Schedule: see details below

• Th Feb 2: Pedagogy First! 3-3:50 Pacific Time — Welcome back and Personal Learning Networks  (Collaborate session here)
• Fri Feb 3: First Friday:  2:00-2:50 pm, Room 4804 – Setting the Stage for Online Classes
• Fri Feb 3: First Friday:  3:00-3:50 pm, Room OC4804 – Discussion Group for Connections: Virtual Learning Communities (begins March 2, email Laura Paciorek for more information)
• Th Feb 16: Third Thursday Online: 3-3:50 pm PT – ”Control and Freedom in Online Classes” (Collaborate session is here)
• Fri Mar 2: First Friday: 2:00-2:50 pm, Room OC4804 – A Mid-Semester Check-In
• Fri Mar 2: First Friday: 3:00-3:50 pm, Room OC4804 – Discussion Group for Connections: Virtual Learning Communities
• Wed Mar 7: Pedagogy First! 2-2:50 PT — Hybrid Teaching with Kelly Trainor (sponsored by Yavapai Community College)
• Th Mar 15: Third Thursday Online: 3-3:50 pm PT — topic TBA (Collaborate)
• Fri Apr 6:  First Friday:  2:00-2:50 pm, Room OC4804 –Rejuvenating Your Classes
• Fri Apr 6:  First Friday: 3:00-3:50 pm, Room OC4804 – Discussion Group for Connections: Virtual Learning Communities
• Th Apr 19: Third Thursday Online: 3-3:50 pm PT – Collaborate (topic TBA – closing session for Pedagogy First! 2011-12)

First Fridays at Oceanside

Feb 3, Mar 2, Apr 6, May 4

Discussion/Experiment Workshops
2:00-2:50 pm, OC 4804

Beginning February 3, our First Fridays this semester will be at Oceanside campus in 4804, hosted by Laura Paciorek. Each  will feature a discussion and experimentation workshop for individuals interested in online teaching. The first part of the workshop will feature a focused discussion, suggested by the facilitator and/or attendees, then participants can move to computers in the lab to practice and or demonstrate some of the things we discuss. Each First Friday workshop may have a different focus and can evolve based upon interests.  There may even be some mini demonstrations and guest presentations. Topics:

• Setting the Stage for Online Classes (Feb 3, Room 4804, 2-2:50 pm)
• A Mid-Semester Check-In (March 2, Room 4804, 2-2:50pm)
• Rejuvenating Your Classes (April 6, Room 4804, 2-2:50pm)
• Successes! (May 4, Room 4804, 2-2:50pm)

POT Book Discussion Group: Connections: Virtual Learning Communities
3:00-3:50 pm, OC 4802

We are pleased to announce POT’s first book book discussion group, led by Laura Paciorek from 3:00-3:50 pm on each First Friday, following the Discussion/Experiment Workshops.

The first book is a free e-book by Richard Schwier, titled Connections: Virtual Learning Communities. For more information about the book, visit:http://rickscafe.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/connections-virtual-learning-communities-ebook-launch/.  To get your free copy of the ebook (epub file):http://edmac.usask.ca/rick/ebookflyer/

Sign up at the flex website.

Third Thursdays Online

Beginning Thursday, February 16 at 3 pm, we will have online presentations and discussions in Collaborate (previously Elluminate) as part a collaborative effort with other community colleges whose faculty are involved in the Pedagogy First! online certificate class. Everyone is welcome to join us. The topic for February 16 is “Control and Freedom in Online Classes” (Collaborate session is here).  Sessions will be at either 11 am or 3 pm to accommodate our international participants.

Our two other sessions will be:

Thursday, March 15 at 3 pm in Collaborate (topic TBA)

Thursday, April 19 at 3 pm in Collaborate (closing session for Pedagogy First! 2011-12)

Sign up at the flex website.

PLN session at Pedagogy First! February 2

All faculty from all community colleges are welcome to join us for these online events at Pedagogy First!, the POT Certificate Class website. Our first is:

• Feb 2 Pedagogy First! 3-3:50 Pacific Time — Welcome back and Personal Learning Networks  (Collaborate session here)

Program for Online Teaching

Spring flex workshops

(register at http://www.miracosta.edu/flex after December 5 — space is limited!)

Tuesday, January 17

 10:00-10:50 am AIS workshop: Blackboard 101: Introduction to Blackboard
     with Karen Korstad, OC4607

Get the information needed to get you up and running in our Blackboard Introduction workshop. With Blackboard, instructors create and manage course content, use publisher content, evaluate performance, and communicate with students. This workshop will introduce you to the course building and communications tools in Blackboard.

