ELI Online Fall Focus Session: Registration Now Open

Created by Peggy Kurkowski (EDUCAUSE) on July 22, 2009

Join the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) September 23–24 for its 2009 Online Fall Focus Session, “Flattening the Classroom: Building Collaborative Learning Environments.” Hosted in Adobe Connect, this virtual event will be much more than just the “usual” online seminar. Exchange ideas and collaborate interactively with the ELI community—all without leaving campus.

As a virtual community, participants will explore an approach to learning that engages students in the active construction of collective knowledge, empowering them to build meaning together and challenging them to examine issues from multiple perspectives. Attendees will also work together to:

Develop an understanding of what it means to effectively collaborate in the classroom
Create a framework for the design of meaningful and purposeful activities in the classroom
Reflect on the potential for social learning to promote critical thinking and spark student discussion
Explore emerging practices for designing collaborative environments in physical and virtual spaces
Consider assessment strategies for collaborative activities

Visit the event page for more details or to register.

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		ELI Online Fall Focus Session: Registration Now Open Created by Peggy Kurkowski (EDUCAUSE) on July 22, 2009 Join the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) September 23–24 for its 2009 Online Fall Focus Session, “Flattening the Classroom: Building Collaborative Learning Environments.” Hosted in Adobe Connect, this virtual event will be much more than just the “usual” online seminar. Exchange ideas and collaborate interactively with the ELI community—all without leaving campus. As a virtual community, participants will explore an approach to learning that engages students in the active construction of collective knowledge, empowering them to build meaning together and challenging them to examine issues from multiple perspectives. Attendees will also work together to: Develop an understanding of what it means to effectively collaborate in the classroom Create a framework for the design of meaningful and purposeful activities in the classroom Reflect on the potential for social learning to promote critical thinking and spark student discussion Explore emerging practices for designing collaborative environments in physical and virtual spaces Consider assessment strategies for collaborative activities Visit the event page for more details or to register. EDUCAUSE News \| Collaboration \| Collaborative Learning \| EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative \| ELIFS09 \| interactive education \| Learning \| Online Teaching and Learning \| Online Teaching Strategies \| Professional Development \| social learning \| Teaching \| Teaching and Learning Peggy's blog Login or register to post comments 240 reads
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