MATC Matters

The CETL News Blast will inform you about our upcoming programs and new resources.

Special Events
Tech Academy Call for Presenters!
Tech Academy is a 2 ½ day in-house conference that is free for all employees. The session lengths are 90 minutes and 3 hours and cover a wide variety of technology offerings for the novice to high end user. The Tech Academy atmosphere is casual and “camp-like� with a focus on fun. Participants receive a T-shirt, pen, and other trinkets.

The sessions run all day Tuesday and Wednesday, including evening offerings. Thursday morning has two sessions and a closing luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. with door prizes for those in attendance. Registration will be available online at the end of April. Watch MATC matters for details.
We are currently recruiting presenters for this year’s Tech Academy. If you would like to share your expertise of a topic in the Technology area, complete a Presenter Form!

Patricia Bromley’s (UW Platteville) visitation for Certification/College Credit
Stop in on Wednesday 04/09/08 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in room 219A, CETL.

Announcing CETL Consultant Office Hours on Regional & Downtown Campuses
For MATC Instructors!
Have questions or need help with Curriculum or Assessment?

• Syllabus information and development
• Outline of instruction development
• Learning and Assessment Activities
• Developing new courses or revising old ones
• Outcomes Assessment and LOAD support

More office hours to come for Watertown, Reedsburg and Portage Campuses!
Mary Vlisidies–Assessment Consultant (246-6413)
Tina Rettler–Curriculum Consultant (243-4506)

Workshops & Courses
Register for CETL Courses

• Ethics in Teaching - 072-PD017A
  This workshop will introduce MATC instructors to Ethics in Teaching, highlighting the need for Ethics in Teaching. In the session, I will emphasize and explicate the following necessary pre-conditions for understanding the role that ethics plays in teaching. More specifically, to that end, I will emphasize knowledge of the following:
  1. Development of an ethical teacher
  2. Conduct of a teacher as in
  a. inter-professional conduct,
  b. conduct with students
  c. characteristics of an ethical teacher.
  Dates: 04/07, 04/21, 05/05, 05/12, 05/19; 2008
  Time: 4:30-7:30 p.m.
  Facilitator: Joseph Lynch
  Location: 220C
• #53 - Educational Psychology (Online) - 072-CT053B
  Participants use principles of educaitonal psychology to develop their personal philosophy for learning. Focusing on the importance of learner-centered educational environment, you will apply what is known about how people learn to the process of planning, evaluating, and improving the quality of learning.
  Dates: 04/07/08 - 05/23/08
  Time: 100% ONLINE
  Facilitator: Terri Wilkens
  Location: N/A (Online- Blackboard)
• Free Teaching and Learning Software for your Class - 072-PD015A
  Nancy Woodward from eTech College of Wisconsin will demonstrate effective development of multimedia content for your online class including graphics, podcasts, and interactive presentations-all using open source software freely available through the Web. Participants will be given the opportunity to try some of the free software during the session.
  Dates: 04/11/2008
  Time: 12:15-1:15pm
  Facilitators: Nancy Woodward and Tina Rettler
  Location: 220C

In the near future:

• 04/15/08 – Technology Tuesday
• 04/18/08 – Course Expectations: How Do Students Know?
• 04/21/08 – PSRP/Administration Orientation