Announcing a
Free, Open Course With Dr. Curtis Bonk
Course Title: Instructional
Ideas and Technology Tools for Online Success
Link to the landing page: http://events.blackboard.com/open (interest form)
Blog
Announcement: http://www.coursesitesblog.com/2012/04/16/empowering-you-through-openness-and-choice/
CourseSites Blog: http://www.coursesitesblog.com/
Host:
CourseSites (from Blackboard) announces a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
Audience: Thousands of Blackboard, CourseSites,
and other online and blended learning instructors around the world.
Description: Motivating students and creating community within blended
and online learning environments is crucial to academic achievement and
success. This open course will provide both theoretical concepts and practical
tools for instructors to improve motivation, retention, and engagement within
blended and online courses.
Enrollment: Open
Enrollment begins Monday April 23, 2012. Please fill out the interest form to learn more.
Course Duration: April 30th- June 4th ( A total of
5 weeks)
Course
Objectives:
- Identify
and apply relevant motivational strategies and instructional techniques
- Construct
thinking skill options for different types of learners and subjects
- Design
and share innovative thinking skill activities as well as unique
cooperative learning
- Map
and apply instructional models and ideas to online learning tools
Scheduled Sessions:
Wednesday May 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 at 4 pm
EST (see below)
1.
Motivation and retention online (TEC-VARIETY model): Wednesday May 2nd; 4
PM EST (Hour #1 Bonk Presents; Hour #2 Q&A)
2.
Addressing Diversity and Learning Styles (R2D2 model): Wednesday May 9th; 4 PM
EST (Hour #1 Bonk Presents; Hour #2 Q&A)
3.
50 Hyper-Engaging Ideas: Critical, Creative, Cooperative :
Wednesday May 16th; 4 PM EST (Hour #1 Bonk Presents; Hour #2 Q&A)
4.
Question and Answer (Q&A) Session: Wednesday May 23th; 4 PM EST (Up to two
hours of Q&A)
5.
Blackboard/CourseSites Overview: Wednesday May 30th; 4 pm EST
Twitter Note: The Twitter hashtag will be:
#bonkopen
About
Dr. Curtis Bonk:
Curt
Bonk is Professor of Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University and
President of CourseShare. Drawing on his background as a corporate controller,
CPA, educational psychologist, and instructional technologist, Bonk offers unique
insights into the intersection of business, education, psychology, and
technology. A well-known authority on emerging technologies for learning, Bonk
reflects on his speaking experiences around the world in his popular blog, TravelinEdMan. He has coauthored
several widely used technology books, including The World is Open, Empowering
Online Learning, The Handbook of Blended Learning, and Electronic
Collaborators.
As a free resource for individual educators, CourseSites
has removed a common barrier of access to teaching and learning technology.
While a significant milestone in itself, we understand further barriers exist
for many individuals, particularly impeding access to education and
information. At CourseSites, we seek to eliminate these barriers, and are very
excited to announce two ways we are doing so.
First, all CourseSites instructors can
now choose to make courses available for open enrollment. We believe this will
opens up a new realm of Open Education possibilities and opportunities. Second,
we are proud to launch our Open Course Series: Empowering Learning through
Community with our first open course on “Instructional Ideas and Technology Tools for Online Success”
led by Dr. Curtis Bonk and the CourseSites team. We invite you to try this new feature and join us for our first open course.
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