The UW-Whitewater Learning Technology Center (LTC) is pleased to announce that registration is open for the winter Online/Blended Teaching Institute. The Online/Blended Teaching Institute is a series of interactive workshops focusing on best practices for teaching online and blended courses. By the conclusion of the institute, participants will develop a course module utilizing best practices for online/blended teaching.

Objectives:

1. Develop a module for an online or blended course;
2. Demonstrate use of best-practices in online/blended course design;
3. Demonstrate proficiency in the following:
   1. D2L Learning Management System
      1. Dropbox
      2. Quizzes
      3. Discussions
      4. Rubrics
      5. Grade Center
   2. Turnitin Suite
   3. Respondus LockDown Browser
   4. WebEx
4. Apply methods to facilitate effective feedback in the online learning environment;
5. Illustrate approaches to building community online

Dates for the 2017 Winter Institute:

• December 1: Face-to-Face meeting, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
• December 8: WebEx, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
• January 10: Face-to-Face meeting, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
• February 2: WebEx, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
• February 23: Face-to-Face, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

All faculty and academic staff who will be teaching at UW-Whitewater during the 2017-2018 academic year are eligible to apply. However, the workshop will be limited to 15 participants. Applications are due Monday, October 30th, 2017.

Apply Here: Winter 2017 Application

If you have any questions, please contact the Learning Technology Center.