What is iTeach?
iTeach is one-week intensive seminar in the creation and production of distance-delivered courses using the latest in research-based best practices, produced by the UAF Center for Distance Education in conjunction with a local campus trainer or instructional designer. Focus is on hands-on activities using your materials.
iTeach curriculum will be tailored to each participants’ individual course and curriculum needs. All participants will leave with significant parts of their course completed and the knowledge and skills to continue their development using the resources of their local campus, their new community of fellow iTeach participants, and CDE expertise.
Topics covered during the week include:
- The Understanding by Design reverse engineering framework
- Effective use of Learning Management Systems and Elluminate Live!
- Creating classroom community and with social software
- Distributed classroom management and assessment
- Second Life and virtual learning environments
- Creating and maintaining one’s own personal learning environment
Sessions run all day from 8:30a-5:00p. Lunch, coffee, snacks, and daily prize giveaways provided. Participants are expected to attend all five days, with additional, supported lab-time provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops with wired or wireless connectivity. We have a limited number of laptops available for loan.
Participant will also be asked to participate in two follow-up online sessions to share details of how they have implemented what they learned and how they have shared their learning with other instructors.