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Volume XI, No. 3

March 2006
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

imageSummer Instructional Development Institute
for Faculty

The annual Summer Instructional Development Institute (SIDI) provides University of Pittsburgh faculty with learning opportunities designed to promote effective teaching. Presented in collaboration with the Office of the Provost and the Provost’s Advisory Council on Instructional Excellence (ACIE), the following initiatives are planned for 2006.

Summer Institute: Part I
Beyond the Classroom: Fostering Long-term Retention and Transfer of Learning

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Friday, May 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

What is involved in teaching for long-term retention and transfer of learning? Join faculty from various disciplines as they discuss and share effective ways to promote retention and transfer, and learn how to incorporate these activities into your courses. By the end of the program, you will have new ideas and possibilities to consider as you plan for your fall semester courses.

Summer Institute: Part II
Course Design
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May 1 through August 15

This opportunity provides individual course development support for those who wish to develop or revise a course. A CIDDE instructional designer will work directly with you, according to your summer schedule, to help you meet your course design goals. CIDDE can help you to locate course-specific teaching materials and assist you in developing the most effective teaching activities, tests, projects, and assignments.

Summer Institute: Part III
Course Development Using Blackboard
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Monday through Thursday, June 19–22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This Summer Institute provides hands-on instruction in using Blackboard. This seminar helps you to learn and apply instructional design principles and knowledge of Bb authoring, communication, and management tools. You should expect to have a significant portion of your online course components complete by the end of this week of instruction.

To enroll or for more information, please contact Michelle Lane at mlane@pitt.edu or 412-383-9729.

 

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