| | Innovations in Teaching and Learning |
| Date | Location | Title | Description | Instructor | Datatel ID# |
| Self-Paced (Estimated completion time: 3-5 hours) Any day or time during the Spring 2013 semester. Must be completed by noon on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Online via Canvas | ONLINE | A-Train (Only these employees are eligible to take this workshop: Credit-teaching adjuncts and ESL/GED adjuncts). | A-Train This is an required online workshop, only for CMC Credit-teaching adjuncts and ESL/GED-teaching adjuncts. After you register for the A-Train in WebAdvisor, you will be able to access the course in the Canvas learning management system the next day. For information on how to log in or how to use Canvas, go to the CMC main website at www.coloradomtn.edu and HOVER over "Tools" at the top left. In the drop-down menu that appears you can click to log in or for log-in information and FAQs. This workshop contains the following modules:
There is one quiz per module. | Suzanne Thompson | 13/SP TRN901 CS10 (SYN: 73723) |
| Self-Paced (Estimated completion time: 6-8 hours) Any day or time during the Spring 2013 semester. Must be completed by noon on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Online via Canvas | ONLINE | A-Train Platform 2 Pre-req: A-Train (Only these employees are eligible to take this workshop: Credit-teaching adjuncts and ESL/GED adjuncts). | A-Train Platform 2 This is an optional online workshop, only for CMC Credit-teaching adjuncts and ESL/GED-teaching adjuncts. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of (part 1) A-Train. If you have taken the A-Train, please make sure you successfully completed/passed it. You can verify this by logging into Canvas, and then going into the course to view your grade / course requirement for passing. Or if that semester is over and the registrar has processed grades, you can check your employee training transcript in WebAdvisor to see if you earned a P (pass) or NP (no pass). After you register for the A-Train Platform 2 in WebAdvisor, you will be able to access the course in Canvas the next day. For information on how to log in or how to use Canvas, go to the CMC main website: www.coloradomtn.edu and HOVER over "Tools" at the top left corner of the page. In the drop-down menu that appears you can click "Canvas" to log in or "Help for Canvas" for log-in information and FAQs. The content for this workshop is from "Getting Results" by League for Innovation in the Community College. Modules:
There is 1 quiz per module. This course asks you to keep a notebook and jot down your ideas. Your notebook can be on paper or a digital document--whatever works for you! Nothing gets the creativity going like putting pen to paper (or hands to keyboard)! You'll come up with lots of great ideas as you go through these modules. Be sure to capture them in your notebook so you can refer back to them. | Suzanne Thompson | 13/SP TRN 901 CS11 (SYN: 73724) |
| Self-Paced (Estimated completion time: 1 hour) Any day or time during the Spring 2013 semester. Must be completed by noon on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Online via Canvas | ONLINE | Respondus 4.0 & StudyMate Licensing | This session will take place completely online in the Canvas learning management system, at coloradomtn.instructure.com. This course is only open to CMC faculty and staff who wish to obtain the official license through Colorado Mountain College for the Respondus 4.0 test authoring software and/or the Respondus StudyMate Author software, an authoring tool that creates web-based learning activities and games that can be added to Canvas. Both are PC-only. Enrolling in this course will enable you to obtain CMC's license key and installation files necessary for installing this software on your computer. Free 30-day trial versions of these products are available at respondus.com. If you have any questions about this course or CMC's license for Respondus software products, please contact the instructor, Dr. Gabrielle Orsi, at (970) 947-8359 or via email at gorsi@coloradomtn.edu | Gabrielle Orsi (formerly Popoff) | 13/SP TRN-901-CS14 (SYN: 73731) |
Self-Paced | ONLINE | Flipped Courses 101: Online | Many educators are experimenting with the "Flipped Classroom" model of learning. This brief, self-paced, work-at-your-own-schedule online workshop will provide a basic overview of what a "flipped classroom" is and will provide you with additional resources if you are interested in flipping a meeting, a lesson, a unit, or even your entire course. Get your feet wet and learn the basics here! | Suzanne Thompson | 13/SP TRN901 CS47 (SYN: 73981) |
