CIT 2005 - WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

MONDAY, MAY 23, 2005

SLN 102: Best Practices in Online Teaching and Learning

Instructor: Robert Piorkowski
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Science II - 134
Rating: Introductory

Have you ever wondered what taking an online course was like? Are you interested in best practices in online teaching and learning? Have you ever thought about designing your own online course? Come take this workshop! We will put you in an online course to get first hand experience with online discussion, and then show you how SLN courses are created. This workshop will address and discuss best practices in online teaching and learning by giving you the opportunity to enter and interact in an online course. We will discuss and examine the lessons learned, best practices, and results of SLN research on these topics as well as your own perspectives on what constitutes good practice in the new online teaching and learning environment. We will conclude by taking you through the course creation process in the SLN Course Management System, and have you apply some of the techniques you have learned.

You should come away from this session with an overview of the factors in good online teaching and learning. You will also have an opportunity to explore how to take advantage of the options and surmount the limitations of the online teaching and learning environment. Ultimately, with an understanding of what it is like to be in an online course as a student you will be better prepared to create your own online learning course/activities that reflect good practices and that engender higher levels of faculty satisfaction and student satisfaction, motivation, and achievement.