MSJC Academy Schedule

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Monday Aug 13, Pre-Conference Focus on Distance Educatio This full day pre-conference event includes three workshops every distance education faculty should attend– however, it’s limited to just 40 participant – so register now! The Future of Distance Educatio John Seed, Pat James, Guests Room 974; 9:00am-12:00pm Join a group of your peers for a wide-ranging discussion about the future of Distance Education. In the first hour, we will be joined, via SKYPE, by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, the co-founders of www.smarthistory.org. Their site, which features short, engaging videos about art historical topics, recently became affiliated with the Khan Academy, an emerging source of free online education. In the second hour we will watch a 20 minute video presentation y Salman Khan, the founder of the Khan Academy. In the remaining time we will ask and discuss the question that we feel need to be asked as we consider not only the future of Distance Education generally, but the specific methods and approaches that will serve us best at MSJC.

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Developing Your Course Using Quality Standards Micah Orloff, Anna Stirlin Room 974; 1:00pm – 2:30pm Looking to improve your online course? Want to bring it to the next level? In this workshop, we will explore a research data-driven and globally recognized rubric that can be used to evaluate exemplary course design best practices to improve the engagement, collaboration assessment and learner support within your own courses. Many who have used the rubric report that the experience has improved their courses and made them stronger course designers – you can benefit from this tool as well! Going deeper – after the pr-conference workshop, sit in on the Bb Rubric series to learn and apply tips and tricks to make your coursean exemplary one! What is Web 2.0 and Why Should I Care? Anna Stirling,Micah Orloff Room 974; 2:30pm – 3:30pm You've heard the term floating around, but what does it actually mean? Web 2.0 sites allow users to interact with each other by creating user generated content. Well, that's great, but why should I care? There are many ways that Web 2.0 can be integrated into the classroom and daily tasks. In this workshop you will be introduced to four Web 2.0 sites: Tagxedo, Animoto, Glogster, and Jux, and see how they can be used separately or together to enhance engagement and learning.


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