  11:00-11:50 am Internet Basics
     with Jim Julius, OC4607

Are you still using Internet Explorer? At a loss when that URL you clicked on in an email doesn’t seem to work? Frustrated at how long it takes to find something useful on the web? Uncertain where to go to get past the crud that seems to litter the web? Or maybe just looking for a few tips and tricks to become more powerful in your use of the Internet? This workshop will help you develop greater comfort with the Internet and your web browser.

Website for this session: Internet Basics

2:00-3:50 pm Screencasting for Student Success
     with Robert Kelley and Jim Sullivan, OC4607

Sharing mini-lecturettes, replying to students, demonstrating a method, or providing students with feedback on their assignments/quizzes can be achieved with screencasting. We’ll focus on learning the basics of Jing, and providing your students with a tour or introduction to your class, website, or learning unit. Hands-on included.

Handout: Jing

 3:00-4:20 AIS workshop: Introduction to the Blackboard Gradebook
     with Karen Korstad, OC4607

Still recording your student’s grades in a paper gradebook? Would you like a secure place to store your grades online for student access 24/7? The Blackboard Grade Center may be the tool for you. In this workshop you will learn the basics of keeping your grades in Blackboard Grade Center.

Wednesday, January 18

1:00-2:20   Moodle as a Stand-Alone Discussion Board
     with Lisa M Lane, OC 4610

Love the idea of Moodle but don’t want to put a whole class there? Moodle’s greatest strength is its discussion forums, which can be used alone as a stand-alone application or for a whole class.

 2:30-3:50 All About Google
     with Jim Julius OC4607

Sure, you know the basics on searching with Google. Are you ready for more? This workshop will introduce you to powerful tools from Google enabling collaborative writing, analysis, data gathering, and presentation; real-time discussions; and even building a website. You just might learn some tricks to make your Google searching more powerful, too.

Website for this session: All About Google

Thursday, January 19: All-Day Workshop!

Beyond the Basics: Choosing Tools and Creating Learning Units Online

THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL AND, IN FACT, OVER-ENROLLED DUE TO A POT CLERICAL ERROR IN ENTERING THE WORKSHOPS INTO FLEX. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE AND ASK TOLERANCE FROM THOSE ENROLLED SINCE THERE WILL BE SOME SHARING GOING ON!

    with Pilar Hernández, Jim Sullivan, Robert Kelley, Laura Paciorek, Lisa M Lane, and Claudia Faulk, OC 4804/4809

You’ve got  an online or hybrid class set up, you know some Blackboard and maybe a cool website or two to start you off, but you know there’s so much more! Activities will move between classroom and computer lab. Workshops may also be taken separately. Bring your laptop if you have one. You can register for all day (bring a lunch) or:

10-11:50  How to Choose Good Tools for Online, Hybrid  and Web-Enhanced Teaching — Video is here!

Begin with your own teaching method, then explore which tools will be best for you to realize your pedagogical goals. Hands-on included.

12-12:50 Brownbag Lunch with Roundtable Discussion of Online Teaching

Included for those attending all day or available as an optional one-hour roundtable discussion for all instructors teaching online, hybrid, or web-enhanced classes.

1-2:50 Creating Learning Units for Online and Hybrid Classes– Video is here!

Learn how to organize your class in a way that makes sense for students, based on the familiar principles of a syllabus, with activities as part of a coherent whole. This method works in Blackboard, other systems, and on its own.  Hands-on activities included.

Handouts: Presentation slides, list of links

3-3:50 Drop-in Pedagogy Lab for Online, Hybrid  and Web-Enhanced Teaching

Come get help with your approaches and techniques for online courses and materials!

At San Elijo:

 10:00-10:50 am AIS workshop: Blackboard 101: Introduction to Blackboard
           with Karen Korstad, SAN107

 11:00-12:20 AIS workshop: Introduction to the Blackboard Gradebook

Friday, January 20

 1:00-2:20 Enhancing your productivity (and maybe student learning) with free web-based tools
      with Jim Julius, OC4607

Did you know that free tools on the Internet can make you (and maybe your students) more productive? This workshop will introduce five tools to help you be a more effective reader and note-taker, resulting in information customized for you, easily searched, and available on any Internet-connected computer. The tools we’ll try out include Evernote (for note-making), Google Reader and RSS (to automatically gather the latest information from your favorite websites), diigo (to save and annotate useful websites for later reference), Dropbox (for storing and sharing files “in the cloud”), and Instapaper (to save content-oriented websites for later reading, without clutter).

