Pre-Conference - 2011
The Pre-Conference Has Begun
Workshops have opened. Participants who registered will have
received invites to get started. On Friday, March 25, 2011,
participants will have the chance to share their work.
Everyone can and should attend Dr. Carman Taran's Keynote. See
below. Be sure to add your name and ideas to the Upgrading Online
Exhibit which has opened. Take the time to contribute to
the Discussion Groups listed below.
As a build up to the conference, the following pre-conference
activities should generate discussion before, during and after the
conference. As a community of practice, these activities form a great
place to share and learn from each other. Pre-Conference Keynote
Dr.
Carmen Taran has returned to speak about incorporating 'aesthetic
principles' into designing instructional materials that engage students
with 'style and substance.' Her presentation will motivate you to
re-think your designs.
The Teaching and Learning Centre is proud to offer
workshops on technology tools to be used online. These workshops, broken
into 3 steps, allow online practitioners to hone their skills in areas
central to developing and teaching online. Participants who complete
all three steps in a workshop will receive a certificate recognizing
their work.
Registrations for the pre-conference workshops is
now closed. Registered participants can use the links in their
confirmation email to access the workshop. To view the content, anyone can use the links below.
2. Ride the YouTube As a developing community of practice, upgrading online needs to
share information among members. To this effect, we have created an Upgrading Online Learning Exhibit, in which conference participants can share information and showcase online work. The exhibit includes:
To contribute, you need to become an Upgrading Online Community
Member. All registrants for the pre-conference and conference are
automatically upgrading online members. If you haven't already,
register or email us.
Then, open the exhibit directory online spreadsheet.
Only community members with the link can edit the document. This
directory will be made available only to Upgrading Online Community
Members.
Next, visit each of the exhibit areas by clicking on the tabs at
the bottom of the spreadsheet. Then, add information about your
organization and yourself that you would like to share. For the
showcase, be sure to add links to online stuff that you think other
members should see.
Take the time to share. As "the best practice", sharing leads to expanded thinking and collaboration opportunities.
Discussion Groups
What would a pre-conference be without discussion groups. Visit the Upgrading Online Conference Google Group. Be sure to make at least one post and one reply. Subscribe to receive posts as email.
To get started, you will need to sign in with your existing GMail account. If you do not have one, create one.
These discussions are open now. At the end of Friday, March 25,
moderators will post and share a summary of discussions to this point.
The groups will remain open to keep this community of best practices
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