New Author Orientation Webinar

Friday, October 10, 2014

2-3:30 Eastern | 1-2:30 Central | 12-1:30 Mountain | 11-12:30 Pacific

Goals

1. Introduce the overall InTeGrate project and how your curriculum development fits in.
2. Introduce the authoring process, the support structure (web team liaison, assessment consultant, email list, workspace), and how to work together as a team.

Agenda

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Brief overview of the project (20-25 minutes)

• InTeGrate overview - Dave Gosselin overview (PowerPoint 1.1MB Sep13 13)
• Grand Challenges and Geoscience Literacy - John Taber Grand Challenge and Literacy slides (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 435kB Apr24 13)
• Read the Literacy Documents (opens in a new window)

Overview of the documentation and authoring process with example module (20-25 minutes)

• Information for Material Developers (where you can find more info about...)
• Information for new authors: Module and course characteristics
• Expectations, teamwork, and documentation - Dave Gosselin
• Timeline, authoring, and support for teams - Stuart Birnbaum
• See Materials Development Timeline | Working with the Rubric | Summary of this presentation (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 1.9MB Oct10 14)

Action Items and Questions (SERC) (10 minutes)

• November meeting info
• Travel and logistics
• Let us know your travel plans by October 17
• Take the BARSTL survey- by October 30. You will have to log into your SERC account to access this page. If you don't have a SERC account, you can create an account with the e-mail address that's been provided to InTeGrate and you should gain access automatically. Contact Monica with any questions (mbruckne AT carleton.edu).
• Review the information for new authors page, and bring questions to the November meeting
• Review the November meeting agenda (coming soon)

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