Website for this session: Free Tools

Concluded

Every First Friday of the month features a simulearn session in OC 4607 / Elluminate online, followed by a face-to-face meet-up, in OC T413. Register for all at the flex site. See our Simulearn Orientation.

—- Recorded sessions —–

Sept 2

2:00-2:50 Jim Sullivan’s More Than a Passing Fancy: How Blogs Are Enriching Online Teaching and Learning
Explore some of the ways that blogs have evolved as online teaching tools by learning about different approaches to using blogs and visiting courses that use blogs to share resources and present student work. This workshop will present some principles, give you some time to tour the blogosphere, and connect you to resources to help you set up and use a blog for a class or for your own professional development. (Elluminate recording is here.)

3:00-3:50 Face-To-Face (F2F) about Online Teaching: Blogging and Beyond with Laura Paciorek
This workshop is sponsored by the Program for Online Teaching. This workshop is immediately after the first Friday workshop about blogs and online teaching. The face-to-face setting may provide an opportunity to continue the discussion about blogging or go into different interests that are brought up by the instructors in attendance. Please bring questions and ideas. Faculty will benefit from this workshop by learning tips to improve instruction. Students will potentially benefit as participants may be able to create new learning experiences for them based upon what is discussed in the workshop.

Oct 7

2:00-2:50 Sue Simpson’s Creating Meaningful Discussion in an Asynchronous Environment
How do you encourage dialogue among students, regarding current and topical subject matter, in an asynchronous environment? Wimba voiceboard allows simulation of the classroom discussion without requiring students to write excessively.“In many virtual learning environments, student and instructor communication is limited to text and static images.  Important elements of face-to-face communication, including the nuances of voice, are missing from text-based discussions.  Wimba Voice recaptures these elements, contributing to greater clarity and understanding. Voice discussions, announcements and podcasts promote active participation in the classroom.” (Recording is here.)

3:00-3:50 Face-To-Face (F2F) about Online Teaching: Discussions on Discussion with Laura Paciorek
This workshop is sponsored by the Program for Online Teaching. This workshop is immediately after the first Friday workshop about using asynchronous discussion in online teaching. The face-to-face setting may provide an opportunity to continue the discussion about blogging or go into different interests that are brought up by the instructors in attendance. Please bring questions and ideas. Faculty will benefit from this workshop by learning tips to improve instruction. Students will potentially benefit as participants may be able to create new learning experiences for them based upon what is discussed in the workshop.

Nov 4

2:00-2:50 Eric Robertson’s Giving Students The Bird: Using Twitter in the Classroom
With over 175 million users, Twitter has become one of the most used social media tools on the planet.  But did you know that there is much more to Twitter than telling people what you are doing?  A variety of exciting techniques have been developed to bring Twitter into the classroom to generate new and vibrant connections with our students.  In this session you will create a twitter account, learn the basic functions of Twitter, and understand specific applications for online and face-to-face classroom interactions. (Recording is here.)

3:00-3:50 Face-To-Face (F2F) about Online Teaching: Social Aspects of Online Teaching with Laura Paciorek
This workshop is sponsored by the Program for Online Teaching. This workshop is immediately after the first Friday workshop about social networking and media tools.  The face-to-face setting may provide an opportunity to continue the discussion about blogging or go into different interests that are brought up by the instructors in attendance. Please bring questions and ideas. Faculty will benefit from this workshop by learning tips to improve instruction. Students will potentially benefit as participants may be able to create new learning experiences for them based upon what is discussed in the workshop.

——-Concluded session——–

Dec 2

2:00-2:50 Sam Arenivar’s  iPad Apps for MiraCostans 1.0
Discover a world where we can truly be paper free. Whether you own an iPad or are just thinking about getting an iPad, this first iPad Friday workshop will demonstrate iPad apps that can make our lives as a MiraCosta faculty or staff member easier. The apps that we will explore include: Note Taker HD, iAnnotate PDF, Outliner, and Attendance.

3:00-3:50 Face-To-Face (F2F) about Online Teaching: Online Teaching with Apps and More with Laura Paciorek
This workshop is sponsored by the Program for Online Teaching. This workshop is immediately after the first Friday workshop about iPad apps. The face-to-face setting may provide an opportunity to continue the discussion about blogging or go into different interests that are brought up by the instructors in attendance. Please bring questions and ideas. Faculty will benefit from this workshop by learning tips to improve instruction. Students will potentially benefit as participants may be able to create new learning experiences for them based upon what is discussed in the workshop.