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 A newsletter devoted to the support of teaching and learning at the University of Pittsburgh

Vol. XIII, No 2 November 2007

Calendar of Upcoming Events for Spring Term 2008

To access these Webcasts online, go to www.cidde.pitt.edu and under “Quick Links” choose “Instructional Technology mCast.”

November 2007

Friday, November 16, Noon – 1:30 PM, 815 Alumni Hall
“Creating a Learner-Centered Syllabus” Presenter: Carol Washburn, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE

Tuesday, November 27, 12:30 PM
Instructional Design Webcast (IDmCast) Tune in live to “Designing and Leading Effective Classroom Discussions” with Carol DeArment, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE

Friday, November 30, Noon – 1:30 PM, 815 Alumni Hall
“Developing Teaching Portfolios” Presenter: Carol Washburn, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE

December 2007

Tuesday, December 4, Noon -1:30 PM, 815 Alumni Hall
“Interactive Teaching and Learning” Presenter: Carol DeArment, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE

Friday, December 7, Noon – 1:30 PM, 815 Alumni Hall
“Program Evaluation” Presenter: Carol Washburn, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE

Tuesday, December 18, 12:30 PM
Instructional Design Webcast (IDmCast) Tune in live to “Teaching in the U.S. as an International TA” with Dean Wheeler and Brenda Henry, TA Services, CIDDE

January 2008

Thursday, January 3, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, 5th Floor Alumni Hall
New Teaching Assistant Orientation

Thursday, January 24, Noon – 1:30 PM, 815 Alumni Hall
“Promoting Civility in the Classroom” Presenter: Barbara Frey, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE

Friday, January 25, Noon – 1:30 PM, FIDL
“Wikis and Blogs for Collaborative Learning” Presenter: Carol DeArment, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE

Tuesday, January 29, 12:30 PM
Instructional Design Webcast (IDmCast) Tune in live to “Quality Matters” with Barbara Frey, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE and Kay Kane, Course Review Manager for Quality Matters

February 2008

Thursday, February 21, Noon – 1:30 PM, 815 Alumni Hall
“Preventing Cheating and Plagiarism” Presenters: Barbara Frey, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE and Rich Oravetz, Faculty Instructional Development Lab Manager, CIDDE Friday,

February 29, Noon – 1:30 PM, 815 Alumni Hall
“PowerPointers: Or, Avoiding that Glazed Over Stupor” Presenter: Carol Washburn, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE

March 2008

Tuesday, March 4, Noon – 1:30 PM, 815 Alumni Hall
“Go the Distance: Teaching Online” Presenter: Barbara Frey, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE

Thursday, March 6, Noon – 1:30 PM, 815 Alumni Hall
“Leading Effective Classroom Discussions” Presenter: Carol DeArment, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE Tuesday, March 18, Noon – 1:30 PM, 815 Alumni Hall Faculty Book Discussion (see ad on page 12 for details)

Wednesday, March 19, Noon – 1:30 PM, 815 Alumni Hall
Faculty Book Discussion (see ad on page 12 for details) Thursday, March 20, 3:30 – 5 PM, 815 Alumni Hall Faculty Article Discussion (see ad on page 12 for details)

Friday, March 21, Noon – 1:30 PM, 815 Alumni Hall
Faculty Article Discussion (see ad on page 12 for details)

April 2008

Thursday, April 3, Noon – 1:30 PM, 815 Alumni Hall
“Planning and Evaluating Online Discussions” Presenter: Carol DeArment, Senior Instructional Designer, CIDDE

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.

 

 

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