Participate in the 鈥淭ransforming the Teaching & Learning Environment鈥� virtual conference. This is a great way to learn more about creating an engaging online experience for your students. Conference sessions will be held Monday-Friday from February 15 - February 26.
The Office of Distance Learning has funded an institutional registration for this virtual conference. Please join us for the viewing parties below or access sessions from the comfort of your home or office.
The up-to-date schedule for all the sessions can be found on the page on the website. You can enter a session, by clicking the 鈥淛oin Session鈥� link to the left of each session title.
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All times listed are Eastern Time.
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The conference will use Blackboard Collaborate to deliver the sessions. are available on the conference website.
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When joining a conference session, you鈥檒l be asked to enter your name. Please enter your first and last name plus your school affiliation.
Example: Joe Smith 鈥� Boston College or Jane Smith, UCLA
Viewing parties will be held for the following sessions in the Dupre Library Bibliographic Lab (1st Floor):
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Monday, February 15 鈥� 9-10am 鈥淔lipping the Professor鈥�
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Wednesday, February 17 鈥� 8-9am 鈥淒ynamic Lecturing: 7 Strategies to Increase Learning鈥�
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Wednesday, February 17 鈥� 9-10am 鈥淭he Future of Online Learning Experiences鈥�
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Thursday, February 18 鈥� 8-9am 鈥淚 Am A Real Person In This Time and Space With You: Building Community In An Online Course鈥�
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Monday, February 22 鈥� 12-1pm 鈥淭he 鈥楶roblem鈥� with 508-Compliance and Accessibility鈥�
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Monday, February 22 鈥� 1-2pm 鈥淗ow to Be Human: Teaching Real People in Digital Spaces鈥�
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Tuesday, February 23 鈥� 1-2pm 鈥淒eveloping an Online Learning Unit for Next Generation Learners鈥�
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Friday, February 26 鈥� 9-10am 鈥淐reating Interactive Video Lectures to Increase Student Engagement鈥�
All sessions will be recorded and remain available for at least one month after the conclusion of the conference. The recordings of each day鈥檚 sessions are usually available by 6:00pm ET that same day. The recordings can be accessed by going to the 鈥溾€� page on the conference website. To the left of the session title, it will say 鈥淰iew Recording.鈥� Simply click on that link to access the recording.
If you have questions about viewing the virtual conference, please contact the Office of Distance Learning at distancelearning@louisiana.edu.