Grow, Evolve, Change as an Online Instructor

Announcing iTeach2

Applications are open for iTeach2, 2010, a one-week intensive seminar in online instruction to be held on the UAS Sitka campus for faculty who have already completed iTeach.

UAS Sitka - June 1-5

Space is limited and procedures and funding opportunities have changed since last year, so please check out the information and application at your earliest convenience. The application deadline is April 13, 2010.

iTeach participantsApplicants are not required to be technology experts... although we expect that applicants for iTeach2 will have an in depth familiarity with online teaching and be ready to learn more. iTeach2 is designed to further empower instructors to teach more effectively using online tools and technologies available at the University of Alaska.

PLEASE NOTE: iTeach2 2010 is open to full-time faculty and adjunct faculty who will be teaching a distance education class for any University of Alaska campus in Fall 2010 or Spring 2011. iTeach2 attendees should already have completed at least one iTeach or equivalent training.

iTeach2 participants will receive a $500 ($100 per day) stipend for participating. Through a special grant we will be able to fund travel for 6 faculty to come to Sitka for iTeach2.

Information and application online:

APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 13

    Click here to apply online

Space is limited so apply early! All applicants will be notified of their selection by April 20.

 

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CONTACT
If you have questions about iTeach2 curriculum, attendance, or anything else iTeach related, please contact...

Mary Purvis
907-747-7778
mary.purvis@uas.alaska.edu

WHO CAN ATTEND
iTeach2 is open to all UA faculty who are delivering-- or plan to deliver-- an online or hybrid class. We welcome applications from UAS, UAF, and UAA! You do not have to be a seasoned veteran or a technology guru to attend, but you must have attended an iTeach before or have extensive online teaching experience based on best practices.

MORE INFO
iTeach2 is one-week intensive seminar in the creation and production of distance-delivered courses using the latest in research-based best practices, produced by the UAF Center for Distance Education (CDE) and the UAS Sitka Instructional Design Center (IDC). This seminar will allow you to work in greater depth on aspects of instructional design and course development that are most important to your course.  Focus is on hands-on activities using your materials.

We will tailor the iTeach2 curriculum to participants' interests and needs, as expressed on the application form. All participants will leave with significant parts of their course completed and the knowledge and skills to continue their development using the resources of their local campus, their new community of fellow iTeach2 participants, and CDE and IDC expertise.

Topics covered during the week may include:

  • A more in depth exploration of The Understanding by Design reverse engineering framework
  • Brain Research, best practices and powerpoints.
  • Effective use of Learning Management Systems and Elluminate Live!
  • Creating classroom community and with social software
  • Distributed classroom management and assessment
  • Second Life and virtual learning environments
  • Creating and maintaining one’s own personal learning environment
  • Exploration of the questions you've developed since your last experience

Sessions run all day from 8:00 am-5:00 pm. Lunch, coffee, snacks, and daily prize giveaways provided. Participants are expected to attend all five days, with additional, supported lab-time provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops with wired or wireless connectivity. We have a limited number of laptops available for loan.

HOMEWORK
Selected participants will be expected to complete some tasks prior to iTeach2, as well as each night of the iTeach2 session.
IMPROVE
REVISE
ENHANCE

 


 

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