Date: 13th June
Start time: 10.00 am
Venue: School of Pharmacy, Cavanagh Pharmacy Building, University College Cork, College Road, Cork, Ireland.
Presenters: Staff of the School of Pharmacy and Department of Chemistry, UCC
Event Details:
This seminar will give individuals interested in setting up a Masters course through distance and blended learning an insight into the pitfalls encountered, the learning and the outcomes associated with operating such a Programme.
10.00 -10.15 am Registration
10.15 – 10.25 Opening Address: Prof. Stephen Byrne, Head of School of Pharmacy
Seminar Series: Adopting Courses from Traditional Face-to-Face Lecture Style to On-Line Blended Learning.
10.25 – 10.45: Dr Brendan Griffin‚ Operating a Blended Learning Masters- what makes it work.
10.45 – 11.05: Linda McGuire, Engaging the students throughout the course
11.05 – 11.25: Dr Stuart Collins, The pedagogical challenges of teaching chemistry through a blended learning approach
11.25 – 11.40: Tea & Coffee
11.40 – 12.00: Dr Brendan Griffin: Structuring and streamlining the content of courses for on-line and blended learning
12.00 – 12.20: Dr Abina Crean, Challenges of teaching mature students with mixed expertise and professions.
12.20 – 12.40: Dr Coleman Casey Identifying and meeting the expectations of professionals.
12.40 – 1.40 Lunch
Workshop Series: Hands on experience in using Technology to enhance Student Learning and Engagement in Blended Learning Course
1.45 – 2.15: How to use Panopto to record, slides, video, audio
2.15 – 2.45: Interactive teaching tools, how to use Adobe connect
2.45 – 3.15: How to use and set up WebX
3.15 – 4.00: How to create meaningful continuous assessment questions with feedback on Blackboard
Learning Outcomes
- Know how to manage students who face the challenge of coupling study with a full-time workload and a family
- Know how to create an interactive teaching environment using adobe connect and other tools
- Be able to create meaningful assignment questions on Blackboard, which are automatically corrected and grades stored.
- To have a working knowledge of Panopto and Camtasia and better understand the benefits and limitations of both.
- Know how to use Webex for on-line meetings
Contact: Dr Eileen O’ Leary (Eileen.oleary@ucc.ie), Noreen Moynihan (n.moynihan@ucc.ie)