The Teaching and Learning Centre is offering an ongoing MicroCourse series of workshops (essential Blackboard tools for online courses), with synchronous sessions for each MicroCourse scheduled weekly.
Upcoming Schedule:
MicroCourse 1 — Course Organization — Tues, Dec 15 at 11 am
MicroCourse 2 — Adapting Instruction — TBA
MicroCourse 3 — Assessments – Thurs, Dec 17 at 2pm
MicroCourse 4 — Discussion Forum — TBA
MicroCourse 5 — Course Video — TBA
MicroCourse 6 — Synchronous Sessions — Thurs, Dec 10 at 10am
MicroCourse 7 — Inclusivity Online — Thurs, Dec 17 at 2pm
MicroCourse 8 — Managing Your Online Course — Mon, Dec 14 at 11am
The primary objective of these MicroCourses is the pedagogy behind the tools and how they can be used to:
*achieve learning objectives
*promote student engagement
*collaborate among peers and instructors
*creative easy-to-navigate course design
*assess student learning
*offer support to students
*create an online learning community
Each course consists of:
*a one-hour scheduled synchronous session
*an additional Blackboard course
*a one-hour asynchronous activity/reading/resource
Here is a link to the workshops and their descriptions: http://events.ufv.ca/tlc/. Sessions are open to all UFV employees.
If you have any problems registering, please contact asktlc@ufv.ca or phone 604-504-7441 ext 4546
For more information, contact Leah Lyon at tlcevents@ufv.ca
12/11/2020