Archive for the 'workshops' Category

Thursday, January 29, 2009 from 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm CST
Jason Rhode of Northern Illinois University, Lynnda Brown of Tulsa Community College, and Marcel Bechtoldt of the University of Missouri-St. Louis explain how they use Wimba to create engaging classes. As a faculty member, Brown uses Wimba Classroom for lively instruction while her [...]

Date: January 28, 2009
Time: 1:00pm to 2:00pm CST (USA)
7:00pm to 8:00pm BST (UK)
Place: Online – Register Here
The movement into online education has raised concerns about the workload demands placed on faculty teaching online classes. Research indicates that faculty report a greater time investment for online classes [...]

The archive of the session entitled, “Plagiarism Prevention Using Blackboard SafeAssign is now available here.
For more information about participating in upcoming online faculty development sessions offered by the NIU Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center, visit http://www.facdev.niu.edu/facdev/programs/online

The following slides were shared as part of the recent online faculty development program concerning using Wimba Classroom to conduct online office hours.
Conducting Online Office Hours Using Wimba Classroom
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The archive of the session is available here. For more information about participating in upcoming online faculty development [...]

Jason Rhode is leading an online session Thu., Oct. 16th from 12-1pm CDT entitled, “Conducting Online Office Hours Using Wimba Classroom.” Here’s the description of the session:
Whether teaching in a traditional face-to-face, hybrid, or online course, offering optional office hours provides students with the opportunity to seek further clarification and assistance, enriching the learning experience. [...]