Category — Events

We’ve arranged to have the web conference, Outcomes-Based Design for
Online Programs, broadcast in Telestudios. In order to accommodate
seating etc., please register at:
http://www.tag.ubc.ca/programs/series-detail.php?series_id=198

Session information
Date: Monday, May 15, 2006
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Location: Telestudios Theatre, University Services Building, 2329 West Mall
Facilitators: Gary Brown, Director, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology at Washington State University

e-Portfolios: Give Your Job Application the Edge!

• Faciliatator: Bjorn Thomson, Office of Learning Technology and TAG
• Date: March 7th, 2006 or March 16th, 2006
• Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM
• Location: Room B25, Basement of Woodward Library (Woodward IRC 2198 Health Sciences Mall)

Description:
Companies are increasingly seeing electronic portfolios as a way to demonstrate you have what it takes to do the job. E-Portfolios provide the evidence to support your resume and cover letter – and put your application at the top of the heap. In this hands-on session, we’ll get you started on your own e-Portfolio and show you how to get it online.

Bio:

Bjorn Thomson is a former peon in the field of publishing who fled to academia, and is currently enjoying his final year in the Adult Education master’s program at UBC. He is working as a graduate student on the electronic portfolio project at TAG, and has also worked as a technical writer in the high-tech field. Bjorn has a genuine interest in and appreciation for the e-learning (and teaching) experience. His own research interests include attitudes toward computers and lifelong art education.

Register here!

Thanks for Cyprien for pointing out an upcoming online e-Portfolio Seminar:

July 7: Trent Batson on E-Portfolios

Trent Batson
Director
Information and Instructional Technology Services
University of Rhode Island

Topic: The Current State of E-Portfolios in Higher Education
Date: July 7, 2005
Time: 1:00 p.m. EDT (12:00 p.m. CDT, 11:00 a.m. MDT, 10:00 a.m.
PDT)); international participants: You may wish to visit this external
time-conversion Web site to calculate the event’s start time in your
time zone.
Duration: 1 hour

According to Casey Green’s 2004 Campus Computing Survey, the number
of institutions offering e-portfolios doubled from the previous year
to nearly one-third of institutions in the United States. Growth is as
rapid in the United Kingdom and other European countries, as well as
Australia and Canada.

At this seminar, join Trent Batson as he maps the national
e-portfolio sector and offers recommendations for campus e-portfolio
strategies from the viewpoint of campus IT. Batson served for nearly
two years on the board of the Open Source Portfolio Initiative (OSPI)
and is an IT administrator at the University of Rhode Island.

http://www.educause.edu/LIVE0513/

http://www.educause.edu/RegisterNow%2521/7109

The seminar is free, but registration is required and virtual seating
is limited. REGISTER NOW.

Town Hall 2005 – “Reflecting on e-Strategy: Are We Getting It Right?”
The 5th Annual UBC e-Strategy Town Hall will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2005 at the UBC Life Sciences Centre.

Register Heree-Portfolio related sessions:
1:00 – 2:00pm | Place: LSC
Reflection in Practice: e-Portfolios and Student Learning
Kele Fleming, Community of Practice Coordinator, Course Technologies, Office of Learning Technology
Bjorn Thomson, e-Portfolio Support Liason, TAG & OLT
Natasha Boskic, Educational Technology Manager, Education

3:30 – 5:00pm | Place: LSC
UBC Campus Wide e-Portfolios: Deepening Community and Expanding Use – a Report from Year 2
e-Portfolio Community of Practice

Tuesday, June 14th, 2005, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, TAG Seminar Room

What would you like your students to learn? This is the first question you need to ask yourself before starting to design an online assignment for your students. A clear pedagogical reason and objectives will help you decide what types of assignments will be the most appropriate for achieving the prescribed goals. There are a number of different tasks you can ask your students to accomplish: participate in an online discussion, complete the online test/quiz, write an essay, do a literature research or simulation, etc. A few key elements, common for any type of assignments, should be taken into considerations in order to make your expectations clear to students, as well as help you manage your own time.Session Details:
Design Online Assignments with Natasha Boskic, External Programs and Learning Technologies, Education

Date: Tuesday, June 14th, 2005
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: TAG Seminar Room

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Tuesday, June 7th, 2005, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, TAG Seminar Room

The successful use of online discussion presents some interesting challenges no matter what kind of software you happen to be using. The Learning Centre’s Kalev Hunt will draw on over a decade’s worth of experience interacting in a variety of online “spaces,” including WebCT, to provide you the inside track on how to foster engaging online discussion with and between your students. Topics covered will include setting expectations, modeling expected behaviour, encouraging the recalcitrant, and the importance of active facilitation.Session Details:
Facilitating Online Discussions with Kalev Hunt, Faculty of Agricultural Sceinces’ Learning Centre
Date: Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: TAG Seminar Room

Register Here