Free Webinar on Blackboard's SP 10

Want to get to know SP 10 before the upgrade? Blackboard is offering a free workshop covering the many great features with SP 10. To register, click on the title below: 

Creating an Engaging Student Experience: SP10 Global Navigation and My Blackboard Webinar Date & Time: Thursday, December 6, 2012 @ 1:30 pm Eastern

Faculty can use these webinars towards professional development hours.

Last chance for live KCTCS Online Training for Fall 2012

This is the last week of the KCTCS Online Training for Fall 2012. 4 sessions will be offered the week of November 12th:

Monday, Nov 12 @ 1 pm (eastern): Using Authentic Assessment to Increase Student Success
Wednesday, Nov 14 @ 1 pm (eastern): PowerPoint on Steriods: SlideRocket and More!
Thursday, Nov 15 @ Noon (eastern): Extreme Course Makeover: Spicing Things Up
Friday, Nov 16 @ 1 pm (eastern): Copy, copy or copy! Which do I Use?

To register, click on the link posted in the Blackboard Training Module when you log in to Blackboard.

Don't forget you can earn PD by attending these sessions. When logging in, enter your first and last name to verify your attendance. Then, after the session (or watching the archive) email Paige Brooks-Jeffiers with the session title and date attended/watched for a certificate of participation. 

What Can You Do With a Prezi?

A Prezi can be a great way to share information with your students. For an idea of how you can use a Prezi as a teaching tool, watch a Prezi recapping the US Presidential election. Prezis can be a great and creative resource tool for student presentations.

Click here to view the Election Results Prezi.

Teaching Diverse Communities of Adult and Student Learners at a Distance - Free Webinar from SoftChalk

Are your students demanding instruction that can be accessed from a variety of devices including tablets and smart phones? Learn how you can meet these challenges and more by learning about the best practices in an upcoming SoftChalk webinar. Mavis Sacher, the Principal of Sunchild E-learning Community in Alberta, Canada will share how their program has met the challenge and increased online course completion rates in each of its 12 years of operation.

Teaching Diverse Communities of Adult and Student Learners at a Distance - Wednesday, November 14, 4:00pm ET- Register today!

KCTCS Online Blackboard Training Sessions: Nov. 5-9, 2012

• Wednesday, Nov 7 @ Noon (eastern): Extreme Course Makeover: Keeping it Clean -
• Thursday, Nov 8 @ 1:00 (eastern): Delivering Tests with Extra Time

The image shows you how to access the training sessions.

Don't forget you can earn PD by attending these sessions. When logging in, enter your first and last name to verify your attendance. Then, after the session (or watching the archive) email Paige Brooks-Jeffiers for a certificate of participation.

National Distance Learning Week

This week is National Distance Learning Week: November 5 – 9, 2012. The USDLA (United States Distance Learning Association) is promoting distance learning with national attention. See their site for more information and this week’s webinars: http://www.usdla.org/webinars/