Level 1: Bootcamp

Description:

Develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to begin teaching at CSS.

Objectives:

  1. Articulate the expectations stakeholders (students, peers, staff, accreditation) have of faculty at CSS
  2. Navigate and personalize Blackboard
  3. Use Google Drive to share documents
  4. Create an instructor presence and set a tone for the course
  5. Get a fully developed course ready for students

Tasks:

Week 1

  1. Discussion (15 pts)
  2. Personalize Bb (15 pts)
  3. Google Drive - sharing documents (15 pts)

Week 2

  1. Discussion with video (15 pts)
  2. Practice (15 pts)
  3. Quiz - using Bb, Level 1 (25 pts)
  4. Survey

Mastering the gadgets is one part of using technology well.

Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C Brown, Henry L Roediger III, Mark A McDaniel.