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Showing posts with label Conference. Show all posts

Saturday, February 7, 2015

KCTCS Teaching & Learning Institute

KCTCS Teaching & Learning Institute
Change: The Next Generation

Somerset Registration Extended – Deadline Feb. 11

Owensboro Registration Now Open 

Join us for the spring KCTCS Teaching & Learning Institute as we share expertise and best practices. Together we can successfully progress through change!

This institute’s focus is Change: The Next GenerationBuilding on Past Success to Address the Future (the impact of internal and external changes on colleges in near future).

Locations: This is a regional institute. You may attend any of the following campuses locations:

Somerset      February 13 (registration closes February 11)   Register

Owensboro    March 6 (registration closes March 1)  Register

Big Sandy      April 10 (registration not open yet)

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Save the Date for the regional August 2014
Teaching & Learning with Technology Institutes

Planning is underway for an awesome learning experience.
We look forward to seeing you in August
      • August 1 @ Big Sandy (Prestonsburg Campus)
      • August 4 @ Somerset
      • August 8 @ Hopkinsville
Watch for more information soon!

Monday, April 14, 2014

KCTCS Teaching and Learning with Technology Institute

Just a reminder about the last Teaching and Learning with Technology Institute. If you can go, I encourage you to sign up before April 16. Information is located below.

Teaching and Learning logo

April 25 @ Ashland (Technology Campus) Registration closes April 16
Please join us in April as KCTCS (The Office for Professional Development and Innovation, Distance Learning and Professional Development) hosts regional Teaching & Learning with Technology Institutes! The Institute will be held at 3 locations across the state and will offer the same tracks and sessions to ensure consistent information is shared among all faculty and staff. During lunch you'll be able to participate in round table discussions and visit with partners and vendors of educational technology and products. Whether you teach online, on-campus, or a combination, you are sure to find sessions that will spark creative ideas for your courses.

The 6 Teaching and Learning tracks are:
  • Pedagogy - sessions on pedagogy include topics like Engaging Students, Learning Styles and modes of instruction
  • Assessments - these sessions will give you ideas and tools for improving course assessments and managing grading tools such as rubrics and online grade centers
  • Instructional Resources: Creating and Curating Content - sessions in this track include tools, technology and ideas to spice up your current course content
  • Best Practices: Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts - this track has a variety of topics to help you manage your courses, use engaging content and go further with web 2.0 and social tools
  • Next Level: these sessions give ideas on taking your course to the next level
  • Using external sources: Publisher and 3rd Party Tools
View the program schedule.
The event is free for all KCTCS faculty and staff, but you will need to get approval from your local college for travel reimbursement.

Register now as space is limited!


Partners and Vendors will be set up during lunch for you to visit with!
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(Partners and vendors may vary at each location)

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Teaching & Learning with Technology Institutes! 

The Institute will be held at 3 locations across the state and will offer the same tracks and sessions to ensure consistent information is shared among all faculty and staff. During lunch you'll be able to participate in round table discussions and visit with partners and vendors of educational technology and products. Whether you teach online, on-campus, or a combination, you are sure to find sessions that will spark creative ideas for your courses.

The 4 Teaching and Learning tracks are:
  • Pedagogy - sessions on pedagogy include topics like Engaging Students, Learning Styles and modes of instruction
  • Assessments - these sessions will give you ideas and tools for improving course assessments and managing grading tools such as rubrics and online grade centers
  • Instructional Resources: Creating and Curating Content - sessions in this track include tools, technology and ideas to spice up your current course content
  • Best Practices: Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts - this track has a variety of topics to help you manage your courses, use engaging content and go further with web 2.0 and social tools
The event is free for all KCTCS faculty and staff, but you will need to get approval from your local college for travel reimbursement.

Register now as space is limited! (click the link below to the institute you would like to attend)

April 4 @ Henderson
April 11 @ Jefferson (Southwest Campus)
April 25 @ Ashland (Technology Campus)

Partners and vendors will be set up during lunch for you to visit with!
sponsor banner

(Partners and vendors vary at each location.)

Monday, February 3, 2014

Changing Classroom Cultures Conference

Bluegrass Community & Technical College’s 8th Annual Conference

View Conference Program

A FREE CONFERENCE open to all

KCTCS full-time & adjunct faculty and staff!


Friday afternoon, February 21
BCTC’s Newtown Campus, Lexington
Noon – 5:00 pm

 AND

Saturday, February 22
8:00 am - 2:15 pm
BCTC’s Leestown Campus, Lexington


We are pleased to announce as our keynote speaker

Georgia Green Stamper

Renowned Southern writer;

author of  Butter in the Morning and You Can Go Anywhere

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

KCTCS Teaching & Learning Mini Conference


Faculty and Staff –

Don't miss this opportunity! It is a rare opportunity for use to have this training right in our backyard.

The first Mini-Conference in Madisonville was a huge success! And the Bluegrass location is at capacity.

But, you can still register for the Hazard location through 6 p.m. (eastern) tomorrow, Aug. 7.


Whether you teach online, on-campus, or a combination, you are sure to find sessions that will spark creative ideas for your courses.

The 4 Teaching and Learning tracks are:

Pedagogy - sessions on pedagogy include topics like Engaging Students, Learning Styles and modes of instruction

Enhancing your Existing Course - sessions in this track include tools, technology and ideas to spice up your current course

Assessments - these sessions will give you ideas and tools for improving course assessments and managing grading tools such as rubrics and online grade centers

A la Carte - this track has a variety of topics to help you manage your courses, use engaging content and go further with web 2.0 and social tools

The event is free for all KCTCS faculty and staff, but you will need to get approval from your local college for travel reimbursement.

Register now as space is limited!

Click the location to register:

Hazard Community & Technical College – August 8: 10 am – 4:30 pm (Eastern)
Hazard Campus, Jolly Classroom Center Building
 
Hope to see you there!

Monday, July 8, 2013

KCTCS Teaching & Learning with Technology Fall 2013 Mini-Conference

Please join us in August as KCTCS hosts regional Teaching & Learning with Technology Mini-Conferences! The Conference will be held at 3 locations across the state to kick-off the Fall 2013 semester and will offer the same tracks and sessions to ensure consistent information is shared among all faculty and staff. Whether you teach online, on-campus, or a combination, you are sure to find sessions that will spark creative ideas for your courses.


The 4 Teaching and Learning tracks are:


Pedagogy - sessions on pedagogy include topics like Engaging Students, Learning Styles and modes of instruction

Enhancing your Existing Course - sessions in this track include tools, technology and ideas to spice up your current course

Assessments - these sessions will give you ideas and tools for improving course assessments and managing grading tools such as rubrics and online grade centers

A la Carte - this track has a variety of topics to help you manage your courses, use engaging content and go further with web 2.0 and social tools

The event is free for all KCTCS faculty and staff, but you will need to get approval from your local college for travel reimbursement.


Register now as space is limited!

Click the location to register:

Madisonville Community College – August 2: 10 am – 4:30 pm (Central)

Hazard Community & Technical College – August 8: 10 am – 4:30 pm (Eastern)

Bluegrass Community & Technical College – August 16: 10 am – 4:30 pm (Eastern)