Calendar of Upcoming Events for Spring/Summer Term 2007
Spring Term
Tuesday, March 27, 12:30 p.m.
Instructional Design Webcast (IDmCast*)
Tune in live to “Thinking about Putting Your Class Online?”
with Tony Novosel,
Department of History
Friday, April 6, noon to 1:30 p.m.
“Promoting Civility in the Classroom” • 815 Alumni Hall
Presenter: Barbara Frey, Senior Instructional Designer
Wednesday, April 11, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
“What Every Instructor Should Know About Cognitive Research” • FIDL
Training Room Presenter: Chandralekha Singh, Physics and Astronomy
Friday, April 13, noon to 1:30 p.m.
“Wiki’s as a Teaching Tool” • 815 Alumni Hall
Presenter: Carol DeArment, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE
Tuesday, April 24, 12:30 p.m.
Instructional Design Webcast (IDmCast*)
Tune in live to “Survival Strategies for Teaching Six-Week Summer Classes”
with Lydia Daniels, Department of Biological Sciences
Every Thursday at 12:15 p.m.
Tune in live to Instructional Technology Webcasts (ITmCasts)**
Summer Term
Friday, May 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Summer Instructional Development Institute Workshop, “Case-based Learning”
May 1 through August 15
“Course Design”
Individual course development/revision assistance working with a CIDDE Instructional Designer
Tuesday, May 29, 12:30 p.m.
Instructional Design Webcast (IDmCast*)
Tune in live to “Conducting Effective Class Discussions” with Carol DeArment, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE
Monday through Thursday, June 18–21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“Course Development Using Blackboard”
Tuesday, June 26, 12:30 p.m.
Instructional Design Webcast (IDmCast*)
Tune in live to “Using Grading Rubrics” with Barbara Frey, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE
Thursday, July 12, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
“Instructional Design Workshop for CourseWeb” • FIDL Lab
Tuesday, July 31, 12:30 p.m.
Instructional Design Webcast (IDmCast*)
Tune in live to “Maximizing the TA-Faculty Relationship” with Carol Washburn, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE
Every Thursday at 12:15 p.m.
Tune in live to Instructional Technology Webcasts (ITmCasts)**
To enroll in workshops, please contact Michelle Lane at mlane@pitt.edu or 412-383-9729.
* The IDmCast provides a series of short presentations on teaching/learning topics in a synchronous Webcast (using Mediasite) followed by asynchronous “copies” in various multimedia formats, including streaming video, podcasts, and Flash.
** The ITmCast provides a series of short presentations on instructional technology available to Pitt faculty. A variety of audio and video formats are provided for ease of access. These sessions are available both “live” at the noon hour and captured for future review on the Web site.
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