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History: FDI Home : FDI 2007 Spring/Summer : Track J: Faculty Development Institute
   
 
Fostering Student Engagement, Learning, and Development
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Facilitator:
Susanna Rinehart

Presenters:
Barbara Bekken
Steve Ehrmann
Margaret Hable
Mike O'Brien
Nancy Polk
Marlene Preston
Dixie Reaves
Eddie Watson
Terry Wildman
 
  • Welcome and Overview of Workshop Activities
  • Discussion and Activity: What is Evidence of Engagement?
  • The Connection Between Engagement and Learning
  • Strategies for Engagement
  • Small Group Activity
  • Faculty Panel Discussion
  • How Technology Supports Student Engagement
  • Critque, Synthesis, and Discussion: Review of Elements of Student Engagement
  • Homework Assignment Overview
  • Participant Presentations: Applying Student Engagement Strategies to One's Own Curriculum
  • Workshop Wrap Up / Resources for Continued Exploration
  • Individual Consultation Sessions
 
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Workshop Materials Image        
Resources Selected Handouts Element K Tutorials for This Track
(These links will require your VT PID/Password.)
Track J Schedule

Strategies for Engagement PPT
Selected Readings:
ElementK_Track
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ElementK provides a series of web-based tutorials free to faculty, staff and students.

To browse their catalog, log on with your VT PID and Password through the
Software Skills Gateway
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OR

The links on the right will take you directly to sample tutorials that might prove useful to you. Click on the link, log in with your VT PID and Password, and you will be taken directly to the topic described.

 

General Technology Tutorials Available in Element K:

  • Outlook 2003 (Course: 1 2 3 4 5 6)
  • PowerPoint 2003 (Course: 1 2 3 4)
  • Excel 2003 (Course: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7)
  • Word 2003 (Course: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
  • Photoshop Elements 4.0 (Course: 1 2)
  • Dreamweaver 8 (Course: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
 
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