Robotics and Hands-on Activities in Your Classroom

Start Date: October 1, 2009

Course ID: ROB0902

Instructor: Nathaniel Ostashewski

Information or to Register Email: Nathaniel@2Learn.ca

Prerequisite: Access to Lego Mindstorms RCX or NXT Kit

Lego robotics in the classroom is an excellent way to get students excited and motivated about science and technology.  This 2Learn.ca Courselet walks teachers through an exploration of how to introduce and support Lego robotics in their classroom.  Participating teachers should have access to a Lego Mindstorms RCX or NXT kit during the Courselet.  One key deliverable of the Courselet is an understanding of how to utilize First Lego League and other online resources to support problem-based science activities.  An overview of the FIRST robotics competitions completes this courselet designed for teachers with little or lots of robotics experience.  If you want to get your students excited about science and technology using Lego in the classroom - this is the Courselet for you!

Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom

Start Date: October 15, 2009

Course ID: IWB0904

Instructor: Dr. Doug Reid

Information or to Register Email: Doug@2Learn.ca

Prerequisite: None

This Courselet provides teachers from across the grades with an opportunity to develop an understanding of effective uses of interactive whiteboards in curriculum delivery and assessment.  This courselet explores specific advantages of interactive whiteboard use and engages teachers in collaborative discussions centered on exemplar videos.  The identification of resources and development of shared resources or lesson plans culminate the activities in the Courselet.  Upon completion teachers will have developed core understandings of interactive whiteboard practices and go away with resources for immediate use in their classroom.

Group Moderating

Start Date: November 1, 2009

Course ID: GM0903

Instructor: Dr. Doug Reid

Information or to Register Email: Doug@2Learn.ca

Prerequisite: None

This courselet provides educators with an interactive opportunity to setup and manage an online group. Participants should have the development of a specific online group in mind as this Courselet is very practical in nature.  Using the online Alberta Educator's Network, www.2Learn2Gether.ca, participants will explore the functionality and affordances of an online community for educational purposes such as Professional Learning Communities (PLC) s or sharing of classroom ideas among small groups.  Upon completion of this Courselet, teachers will have developed an online group with resources and an understanding of how to support it effectively.

Lego Robotics and First Lego League in Your Classroom

Start Date: November 1, 2009

Course ID: ROB0905

Instructor: Nathaniel Ostashewski

Information or to Register Email: Nathaniel@2Learn.ca

Prerequisite: Lego Mindstorms RCX or NXT Kit

Lego robotics in the classroom is an excellent way to get students excited and motivated about science and technology.  This 2Learn.ca Courselet is for teachers who are interested in participating or learning about the First Lego League competition (FLL).  FLL has grown over the past 10 years to an international science and technology phenomenon that is being done in schools, community groups, and student clubs!  No prior FLL or Lego robotics experience for teachers is necessary wanting to take this courselet, but participating teachers need access to a Lego Mindstorms RCX or NXT kit.  At the conclusion of this Courselet, teachers will have developed implementation strategies for the Lego robotics and FLL materials in their classroom, even to the point of supporting a FLL team to take to the Alberta FLL competition in the last week of January 2010. 

Maximizing Your IWB in the Elementary Classroom

Start Date: November 1, 2009

Course ID: IWB0906

Instructor: Bruce McGillivray

Information or to Register Email: Bruce@2Learn.ca

Prerequisite: None

Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) can be an excellent way to build activities and engage students. Lessons created with IWBs should maximize the resources and features that these devices bring to the classroom. This courselet will focus on the versatility of the tools and provide the participants with a better understanding of how they can differentiate instruction with an IWB for the elementary classroom.

Online Moderation: Challenges and Solutions

Start Date: January 4, 2010

Course ID: OM0907

Instructor: Dr. Doug Reid

Information or to Register Email: Doug@2Learn.ca

Prerequisite: 2Learn.ca Group Moderating Courselet

This Courselet continues the online group moderation learning opportunity started in 2Learn.ca's Group Moderating Courselet.  During the Courselet, the following topics and challenges will be explored through online discussions and activities: supporting online discussions, timelines and postings, encouraging meaningful discourse, moderator etiquette, troubleshooting, and more. This Courselet is structured to be practice driven for teachers planning to actively moderate a public or private group in the online Alberta Educators Network, www.2Learn2Gether.ca.

Group Moderating

Start Date: December 1, 2009

Course ID: GM0908

Instructor: Nathaniel Ostashewski

Information or to Register Email: Nathaniel@2Learn.ca

Prerequisite: None

This Courselet provides educators with an interactive opportunity to setup and manage an online group. Participants should have the development of a specific online group in mind as this Courselet is very practical in nature.  Using the online Alberta Educator's Network, www.2Learn2Gether.ca, participants will explore the functionality and affordances of an online community for educational purposes such as Professional Learning Communities (PLC) s or sharing of classroom ideas among small groups.  Upon completion of this Courselet, teachers will have developed an online group with resources and an understanding of how to support it effectively.

Online Moderation: Challenges and Solutions

Start Date: January 15, 2010

Course ID: OM0909

Instructor: Nathaniel Ostashewski

Information or to Register Email: Nathaniel@2Learn.ca

Prerequisite: 2Learn.ca Group Moderating Courselet

This courselet continues the online group moderation learning opportunity started in 2Learn.ca's Group Moderating Courselet.  During the Courselet, the following topics and challenges will be explored through online discussions and activities: supporting online discussions, timelines and postings, encouraging meaningful discourse, moderator etiquette, troubleshooting, and more. This courselet is structured to be practice driven for teachers planning to actively moderate a public or private group in the online Alberta Educators Network, www.2Learn2Gether.ca.