Fall (August) 2012

Attend one of the "What happens when I get hurt at work? Worker's compensation and MSJC Employees" (Tuesday at 10:00am or 11:00am, or Thursday at 2:30pm) workshop to be entered in a drawing for 1 of 3 amazing prizes! For more information (including a list of prizes) go to: http://db.tt/FqFDHsvD.Interested in Teaching Online?

The requirements for teaching online at MSJC can be found in the MSJC Distance Education Faculty Handbook online at: http://msjconline.com/index.php/faculty/28.

On page 4 under the Training and Support heading you will see the readiness criteria adopted by the Executive Academic Senate for faculty prior to teaching online. Attending the five Effective Practices in Online Teaching & Learning workshops meet criteria one (Complete an MSJC Introduction to Online Teaching & Learning Workshop) of the requirement.

The Introduction to Online Teaching & Learning workshop is a 3 day workshop that has been split into five segments to provide opportunities for veteran online faculty to attend just areas they need more information or refreshing on. Each of the five effective practices workshops are three hours in length and offered one time each during the three days of the academy. If you need to meet the requirement, you must attend all five sessions.

The five Effective Practices in Online Teaching & Learning workshops, and the dates/times they will be offered at the Academy are:

1. Discovering the Real World of Online Teaching (Tues 8/14 - 1:30pm)

2. Essential Elements of Online Course Design (Wed 8/15 - 9:00am)

3. Designing Online Lessons and Units (Wed 8/15 - 1:30pm)

4. Defining and Developing Interactivity (Thur 8/16 - 9:00am)

5. Communication, Discussion and Sanity while Teaching Online (Thur 8/16 - 1:30pm)

For more details on each workshop please view the schedule at: http://bit.ly/Aug12Sch