CTL Webinars
CTL offers Webinars in which faculty can interact with presenters during a one or two hour online session and delivered via online conferencing to participants in the convenience of their office or home. Sessions are recorded and archived for future reference. The cost is free to system faculty. Topics for these sessions are based on faculty needs identified by the biennial faculty development survey.
Topics and presenters for additional offerings are welcomed!
Contact zala.fashant@so.mnscu.edu.
Fall 2009 Web Webinars:
You Can't Teach Science Labs Online, Or Can You?
Webinar: Online via WebEx
November 13, 2009, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Presenters: Sheri Steinke, Louise Millis, Lance Lund, Leah Schnaith, Mitch Albers, Pam Thinesen
Remember science courses taught in laboratories, Bunsen burners, goggles, and beakers? Well many of our faculty are still using these teaching facilities with great success. However, with more students taking courses online, some faculty have found effective ways to teach their science courses and labs online! Join us to find out how they are teaching online and share in a discussion of what their students are learning.
The first session (10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) will cover students working at home conducting their experiments on their own.
Recording, Presentation (NHCC) PPT, Presentation (ARCC) PPT
You Can't Teach World Language Courses Online, Or Can You?
Webinar: Online via Elluminate
November 20, 2009, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Presenters: Nicki Ugalde & Josephine Books
Who ever thought you could take a world language course online? Students at Rochester Community and Technical College and Inver Hills Community College are doing so successfully. Join their instructors to discover how they are effectively teaching languages to students they don’t meet face to face. Perhaps their techniques can help your teaching in your online courses!
Contact: Zala Fashant, 651-649-5745, zala.fashant@so.mnscu.edu
Registration: October 20 - November 19, 2009
Registration will close at 11:59 PM on November 19, 2009
CTL Webinar Archives
Webinars: Summer 2009
CTL Faculty Lodge
June 1 - August 15, 2009 Online via D2L and Web conferencing
Imagine a place where you could take mini-courses and workshops with your colleagues in facilitated and self-paced environments without leaving your home or office. Welcome to the CTL Faculty Lodge... an online learning place! 45+ "Live" sessions in June delivered via Web conferencing and hosted in D2L. Archived session recordings July-August in the D2L Faculty Lodge course.
More information
Webinars: Spring 2009
Follow the Leaders: Active Learning from a Fine Arts Perspective
April 17, 2009, 11:00-11:50 a.m.
In this Webinar, CTL faculty coordinator Martin Springborg and Neil Johnston, Century College Art faculty member, will address active learning across the disciplines. Active learning has long been central to art instruction, and they will approach this topic from a Fine/Studio Arts standpoint. Both facilitators have backgrounds in teaching studio and lecture courses.
Session Recording, Presentation (PPT)
Best Practices for Working with Veterans in the Classroom
January 29, 2009, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
This Webinar for faculty will identify the developmental stages and tasks faced by student veterans and their family members who are reintegrating into the community and our campuses. Participants will gain an understanding and appreciation for the challenges faced by student veterans in the reintegration process as well as develop techniques and tools to better understand and serve the learning needs of this student population. Presenters will give an overview of the MyMilitaryEducation.org resource and discuss the services provided by the Higher Education Regional Coordinators of this organization. Session Recording, Presentation (PPT), mymilitary.org
Presenters: Steve Frantz, System Director of Student Life, Office of the Chancellor; Don Pfeffer, Director MDVA Higher Education Veterans Programs; Jennifer Parta Arno, Counselor, Higher Education Veterans Programs; CPT Daniel Price, Military Liason Officer, MN ARNG & Office of the Chancellor
Grant Seeking and Proposal Writing: It's Not that Hard to Fund Your Ideas!
February 6, 2009, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Session Recording
Presenter/Facilitator: Thomas Wortman
Bring the World into Your Classroom: Using Technology to Enhance Your Teaching of World Cultures, Social Studies, and Languages
February 11, 2009, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Join the Revolution in Foreign/Second Languages and World Cultures Teaching & Learning! This presentation will demonstrate pedagogically exploiting video in Spanish on the Internet. The session will focus on how a foreign news agency short video in Spanish can be a teaching tool either as a core lesson or as supplementary material in a variety of disciplines. Although the session will be given mainly in Spanish and English, teachers of French, German and Italian, as well as social studies and world cultures would find this a valuable learning resource. The way of working with the video material can be applied to the teaching of more than 30 languages and cultures.
Session Recording
Presenter: Alejandro Sanchez-Aizcorbe, Southwest Minnesota State University
How You Know They Know: Online Assessment
March 6, 2009, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Do we assess online learners differently than we assess face to face? This one-hour Webinar will focus on four approaches to online assessment: (1) how we know they know (2) principles of effective online assessment, (3) links between student performance and outcomes for the course, program, and institution, and (4) tools for assessment and evaluation.
Presenter: Yvonne Shafer, Center for Teaching and Learning
Second Life - A Journey to MnSCU Island!
March 27, 2009, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
In this presentation you will be introduced to MnSCU Island which is a series of production sites and learning experiences. You won't have to have an avatar to join. The presentation will take you through the island and showcase an area for teaching and learning experiences for yourself and your students. Here's your chance to learn more about this virtual world and its educational opportunities.
Session Recording, Presentation (PPT)
Presenter/Facilitator: Jenni Swenson, Ridgewater College
Webinars: Fall 2008
Integrating Critical Thinking into Your Course
October 10, 2008 - 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Every course can provide opportunities for critical thinking. Getting students to apply critical thinking requires understanding the elements and practice. As instructors, we never have enough time to teach everything we want, so how do you incorporate critical thinking on the side? You don't! This presentation will be a discussion of integrating critical thinking into what you currently do-blending it into the content and activities you use. Session Recording, PPT, Resource Sheet
Grant Seeking and Proposal Writing: It's Not that Hard to Fund Your Ideas!
November 7, 2008 - 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
This session will give faculty members the bare essentials (and the courage) to tackle the task of finding and applying for funding from outside sources. Essentially a “Grant Writing 101” course, this session will give practical advice to faculty members-whether new or experienced-to help them land funding for their teaching and student-learning projects. Participants will participate in hands-on activities and will leave the session with the beginning of a great grant proposal. Registration
Assessment and Accountability: Can They Work Together?
November 21, 2008 - 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Most in academia agree that assessment should happen, but the debate is about how it should be done. Many also agree that accountability should exist, but accountable to whom? This workshop presents a framework that covers the assessment cycle, a culture of evidence, assessment practices, why we must act, and lastly addresses the question: "Is Assessment Working?"
Registration
October 3, 2008; 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Motivating students can sometimes be an enigmatic exercise. In this workshop, participants will learn some fundamental course design practices that have been proven to result in increased student motivation and engagement. Session Recording (Windows Media Player) PowerPoint Presentation
Webinars: Summer 2008
Training Center 101 – Getting Started: Overview, Scheduling, Testing and Reporting - June 17, 2008; 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Session Recording (Windows Media Player) Participant Guide (PDF) Scheduling Notes (PDF) Certificate of Completion (PDF)
This Webinar is designed to make you confident in supporting your WebEx Training Center sessions with pre and post-session preparation. Through demonstrations and hands-on practice, you will gain the necessary skills to schedule sessions, register participants, view reports and conduct tests.
Training Center 102 – Getting Started: Facilitating Online Teaching - June 19, 2008; 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Session Recording (Windows Media Player) Participant Guide - Same as 101 (PDF) Polling Feature Notes (PDF) Polling Administration Notes (PDF) Communicating with Participants Notes (PDF) Presenting Notes (PDF) Certificate of Completion (PDF)
This Webinar will teach you how to effectively use Training Center features such as sharing presentations or applications, polling, feedback features, and more for an interactive, successful training session.
Training Center 201 – Advanced: Extending the Classroom - June 24, 2008; 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Session Recording (Windows Media Player) Participant Guide (PDF) Presentation Slides (PDF) Breakout Session Notes (PDF ))Certificate of Completion (PDF)
In this Webinar, you will learn to extend the online classroom environment with breakout sessions, from creating to conducting. You will also learn to expertly manage communication and access in your main training session.
Training Center 202 – Advanced: Using hands-on Lab - June 26, 2008; 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Session Recording (Windows Media Player) Participant Guide (PDF) Hands-on Lab Notes (PDF) Certificate of Completion (PDF)
In this Webinar, you will learn how to enhance your teaching sessions with Hands-on Lab practice in a virtual lab setting. All aspects of Hands-on Lab will be covered for scheduling and conducting sessions both inside and outside a training session.
Online Pedagogy: Beyond the D2L Template - February 8
View Workshop Description, Recording, Presentation (PPT) and Resources (PDF) (2-8-08)
Rubrics—Measuring Student Success
View Workshop Description, Recording, Presentation (PPT) and Resources (PDF) (10-12-07 and 11-19-07)
Wikis, Blogs, and Podcasts—Motivating Students Online
View Workshop Description, Recording and Presentation Materials (PPT) (11-02-07)
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- Penn State World Campus
Certificate Program in Educational Technology Integration
This is a series of courses designed to help teachers, trainers, instructional designers, and media-support personnel integrate technology into learning environments.
- Portland State University
E-Learning Systems Certificate of Completion/ The movement into online education and e-learning has resulted in a significant need for practitioners (e.g. teachers/instructors, instructional designers/technologists, and administrators) who can knowledgeably take a lead in these efforts. Portland State is meeting this need through a 15 quarter-credit/noncredit, online certificate of completion program.
- Simon Fraser University
Certificate in Web-Based Instruction
A 24-week, fully online, comprehensive solution for instructors who would like to transfer their classroom teaching experience to online environments. The program is intended to give you the expertise to design, develop and deliver web-based courses in accordance with sound learning and instructional theories
- University of California Berkeley Extension
Web Design for Educators
This course exposes students to the issues, skills, and tools involved in developing educational Web pages that support classroom curricula and have pedagogical intent and impact.
Developing Internet-Based Instruction
This course provides an overview of Internet-based instructional theory and a hands-on introduction to the art of instructional Web site design, production, and publishing.
- University of Illinois
MVCR: Making the Virtual Classroom a Reality
Master Online Teacher Certificate
The Master Online Teacher Certificate is a comprehensive faculty development program based upon the MVCR series of online faculty development courses. This program recognizes and certifies faculty, staff, and administrators who have achieved a measurable level of knowledge related to online course design, online instruction, and other issues related to online teaching and learning.
- University of Maryland University College
Certificate in Distance Education and Technology
The certificate in Distance Education and Technology is intended to place the study of contemporary educational technologies in the context of the goals of educational and training organizations and to provide the students with some in-depth knowledge and experience with the primary distance technologies in use today.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
Distance Education Certificate Program
This program is a professional development curriculum designed to build knowledge, skills, and leadership in distance education and training. The program integrates core knowledge with practical applications in serving educators, trainers, and managers in higher education, business, industry, military, and government who want to develop and certify professional skills in distance education. People may enroll in courses on a certificate or non-certificate basis.
- University of Wisconsin Extension
Distance Education Clearinghouse
Certificate Programs
Maintained by the University of Wisconsin's Distance Education Clearinghouse, this is an up-to-date compendium of certificate programs in online teaching and learning. Not all are delivered online.
