Faculty Workshop Specifics
Engaging and interactive faculty workshop sessions are now held online for instructors developing and/or teaching an online course with UTTC.Who Attends?
- Faculty members who have never taught courses online through the UT TeleCampus.
- Faculty members currently teaching via the TeleCampus who would like to receive the distinction of being a UTTC Diamond Certified Online Instructor.
What is Covered?
Through the interactive online workshop sessions, instructors will learn and experience the latest pedagogies in course development and management, including the use of the Blackboard courseware platform. The workshop will also help faculty members better understand how UTTC services and technology can enhance online instruction. Experienced faculty members will share best practices and lessons learned.
- UT TeleCampus Instructional Design for Online Courses (self-paced tutorial)
The award-winning UT TeleCampus Instructional Design for Online Courses tutorial addresses specific issues instructors face when designing and delivering online education. - Copyright: Just the Basics (self-paced tutorial)
This self-paced tutorial by Georgia Harper explains copyright basics: the law’s purpose and how it achieves it; what it protects and for how long, what are an owner’s exclusive rights and what are the rights of the public that limit the owner’s monopoly. The tutorial further explores the fair use provision, the fair use guidelines and getting permission as well as the right of faculty members to display and perform works for students in their classrooms, both face-to-face and remote. Finally, it addresses the issues raised by recent changes in the law and technology and their effect on the balance copyright law must achieve between the interests of copyright owners and the users of their works. - Getting Started in Blackboard (self-paced tutorial)
Getting Started in Blackboard is a self-paced tutorial designed to familiarize faculty members with the Blackboard Course Management System which includes video tutorials on common courseware tasks. - Teaching Online (four-week facilitated online workshop)
Teaching Online is a four-week facilitated online workshop for faculty members, focusing on creating, sharing, and critiqueing each other’s work. The course will provide an opportunity for faculty to discuss and collaborate with other faculty on basic elements of online teaching. Experienced faculty will have a chance to share lessons learned.
Registration Details
UTTC Diamond Certified Online Instructor Curriculum
The Copyright, Instructional Design and Blackboard tutorials are available at all times for UT System faculty members who are or will be teaching with the UT TeleCampus and are prerequisites for the Teaching Online workshop. Please allow several hours to complete these self-paced tutorials prior to the start of the workshop. The Teaching Online facilitated workshop is held twice annually.
[ OPEN ] Spring 2010 Workshop (Specific dates TBA)
[ CLOSED ] Fall 2009 Workshop (November 2, 2009 -- December 4, 2009)
Instructional Design for Online Courses a la carte registration Access to the award-winning Instructional Design for Online Courses self-paced, stand-alone tutorial is free for UT System faculty and staff members. If you are a UT System faculty or staff member and are not teaching online with the UT TeleCampus but would like to be enrolled in the Instructional Design tutorial, please request access. The Instructional Design tutorial is also available for a nominal fee for non-UT System employees via Professional Development Online (PDO). Click on Browse Courses » UTTC Instructional Design tutorial. Innovations in Online Learning (IOL) Conference What About Course Developers?
Additional Professional Development Opportunities
The
IOL conference spotlights innovations developed by higher education
faculty and staff members who share online teaching and learning
strategies.
Texas Distance Learning Association (TxDLA) Conference
TxDLA
is a distance learning networking conference for administrators,
designers, instructors, programmers, trainers, and help desk staff.
Course developers have a similar but separate opportunity to enhance their skills at the annual Innovations in Online Learning (IOL) conference held annually in Austin. A specially-tailored workshop is provided by the TeleCampus Course Development group with an emphasis on advanced technology topics and the role of instructional designers who work with faculty members teaching online through the UT TeleCampus.
Additionally, the TeleCampus Course Development group is in the process of developing new opportunities for the vibrant course development community to share ideas and best practices online.