Build Your Online Course Workshop Series Three New Workshop Dates June 19, 21, 26 and 28 from 9am-noon August 6, 8, 13, 15 from noon – 3pm December 3, 5, 10, 12 from 9am-noon This series of four half-day workshops is designed to walk you through the steps necessary to design your online course so that it meets the UMKC online certification criteria. Each of these half day sessions are intended to define the UMKC online course certification standards as well as to show examples of the tools that might best enable achievement of those standards. Each day, the workshop will begin with an overview ...
Summer/Fall 2012 Faculty Certification in Online Teaching Schedule June 4th – June 29th July 23rd – August 17th October 22nd – November 16th What: Four Week Experience Where: Asynchronous online course with 1 one-hour Wimba session Why: Completion Results in Certification in Online Teaching and Learning Would you like to gain Certification in Teaching and Learning Online? Hone your skills as an online facilitator by registering for the Faculty Certification Course. You will explore pedagogy concerning quality online teaching and learning practices. In addition, you will gain experience in using Wikis, Blogs, Discussion Boards and other tools. You will participate in a group projects to experience peer interaction. This ...
The following faculty completed the October/November 2011 Certification in Online Teaching Course: Tamas Kapros Candace Schlein Jane Greer Stuart Phipps Virginia Blanton Kati Toivanen Lorna Condit Sarah Oliver Ray Taft Carolyn Barber Crystal Doss
Build Your Online Course Workshop Series Spring 2012 Schedule January 23, 25, 30 and Feb 1 from 1pm-4pm each day March 13, 15, 20, and 22 from Noon - 3pm each day This series of four half-day workshops is designed to walk you through the steps necessary to design your online course so that it meets the UMKC online certification criteria. Each of these half day sessions are intended to define the UMKC online course certification standards as well as to show examples of the tools that might best enable achievement of those standards. Each day, the workshop will begin with an overview of ...
Spring 2012 Faculty Certification in Online Teaching Schedule January 16th – February 10th April 2nd – April 27th June 4th – June 29th What: Four Week Experience Where: Asynchronous online course with 1 one-hour Wimba session Why: Completion Results in Certification in Online Teaching and Learning Would you like to gain Certification in Teaching and Learning Online? Hone your skills as an online facilitator by registering for the Faculty Certification Course. You will explore pedagogy concerning quality online teaching and learning practices. In addition, you will gain experience in using Wikis, Blogs, Discussion Boards and other tools. You will participate in a group projects ...
Using Rubrics to Make Assessment More Efficient Presenters: Molly Mead, Instructional Designer, E-Learning; Erica Schurter, Instructional Technology Services Technical Level: ALL Date: October 18th Time: 10:30 – 11:30am Date: November 9th Time: 1:00 – 2:00pm Location: Fine Arts, Room 307 Description: Rubrics can make assessing student work more transparent and much more efficient. They take the mystery out of grading and allow students to see up front how their work will be assessed. Rubrics make grading more efficient for the instructor as well. This session is designed to give you a brief overview of the structure and purpose of rubrics. We ...
The Instructional Design department at UMKC has developed the Online Course Design Rubric, which is the instrument used to certify online courses. This rubric is based upon a large body of research in the field of online learning and teaching. You can access a copy of the UMKC Online Course Design Rubric by clicking on the link.
Cinda Chapman James Benevides Heather Sheese-Rubio Kathryn DeBenedetti Debbie Smigh Melissa Thomas Rhonda Weimer Pat Scott Jing Zou Marie McCarther Donna Davis Charlie Troppito
The following faculty and instructional technology support staff completed the Faculty Certification in Online Teaching Course: Michelle Abualkhair Heather Bowen-Ray Erin Ellington Jessica Hodge Pamela Overman Erica Schurter William Stadler
The following faculty have completed the Online Teaching and Learning Course, and are (if they were not already:-)) mentors in their course area… Bob Waris Christina Hunt Geri Crain Carrie Hanson Jake Marszalek DC Wang Denise Woolf Jane Peterson Judy Hileman Robyn Martin Walter Clements Karen Kindle Keerthana Sateesh Susan Masih Darla Englebrecht Jacqueline Canning Congratulations to these faculty members who spent the month of April immersed in best practice in online teaching and learning!
Build Your Online Course Workshop Series Three New Workshop Dates
This series of four half-day workshops is designed to walk you through the steps necessary to design your online course so that it meets the UMKC online certification criteria.
Each of these half day sessions are intended to define the UMKC online course certification standards as well as to show examples of the tools that might best enable achievement of those standards. Each day, the workshop will begin with an overview of the standard being addressed and then a demonstration of some of the tools that might support accomplishment of that standard. Participants will have time during each session to use the tools to begin building their course with-in a supported, hands-on environment.
Space is limited. Email meadmo@umkc.edu to register. Registration is for all four workshop dates.
Summer/Fall 2012 Faculty Certification in Online Teaching Schedule
What: Four Week Experience
Where: Asynchronous online course with 1 one-hour Wimba session
Why: Completion Results in Certification in Online Teaching and Learning
Would you like to gain Certification in Teaching and Learning Online? Hone your skills as an online facilitator by registering for the Faculty Certification Course.
You will explore pedagogy concerning quality online teaching and learning practices. In addition, you will gain experience in using Wikis, Blogs, Discussion Boards and other tools.
