Special Events Archive
2011-2012
Winter 2012 Events
Time to get real: Fostering social presence in online courses
Presenters: Marla Zupan (Grad Student), and Professors Jim Hewitt & Clare Brett (CTL)
Whether you are a student taking an online course or an instructor facilitating one, it is important to understand the value of social presence. Using Pepper, a web-based collaborative workspace, this workshop will introduce participants to strategies for promoting and developing social presence in their online environments. Registration is required.
When? Thursday, March 1, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Where? Knowledge Innovation & Technology Lab, 3rd floor - OISE (252 Bloor St. West)
Who? The event is open to all University of Toronto students, staff, and faculty.
Marla Zupan is currently working as an elementary school teacher in Toronto where she juggles her Grade 2 class with O.I.S.E. work. As a doctoral candidate in the C.T.L. Department, Marla's research interests center around online communities and how facilitators and candidates alike can become more socially present to one another.
Building a Digital Identity
Using Social Media to Promote Your Academic Work
A Special Workshop Series for OISE Graduate Students
In Collaboration with the Office of Teaching Support at OISE (OTSO)
Instructor: Arif Anwar
Academics are increasingly shifting to digital and social media to promote their work and gain an advantage in the job market. Graduate students are no different. This workshop is geared towards graduate students and other academics who are interested in learning about digital and social media tools. Over the course of four weeks, this workshop will focus on progressive skill building in using social media tools such as Blogs, Twitter, Facebook and Academia.edu, and on providing an in-depth understanding of how search engines work. At the end of the four weeks, the participants should have a clear idea of how to leverage social and digital media tools to create a coherent digital identity, or a 'living CV'.
For more information, see Building a Digital Identity.
Fall 2011 Events
Open Access Week 2011
This is an opportunity for the global higher education community to engage in debate and inquiry around shifts in the scholarly communications landscape and the movement toward more open access to scholarly research from discovery to dissemination.
October 24-28, 2011 is Open Access Week
The University of Toronto Libraries are participating again this year and hosting a series of local events at various campus locations. All faculty, students and staff are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Join us for the following two OISE Open Access Week Events:
2011 Keynote Speaker Dr. Chad Gaffield
Open Minds, Open Performances
Check out also UofT's Open Access Week Events Listings.