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.
Upcoming Schedule:
MicroCourse 1 — Course Organization — Nov 23, 30/Dec 7, 14 (11 am-12 pm)
MicroCourse 2 — Adapting Instruction — Dec 8 (2-3 pm)
MicroCourse 3 — Assessments and Grading — Dec 6 (11 am-12 pm)
MicroCourse 4 — Discussion Forum — Nov 24/Dec 8 (9-10 am)
MicroCourse 5 — Course Video — TBA
MicroCourse 6 — Synchronous Sessions — Dec 3, 17 (2-3 pm)
MicroCourse 7 — Inclusivity Online — TBA
MicroCourse 8 — Managing Your Online Course — Dec 2, 16 (2-3 pm)
MicroCourse 9 — Managing your Hybrid Course — Nov 29/Dec 13 (11-12 pm)
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
12/18/2021