2024
June 26-28, 2024
Long Beach, CA

Pre-conference workshops & DECO Retreat

Pre-conference workshops will take place Wednesday, June 26th from 9am-12pm and were available at an additional fee of $199 each. ‘Pre-conference workshops’ are different from ‘conference sessions’ in that ‘workshops’ are longer (3hrs), require a separate registration at an additional fee and are limited in the number of attendees to allow for more hands-on instruction and interaction. Pre-conference workshops are not archived. Pre-conference workshops are scheduled to be available for registration by March 7, 2024.

The DECO Retreat will take place Wednesday, June 26th from 9:00am-1:00pm.

(Please note:  Registration for the OTC conference is not required to attend the pre-conference workshops or the DECO Retreat.) 

Distance Education Coordinators Organization – Annual Retreat
Wednesday, June 26th from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

The Distance Education Coordinators Retreat is hosted by the CCC Distance Education Coordinators Organization (CCC DECO) and is part of the pre-conference activities of the Online Teaching Conference. Cost to attend the retreat is $50 and includes membership to DECO (July 1, 2024- June 30, 2025,) and lunch at the event. If you have questions, please contact deco@cccdeco.org.

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Workshop Schedule | Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 9am-12pm | Price: $199.00 per Workshop

Advanced Techniques with Canvas
Presenters:
Greg Beyrer, Distance Education Coordinator, Adjunct Professor of History, and @ONE Facilitator, Cosumnes River College
Ken Cooper, IT Analyst, Los Rios Community College District @ONE Facilitator

Are you ready to explore additional features and tools in Canvas? How we present content, support the learning communities in our classes, and assess student learning can all be done more in depth. And there is a world of possibilities built into the system and in the communities of practice that we can access. At this workshop you will learn how to bring pizzazz to the Rich Content Editor, make effective use of tools for groups and peer review, explore the use of rubrics and outcomes to make assessment more meaningful, and step beyond the browser and explore add-ons and feature previews. Bring a laptop and your interest to see what else is possible outside of the ordinary usage of this learning management system.

This workshop is based on the course Advanced Techniques with Canvas by @ONE.

Outcomes:

  1. Add meaning to assessment using Outcomes, Rubrics, and Assignment Groups
  2. Develop space in Canvas that supports regular and substantive interaction among students
  3. Bring visual spice to the Rich Content Editor using advanced HTML techniques
  4. Extend your use of Canvas beyond the browser to support a more effective learning environment

Workshop Level: All
Max Attendees: 30
Bring your own laptop

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Navigating the Path to a POCR-Ready College
Presenters:
Xochitl Tirado
Maria Elena Fernandez

Join us for an engaging session that goes beyond theory and delves into the crucial aspects of the Peer Online Course Review (POCR) process on your campus. This pre-session is intended for POCR Leads who need assistance getting beyond the initial campus buy-in of the POCR process. This pre-session will provide you with valuable insights, practical examples, and actionable strategies to get your college on the path of POCR Certification. By the end of this session, you will have an understanding of the Peer Online Course Review (POCR) process, explore real-world examples of successful POCR processes implemented by other colleges, develop a personalized action plan to get your college ready for POCR Certification, and receive practical tips and strategies to navigate the implementation of a POCR process.

Workshop Level: All
Max Attendees: 50
Bring your own laptop

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Elevating Engagement: Adapting, Integrating, and Implementing Collaborative Learning for Online Success
Presenters:
Laura Rantala, Online Learning Program Manager, Office of Online Learning and Educational Technology (OLET), Long Beach City College
Susan Fintland, Sr. Educational Technologist, Online Learning and Educational Technology (OLET), Long Beach City College

Join us for an interactive workshop where we will demonstrate how to adapt collaborative and interactive learning activities such as the “Gallery Walk”, and “Learning Cell” from traditional in-person classes into the online environment. While implementing active learning activities can greatly enhance collaboration, deepen students’ grasp of course content, and improve overall success in face-to-face settings, adapting these activities to an online environment poses unique challenges. This session will explore online tools and creative strategies for successfully integrating in-person collaborative learning activities into effective synchronous and asynchronous online formats. Be prepared to do some active learning yourselves!

Workshop Level: All
Max Attendees: 40
Bring your own laptop (recommended)

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Impact of ChatGPT on Educators and the Students
Presenter: Dr. Tahir Aziz, Ph.D., MBA, Professor, Computer & Office Studies (COS), Long Beach City College

ChatGPT is a state-of-the-art language model that has gained a lot of attention in recent months due to its ability to generate human-like responses to text-based input. The impact of ChatGPT on education could be significant, as it has the potential to revolutionize the way we learn and teach.

This workshop will:

1. Provide an introduction to ChatGPT, an overview of what ChatGPT is, how it works, and its capabilities. Specific handouts will provided to the attendees. They will be encouraged to create their ChatGPT accounts during our workshop to help them understand the power of ChatGPT.
2. Discuss the various applications of ChatGPT including natural language processing, chatbots, virtual assistants, and more.
3. Examine some challenges and limitations of ChatGPT, including bias, ethics, and privacy concerns, especially for educators and the impact on academic institutions.
4. Explore future directions of ChatGPT and the impact it could have on various industries, including healthcare, hospitality, customer service, and education, specifically on our students and educators.

Additional topics covered include discussion about Potential Benefits and Pitfalls:
1. Intelligent customizable tutoring systems
2. development of language learning tools
3. Automation of grading systems
4. Hallucination of ChatGPT
5. Biases/Inaccuracies

Workshop Level: Beginners+
Max Attendees: 50

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