ET@MO introduces Lunch and Learn Series. No RSVP required
Thursday, July 9, 2009. Using e-Portfolios to Conduct Authentic Assessment and Evaluation. Memorial Union - S203 (Aarvah Strickland Room) at 12:00 PM. In this brown bag session attendees will learn to plan an e-Portfolio matrix that will assist with comprehensive exams, certificate completion, or tracking student progress within an academic program.
Thursday, July 16, 2009 Encouraging Active Learning with Clickers. Memorial Union - S203 (Aarvah Strickland Room) at 12:00 PM. More engaged students are just a click away. For the past six years, MU instructors have used clickers (Student Response Systems) in classes of different sizes (from 8 students to 390) and content (from Anatomy through Theatre). Join us for a hands-on demonstration; discussion of techniques, use cases (such as think-pair-share and discussion starters), and outcomes; and an exploration of where this technology is leading us as it begins to migrate to phones and other mobile devices.
Thursday, July 23, 2009 "Quality Matters" Standards in Online Learning. Memorial Union - S203 (Aarvah Strickland Room) at 12:00 PM. QualityMatters (QM) is a faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the quality of online courses and components. In this brown bag session, learn how to apply the rubric and review your own web-enhanced or online course as well as write useful recommendations for course improvement. Additional information may be found online at http://www.qualitymatters.org.
7 Things You Should Know About Personal Learning Environments
The term personal learning environment (PLE) describes the tools, communities, and services that constitute the individual educational platforms that learners use to direct their own learning and pursue educational goals. PLEs represent a shift away from the model in which students consume information through independent channels such as the library, a textbook, or an LMS, moving instead to a model where students draw connections from a growing matrix of resources that they select and organize. The use of PLEs may herald a greater emphasis on the role that metacognition plays in learning, enabling students to actively consider and reflect upon the specific tools and resources that lead to a deeper engagement with content to facilitate their learning. Download the PDF of this full article. This information is provided by the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative's (ELI's) 7 Things You Should Know About… series which provides concise information on emerging learning technologies and related practices. |