Cyber Teacher's Institute
Sponsored by Foothill College
This is a three-course series designed to examine online teaching strategies. Several of us have taken this series and we highly recommend these courses.
EDUC 100: You CAN Teach Online
EDUC 101: Classic Cyber Teachers’ Institute
EDUC 102: ADVANCED Cyber Teachers’ Institute
These three courses are offered entirely online.
For course information, complete summaries of each course and how to sign up, go to:
http://etudesproject.org/cti/index.html
This is a great opportunity to improve your effectiveness in online teaching.
Free Online Conference June 11-12, 2008
LERN will be offering the third free 2008 online conference, Fostering Online Discussion, June 11-12, 2008. This is a two-day, asynchronous online conference that will remain available to all participants through June 19th, 2008. Please review the agenda enclosed.
Conference topics include:
• Applying the Socratic method to your online discussions
• Asynchronous discussions to enrich online classroom discourse
• Providing effective feedback in Discussion using the
2 + 2 model
• Best strategies to facilitate critical thinking in online discussions
• Using learners’ goals to strengthen online conversation
• How classroom culture affects online discourse . . . and more!
To register for this free online event, simply email Tammy from LERN at mailto:Tammyp@lern.org and let her know you would like to participate and include the organization name in the email. That’s all there is to it! Please email Tammy if you have any questions at all.
We here at Los Angeles Valley College have paid for a subscription with LERN so all you have to do is sign up for this great learning opportunity.
Valley College Etudes Certification Training
Valley College will be offering Etudes Certification Training. This is the training you need to be eligible to teach online at LAVC.
This hybrid Etudes introduction will focus on an overview of the core ETUDES tools, features, and functions. The online course will begin with a face to face session on Monday, June 16th, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Then a week online and a second face to face session on June 23rd, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. A final week online and a third face to face session on June 30th, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The course will finish up by the end of the week. The face to face meetings are optional, but strongly encouraged.
To register go to: Etudes Training Registration
http://www.etudes.org/nonfpdata/phpcalendar/calendar.php?catID=2
The course can only accommodate 25 participants so it is first come first serve.
For more information, please contact Jim Marteney.
Intermediate Etudes Training
We will be offering three one day, three hour sessions to help you set up your class for the fall. Bring your syllabus, module information, ideas for discussion and we will help you set up your classes for the Fall. This is the class that bridges the gap between the Certification Training and the teaching of your own course. You may attend any one of these, or all three.
Friday, July 25, 9-12 noon
Saturday, August 2, 9-12 noon
Tuesday, August 5, 6-9 pm
Professional Development Center (PDC)
Workshops made possible by a Title V grant and in
cooperation with LAVC Professional Development
