Tuesday, August 19, 2014

TGIF: Research on e-Books and VoiceThread

Read below for TGIF with links, or you can view TGIF on the Web...Click here



Forty-fifth issue Volume Seven

TLT Group TGIF 8.19.2014           
From Group World Headquarters


AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO RESEARCH RELATED TO eBOOKS AND VOICETHREAD

The TLT Group is happy to pass along this invitation to participate in Michelle Pacansky-Brock’s doctoral research. Michelle is researching how an eBook provided as a faculty support resource impacts faculty perceptions about teaching with VoiceThread.

To be eligible to participate, you must:
  • be a part-time or full-time higher education faculty member in the United States
  • have any type of VoiceThread account (free, individual, department, or site license)
  • be over 18 years of age
Participants do not need to be actively teaching with VoiceThread, nor do they need expertise with using VoiceThread.
For more information about how to review the full risks and benefits of participating in this study and to sign up, please click the link below. http://page.teachingwithoutwalls.com/vt-research-study-an-invitation-to-participate

Michelle will be happy to answer any questions you have and can be reached as follows:
Michelle Pacansky-Brock
Capella University
School of Education
mpacanskybrock@capellauniversity.edu
408-807-9377

Michelle will be featured in 2 up-coming TLT events:
  • NEW Book Discussion & VoiceThread How-To Series: Thurs, Sept 18th through Wed, October 15th

TLT Membership
You can become an individual member for $75.00 (USD).
Did you know…
  • if you have participated in or registered for TOL4B you will receive a $25 discount. Enter discount code TLO4B.
  • if you have retired you will receive $40 discount. Enter discount code RETIREE.
  • if you are a current student you will receive a $50 discount. Enter discount code: STUDENT.
Join Us, Click  here to get started.


    More from the TLT-SWG Blog

    Blog post from Michelle Pacansky-Brock VoiceThreading Learning Opportunities Ahead!
       
                                                

    Members Exchange:  Up-coming Thursday event
    "Back Stage Pass" - Planning a Book Discussion: applying cognitive science & brain research to teaching/learning principles, strategies, practices
    Date: August 21, 2014
    Time: 3-4 pm Eastern
    Presenters: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey and others


    Description
    In this organizational meeting we will be making a decision about what book to read. We would love to hear from you even if you can not attend the meeting.  This link will take you to a survey where we will ask your opinion on 5 different books as well as a space to recommend others not on the list.


    September Member Exchange events
    September 4th: Good Enough for Other People’s Children
    September 11th: Adjusting and Experimenting with Headsets
    September 18th: Learning Out Loud: “How to Humanize Your Online Course with VoiceThread”
    September 24th: Learning Out Loud with VoiceThread: BEYOND THE BASICS (Book Discussion and “How To” Series)

    FridayLive!
    Keeping Up
    Date: September 5, 2014
    Time: 2-3 pm Eastern
    Presenters: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey and others


    Description
    On September 5th we are launching a NEW series called "Keeping Up." Various TLT members will share something new they are experimenting with and everyone is welcome to pose a question or challenge you would like to group to address. This link will take you to a Google form to post your question.


    "Keeping Up" will be offered on the first Wednesday of each month for TLT Members. In these informal sessions members are invited to:
    • Share something new you are experimenting with or have just discovered.
    • Come with questions or challenges you are facing. We will brainstorm possible solutions together.
    • Come and listen.
    As always, we invite you to become a TLT member if you are not already. Join us by following this link. Direct your membership questions to Sally Gilbert
    sallygilbert@tltgroup.org


    September  FridayLive! line-up
    September 5th Keeping Up
    September 12th We've Got Game - Strategies for Building Gamification into Your Blended Classroom
    September 19th Learning Out Loud: “How to Humanize Your Online Course with VoiceThread”
    September 26th Good Enough for Other People’s Children?



      Book Discussion and “How To” Series
      Voicehread Symbol.jpg



      Book Discussion and “How To” Series
      Learning Out Loud with VoiceThread
      Synchronous events:Sept 18th, Sept. 24th, Oct.15th 2014 at 3:00 PM ET
      Asynchronous discussions
      will take place each week using VoiceThread to support your learning of content introduced in our synchronous events.                           
      Time: 3:00 PM ET
      Presenters: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, Michelle Pacansky-Brock, and others
      DESCRIPTION
      Using voice in an online environment has many benefits one of which is to create a more "real," a more human, online experience for our learners. This series of events is designed to help you become more comfortable using VoiceThread, an application that connects many voices, yours and your students:
      • two “how to” webinars,
      • weekly asynchronous VoiceThread book discussions with colleagues and author, Michelle Pacansky-Brock. and
      • a synchronous conversation with the author via webinar.


      As a TLT member you have access to a free copy of the book we will be discussing,“How to Humanize Your Online Course with VoiceThread”by Michelle Pancansky-Brock.
      Below are the dates of the synchronous events:
      1. TLTG Members Exchange:Learning Out Loud with VoiceThread:The Basics. (Th, Sept 18, 3 PM ET)
        Conversation will continue via VoiceThread
      2. TLTG Members Exchange:Learning Out Loud with VoiceThread:Beyond The Basics (Wed., Sept 24, 3 PM ET)
        Conversation will continue via VoiceThread
      3. TLTG Members Exchange: Learning Out Loud with VoiceThread: A Conversation with Author Michelle Pacansky-Brock (Wed., October 15th, 3 PM ET)

      Continue the conversation usingVT Google+ Community

           @TLTGroup, #tltgFRLV
      Encourage. Enable. Engage.

