Teaching and the Web | Schedule

Schedule

9:00 - 9:45 a.m.	Welcome, Introductions & Needs Assessment
9:45 - 10:30 a.m.	Teaching toward Understanding An argument for starting with teaching & learning objectives & assessments, rather than concerns with or attraction to technology. Resource: Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins, The Understanding by Design Handbook (Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1999). Institutional Support I. What does it take to put a course or unit online? Attention to audience. Attention to different learning flow. Content that is "chunked." Interaction prepared & managed. Plan for assessment. Who is your team? II. What are the core questions concerning institutional support in your setting? Why are we doing this? (market share? outreach? etc.) Resource: Guiding principles for learning with technology.
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 - 12:00 p.m.	Seeing the Possibilities An introduction to web learning by exploring several sites in small groups. Textweek.com. "The Differences Slavery Made." HollywoodJesus.com. The Pluralism Project. BibleDudes.com Large group discussion of discoveries/concerns. How are we doing so far? Resource: Stephen D. Brookfield and Stephen Preskill, Discussion as a Way of Teaching: Tool and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms (San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1999), and the critical incident questionnaire.
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)
1:00 - 1:30 p.m.	Q & A with Dick and Mary about their teaching experiences
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.	Nuts & Bolts (a.k.a. Web-Technology for Teaching) Managing Content Presentation Course Management systems \| Blackboard, WebCT, and so on Open source options \| Sakai \| Moodle Presentation software \| some instructional considerations Issues around digital video and sound
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.	Break Nuts & Bolts, Part 2 Tools for Interaction Flash Quiz \| example: The Five Ts of Translation Comparison Bulletin Board or Threaded Discussions \| courseware comparison Email listservs\| background information Instant Messaging \| background information Blogs \| background information Wikis \| background information E-portfolios \| background information
2:45 - 3:30 p.m.	Supporting your own learning I. How do you support your own learning in this arena? Wabash Center Teaching and learning centers \| examples Reflective practice groups \| example: Courage to Teach Professional organizations \| example: POD network II. How does your learning support your students' learning? Resource: getting started list Paper from Richard Nysse, Web-Based Education: An Asset in a Period of Educational Change.
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.	Additional Resources Review of some links to web-based materials for teaching biblical studies, as well as bibliography of selected print materials for teaching online.