Koehler Center For Teaching Excellence Workshops

*If the workshops dates below do not meet your schedule, please go to  http://www.elearning.tcu.edu/onetoone.asp  to schedule a One-To-One Consultation.
Contact Romana Hughes
United States
1 (817) 257-7434
E-mail Romana Hughes
Workshop Location Koehler Center For Teaching Excellence
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Fort Worth, TX 76129
United States
1 (817) 257-7434
Workshops
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Online Exams
     This hands-on workshop will provide instructions and tips on setting up an online quiz in your eCollege course. Items that will be discussed: Grading online quizzes; Setting up and deploying online quizzes; Options for faculty regarding cheating; Best Practices
Online Exams, Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
CIS
Date: 02/03/2010           Time: 09:00 am to 11:00 am
Collecting Electronic Homework Using eCollege Dropbox and MS Word
     This hands-on workshop addresses how to effectively use the eCollege dropbox with MS Word track changes, comments and creating Macros. Prerequisites: Must have an eCollege course shell and have attended the Demo/Orientation workshop for eCollege.
Collecting Electronic Homework Using eCollege Dropbox and MS Word, Thursday, February 4, 2010, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
CIS
Date: 02/04/2010           Time: 09:00 am to 11:00 am
TLC: Grant - Writing Resources and Sage Advice
     TCU faculty who have landed external grants or who are in the process of applying will partner with the Office of Sponsored Research to share information about campus resources and guidance in the grant-seeking process. Helpful advice from those who have gotten grants, along with wisdom gained during the course of academic careers about maximizing search and application strategies, will be the hallmarks of this workshop.
TLC: Grant - Writing Resources and Sage Advice, Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Smith 104A
Date: 02/10/2010           Time: 10:00 am to 11:30 am
eCollege Gradebook
     The eCollege gradebook is a powerful communication tool that gives instructors the ability to manage grades and report them to students in an online format. Located within your course shell toolbar, the gradebook contains a variety of helpful features including automatic calculations, weighted averages, and extra credit incorporation. Prerequisite: Must have an eCollege course shell.
eCollege Gradebook, Friday, February 12, 2010, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
CIS
Date: 02/12/2010           Time: 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm
Turnitin
     The Koehler Center's approach in working with faculty about how and why to use a plagiarism detection tool is that such use is for the purpose of teaching. Many students don't know they are plagiarizing, and many detected instances are really more about improper citation formatting or other issues than they are about appropriating others' work.
Turnitin, Monday, February 15, 2010, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
CIS
Date: 02/15/2010           Time: 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Turnitin, Thursday, February 25, 2010, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
CIS
Date: 02/25/2010           Time: 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Turnitin, Friday, March 26, 2010, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
CIS
Date: 03/26/2010           Time: 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Turnitin, Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
CIS
Date: 04/20/2010           Time: 03:00 pm to 04:30 pm
TLC: Powerpoint Converted to Video with Voiceover
     This workshop will show you a quick, easy way using software that's part of the Windows configuration or the Mac configuration on TCU machines to add audio to your slides and convert everything into a video that can be played on any computer by saving as QuickTime (Mac) or converting the end product with free software (also demonstrated in this workshop).
TLC: Powerpoint Converted to Video with Voiceover, March 10, 2010, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Smith 104A
Date: 03/10/2010           Time: 10:00 am to 11:30 am
eCollege Boot Camp
     Provides TCU faculty with the resources and training they need to integrate the new learning technologies into both traditional and distance education classes. Overview of technology options available to instructors, understanding how emerging technologies can be used in instruction, and insight into how technology can be integrated into curriculum development.
eCollege Boot Camp, Monday - Wednesday, March 15, 2010 - March 17, 2010, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
CIS
Date: 03/15/2010           Time: 09:00 am to 04:00 pm
eCollege Boot Camp, Monday - Wednesday, May 17, 2010 - May 19, 2010, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
CIS
Date: 05/17/2010           Time: 09:00 am to 04:00 pm
Mid-Semester Lunch for New Teachers-Scholars
     The mid-semester lunch for new full-time faculty, adjuncts, and TAs offers the opportunity to converse collegially over a meal about your first semester teaching at TCU, ideas for improving the first-semester experience for new instructors in the future, and to talk with peers about adapting to TCU students and our community of scholars.
Mid-Semester Lunch for New Teachers-Scholars, Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Smith 104B
Date: 03/23/2010           Time: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
TLC - Undergraduate Research & Academic Publishing
     TCU's strong commitment to undergraduate research prompts the question, "What about publishing as a co-author with an undergrad?" There is value in doing so for the student (deep learning process and content) and for faculty (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning). However, doing so must be based on a quality decision-making process and on operationalizing the venture in a way that ensures good scholarship, includes rubrics to define when the student(s) earn(s) co-author status, etc. TCU's Matt Chumchal (Biology) and his co-author colleague from Southwestern University, Romi Burks, will present this topic based on their recently published article, "To Co-Author or Not to Co-Author: How to Write, Publish, and Negotiate Issues of Authorship with Undergraduate Research Students."
TLC: Undergraduate Research & Academic Publishing, April 7, 2010, 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Smith 104A
Date: 04/07/2010           Time: 10:00 am to 11:30 am
eCollege Basics
     The eCollege Basics workshop is an instructor-led, hands-on workshop focusing on the use of eCollege features. Prerequisite: Completion of the Introduction to eCollege video: http://www.elearning.tcu.edu/resources/eCollege_demo/eCollege_demo.htm
eCollege Basics, Friday, April 16, 2010, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
CIS
Date: 04/16/2010           Time: 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
SoftChalk
     SoftChalk is a powerful web lesson editor that lets you easily create engaging, interactive web lessons for your elearning classroom. With SoftChalk, you can create professional-looking, interactive content without knowing any HTML, programming.
SoftChalk, Friday, April 23, 2010, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
CIS
Date: 04/23/2010           Time: 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm
Beyond the Basics
     This full-day workshop takes faculty"beyond the basics" of eCollege and introduces other software solutions that can enrich activities which enable improved course design and delivery of content. This workshop will cover the following: SoftChalk software, various free multimedia solutions for use in an online classroom will be covered along with the educational rationale for, and current research on, the use of multimedia in the classroom.
Beyond the Basics, Monday, May 24, 2010, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
CIS
Date: 05/24/2010           Time: 09:00 am to 05:00 pm
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