effective use of groups and teams of students in collaborative learning activities enables an instructor to foster a sense of community and to encourage interaction in a Web-based classroom. Many decades of research have identified multiple benefits of collaborative learning over traditional pedagogical approaches in helping students develop academic and interpersonal skills: increased cognitive achievement; promotion of higher-level thinking skills; improved self-esteem and satisfaction from helping others; and development of social skills for effective group work, including negotiation and conflict resolution. In this workshop, we will address the concerns of both faculty and students that inhibit the adoption or participation in cooperative learning environments. Strategies for planning and encouraging interaction will be presented and examples of successful activities will be demonstrated. Topics include: Groups and Teams in the Classroom: What? Why? And How? Planning and Managing Cooperative Learning Activities Structures for Group and Team Assignments Assessment of Assignments and Student Performance F. Making the Shift to Web-Based Teaching and Learning Presenter: Iris Stovall Audience Level: Beginners Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Lecture, Discussion Description:  This session describes how Web-based resources can be incorporated into traditional teaching. As more Web resources are added, and more of a course becomes Web-based, the nature of the course changes and there are different expectations for both instructors and students. A ten-step process starting with the utilization of the most basic Web resources and ending with completely online programs will be developed. G. Possibilities and Capabilities of a Palm Handheld (ppt) or Possibilities and Capabilities of a Palm Handheld (pdf) Presenter: Mary Robson Audience Level: Beginner, Intermediate Prerequisite Skills: Participants may bring their own Palm Handhelds or use the Emulators on the desktop computers. Format: Hands-on Lab Description: This workshop is for the individual who doesn't really know all the capabilities of a handheld device and for a person who is a fairly new user. The workshop will cover topics such as how to use the contact list, the calendar, the "to do" list and memo features. Special features are covered such as categories, preferences, digitizing and much more! The instructor will also demonstrate a variety of uses for the Palm Handheld. Participants do not need to own a Palm Handheld. If you are curious about the mysteries of a handheld device, this class is for you. H. Teaching General Education Biology Courses Online Presenter: Deena Spielman and Joe Haverly Audience Level: Beginner, Intermediate Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Discussion, Demonstration Description:  More and more, online courses are being developed and delivered to reach students who, for whatever reason, cannot participate in the traditional face-to-face course. The online experience is becoming widely accepted and is utilized in almost every discipline; and although biologists are hesitant to substitute online work for lab experiences, it seems that it is well matched with some areas of biology. This presentation will outline the design and delivery of two general education courses offered through the Life Sciences Division at Rock Valley College. It will compare and contrast the challenges associated with teaching online courses versus face to face courses, the strategies of transitioning from one format to another as well as important points one might want to consider when designing an online course. A list of FAQs, Dos and Don’ts, and other helpful items will be made available to those who attend. In addition, there will be time at the end to address participant’s questions and, ideally, others will share their experiences in this area. I. Teaching Online Acappella (without Blackboard, WebCT or Other Formal Course Management Systems) Presenter: Terry Fencl Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Demonstration Description: The presenter, who has taught nationally recognized WebCT courses, was challenged to design and teach an online course by mixing and matching available technologies outside of formal course software. This presentation will demonstrate the course and the instructional outcomes. The course is highly interactive, easy and efficient to manage, and tailor made to serve the needs of the students and instructor. This session will emphasize course design and the pedagogical use of technologies (not the technology itself). And it will address many of the benefits and challenges of instructors partnering with technology staff to develop courses. Session V: Wednesday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. A. Asynchronous Conferencing Using Blackboard Presenter: Patrice Hess Audience Level: Beginner, Intermediate Prerequisite Skills: Basic Blackboard knowledge Format: Hands-on Lab Description: This workshop will cover accessing the Blackboard Discussion Board; posting and replying to discussion threads; setting up forums; designing discussion prompts for general and non-graded forums; designing discussion prompts for graded assignments and managing and evaluating discussion board postings. B. Key Possibilities: Technologies to Know and Use Presenter: Shari McCurdy Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Lecture, Discussion, Demonstration Description: Do you wish you could enlist your student's help in building a web resource for your classroom?-Do you wish you could initiate peer review in your classrooms? Are you looking for an easier way to grade papers? This presentation will show how to use and acquire free resources to accomplish these tasks and more. The presenters plans to showcase tech tools with easy user-friendly interface and illustrate how web-based tools can simplify, extend, and reorder the classroom. C. Introductory Macromedia Dreamweaver Presenter: Kathy Overstreet Audience Level: Beginner Prerequisite Skill: A quick overview of web design and html will be provided in this session. However, it would be helpful if session participants have a basic understanding of the structure of an HTML document. Format: Hands-on Lab, Discussion, Demonstration Description: Is your schedule busy? Not enough time to learn HTML? Want or need to build a web page or site? Then this session has the answers to these questions and more. Macromedia Dreamweaver offers you a solution to the need to create web pages without learning the language. This session will be hands-on: you will create a new site, add pages with some content to it, learn how to add internal links as well as external links, plus more. D. Learning Objects: Plain and Simple? Presenter: Susan Manning Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Discussion, Demonstration Description: One of the hottest concepts in online learning today is Learning Objects. These are simple, sharable instructional units that might be incorporated in your course design. This program will define and describe LO's, their essential components and their practical use in online learning. While LO's have much potential, they also come with limitations. This program is not just for those new to online learning, but veterans who are looking to enhance and support student learning in a new manner. E. Student Assessment in Web-Based Courses Presenter: Leaunda Hemphill Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Discussion, Demonstration Description: This session presents various strategies for conducting student assessment in online courses. A brief overview of assessment theory will be given, followed by demonstrations of assessments used by the presenter in his online courses. Topics to be covered include: Role of assessment in the instructional design process Online quizzes and tests Online performance-based assessments Cheating in online courses F. Student Centered Classes: Myth vs. Reality Presenter: Tracey Smith Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Lecture, Discussion Description: What does it really mean when we say online classes should be student centered? This session will look at what student centric classes are and what they are not. G. Support for Web-Based Learning Presenter: Sa Sun Audience Level: Beginner, Intermediate Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Lecture, Discussion Description: To develop effective material in any medium that facilitates learning requires an understanding and appreciation of the principles underlying how people learn. The session begins with a brief overview of some learning principles, then focuses on the motivation factors in Web-based learning. H. Tasting MERLOT: Hands-on Workshop Presenter: Gerry Hanley Audience Level: All Levels Prerequisite Skills: Familiarity with Web browsing Format: Hands-on Lab Description: This hands-on workshop will focus on how faculty can find and contribute online learning materials in MERLOT and integrate them into their courses. Participants will also learn how their participation in MERLOT’s international academic community can become part of their tenure and promotion portfolio. You can also get the plenary presentation from Merlot here. I. Testing the Online Waters: Teaching in a Hybrid Environment Presenter: Jeffrey Bathe Audience Level: Beginner Prerequisite Skills: None Format: Discussion Description: This session addresses technical and practical issues that can make teaching in a hybrid environment either an enjoyable, interesting experience, or a 16-week challenge. We'll discuss ways to organize your materials, the impact that this format will have on student and instructor expectations, and the challenge of maintaining balance in this blended classroom.
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