The Teaching and Learning Centre is offering an ongoing MicroCourse series of workshops (essential Blackboard tools for online and hybrid courses ), with synchronous sessions for each MicroCourse scheduled weekly.
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
Upcoming Schedule:
MicroCourse 2 — Adapting Instruction — Tues, July 20 at 3 pm
MicroCourse 3 — Assessments and Grading — TBA
MicroCourse 4 — Discussion Forum — Mon, July 12 at 2 pm
MicroCourse 5 — Course Video — TBA
MicroCourse 6 — Synchronous Sessions — Fri, July 16 at 2 pm
MicroCourse 7 — Inclusivity Online — Thurs, July 22 at 2 pm
MicroCourse 8 — Managing Your Online Course — TBA
“New” MicroCourse 9 — Managing your Hybrid Course — TBA
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For more information, contact Leah Lyon at tlcevents@ufv.ca
07/09/2021