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If you are scheduled to teach a blended or fully online course and have never utilized the myCourses learning management system at UmassD, you will need to complete both the Getting Started with myCourses and the Advanced: Blended/Fully Online Training.

Currently scheduled myCourses online training sessions:

Getting Started with myCourses (web-enhanced) This training is for faculty wishing to use myCourses as a web supplement for their face-to-face class. This workshop will be offered several times each semester and will require a 2-3 hour commitment by faculty, and less time for those faculty with prior LMS experience. As the workshop is self-paced, faculty can decide how to move through the training. This training is conducted online asynchronously and will prepare faculty to upload course content materials and use basic communication tools. Faculty will have access to face-to-face training sessions if desired. This training is required to ensure that faculty will be able to demonstrate their proficiency in the learning management system and are self-sufficient users of the LMS.   December 1 - 6, 2009 January 7 - 13, 2010 Advanced: Blended/Fully Online Training Faculty wishing to teach a blended (meets in a classroom no less than approximately 24% and online no more than approximately 75%) or fully online course are required to complete a 5 day, asynchronous training focused on online teaching and learning strategies facilitated by the Instructional Development Team. This training is conducted online asynchronously and will include an introduction to current research in best practices for blended and online teaching, as well as examples of successful blended and online teaching strategies. Faculty will be asked to develop a course development plan and template; in addition, the course will teach faculty how to self-assess course site design so to ensure student ease of access to course content and to facilitate student learning. Faculty will have access to face-to-face training sessions with the ID Team if desired; in addition, ID team members will provide hands on course site consultation and design feedback. Blended/Fully Online training should be completed at least 30 days prior to the start of a course.   December 8 - 12, 2009 January 13 - 19, 2010

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