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| Wednesday, July 12, 2006: 1:30 PM-2:15 PM | |||
| Erie Room (Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers) | |||
| C-9: Outcome Improvements with Technology | |||
| Detailed Description: | Is technology improving outcomes? Is education changed by the medium by the promotion through the medium? This session will look at ways learning can be improved by the broad range of effective actions teachers take to facilitate learning. A seasoned, certified WebCT trainer addresses these issues and illustrates how best teaching practices, learning theories, and different learning styles can be successfully incorporated into your online class. | ||
| Presentation Format: | Showcase | ||
| Topic: | Empowering educators: Professional development models and methods | ||
| Target Audience: | Course Designers, Faculty and Other Instructors, K-12 Educational Staff | ||
| Appropriate Audience Level: | Beginning or new users of WebCT, Experienced WebCT users | ||
| Abstract Text: | Concern is ongoing over the quality of education delivered online compared to the face to face environment. Questions pertain to student to student interaction, as well as student to instructor interaction. There is even concern that teaching does not take place in an online environment when compared to the lecture environment. Workloads and class sizes limit the potential for change and innovation in either delivery method. This workshop will provide a hands on example of an actual course that exceeds the interaction experienced in its face to face counter part and utilizes Chickering et al and Gagne's work while reflecting and considering different learning styles. Attendees will experience and engage in games to promote team membership and activity, and will work collaboratively to generate methods to engage students so that learning and retention is promoted. Brainstorming will include developing alternate assessment methods that can be successfully managed by the instructor together with delivery formats for lecture information. Utilizing all the tools that WebCT offers together with the Internet, attendees will experience a new perspective for online teaching and will leave the session enthused and more knowledgeable. | ||
| Session Leader: | Elizabeth H. Barrington San Diego Mesa College | ||
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