| Improving Online Teaching and Learning: Practical Workshops for Tertiary Educators OVERVIEW This series of practical workshops is designed to assist tertiary educators to improve the design and delivery of online and blended learning programs. It is broadly based, encompassing the development of knowledge and skills in areas including e-pedagogy and online assessment, online curriculum planning and learning design, identifying and evaluating suitable web-based learning content, developing and using basic multimedia learning objects, laying out courses in the LMS, and promoting and monitoring learner engagement. The workshops are staffed by a range of experts from different disciplines with knowledge and skills in learning design, video production and online teaching and assessment, and are practical and applied in nature. Participants are required to have access to a ‘sandbox’ LMS site, as they will apply knowledge learnt during the modules to redeveloping course design and content, with learning designer and academic guidance and support. While practical components of the workshop will be Moodle-based, the principles learnt will be applicable to different learning management systems.
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAM Upon successful completion of the workshops, participants will:
ASSESSMENT There is no formal assessment associated with this workshop series, however, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Participation jointly awarded by Macquarie University and Principals Academy on successful completion of all workshop components. Pre and between workshop tasks will be set that are crucial to the successful completion of the in-workshop practical work. There is an expectation that participants will allocate between 1 and 2 hours between the workshops to complete these tasks.
COURSE STRUCTURE Week 1 2 x 180-minute Zoom sessions - Modules 1a and 1b (15 June 2021 Tuesday, 9am to 12pm) - Modules 2a and 2b (17 June 2021 Thursday, 9am to 12pm)
Week 2 2 x 180-minute Zoom sessions - Modules 3a and 3b (22 June 2021 Tuesday, 9am to 12pm) - Modules 4a and 4b (24 June 2021 Thursday, 9am to 12pm)
VOLUME OF LEARNING - Online with facilitators (Zoom sessions) = 12 hours - Self-paced learning / pre and post Zoom activities = 8 hours - Total = 20 hours per participant Please download the description of the modules here
Target Audience: For lecturers in Higher Education (ITE, Polytechnics and Universities) About the Lead Presenter: Professor Garry Falloon
His research interests include mobile learning (mLearning), digital learning in primary and middle schools, online and blended learning, curriculum design, pedagogy and assessment in digitally-supported innovative learning environments, learning in primary science and technology, and educational research methods. He has served on many advisory and writing panels for eLearning policy and curriculum development, industry and sector advisory boards, and the New Zealand Prime Minister's Panel of Experts for Digital Learning. He serves on the Editorial Boards of four international journals in Educational Psychology and Educational Technologies and is a regular article reviewer for numerous other publications. He is also the recipient of research and teaching awards from the University of Waikato, Microsoft and the New Zealand Government. Since moving to Macquaire, he has been successful in winning or has been a member of the development and implementation teams for grants exceeding $3m. These include the three year Federal Government’s Principals as STEM Leaders Project (PASL), the ARC Discovery Project: Coding Animated Narratives as Contemporary Multimodal Authorship in Schools (2019-2021) and the Professional Digital Competencies (PDC) Projects. Garry's teaching expertise is in STEM subjects, with specific emphasis on digital technology integration into primary/middle school curriculum, learning task design and thinking skill development, collaborative and cooperative learning, and inquiry learning in Science and Technology. He supervises HDR students in the areas of digital learning, curriculum design and assessment and primary/middle school education. He is also an active member of Macquarie University's Multilingualism Research Centre (MRC), with a specific interest in the role of digital technologies for supporting language learning in migrant communities. A full list of publications, presentations and related experience can be found here.
Registration Details Topic: Improving Online Teaching and Learning: Practical workshops for tertiary educators
Course Structure: Week 1 2 x 180-minute Zoom sessions - Modules 1a and 1b (15 June 2021 Tuesday, 9am to 12pm) - Modules 2a and 2b (17 June 2021 Thursday, 9am to 12pm) Week 2 2 x 180-minute Zoom sessions - Modules 3a and 3b (22 June 2021 Tuesday, 9am to 12pm) - Modules 4a and 4b (24 June 2021 Thursday, 9am to 12pm) Mode of Delivery: via Zoom Closing Date: 14 May 2021 Friday Workshop Fee: S$1399.00 per participant. Fees are subject to GST. Other Information: Registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis. No refunds will be made for cancellations or in the case of absentees. The Academy accepts replacements for registered participants who are unable to attend for whatever reasons. For more information, please contact Joseph Loy at email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or tel: 6363 0330 |
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Garry Falloon is the Director of International Engagement and Professor of STEM Education and Digital Learning in the Macquarie School of Education. Prior to this, he was a Professor of Digital Learning in the Faculty of Education at Waikato University in Hamilton, New Zealand. In his career to date, he has held a number of education research and digital project leadership roles in the private sector and government and has 20 years of experience serving in school teaching and leadership positions.