ELI Online Spring Focus Session Participant Orientation ….. April 3 and 4,

Program Overview afternoons 23 speakers –keynote/plenary sessions –institutional projects 2 activities Lots of discussion and interaction

Learning and the MOOC Getting the MOOC Off the Ground: What You’ll Need to Deploy Weaving the MOOC Into Campus Practice MOOC Quality Assurance and Analytics Exploring MOOC Delivery Options

About the Focus Session “Live” sessions in Adobe Connect All session segments are recorded and available for future use

About the Focus Session Anticipate 200+ logins Individuals and institutional teams

About the Focus Session Join the focus Session Learning Commons for resources and community building

The Learning Commons

The Learning Commons

The Learning Commons

The Learning Commons

Participant Resources Program (.pdf and online) Program Resource list: Activity workbook Discussion prompts and tips Readiness checklist Customizable event flyer for teams Local evaluation template

The Activities 1.Updating 7 Things You Should Know About MOOCs 2.Preparing a MOOC Executive Brief Check out the Activity Workbook for activity information and directions: session/resources/participant-resources session/resources/participant-resources

Facilitating the Discussion: Tips Participant introductions and roles Arrange the group for discussion (circles or small teams) Encourage your attendees to use the activity guide (and all the resources) Ask questions relative to participant expertise Synthesize Consider showing notes on a projector via a wiki

Continuing the Discussion After the event: – Set aside time for follow-up – Use the focus session recordings and readings for continued professional development – Ask people to share how their ideas might support planning

Prepare for Team Participation High speed internet Projector and screen Use a phone line with speakers (good ones) External speakers Run the Adobe Connect Test in advance: ences-events/online- events/technical-requirements ences-events/online- events/technical-requirements

Are you participating in this orientation from the room and with the technology (speakers, computer, etc.) you’ll be using on the day of the event?

What: The Focus Session Technology Check When: Wednesday, April 3: 11:00 –11:45 a.m. ET Where: Why: test technology and audio from the actual room where you’ll be holding the focus session, we’ll answer any last minute questions **Join us for a 30 minute online focus session orientation (at URL above) on the same day at10:30a eastern (right before the tech check)

Don’t forget to… 1. Write your username and password in a safe location.

2. Run the Adobe Connect Connection Test. Don’t forget to… events/online-events/technical- requirements

3. Join and explore the Learning Commons. Don’t forget to…

4. Download participant resources at focus-session/resources/participant-resources Don’t forget to…

5. Log in ready to engage! online-spring-focus-session/resources Don’t forget to…

 Focus Session Site: events/eli-online-spring- focus-session events/eli-online-spring- focus-session  Learning Commons:  Veronica Diaz:  Malcolm Brown: