Going the Distance for Education

The Center for Alternative Course Delivery will be hosting a Distance Learning Retreat on July 27, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with an open lab from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at South Campus. Lunch will be provided.

Presentations will be given by ECC faculty and college faculty from the Western New York area. The presentations will focus on effective use of the Learning Management System to online pedagogy.

To register forr this event on the helpdesk training page (Click here to get to the training page). If you have any questions please contact Pat Ryan at ryanp@ecc.edu.

Schedule of Events
Time Room
4117 4207 4205
9:00 AM Discussion Forums
Patricia Kaiser, Erie Community College
As are many of us, I am constantly reinventing my online classes to find ways to engage students, create community, motivate students and cover the content.
This session will be a conversation of what has worked what hasn’t and sharing our experience. 		S.O.S.- Supporting Online Students
Kate Griffin, Erie Community College
More and more students choose to enroll in online courses but how are we supporting these students? In this session the presenter will discuss ways in which instructors can foster a supportive online learning environment so that students can be successful in completing their online course. 		Transitioning from Seated to Online
Erin Maney, Monroe Community College
This workshop will discuss how to prepare to transition your seated class to an online format.
10:00 AM Web Assist Show and Tell
Esteban Lopez and Rozanne Redlinski, Erie Community College
Faculty will demonstrate how they incorporate ANGEL in their seated class to enhance the student's experience. 		Accessibility from the Get Go
Patrick Ryan, Erie Community College
The presenter will discuss the most common accommodation requests that you will encounter in your online class. The presenter will also show participants how to set up their class, so that these accommodations are a breeze! 		Authentic Assessment
Bob Knipe, Genesee Community College
What matters and what doesn't? Looking beyond assessing on midterms and finals.
11:00 AM Teaching Online: Web 2.0 Tools
Meghan Pereira, Buffalo State College
Web 2.0 tools allow for new ways to create and collaborate online. These tools can increase interaction among your students and give a fresh new look to teaching and learning. We will take a look at a few Web 2.0 tools but will focus in detail on: (1) Titan Pad ( http://titanpad.com), a tool for collaborative writing and group projects, and (2) Bubbl.us 2.0 (https://bubbl.us/), a simple brainstorming and concept mapping tool. Additional video and website resources will be shared. 		Strategies for increasing student success in online instruction
Lisa Dubac, Niagara County Community College
In this session I will showcase a variety of strategies I use in my online course in order to increase student success. In the last year I modified my course management strategies and content presentation and immediately had an increase in my student successful completion rates. Strategies include the use of audio, video, ANGEL reports, course mail, and Softchalk Lesson Builder. 		Active Learning
Leah MacVie, Canisius College
What is Active Learning? What does it mean in an online course? The presenter will answer these questions, as well as, give strategies for active learning in online class and show what tools are available to enhance the active learning experience.
12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch will be served in the courtyard
1:00 PM Films On Demand
Joseph Riggie, Erie Community College
Erie Community College has a large collection of videos that are available to be incorporated in your ANGEL course. The presenter will demonstrate how to embed these videos within your ANGEL site. He will also explain how students can access these videos when they are off-campus. 		Synthesizing the Research to Inform Practice: What's New and How Can It Improve Teaching and Learning?
Marie Lacara, Canisius College
Best practices in distance education are not new and recently more research has identified what constitutes high quality in distance education. In synthesizing the latest literature, there are decisions at the institutional level, program level, and instructor level that will affect faculty success and growth, and thus influence student success. In short, there is an opportunity to utilize distance education as an agent of positive change in higher education. Participants will actively work with the literature to develop, in small groups, best practices and quality assurances which they will then share in whole group format; the goal is to identify elements at each level which will forward the institutional mission and improve distance education.
2:00 PM Open Lab Room 4117
Distance Learning Staff will be availible to assist participants with the content learned and to help with items that are not covered in the retreat.
3:00 PM
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