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With another year, comes more and varied instructional technologies available at UAA. These tools, while answering some questions of instruction, can also create questions in relation to student learning. This year, the e-Learning series continues to explore these questions and helps develop a framework of e-Learning when using digital tools like Blackboard, eLive, Blogs, Wikis or Second Life.
Please take a moment to complete the online registration and assessment forms. (Registration will be open on September 5, 2008)
e-Learning Registration
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Fall 2008 Semester
September 19As part of on-going efforts to offer CAFE workshops to all faculty, these sessions will be available via eLive at the following address. We especially encourage the community campuses to take part via eLive.
If you have used eLive, then you should be ready for the series session(s). If not, visit http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/elive for set-up information.
For more information or questions contact:
Chris Sturm, eMedia at anjcs@uaa.alaska.edu or 786.4463
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| September 28 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | What is e-Learning? And Why? The influence of the digital age has impacted pedagogy in an online environment. A new mode of delivery has given way to new research related to this environment. “E-Learning: Pedagogy in an Online Environment” begins the series by examining the unique considerations of cognitive load theory and curriculum design when teaching in an online environment. |
| October 26 | Framing e-Learning: The Role of Instructional Design in an Online Environment In teaching face-to-face, there are certain parameters to consider, which are tied to the physical environment. Online, those parameters are tied to the virtual environment and require a closer examination of the structure of the course and the pedagogy being used. In this session, we will discuss experiences moving from a face-to-face to a distance environment and hear from fellow UAA faculty with extensive experience in this. The framework for examining these transitions will be the CIDER rubric, initiated by the College of Education’s Alaska Educational Innovations Network (AEIN). |
| November 30 | Reconsidering Communication: Explicitness in Virtual Learning Environments Virtual learning environments (VLEs)are distinct from face-to-face not only by the nature of the distance, but also because VLEs do not have the same informal interactions or the more subtle communication, e.g., facial and body language. Replacing all these elements isn’t possible, but finding ways to ensure clear and explicit communication will be the focus of this session. |
| November 30 (session 2) 1:30 - 3:00 pm | Blogs and Wikis Showcase This session is co-sponsored by the e-Learning Workgroup Have you noticed the new Blog and Wiki Tools in Blackboard? Do you wonder how they differ from Discussion Board? The best ways to use them in your courses? Blogs and wikis have generally been understood as “news” and reporting tools, but many faculty are using them in their classes. Whether you are new to these tools or already applying them, please join us for this session. We’ll answer your questions and offer examples of how UAA faculty members are integrating Blogs and Wikis into their courses. |
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