UWG Faculty & Staff Training

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ITS (including the Learning Resource Center), Distance & Distributed Ed Center, the EXCEL center, UWG Ingram Library, and support units within each of the colleges, all strive to collaborate and offer training on one central calendar site: http://www.westga.edu/~training Have questions? e-mail jgubbins@westga.edu.

October 25, 2009    -    October 31, 2009
(Week 43)
Public Access

Time:

11:00am

Description:

Please log in to sign up for this event, or if you do not have a Wimba website account please complete the one-time registration

http://www.wimba.com/company/events/1718-supporting-schools-success-with-virtual-learning-environments

Presenter: Robert L. Blomeyer, Ph.D., Business Manager and Chief Technology Officer at Online Teaching Associates, Ltd. with Cathy Cavanaugh, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Educational Technology at the University of Florida


With unprecedented new Federal support for virtual learning, it's a new day for online and "blended" learning environments in the US.

Drs. Blomeyer and Cavanaugh will summarize new research and policy analysis explaining how virtual learning can support instructional improvement and improved academic performance in America's public and charter schools. Drawing on their co-edited book entitled What Works In K-12 Online Learning (ISTE, 2007), Drs. Blomeyer and Cavanaugh will emphasize the crucial role of professional development for supporting effective uses of virtual learning environments to increase meaningful, discipline-based learning and improve students' academic performance.

Robert L. Blomeyer, Ph.D. is Business Manager and Chief Technology Officer; Online Teaching Associates, Ltd., and is an educational technology researcher, teacher educator and nationally recognized expert on K-20 online teaching and learning policy and practice. He is a co-author and contributor to many meta-analysis projects that examine the effects of K-12 online learning on student academic performance.

Cathy Cavanaugh, Ph.D. is associate professor in educational technology at the University of Florida. Her areas of expertise include design of online learning environments and virtual schools research. She has authored numerous papers, articles and chapters, and has edited books about K-12 online learning.

Time:

10:00am-12:00pm

Description:

• Wimba Classroom

• Wimba Voice tools: voice email; podcaster, voice board

• Synchronous and asynchronous activities

• Archived sessions

• Technical issues and troubleshooting

Please RSVP to kmobbs@westga.edu

Education Center 201

Attendees:

Rob Kilpatrick (French)

Barbara Kawulich (Education)

Myrna Gantner (Education)

Tanacha Brown (DDEC)

Lorin Jones (DDEC)

Diane Fulkerson (Library)

Debra Cobia (Education)

Akilah Heggs (Speech-Language)

D'Jaris Coles-White (Speech-Language)

Andrew Nixon (Education)

Henry Zot (Biology)

Jill Barton( Speech-Language)

Susan Welch (Nursing)

Time:

1:00pm

Description:

http://www.wimba.com/company/events/1646-success-with-wimba-classroom

Do you want to know the secret to designing effective Wimba Classroom sessions? This one hour introductory session is designed to equip you with the five teaching tips for engaging, interactive sessions. You will learn the recommended techniques to prepare your participants before attending your live session. You will also learn how to communicate with and manage the interactions of your participants. We will cover our best practices tips regarding your content and finish the session with an overview of the importance of archives.

Audience: This session is designed for faculty, technology consultants, and administrators.

Time:

3:00pm-5:00pm

Description:

ITS Townhall Meeting: "Common Security Problems at UWG"

Bring your IT Security problems, concerns and questions to our Town Hall meeting where IT Leadership Team will address them.

Location: Campus Center 302

No reservation necessary.

Time:

3:00pm-4:00pm

Description:

Involving Students in Developing an iPod Touch Program to Support the Course

Presented by Jim Braselton and Students from Georgia Southern University

Contact Distance Learning at the University of West Georgia for registration information: distance@westga.edu
The session is free, but you must register at:

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229SJZ6GNL8

Note: Zoomerang will be performing maintenance and unavailable - Eastern Time: Thursday , October 22: 9:00pm - 3:00 am EST

The discussion will be via Wimba. Use the link http://digrouplive.wimba.com and join us in the Professional Development Series room from the lobby.

Time:

9:00pm

Description:

The seminar series, led by George Siemens and David Cormier, is without fee and will include live interactive sessions, in addition to discussions with guest speakers and participants.

Social media and emerging technologies are gaining increased attention for use in education. The list of tools grows daily. Examples: blogs, wikis, Ning, podcasts, Facebook, Twitter, Second Life, cloud computing, surface computing, mobile learning, and so on. "Social Media: Trends and Implications for Learning" will explore the impact of new technologies, research, and related projects. What does it all mean? Do long term trends and change cycles exist in the constant change? What patterns are emerging? And, perhaps most importantly, should academics and education leaders respond? "Social Media" will explore emerging technological and related research trends from a perspective of social and networked learning theory.

Register and info at: http://aace.org/GlobalU/seminars/socialmedia/

This event is also on November 24, 2009: 3:00 PM and December 8, 2009: 9:00 PM Eastern USA