Next Meeting March 5th, 2010

The ND IDEA group is an association of North Dakota professionals involved with or interested in Instructional Design. The next meeting is scheduled for March 5th at the University of North Dakota.

Mission

  • Advocate for effective teaching and learning.
  • Collaborate on and share resources, experiences, and ideas.
  • Review and recommend appropriate integration of technology to meet instructional goals.
  • Serve as a repository for instructional resources, training, and materials.
  • Act as a clearinghouse for current research and best practices in teaching and learning.

Membership
Open to anyone interested in the instructional design process and its impact on learning.

Collaborative Wiki: http://ndid.pbworks.com/
NDIDEA Blog: http://ndidea.blogspot.com/
Moodle Resource Repository: http://ndusdce.mrooms2.net/

Next Meeting
Friday, March 5th, 10AM to 2 PM at the University of North Dakota - at the IDEA Lab in the Ina Mae Rude Entrepreneur Center. Visitor parking is available in the lot or on the street along the Center. The Center is one of the buildings in the southwest corner of 42nd & University (north of the Alerus Center). Here's a map: http://www.und.edu/map/Map/map.html

Tentative Agenda

  • 10:00 -10:30 Meet and Greet
  • 10:30 - 11:00 Campus Reports - What's New?
  • 11:00 - 12:00 Special Topic Presentation: Early Childhood Online: What a Difference a Year Makes.
    • Less than a year ago, faculty in the Early Childhood Program of the Teaching & Learning department at UND began the journey of developing online courses for undergraduate and graduate students. Then they launched the new online MS Early Childhood Education program in the fall. Two faculty members, will share insights of their journey and what it has meant to them, their students, and their department. See what a difference a year can make.
    • Presenters: Susan Offutt and Judy Milavetz, UND Early Childhood Faculty.
      This presentation will be delivered via Adobe Connect. Access instructions are available here.
  • 12:00 - 1:00 Networking lunch
  • 1:00 - 2:00 Campus Reports Cont./ Next steps for NDIDEA.

If you plan to attend, please contact the meeting host:
Jane Sims | UND Center for Instructional Learning Technologies
701.777.0843 | janesims@mail.und.nodak.edu

 

Questions?
Please call Dan Clark @ 701.845.7206 or email dan.clark@vcsu.edu.