The following workshops are offered by the RODP training team comprised of the central staff and RODP mentors. This training covers the requisite, fundamental concepts that must be addressed by those wanting to develop courses for the RODP. Further training and support are available at the local campus level.
| Workshop Title |
Topics |
Intended Audience |
Time |
| Orientation to the RODP |
- RODP Policies & Procedures
- RODP Standards & Guidelines
- RODP Central Staff Responsibilities and Contact Information
- Local Campus RODP Liaison and Support Personnel
- RODP Websites
|
Open to All |
1/2 Day |
| Pedagogy of Teaching Online |
- Student vs Subject vs Society Centered Education
- Chickering & Gamson Seven Principles
- Jonassen on Teaching with Technology
- Thinking about Asynchronous Education
- Importance of
- Communication
- Prompt Feedback
- Authentic Assessment
- Review of Research
- Related Reading
|
Open to All |
1/2 Day |
| Overview of WebCT |
- Purpose of a Course Management System
- Introduction to the RODP WebCT Template
- Required navigational elements
- Required WebCT toolset
- Purpose and implementation of
- Homepage
- Calendar
- Syllabus
- Content Modules
- WebCT E-mail
- Threaded Discussions
- Assignments
- Testing
- Student management
|
Open to All |
1 day |
| Content Development |
- Microsoft FrontPage
- MS Word, DreamWeaver, and other content development tools
- Web Page creation
- ADA
- Intellectual Property Rights
- WebCT File Manager
- WebDav
- WebCT Content Module
- When not to use WebCT Organizer Pages
- Student/Page Tracking
|
Course Developers |
1 Day |
| Assessment Strategies |
- Objective Testing in WebCT
- Assignments vs Attachments
- Student Presentations in WebCT
- Assessing Class Participation
- WebCT Grade Book (Manage Students)
- Authentic Assessment
|
Open to All |
1 Day |
| Communication Strategies |
- WebCT E-mail
- WebCT Discussion Tool
- Wimba Voice Tools
- Assessing Class Participation
|
Open to All |
1 Day |
| Teaching Online in the RODP |
- The role of sectional faculty in the RODP
- Resources for RODP Faculty
- Expectations of RODP Faculty
- Online SIS website
- Grades
- Communication
- Student Tracking & Grade Management
|
Open to All |
1 Day |
| Third Party Software commonly used in the RODP |
- Respondus
- Wimba
- Impatica for PowerPoint
|
Open to All |
1 day |