You will participate in a group projects to experience peer interaction. This four week course will allow you to try out tools for online course instruction, and determine, from a learner point of view, which of these tools will assist you in your learning experience.
Registration is limited, so don’t wait! Email meadmo@umkc.edu to register
The following faculty completed the October/November 2011 Certification in Online Teaching Course:
Tamas Kapros
Candace Schlein
Jane Greer
Stuart Phipps
Virginia Blanton
Kati Toivanen
Lorna Condit
Sarah Oliver
Ray Taft
Carolyn Barber
Crystal Doss
Build Your Online Course Workshop Series Spring 2012 Schedule
January 23, 25, 30 and Feb 1 from 1pm-4pm each day
March 13, 15, 20, and 22 from Noon – 3pm each day
This series of four half-day workshops is designed to walk you through the steps necessary to design your online course so that it meets the UMKC online certification criteria.
Each of these half day sessions are intended to define the UMKC online course certification standards as well as to show examples of the tools that might best enable achievement of those standards. Each day, the workshop will begin with an overview of the standard being addressed and then a demonstration of some of the tools that might support accomplishment of that standard. Participants will have time during each session to use the tools to begin building their course with-in a supported, hands-on environment.
Space is limited. Email meadmo@umkc.edu to register. Registration is for all four workshop dates.
Spring 2012 Faculty Certification in Online Teaching Schedule
January 16th – February 10th
April 2nd – April 27th
June 4th – June 29th
What: Four Week Experience
Where: Asynchronous online course with 1 one-hour Wimba session
Why: Completion Results in Certification in Online Teaching and Learning
Would you like to gain Certification in Teaching and Learning Online? Hone your skills as an online facilitator by registering for the Faculty Certification Course.
You will explore pedagogy concerning quality online teaching and learning practices. In addition, you will gain experience in using Wikis, Blogs, Discussion Boards and other tools.
You will participate in a group projects to experience peer interaction. This four week course will allow you to try out tools for online course instruction, and determine, from a learner point of view, which of these tools will assist you in your learning experience.
Registration is limited, so don’t wait! Email meadmo@umkc.edu to register
Oct 11
5
Using Rubrics to Make Assessment More Efficient
Presenters: Molly Mead, Instructional Designer, E-Learning; Erica Schurter, Instructional Technology Services
Technical Level: ALL
Date: October 18th Time: 10:30 – 11:30am
Date: November 9th Time: 1:00 – 2:00pm
Location: Fine Arts, Room 307
Description: Rubrics can make assessing student work more transparent and much more efficient. They take the mystery out of grading and allow students to see up front how their work will be assessed. Rubrics make grading more efficient for the instructor as well. This session is designed to give you a brief overview of the structure and purpose of rubrics. We will also review the benefits of using rubrics as both an assessment and as a teaching tool. Factors which contribute to reliability, validity and fairness of the rubrics will be discussed. The second part of the session will demonstrate some of the free rubric tools available and introduce you to the new rubric tool available in Blackboard.
If you would like hands-on training, join us for the second session which will give participants the chance to learn how to build a rubric in Blackboard and attach it to the discussion board, a grade center column or a Blackboard assignment.
Registration: please email Molly Mead at meadmo@umkc.edu
The New Rubric Tool in Blackboard—Hands-on Training
Presenters: Erica Schurter, Molly Mead
Technical Level: ALL
Date: October 18th Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm
Date: November 9th Time: 2:00am – 3:00pm
Location: Fine Arts, Room 307
Description: The new rubric tool in Blackboard allows instructors to build rubrics and attach them to discussion board forums, Blackboard assignments or grade center columns. Per the instructor’s settings, students can view the rubrics ahead of time. When assessing student work with the rubrics, instructors select the appropriate level of accomplishment for each criteria and can even add comments. Students can then view the marks and comments for their work.
Registration: please email Molly Mead at meadmo@umkc.edu
Oct 11
5
The Instructional Design department at UMKC has developed the Online Course Design Rubric, which is the instrument used to certify online courses. This rubric is based upon a large body of research in the field of online learning and teaching.
You can access a copy of the UMKC Online Course Design Rubric by clicking on the link.
Oct 11
5
Cinda Chapman
James Benevides
Heather Sheese-Rubio
Kathryn DeBenedetti
Debbie Smigh
Melissa Thomas
Rhonda Weimer
Pat Scott
Jing Zou
Marie McCarther
Donna Davis
Charlie Troppito
The following faculty and instructional technology support staff completed the Faculty Certification in Online Teaching Course:
Michelle Abualkhair
Heather Bowen-Ray
Erin Ellington
Jessica Hodge
Pamela Overman
Erica Schurter
William Stadler
The following faculty have completed the Online Teaching and Learning Course, and are (if they were not already:-)) mentors in their course area…
Bob Waris
Christina Hunt
Geri Crain
Carrie Hanson
Jake Marszalek
DC Wang
Denise Woolf
Jane Peterson
Judy Hileman
Robyn Martin
Walter Clements
Karen Kindle
Keerthana Sateesh
Susan Masih
Darla Englebrecht
Jacqueline Canning
Congratulations to these faculty members who spent the month of April immersed in best practice in online teaching and learning!