      Tuesday, August 12, 2014

      TGIF: Book Discussion & VoiceThread How-To Series

      Read below for TGIF with links, or you can view TGIF on the Web...Click here



      Forty-fourth issue Volume Seven

      TLT Group TGIF 8.12.2014           
      From Group World Headquarters

      NEW Book Discussion & VoiceThread How-To Series

      Thurs, Sept 18th through Wed, October 15th

      (this series is open to members of the TLT Group)

      The series will include:

      • 3 synchronous events (2 how-to VoiceThread webinars with TLT staff and one online conversation with me).
      • A complimentary copy of the eBook, “How to Humanize Your Online Course with VoiceThread” by Michelle Pacansky-Brock.
      • An opportunity to apply your new VoiceThreading skills in a TLT VoiceThread group (a minimum of a free VoiceThread account is required).  Group members will have access to a series of VoiceThreads that Michelle has designed to support a reflective conversation about the eBook chapters, as well as provide opportunity to actively apply some of the skills demonstrated in the eBook.
      • Click here to learn more about becoming a TLT Group member.

      TLT Membership
      You can become an individual member for $75.00 (USD).
      Did you know…

      • if you have participated in or registered for TOL4B you will receive a $25 discount. Enter discount code TLO4B.
      • if you have retired you will receive $40 discount. Enter discount code RETIREE.
      • if you are a current student you will receive a $50 discount. Enter discount code: STUDENT.
      Join Us, Click  here to get started.


        More from the TLT-SWG Blog

        Blog post from Michelle Pacansky-Brock VoiceThreading Learning Opportunities Ahead!
           
                                                    

        Members Exchange: 2 Thursday events in August
        Back Stage Pass - Planning with Michelle Pacansky-Brock
        Date: August 14, 2014
        Time: 3-4 pm Eastern
        Presenters: Michelle Pacansky-Brock, Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey and others

        Description
        TLT Members are welcome to be a part of the planning in preparation for the September 19th FridayLive session with Michelle Pacansky-Brock. Michelle is the author of the book, “How to Humanize Your Online Class with VoiceThread.” We will also be planning the up-coming book discussion.

        Members Exchange
        "Back Stage Pass" - Planning a Book Discussion: applying cognitive science & brain research to teaching/learning principles, strategies, practices
        Date: August 21, 2014
        Time: 3-4 pm Eastern
        Presenters: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey and others

        Description
        In this organizational meeting we will be making a decision about what book to read. We would love to hear from you even if you can not attend the meeting.  This link will take you to a survey where we will ask your opinion on 5 different books as well as a space to recommend others not on the list.

        September Member Exchange events
        September 4th: Good Enough for Other People’s Children
        September 11th: Adjusting and Experimenting with Headsets
        September 18th: Learning Out Loud: “How to Humanize Your Online Course with VoiceThread”
        September 24th: Learning Out Loud with VoiceThread: BEYOND THE BASICS (Book Discussion and “How To” Series)

        FridayLive!
        A NEW season starts in September. Free to all!


        September  FridayLive! line-up
        September 5th Keeping Up
        September 12th We've Got Game - Strategies for Building Gamification into Your Blended Classroom
        September 19th Learning Out Loud: “How to Humanize Your Online Course with VoiceThread”
        September 26th Good Enough for Other People’s Children?



          Book Discussion and “How To” Series
          Voicehread Symbol.jpg



          Book Discussion and “How To” Series
          Learning Out Loud with VoiceThread
          Synchronous events:Sept 18th, Sept. 24th, Oct.15th 2014 at 3:00 PM ET
          Asynchronous discussions
          will take place each week using VoiceThread to support your learning of content introduced in our synchronous events.                           
          Time: 3:00 PM ET
          Presenters: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, Michelle Pacansky-Brock, and others
          Register Here for the Series
          DESCRIPTION
          Using voice in an online environment has many benefits one of which is to create a more "real," a more human, online experience for our learners. This series of events is designed to help you become more comfortable using VoiceThread, an application that connects many voices, yours and your students:
          • two “how to” webinars,
          • weekly asynchronous VoiceThread book discussions with colleagues and author, Michelle Pacansky-Brock. and
          • a synchronous conversation with the author via webinar.

          As a TLT member you have access to a free copy of the book we will be discussing,“How to Humanize Your Online Course with VoiceThread”by Michelle Pancansky-Brock.
          Below are the dates of the synchronous events:
          1. TLTG Members Exchange:Learning Out Loud with VoiceThread:The Basics. (Th, Sept 18, 3 PM ET)
            Conversation will continue via VoiceThread
          2. TLTG Members Exchange:Learning Out Loud with VoiceThread:Beyond The Basics (Wed., Sept 24, 3 PM ET)
            Conversation will continue via VoiceThread
          3. TLTG Members Exchange: Learning Out Loud with VoiceThread: A Conversation with Author Michelle Pacansky-Brock (Wed., October 15th, 3 PM ET)

          Continue the conversation usingVT Google+ Community

               @TLTGroup, #tltgFRLV
          Encourage. Enable. Engage.