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Special Summer Workshop: Creating Student Responsibility for Deeper Learning
 Co-sponsored by OIT's Innovative Technology Consulting initiative and TENN TLC, this workshop addresses the need to develop student responsibility for learning and create opportunities both in and out of class for deeper learning. We will start with considering your objectives for your course and your students. How can you encourage more independent learning? How can you move students to higher levels of critical and creative thinking? What "blended" environment using technology and active learning techniques can help you accomplish your goals for student responsibility? We will explore course design and the components that you need for more effective student learning and better use of time in and out of class. Date: Wednesday, June 16 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Location: TBD For more information or to RSVP, contact Gina Phipps at [log in to unmask] or 974-7912. Please RSVP by Tuesday, June 1. Best Practices for Developing and Delivering Online Instruction University teaching and learning is no longer confined to the physical classroom. Faculty and students can now connect and engage in learning conversations through a variety of Internet communications technologies, such as Online@UT (Blackboard) and LiveOnline@UT (Saba Centra). While the spaces in which learning takes place may look different, there are some fundamental best practices for supporting learning in online environments. This guide was developed by faculty, staff and students at UT, including members of the UT Learning Consortium, the Office of Information Technology / Innovative Technology Consulting, and the Tennessee Teaching and Learning Center, with the purpose of providing guidance to faculty offering online instruction.  This guide provides a checklist of best practices which can be used by faculty to self-assess the quality of their online instruction. It can also be used for a peer-evaluation of your course by a colleague. It can be used by units and departments as they begin to develop online instruction, courses, and programs. The checklist also has an accompanying glossary and bibliography of additional resources.Links to PDFs of these documents are located at: http://itc.utk.edu/teaching/online/ The PDFs can also be found on the Tennessee Teaching and Learning Center website: http://tenntlc.utk.edu/publications.html More Technology Training Workshops for You & Your Students  We have a variety of workshops scheduled in May, including complete suites of Dreamweaver (4 sessions) and Access (2 sessions). An Excel suite starts toward the end of the month and continues in June. An Introductory SharePoint session is available in early May and the SharePoint Team Site Administrators workshop is offered in mid-May. Registration is required for all workshops. To view descriptions and register for sessions, visit the OIT Training page. If you have questions or need help with registration for any of the workshops listed above, contact the HelpDesk at http://help.utk.edu or 974-9900. Free Faculty Development Assistance  If you've always wanted to incorporate a new idea into your course, but are not quite sure how to make it work or lack the time to implement it, ask us to help. Whether it's creating an individual learning element or assistance with structuring a whole course in Blackboard, we're here to work with you. Asking for assistance is easy. To begin the process, launch the online request form. Learn more about all of our services and events at our Website, http://itc.utk.edu. |
 
Faculty Spotlight Dr. Richard Bennett
Instructional Technology
Register for a Workshop
May Workshops Introduction to Online@UT Access your online course site, receive an overview of instructor development tools and resources, and learn to upload a variety of document types. • Mon, 5/24, 1pm-3:30pm • Wed, 5/26, 9:30am-noon • Thu, 5/27, 9:30am-noon Introduction to Online@UT (online version) This version of the Introduction to Online@UT workshop provides training (and certification) in an online, self-paced format. Continuous enrollment Introduction to LiveOnline@UT (online version) This version of the Introduction to LiveOnline@UT workshop provides training in an online, self-paced format. Continuous enrollment Register for a Workshop |
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