Online Learning Consortium Offers Free Faculty Training

Tue, 20 Oct 2015 09:09:18 -0400
olc, professional-development, training, workshops

Through a University System of Maryland partnership with the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), DoIT is pleased to offer an exceptional online training opportunity to UMBC full-time and part-time faculty.

The OLC workshop format utilizes proven teaching strategies and learning activities while modeling best practices for online and hybrid learning. Participants engage with experienced instructors and collaborate with peers via synchronous (live) and asynchronous environments. Normally these workshop cost about $300 each, but our partnership provides a limited number of seats at no cost to UMBC faculty.

These workshops require a time commitment of 3-7 days on average with some lasting up to 3 weeks. All workshops are delivered online with either a synchronous or asynchronous component. A full list of workshop titles is available through this year.

Below you will find a list of recommended workshops for the FA2015 and WT2016 semesters. The workshop descriptions are linked in titles.

October 2015

New to Online: Putting Your Content Online, 10/30-11/5

New to Online: The Essentials, 10/30-11/5

Designing Courses with a Multimodal Approach, 10/30-11/5

Exploring Competency Based Instruction, 10/30-11/5

Engaging Learners in Online Discussions, 10/30-11/5

Designing Gamified Learning Environments, 10/30-11/5

November 2015

Strategies to Improve Retention, 11/6-11/13

ADA & Web Accessibility, 11/13-11/20

Facilitating Student Research & Curation, 11/13-11/20

Facilitating Group Work Online, 11/13-11/20

Giving Effective Feedback, 11/13-11/20

Creating an Interactive Syllabus, 11/18-11/20

December 2015

Exploring ePortfolios, 12/4-12/11

Infographics for Learning, 12/4-12/11

Designing a Flipped Classroom, 12/4-12/11

Strategies for Supporting Online Faculty, 12/11-12/18

January 2016

Fundamentals: Increasing Interaction & Engagement, 1/11-1/17

Facilitating Group Work Online, 1/25-1/31

Creating Effective Assessments, 1/25-1/31

Intro to Online Presentation Tools, 1/25-1/31

To register for a workshop, please open an RT ticket. Be sure to include the name of the workshop you would like to attend and the date(s). Instructional technology staff will assist with your registration, answer any questions you may have about the experience, etc. Sign up early -- some workshops fill up due to popular demand.

[Note: The Mastery Series workshops are not eligible for the coupon code.]