Summer 2008 Institute for Online Teaching - May 14 - June 18, 2008
Registration will open March 31, 2008 (20 seats available)
preference will be given to full-time faculty
About the Institute
Fast becoming an NU tradition, the Summer Institute for Online Teaching (SIOT) draws its faculty participants and facilitators from UNL and UNK.
The Summer Institute takes both the novice and experienced online instructor through the steps of course development, and explores various facets of online teaching.
The five-week Summer Institute, funded by Extended Education & Outreach, focuses on the development and use of pedagogical strategies, as well as complementary technology tools, that facilitate online learning. Participants engage in face-to-face and online sessions, small group discussion, learning activities and optional technology workshops.
How the Online Institute Works
SIOT is offered online via Blackboard with periodic face-to-face meetings and is facilitated by faculty experienced in teaching distance education courses. The institute will focus on four skills critical to online teaching: planning, communication, evaluation and management skills. Topics will include developing an online course, writing an online syllabus, creating performance-based assessment, planning online activities and resources, initiating and moderating discussion groups and managing a course (time, record-keeping, students). Technology workshops will provide hands-on practice and opportunities to create online course components.
Through this online institute, participants will:
- develop their online teaching skills
- learn how to use Blackboard more effectively
- experience what it is like to be an online learner
By the end of this Institute, participants will be able to:
- Use principles of instructional design to design/redesign courses in preparation for online delivery
- Develop Web-based assessments and instructional activities that foster critical thinking and promote student collaboration
- Incorporate effective research-based online pedagogical best practices
- Use blackboard and other technology tools more effectively
- Apply elements of a nationally-recognized quality standards rubric to course development
