Hello everyone,

Milene is willing to revisit her series "Best Practices in Engaging Virtual Learning" in a summary format an hour and half each. When you register you register for the series.

With the Fall2020 term at Cincinnati State moving into a virtual-only educational experience, many face-to-face courses are now having to convert years of tried and tested content and teaching into what can be for many, a cold and unwelcoming learning space. But this doesn’t have to be the case! There are numerous ways to create an easy to navigate, welcoming space for students in Blackboard. The Best Practices in Engaging Virtual Learning series sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning is all about helping faculty create comfortable and welcoming learning spaces for students in Blackboard as well as to introduce some great applications for keeping students on task and promote their learning in a virtual setting. During our collaborative real-time webinars you can share and learn how to create an amazing learning space for our students. Let us help you develop your virtual class with style!

Space is limited

08-10/2020

Best Practices in Engaging Virtual Learning – The Basics in a Blackboard World (Introductory)

Summarize the basics needs for a virtual course

How to create engaging and helpful announcements

How to create an easy to navigate learning environment

How to organize students through the use of activity lists, organization of content and use of Blackboard features such as calendars

08-12-2020

Best Practices in Engaging Virtual Learning – Promoting the Student Learning Experience using Blackboard features (Intermediate 1)

How to create a website-like environment that students may be familiar with and have an easier time navigating

How to create in-course links for easier navigation

How to use images and graphics to enhance the student learning experience

How to promote critical thinking through engaging announcements and feedback

How to create and use rubrics and feedback as a means of promoting student self -discovery

08-14-2020

Best Practices in Engaging Virtual Learning – Thinking outside of the Blackboard box (Intermediate 2)

How to build projects, activities, or assignments that span the course that are fluid and cohesive

How to created themed modules and link to external sources

How to use Blackboard or other external tools to assess student knowledge and push them to think critically about content

How to design activities in Blackboard and other tools to deploy multiple methodologies or different ways to convey information for student-centric outcomes (i.e. student presentations, artistic and creative expression, participatory activities and interactive learning experiences)

ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83939132312?pwd=a241Vi9BMmRGbHhSWm13enNseWxLdz09

Best Practices in Engaging Virtual Learning – In a Bb World - (Intro)