Instructional Technology Training

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Visit this page regularly to learn about new offerings. If you'd like to see group training session on a particular topic or with a particular application, please contact Instructional Technology - all suggestions are welcome.

 

2012 Green Spring Trainings

OC Instructional Support Services introduces Green Spring Trainings for Spring 2012. Learn how to move all or part of your course(s) to Desire2Learn (D2L) and incorporate green practices into your teaching!

Going Green!

This 60-minute workshop offers a guided tour with hands-on activities in the D2L online learning environment. We will demonstrate the most commonly used tools - assignment drop box, content uploading, basic grade book management, and discussion boards - and answer participants’ questions about getting started with D2L. 2 sessions are offered the last week of March and are recycled again in April:

• Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 2:30pm-3:30pm
• Friday, March 30, 2012, 1pm-2pm
• Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 1pm-2pm
• Thursday, April 5, 2012, 1pm-2pm
• Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 2:30pm-3:30pm
• Friday, April 13, 2012, 1pm-2pm

All sessions will take place in room OE-3. Please RSVP by email to OC Instructional Support Services (ociss@vcccd.edu).

 

Going Green Advanced!

These one-hour workshops will focus on specific features in D2L and incorporating green practices into your teaching. All sessions will take place in room OE-3. Please RSVP by email to OC Instructional Support Services (ociss@vcccd.edu).

Workshop #1, Creating Course Content: This workshop will cover setting up simple navigation, uploading and organizing content, and linking to other D2L tools and websites.

• Friday, April 6, 2012, 1pm-2pm

Workshop #2, Customizing Your D2L Course: This workshop will cover changing the look and feel of the Course Home page, adding graphics to your course, using News to engage your students, and introducing the text editing features.

• Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 1pm-2pm

Workshop #3, Posting Grades Online in D2L: This workshop will cover establishing grade book settings, creating categories and items, and releasing updated grade information to students.

• Rescheduled: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 1pm-2pm

Workshop #4, Copying Course Content: This workshop will cover copying individual items versus all content at once, resetting the homepage and navigation bar, and updating content settings.

• Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 2:30pm-3:30pm

Workshop #5, Setting Release Conditions in D2L: This workshop will help you define types of conditions for release of material to students and learn which tools have release options.

• Friday, April 20, 2012, 1pm-2pm

Workshop #6, Online Quizzes in D2L:This workshop will help you create a variety of assessments for your students (exams, surveys, self-assessments, and/or homework assignments) using the Quiz Tool.

• Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 1pm-2pm

Workshop #7, Creating Online Discussions: This workshop will help you create online discussions to answer commonly asked questions, share and/or comment on files, post questions, problem sets and/or answers, group communication. You will also learn time-saving tricks for managing and grading online discussions.

• Thursday, April 26, 2012, 1pm-2pm

Again, all sessions will take place in room OE-3. Please RSVP by email to OC Instructional Support Services (ociss@vcccd.edu).

 

High-T Workshops

The Distance Education Committee presents the "High-T" lunchtime workshops on a variety of topics throughout the semester. These are generally held either in the Faculty Resource Center or the LRC Conference Room. RSVPs are not required.

Desire2Learn Workshop: Rubrics

This workshop will feature the Rubric Tool that has been improved in the new version of D2L. The discussion will be facilitated by Candice Moss, our newest Instructional Technologist.

• Thursday, February 9, 2012, 12:30pm-1:30pm in the Faculty Resource Center

 

Issues with Students Online and Best Practices for Resolution

This workshop will focus on some of the challenges that can arise with students in online classes and how to handle them. The discussion will be facilitated by Marji Price, Dean of Libral Studies, with a mystery guest.

• Thursday, March 8, 2012, 12:30pm-1:30pm in the Faculty Resource Center

 

Online Andragogy for Beginners

This workshop is an introduction to the principles of online teaching and how it compares to face-to-face education. The discussion will be facilitated by Elissa Caruth, online and face-to-face instructor in the Department of Letters.

• Thursday, April 12, 2012, 12:30pm-1:30pm in the Faculty Resource Center