Calendar of Events
Spring Semester, 2012
Spring Workshops
Thursday, May 24- ePortfolios at Otterbein
Library
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday, May 25- Course Design and Enhancement Workshop,
Quest Business Center, sponsored by Integrative Studies and CTL
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, May 30- Dr. Chris Anson, North Carolina State University
AM session: Writing and Engagement
PM session: By Design: Enhancing the Role of Discipline-Based Writing in All Courses
Roush Hall 114, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
-registration links for all workshops will be posted soon- contact ctl@otterbein.edu with questions.
Common Hour
Tuesday, April 17, 4:00 pm, Roush Hall Fisher Gallery, 1st Floor- iPad2 PLC
ePortfolio Coffee Hours
Join colleagues to exchange ideas focusing on assignments and reflections relating to ePortfolios.
Java Central, Uptown Westerville
Thursday, April 26, 4:00 pm
Join:
Sheri Birmingham, Equine Science and CTL Faculty Associate
to register: ePortfolio Coffee Hour registration
Blackboard and ePortfolio Faculty Training
Introduction to Blackboard
Learn how to login and access, design, and turn on your course shell. You will upload content, manage your student rosters, and create assignments and discussion boards.
Friday 13th, 10am - noon - Library 201
Creating Tests and Surveys in Blackboard 9.1
Learn how to create and grade quizzes, tests, and exams using Blackboard. Survey design and deployment will also be covered.
Wednesday 18th, 3pm - 5pm - Library 201
Friday 20th, 10am - noon - Library 201
Using the Blackboard 9.1 Grade Center
Learn how to create and manage an online gradebook in Blackboard and use it to allow students to check their grades. You will also create a weighted gradebook in Excel.
Wednesday 25th, 3pm - 5pm - Library 201
Friday 27th, 10am - noon - Library 201
Questions contact: ctl-tech@otterbein.edu
Book Discussion Groups
Engaging Ideas, by John Bean
co-sponsored by CTL and Writing Intensive Advisory Committee
Enhancing Learning through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, by Kathleen McKinney co-sponsored by the Faculty Scholarship Development Committee (FSDC) and the CTL