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A Week Dedicated to All Things Flipped Classroom

FlipIT! Learning Week Sep. 23 – 27

Explore the tips, tools and strategies for flipping the classroom at the Mesa Community College Center for Teaching & Learning.

Register through HRMS

Registration Instructions HRMS

Monday, September 23, 2013

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Exploring the Flipped Model
HRMS Course #001978, Session #0001; CTL Workshop Room AS Building

What is the Flipped Model? In this session we will take a look at this pedagogical model where the lecture and homework aspects of course work are reversed OR flipped! The important elements to building a flipped model will be discussed. Bring your own lessons to work on flipping.

1:00p.m. – 2:30p.m. Flipping the Library: eBooks as Essential Instructional Resources
HRMS Course #001370, Session #0002; CTL Workshop Room AS Building

Relax, kick back and let us show you how easy it is to use eBooks as essential instructional resources. This session will introduce you to the various eBook collections at MCC. You will be able to download books onto mobile devices, add links to ebooks in Canvas and gain insider tips on deep searching.

5:00p.m. – 6:00p.m. Micromanage Your Online Lectures: The Art & Technology of Microlectures
HRMS Course #001914, Session #0002; CTL Workshop Room AS Building

Maximize your lecture impact by micromanaging the length and focus. In this session we will identify short lecture techniques and practice using tools for lecture capture. Discover how quickly you can flip your classroom, connecting students to material online in a meaningful way and saving precious classroom time for engaging activities, collaboration and problem-based learning.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Lights, Camera, MCC Library Streaming Videos!
HRMS Course #001985, Session #0001; CTL Workshop Room AS Building

Invite the Coen Brothers, Che Guevara, Michael Eric Dyson, and bell hooks into your classroom. These — and many others — can be booked for on-going engagements in your online or F2F classes. Learn how to embed Edward Said with a simple code, how to upload Morgan Freeman with the click of a mouse. This session will show you how you can create customized lessons in Swank, our database of commercial films, and how to screen documentaries on issues such as body image, media violence, advertising, racism, and more.

11:00 .m. – 12:30 p.m. The Canvas App Center: Content & Assessment Tools
HRMS Course #001979, Session #0001; CTL Workshop Room AS Building

Looking for good content to compliment your course? The new Canvas App Center can help you easily find and integrate content building and assessment tools. In this hands-on session you will get a chance to explore and learn how to add these features to create rich and engaging lessons and also give your students a repository of content to synthesize into their assignments.

4:00p.m. – 5:00p.m. Exploring the Flipped Model
HRMS Course #001978, Session #0002; CTL Workshop Room AS Building

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Lecture Capture with Panopto
HRMS Course #001813, Session #0003; CTL Workshop Room AS Building

Panopto is the fastest-growing solution for recording, sharing and lecture capture. See Panopto in action and discover whether this tool can help you create and deliver a powerful lecture library.

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Accountability & the Flipped Classroom
HRMS Course #001980, Session #0001; CTL Workshop Room AS Building

No need to flip out. Students can be accountable for their own learning! In this session we will discuss how to keep students engaged and on task in the Flipped Model classroom. Learn strategies like self-graded assessments and advanced reading organizers to make sure that students come to class prepared and ready to apply what they learned.

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Lights, Camera, MCC Library Streaming Videos!
HRMS Course #001985, Session #0002; CTL Workshop Room AS Building

Thursday, September 26, 2013

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. YouTube Essentials: Video Sharing & Beyond
HRMS Course #001891, Session #0003; CTL Workshop Room AS Building

YouTube can be a great source of cute kitten videos and Russian dash-cam footage, but what can it really do to help us flip the classroom? In this session we will explore the often overlooked features of this video social network platform including video editing, creating, recording, annotations, polling/surveying and more. Learn how to create an engaging channel to store your video resources and share playlists in a few easy steps.

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Multimedia in Canvas
HRMS Course #001842, Session #0006; CTL Workshop Room AS Building

Best practices for presenting instructional multimedia from within Canvas will be explored in this hands-on session. Learn about the tools and functionality contained within Canvas such as the Multimedia Uploader, external providers and integrated video content repositories supported by MCC campus. Browser support and accessibility for multimedia will also be discussed.

Friday, September 27, 2013

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Micromanage Your Online Lectures: The Art & Technology of Microlectures
HRMS Course #001914, Session #0003; CTL Workshop Room AS Building

Maximize your lecture impact by micromanaging the length and focus. In this session we will identify short lecture techniques and practice using tools for lecture capture. Discover how quickly you can flip your classroom, connecting students to material online in a meaningful way and saving precious classroom time for engaging activities, collaboration and problem-based learning.

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Solving Problem-Based Learning
HRMS Course #001984, Session #0001; CTL Workshop Room AS Building

In this session discover the power of problem-based learning through the eyes of a student. Actively participate in problem-based learning strategies and then learn to create your own.

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Let’s Flip Disruptive Innovation! A Flipped Brown Bag Conversation 
Open Dialog, No Registration; CTL Lobby

What is a flipped brown bag? Simply watch the selected video prior to the brown bag session then come to the CTL ready to discuss its implications for MCC and higher education. All you have to do is watch the video, pack your lunch, and then join the conversation. We’ll provide the cookies and lead the discussion. Selected Video: Ted Talk, Ken Robinson on Changing Education Paradigms.

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Problem-Based Learning Dialog
Open Dialog, No Registration; CTL Lobby

Continue flipping your classroom by incorporating problem-based learning strategies into your lesson design. In this informal discussion we will brainstorm strategies for having students learn content at home and come to the classroom ready to engage in problem-based exercises.

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eLCoP: eLearning Community of Practice Session at MCC

Maximizing Library Resources in eLearning

Special eLCoP: eLearning Community of Practice Session at Mesa Community College
Friday, March 22, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the MCC Center for Teaching & Learning

Register Now: http://tinyurl.com/eLCoPMarch

eLCoP is composed of faculty and staff dedicated to the research, discussion and dissemination of best practices for eLearning at MCCCD. eLearning includes courses taught both online as well as hybrid, and those using Canvas and alternative delivery methods for teaching and learning. eLCoP is open to all faculty and staff who are interested in positively impacting student learning outcomes through the creation and adoption of eLearning best practices.

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