[MNASIS-L] 3/31 Metronet Wind Down - Online Teaching Platforms

[Deanna Sylte, Admin. Asst.]

Event:  Metronet Wind Down; co-sponsored by MACAE (The Minnesota Association
for Continuing Adult Education)

Presenter: Leslie Shore, Concordia University, Adjunct Faculty Member

Topic:  A COOK'S TOUR OF THE FOUR MAJOR ONLINE TEACHING PLATFORMS Have you
mastered today's online teaching technologies?   Today there are many
options with features that allow you to Chat, use videoconferencing
techniques, post papers for online discussion and many more powerful
features. This session will include live demonstrations and comparisons of
the four top online teaching platforms: Desire2Learn(D2L),  WebCT, Angel,
and Blackboard. The speaker, Leslie Shore, has been teaching at local
colleges with all of these platforms for six years and will provide
information and handouts on adapting face-to-face curriculum to the online
classroom. Even if your teaching is in a traditional classroom, you will see
applications of live chat, discussion boards, mail systems and methods to
link documents and web pages for student use and comments.  If you are new
to virtual learning environments, this is your chance to see how the top
four products work and compare.

Date:  Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Time:  4:00-5:30 pm

Place:  Room LTC 217 on the second floor of the Library building at
Concordia University, 275 Syndicate St. N., St. Paul, MN.
        Map @ http://www.csp.edu/Admission/maps/bw_campus_map.pdf
        Directions @ http://www.csp.edu/AboutUs/directions.html