| Self-Paced (Estimated completion time: 2 hours.) Any day or time. Must be completed by noon on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Online via Canvas | ONLINE | Respondus StudyMate | Want help making new and creative study sheets for your course? Take advantage of StudyMate, CMC's new software product from Respondus.com, which can help students master the basics of course material using learning activities, self-assessments and games. Students select activities that appeal to their learning style, making the whole experience personalized and effective. You'll enjoy some hands-on practice with StudyMate at this session. Please note: CMC faculty and staff who wish to an official copy through Colorado Mountain College for the Respondus 4.0 test authoring software or the Respondus StudyMate software must enroll in the licensing course offered by CMC. You can find this course listed at www.coloradomtn.edu/training Free 30-day trial versions of Respondus 4.0 or Respondus StudyMate are available at respondus.com. If you have any questions about obtaining a Respondus software product license, please contact Dr. Gabrielle Orsi at (970) 947-8359 or via email at gorsi@coloradomtn.edu. | Abigail Ruby | 13/SP TRN901 CS69 (SYN: 74046) |
| Self-Paced (Estimated completion time: 2 hours.) Any day or time. Must be completed by noon on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Online via Canvas | ONLINE | Quality Matters Rubric: Overview | In this workshop, instructors will become familiar with the Quality Matters* rubric and explore ways to apply these standards to their own online or hybrid courses. They will also suggest additional standards or CMC-specific elements they would recommend for a more comprehensive rubric for CMC instructors. *For more information about Quality Matters, visit www.qmprogram.org | Suzanne Thompson | 13/SP TRN901 CS71 (SYN: 74090) |
| Monday, March 25-Thursday, March 28 (Estimated completion time: 3-7 hours) | ONLINE | Canvas: Gradebook and SpeedGrader | This course introduces participants to the Canvas Gradebook and SpeedGrader tools. This course assumes that participants already have some experience using Canvas, or have taken Canvas: Basics Online or another Canvas training. This session will take place completely online in the Canvas learning management system, at coloradomtn.instructure.com. It will take place over 4 days: it begins on Monday morning and ends Thursday evening. There are deadlines for each day's work to keep the group moving forward together, but participants may work on the assignments at any time of day or night, from any computer (PC or Mac) with an Internet connection and either Firefox, Safari, Chrome, or Internet Explorer. This course will include:
| Gabrielle Orsi | 13/SP TRN901 CS73 (SYN: 74198) |
| Wednesday, March 27, 11:30am-1:00pm | Glenwood Center, Room 309 | Advanced SmartBoards | This advanced training on SmartBoards will focus on the use of the toolbars, working with the Gallery Collections, building presentations, multimedia presentation techniques, and capturing content from other sources. Please register in WebAdvisor. Lunch from Q'Doba's will be waiting for those who have RSVP-ed to the Office of Innovations or registered via WebAdvisor in advance! | Joe Blanc | 13/SP TRN901 CS86 (SYN: 75970) |
| Wednesday, March 27- Friday, March 29 (Estimated completion time: 3-4 hours) | ONLINE | Canvas: Quizzes & Rubrics Online | Take your assessment to the next level with quizzes and rubrics! This course introduces participants to creating quizzes and rubrics in Canvas. Prerequisite: experience using Canvas, or completion of Canvas: Basics Online or another Canvas training. This session will take place completely online in the Canvas learning management system, at coloradomtn.instructure.com. It will take place over 3 days: it begins on Wednesday morning and ends Friday afternoon. There are deadlines for each day's work to keep the group moving forward together, but participants may work on the assignments at any time of day or night, from any computer (PC or Mac) with an Internet connection and either Firefox, Safari, Chrome, or Internet Explorer. This course will include:
| Gabrielle Orsi | 13/SP TRN901 CS74 (SYN: 74200) |
| Friday, March 29, 9:30 - 11:00am | Glenwood Center, Room 105 | Khan Academy Coach Workshop | You may have known that your students can view amazing video tutorials on math and other topics for free at KhanAcademy.org. But did you know that Khan Academy also has exercises and activities? Students can ask for a hint if they are having difficulty with the exercise, or choose to watch a video and then try the exercise again. If your students list you as their “Coach” in their Khan account, you can log in and which exercises and videos the students watched and when, and see data on exactly what topics they are struggling with. You can even see how they answered questions in each exercise, when they used the hint feature, etc. Please take a moment to browse KhanAcademy.org to see what topics and tutorials besides math are available for your students. If you’d like to learn more about being a “Coach” for your students, join us for this workshop! | Suzanne Thompson | 13/SP TRN 901 CS88 (SYN: 76840) |
