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Fall 2009 Webinars
Free Professional Development for Online Instructors
MSU Extended University invites you to a series of free online learning webinars or webcasts. All sessions described below are free to MSU faculty and staff. Please RSVP by the day before each session to Sarah Rieger at (406) 994-6550 or ExtendedU@montana.edu. Some providers will make an archived version available but not all of them do. This page will be updated as new opportunities become available, so you might want to bookmark it.
 Six Ways to Teach Students of All Abilities Online
Thursday, September 10, 11:00 am – noon. EPS 126
Presenter: Mary Beth Crum, University of Wisconsin – Stout
The online classroom offers the opportunity for students with learning disabilities to thrive. Good course design and technological interventions can help, but the instructor is the key to helping students with learning disabilities succeed. During this seminar, you'll be able to ask questions and to directly benefit from Crum's research and experiences in online teaching. You'll also write a discussion board rubric with other seminar participants, and you'll learn to distinguish between discussion board postings that indicate a student with a disability versus those that do not show a disability. In addition, you'll participate in compiling a list of best practices in online education, and you'll be able to share challenges in online instruction and learn from the experiences of other attendees. This is an ideal opportunity for anyone interested in learning how to become a more effective online teacher for all students. (No archive will be available.)
 There’s an App for That: Using Your Student Code in Online Teaching and Learning
Thursday, October 1, Noon – 1:00 pm EPS 126
Presenter: Peg Wherry, Montana State University
Academic integrity is essential to the quality (both real and perceived) of distance education; sensitivity to it should affect course design, development and delivery. Instances of incivility, aggression, or harassment are, unfortunately, on the rise. Program administrators and instructors can take steps to preclude such problems and respond quickly and appropriately when cases do arise. This session will review how to use your Student Code and relevant policies to address academic integrity and civility issues. Participants in this session will understand the value of adhering to honor codes/academic integrity policies; identify, preclude, and/or mitigate incivility, aggression and harassment; value a close review of their institution’s conduct codes and policies; and be prepared to address conduct issues that may arise in distance and online learning.
Sponsored by the Montana University System Commissioner’s Office
 Creatively Engaging Online Students: Models & Activities
Friday, October 16, Noon - 1:30 pm EPS 126
Presenter: Dr. Curt Bonk
Dr. Bonk will address growing concerns about a lack of engagement in the online classroom. Student dissatisfaction, apathy and, increasingly, attrition threaten to derail the progress of online education at many schools. During this presentation, you'll discover how to address those problems, and how to build proven engagement-boosters into your online programs. You’ll be learning from one of higher-ed’s leading technology experts...and most entertaining presenters. Dr. Bonk, Professor of Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University, is an author, international speaker and respected authority on distance learning and educational technology. (No archive available)
 Providing Feedback in a Technology-Mediated Environment
Wednesday, October 21, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, EPS 127
Presenters: Dr. William Beasley, Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, and Dr. Brian Harper, Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Foundations, both at Cleveland State University.
If you're interested in learning the latest about research-supported findings for using technology more effectively in giving feedback on your students' written work, you'll want to attend this online seminar. By participating in this informative, content-rich seminar, you will understand the distinction between feedback provided internal to student work and feedback provided external to student work; become more aware of the interaction between different forms of feedback and commonly used hardware and software; be able to base decisions for providing student feedback on research data grounded in theory; understand how to compose and deliver feedback on student written work that is appropriate to specific instructional goals; and have an opportunity to review the full range of feedback options available in Microsoft Word, including audio possibilities. (No archive available.)
Online Teaching - What's the Big Deal, Anyway? A Faculty Perspective
Thursday, November 10, 12 noon - 1 pm, EPS 127
Presenter: Lynn Ward, MSU-Great Falls College of Technology
Join us for a two part discussion that hopes to address the question of "Why should I consider teaching an online course?". We'll start with a quick overview of some of the very latest findings about online teaching and learning, including the results of a recent national survey of faculty attitudes toward online teaching. This will be followed by a personal perspective from a veteran online instructor of 4 years, who will talk about how and why she got into the online education world, and some important lessons learned along the way.
Sponsored by the Montana University System Commissioner’s Office
 A Taste of MERLOT
Thursday, December 3, 12 noon - 1 pm, EPS 126
Presenter: Tim Tirrell and MSU-Billings faculty
MERLOT is an online learning object repository maintained by college and university faculty across North America. MSUB faculty will demonstrate how they are using the MERLOT content as well as the benefits of belonging to the MERLOT community to improve and enhance instruction in their classes. They will also share some of their favorite resources.
Sponsored by the Montana University System Commissioner’s Office
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