eL210 Effective Teaching with Discussions Forums-2024 SUM(Online)

WORKSHOP AVAILABLE FOR CLARK COLLEGE EMPLOYEES ONLY:

PREREQUISITE

• Clark College employee
• Completion of eL201; please contact Instructional Design at [email protected].

FORMAT

• 4-week online workshop with deadlines for homework, not self-paced
• Asynchronous, interactive, and runs from Monday, July 29, 2024 through Friday, August 23, 2024

ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP

Join us for this 4-week, fully online workshop focusing on effective use of discussion forums for collaborative and interactive learning. Research verifies that cognitive learning is enhanced for students who engage in effective online discussions. Join us to explore:

• Effective ways to explain discussions to students
• Strategies and creative uses for discussion forums.
• How to teach critical thinking
• Crafting discussion instructions that reflect authentic and meaningful topics
• Identify discussion types and which is best for your course and facilitation (i.e., controversial, informational, research-based, debates)
• Effective facilitation of discussions
• Strategies for keeping the discussion going/drawing out further responses
• Overcoming challenges with discussions (time, participation, content, appropriateness)
• Structuring discussions for effective participation (groups vs. whole class, initial posts and replies, instructor participation)
• Designing effective discussion guidelines, rules, netiquette
• Grading discussions with formative feedback
• Ways to use discussions with hybrid courses

Contact the Instructional Design team at [email protected] for more information.

Clark eLearning Professional Certification

• eL101Introduction to Canvas
• eL201 Online Teaching and Design Strategies
• eL210 Effective Use of Discussion Forums
• APPQMR (Applying the Quality Matters Rubric)
• QM Review (official or internal) on one course

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

ONLINE, Clark College, Vancouver, United States