TRAINING OPTIONS

SOCRATES Online in partnership with the Minnesota Learning Commons, Northern Star Online (District 287), Online Teaching Associates (OTA), and Education Development Center (EDC) will be offering online professional development through pathways that best suit the needs and schedules of the teacher/faculty participants.

SOCRATES ONLINE SCHEDULED WORKSHOPS

Developing & Improving Online Teaching Strategies & Promising Practices: OTA 121

Register now for a six-week, online professional development course that will enable teachers to be effective facilitators of highly interactive, technology-mediated learning in both full online and blended online learning environments. 

2012 DATES:
Spring I:      March 12–April 24, 2012     REGISTER
Spring II:     April 2–May 14, 2012     REGISTER
Summer I:   June 18–July 30, 2012     REGISTER
Summer II:  July 10–August 21, 2012     REGISTER

 

Minnesota Online Learning Leadership Network 2011–12olln

As a participant in the workshop "Claiming Your Place in the Digital Future—Developing an Online Program for Your District" you are invited to extend your connections and join focused conversations through this series of 4 meetings and online networking through the Online Learning Leadership Network 2011–12.

For more details and how to register, review the flyer (PDF) or visit the OLLN page on the GRO website.

 

Planning and Administering Digital Education — OTA 621 and 631

Register now for two 3-week online professional development courses that will enable administrators, counselors and educators to attain the knowledge and skills needed to be effective leaders of online educational programs.

2012 DATES:

OTA 621: June 11–July 2, 2012
OTA 631: July 9–July 30, 2012

WORKSHOPS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTHERN STAR ONLINE

Digital Perspectives: Research and trends in online learning

A 2–3 hour presentation and discussion on the landscape of online learning

Audience: leadership groups or staff interested an overview perspective

Fee: $300 per session

Key Questions:
• What is going on with online learning?
• How does it affect our school?
• Why should we get involved?


Digital Delivery Building an Online Class

A 50-hour course in developing online curriculum Includes Model Nuts and Bolts

Audience: teachers interested in developing an online presence for their courses

Fee: $250 per participant

Key Questions:
• How do I envision my curriculum differently for online delivery?
• How do I set up an online course?


Moodle Overview

An open window into what Model is and how it is used for example units


Audience: anyone who wants to see what Moodle is



Fee: FREE view-only access 



Key Questions:

• What is Moodle and what can it do?

• How can Moodle be used for other purposes?



Moodle Nuts & Bolts


A series of step-by-step videos showing how to use Moodle features 



Audience: course developers working with Moodle to create content



Fee: $150 for open view-only access



Key Questions:
• How do you do this stuff in Moodle?
• What can you add to Moodle?



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