Experience the collaborative features of this live, highly interactive virtual classroom and meeting environment in a one-hour online demonstration. In Wimba you can present and discuss learning materials using robust features that include audio, video, application sharing, content display, polling and breakout rooms for small group discussion.

Workshop Prerequisites: None. This workshop is part I of II.  We strongly recommend that you to attend this session before the "Wimba Part II: Presenting with Wimba" workshop, especially if you have never participated in a live Webinar.

NOTE: This is an online workshop. You will need access to the Internet and a microphone to participate fully. Wimba’s technical requirements are available on our Wimba Resources page.

Instructor: Sam Eneman
Date/Time: Tuesday, 1 Dec. 11:00am - 12:00pm
Room: Online
Maps: Atkins 146 and Atkins 273

Active learning requires students to be engaged in their learning rather than being passive listeners. To enhance learning, students must speak, write, think deeply, and collaborate with others about the content and concepts presented in class. This workshop provides many active learning strategies that can be used in your courses.

Instructor: Sam Eneman & Melanie Smith
Date/Time: Tuesday, 1 Dec. 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Room: Atkins 146
Maps: Atkins 146 and Atkins 273

Want to explore Moodle? Build your course? Try new things? The lab is open and Center for Teaching and Learning consultants will be on hand to work with you and answer your questions.

Instructor: Sam Eneman & Melanie Smith
Date/Time: Tuesday, 1 Dec. 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Room: Atkins 146
Maps: Atkins 146 and Atkins 273

Wimba is our live, virtual classroom and meeting environment available to faculty and staff members. In this workshop, you will learn how to design, present and record class and meeting sessions.

Workshop Prerequisites: This workshop is part II of II. We strongly recommend that you attend the "Wimba Part I: Online Introduction" workshop first, especially if you have never participated in a live Webinar.

NOTE: Please bring a PowerPoint presentation, a Web site URL, a Web-ready image file and any other file type you might use in a class.

Instructor: Sam Eneman
Date/Time: Thursday, 3 Dec. 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Room: Atkins 146
Maps: Atkins 146 and Atkins 273

SurveyShare is a web-based tool designed for assessment of teaching and learning, survey research, evaluations, and more. It is available to all UNC Charlotte faculty for your courses and research. You will be given a personal account, and by the end of the workshop you can create a survey for use in your course.

Instructor: Dr. Garvey Pyke
Date/Time: Friday, 4 Dec. 9:00am - 10:00am
Room: Atkins 146
Maps: Atkins 146 and Atkins 273

Would you like to make grades available to students online? The Moodle Grade Book not only allows students access to their course grades, but it can also be integrated with Microsoft Excel to provide a powerful grade book solution.

Instructor: Melanie Smith & Sam Eneman
Date/Time: Friday, 4 Dec. 11:00am - 12:15pm
Room: Atkins 146
Maps: Atkins 146 and Atkins 273