"Summertime and the livin' is (no longer) easy"
Online summer school appears to be "here to stay." Chat Chow opens
the new school year with a panel discussion by faculty who worked over
the summer teaching online classes. Participants include Carolyn Ayers,
Jana Craft, Jeff Hefel, Derek Jackson, Brooke Lenz, Larry Price, and
Chris Vondracek. Come and ask questions and get advice on how you might
"spread your wings" launching a new online course next summer. You may
send your questions in advance if you like.
Wednesday Sept 12 | 12:00 to 1:00
"Nice work if you can get it--and you can get it if you try"
Nathan Lien and Brett Bodsgard are making it easier for their
students to get it using SmartWork, the online homework helper.
According to its developers, SmartWork is the "most intuitive tutorial
and online homework system available." Find out how Lien and Bodsgard
are using it and how it might work with your students.
Wednesday October 17 | 12:00 to 1:00
" 'S wonderful! 'S marvelous!"
This is how folks are describing the Google Art Project. Get a good
look at it with Preston Lawing who will also demonstrate apps that
mirror natural art media, show how the art world is drawing on phones
and tablets, and talk about how artists and museums are using phones and
tablets as an art form (?!!). Beat back the November blues with cool
art and warm conversation.
Wednesday November 14 | 12:00 to 1:00
Have a technology practice that you would like to share?
Have a topic that you would like to see covered?
Contact Jason Spartz
jspartz@smumn.edu507 457 1641
Chat Chow opened the new school year with a panel discussion by faculty who worked over the summer teaching online classes. Panel participants included Carolyn Ayers, Jeff Hefel, Derek Jackson, Brooke Lenz, Larry Price, and Chris Vondracek. Jason Spartz, Director of Instructional Technology, provided opening
remarks and some helpful statistics about the new online program. Panelists then shared their experiences and took questions from the audience. Some of the main points of discussion included the effectiveness of the in-person pre-instruction sessions, the ability of undergraduates to adjust to the online environment, techniques used for garnering participation and timeliness, use of technologies such as Blackboard, Skype, and blogs, and methods for promoting community and incorporating LaSallian principles. Overall the panelists indicated that the online teaching experiment went well and that they would be interested in doing it again next year.
Missed this session? Get Jason Spartz's PowerPoint. View the whole session on Tegrity.