| Friday, April 5, 11:00am - 1:00pm | Glenwood Center, Room 106 | QM Online/Hybrid Design | In this workshop, instructors will become familiar with CMC’s rubric of best practices for online and hybrid course design. This rubric contains the Quality Matters* rubric as well as additional standards, including CMC-specific elements. Instructors will analyze a sample course in Canvas, using the rubric to make suggestions for improvement. They will then apply the rubric to one of their own courses. Attendees will also learn about tools and programs they can use to enhance students’ engagement with course content, and how they can obtain these resources (Jing, StudyMate, VoiceThread, Films on Demand, Collaborate, etc., and lending items such as FlipCams, LiveScribe pens, Wacom slates...) *For more information about Quality Matters, visit www.qmprogram.org **Participants will also complete an online self-paced assignment (approx. 2 hours) after this workshop (2 hours). | Loretta Driskel and Suzanne Thompson | 13/SP TRN 901 CS70 (SYN: 74088) |
| Monday, April 15, 12:00-1:30pm | ONLINE | Collaborate web conferencing program (formerly called "Elluminate Live") | Haven't tried Collaborate, formerly known as Elluminate Live!, yet? It's an amazing way to communicate real-time with your students online. Think of the possibilities—online office hours, study sessions, class meetings…You can chat (type), speak with audio to the class, use a webcam to transmit your video to the group, show a PowerPoint, webpage, video, draw together on a whiteboard... You can also record the whole session with just a click, and paste the link to the recording in your online Canvas course for students who missed the session or for students who would like to review it. We will discuss:
This session will be held online. You will be emailed the information you'll need to join the session after you register. Prerequisite: Before our session, you will need to watch this 7-minute Participant Orientation tutorial video for Collaborate Version 12: Required equipment: This is a live online course, so you will need a computer with internet access. You will also need computer speakers (built-in or separate) or a headset to hear the instructor and group. Suggested equipment:
| Michelle Lefebvre | 13/SP TRN901 CS76 (SYN: 74989) |
| Thursday, April 25, 12:00-1:30pm | CMC Edwards Campus, Room 258 | Using your i-Pad, smartphone, i-Pod and Kindle to teach: Apps in the Classroom | Please bring your iPad, smartphone, Kindle or iPod to the class in order to fully participate. | Rachel Pokrandt | 13/SP TRN901 CS87 (SYN: 75973) |
| Monday, May 6-Thursday, May 9 (Estimated completion time: 3-7 hours) | ONLINE | Canvas: Basics Online | This session will take place completely online in the Canvas learning management system, at coloradomtn.instructure.com. It will take place over 4 days: it begins on Monday morning and ends Thursday evening. There are deadlines for each day's work to keep the group moving forward together, but participants may work on the assignments at any time of day or night, from any computer (PC or Mac) with an Internet connection and either Firefox, Safari, Chrome, or Internet Explorer. In Canvas: Basics Online we will cover how to:
In addition to these tasks, the group will also be communicating via the course discussions. Participants will be engaging with Canvas as students and will carry out some of the assigned tasks in the Canvas course for this training. However, some of the tasks must be done outside of this training's course, in a "sandbox" course where the participant has an instructor role. This "sandbox" course will be provided for course participants. This training concludes with a final quiz on Canvas topics. | Gabrielle Orsi | 13/SU TRN901 CS02 (SYN: 77120) Please note, summer 2013 registration opens April 22, 2013. |
| Monday, May 13-Thursday, May 16 (Estimated completion time: 3-7 hours) | ONLINE | Canvas: Gradebook and SpeedGrader | This course introduces participants to the Canvas Gradebook and SpeedGrader tools. This course assumes that participants already have some experience using Canvas, or have taken Canvas: Basics Online or another Canvas training. This session will take place completely online in the Canvas learning management system, at coloradomtn.instructure.com. It will take place over 4 days: it begins on Monday morning and ends Thursday evening. There are deadlines for each day's work to keep the group moving forward together, but participants may work on the assignments at any time of day or night, from any computer (PC or Mac) with an Internet connection and either Firefox, Safari, Chrome, or Internet Explorer. This course will include:
| Gabrielle Orsi | 13/SU TRN901 CS03 (SYN: 77121) Please note, summer 2013 registration opens April 22, 2013. |
| Ongoing | ONLINE | Canvas Best Practice Webinar Series | A series of free recorded webinars on Canvas-related topics and best practices; upcoming live webinars will be publicized! | Instructure staff | No WebAdvisor registration; please visit this site to find these free webinars |
| Self-Paced (Estimated completion time: 1 hour, 39 minutes for watching the recording of this webinar plus a short quiz. We recommend you try Canvas before watching this webinar!) Any day or time during the Spring 2013 semester online via Canvas | ONLINE | Canvas Webinar for Instructors | This recorded webinar introduces instructors to Canvas, CMC’s new learning management system from Instructure. This recorded webinar was taught by staff from Instructure, and covers in detail many features of Canvas that are useful for teachers. We recommend that you practice using Canvas before you watch this webinar. If you have any questions about this course, please contact the instructor, Dr. Gabrielle Orsi, at (970) 947-8359 or via email at gorsi@coloradomtn.edu | Instructure staff; Gabrielle Orsi (formerly Popoff) | 13/SP TRN901 CS07 (SYN: 73717) |
| Self-Paced (Estimated completion time: 45 minutes to 1 hour) Any day or time during the Spring 2013 semester, online via Canvas | ONLINE | Jing Online: Create simple narrated screen capture tutorial videos AND create still screen shots with arrows, text, and emphasis boxes with this FREE program | Wish you could record everything you are doing on your computer screen, as well as your voice, so you could make online training videos with just the click of a "start" button? You can! Come see how easy it is to make a video tutorial and post it online or in Canvas. Or did you ever wish you could take a still picture of what's on your screen, add arrows, text and emphasis boxes? You can! Come see how easy it is to make a screen shot that explains your point, then paste it in an email or in a Word document. In this session we will learn how to:
--------------------------- Jing is free and easy to use, and allows you to create simple, up to 5-minute-long, narrated screen capture videos. If you need to add special effects or create and edit longer videos, you may want to consider using Camtasia. Camtasia is approx. $179 for the educational price, but CMC has purchased a volume license. Contact CMC's Office of Innovations in Teaching and Learning for more information. Both products are made by Techsmith. Learn more about both at www.techsmith.com NOTE: This session will be held online in Canvas. After you register for this session in WebAdvisor, log into Canvas later that day or the next morning and you will see the Canvas course listed. Enter the Canvas course and follow the directions. This course is self-paced. Estimated completion time: 45 minutes to 1 hour. If you have any questions about this course, please contact the instructor, Dr. Gabrielle Orsi, at (970) 947-8359 or via email at gorsi@coloradomtn.edu | Gabrielle Orsi (formerly Popoff) | 13/SP TRN901 CS16 (SYN: 73740) |
| Self-Paced (Estimated completion time: 2 hours) Any day or time during the Spring 2013 semester, online via Canvas | ONLINE | Google Docs Online: Learn how to use the Google Docs cloud-based office suite of online software applications. Google Docs is easy, free, and can be used in Canvas! | Some of the best things in life are free! This session is an overview of the Google Docs cloud-based office suite of online software applications which can be used on their own and inside Canvas too! We will address:
| Gabrielle Orsi (formerly Popoff) | 13/SP TRN901 CS06 (SYN: 73716) |
| Self-Paced (Estimated completion time: 1-2 hours) Any day or time during the Spring 2013 semester, online via Canvas | ONLINE | VoiceThread Online: Learn how to use VoiceThread's collaborative online platform to create and share multimedia slide shows with images, documents, videos, and commenting. This is a FREE program for CMC users! | Interested in creating more dynamic slideshows online that will truly spark a group conversation among your course members? You can with VoiceThread!Learn in this self-paced online course how easy it is to use VoiceThread's collaborative online platform to create and share multimedia slide shows with images, documents, and videos. With VoiceThread, participants can leave written, audio, or video comments as they navigate through your slideshow, and the VoiceThreads can be incorporated into Canvas, embedded elsewhere, or shared publicly. In this course you will learn how to:
| Gabrielle Orsi (formerly Popoff) | 13/SP TRN901 CS04 (SYN: 73696) |
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