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.
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)


10:00-10:50 am AIS workshop: Blackboard 101: Introduction to Blackboard
