Fall 2019 Preparing to Teach Online Series

This fall, in partnership with University Programs, FCLD again will be offering an 8-part seminar series designed to prepare instructors for online teaching and learning. The sessions are all on Fridays, in the Woods Classroom in Harrison University Libraries, based on the following schedule:

 

 

 

Friday, November 8, 2019 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

One of the best ways to learn about teaching online is hearing about the experiences of instructors who have taught online in the past. University of Hartford instructors will share their online courses, tips, and tricks they've learned, as well as field questions from audience participants in this informal Q & A session.

Friday, November 15, 2019 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Just because you are not face-to-face with your online students, it doesn't mean you can't 'talk' to them and with them. It's not difficult to prepare audio and video clips so you can demonstrate worked problems, introduce a topic, summarize a complex issue, or even meet together once or twice. This session will offer a 'survey course' on tools that can help.

Friday, November 22, 2019 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
In this hands-on session, participants will learn how to use automatic video captioning in Ensemble (new!), how to edit captions, how to create alternative text (alt tags) for images in Blackboard, as well as some tips and tricks for making documents uploaded to Blackboard accessible. FCLD will also demonstrate Ally, a new accessibility tool coming soon, which uses a wizard tool to assist faculty in automatically making documents accessible, as well as giving just-in-time tips to instructors. Creating accessible courses is required by law and is best practice for all instruction. This session is open to all faculty, but will be especially helpful for online, flipping or hybrid instructors.

Faculty interested in attending should register by emailing fcld@hartford.edu or calling (860) 768-4661.