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Noncredit Registration

The TA Web Certification Program is an introductory course that offers 12 weeks of TEL strategies and Web design instruction to all teaching assistants (TAs) who are involved in some aspect of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, or evaluating the effective use of a course Web site, either prior to or upon completion of this training, during the academic school year.

Schedule

Spring 2008

The TA Web Program meets on Wednesdays from February 6 until April 20. Note that we do NOT meet the week of spring break!

Date Topic Time Location
Feb. 6 Instructional Planning 1:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. 210 Walter Library
Feb. 13 Instructional Planning and Site Design
Feb. 20 Image Editing
Feb.27 Web Page Construction
Mar. 5 Lab
Mar. 12 Skills Test
Mar. 19 Spring Break - No Class
Mar. 26 Powerpoint & UMConnect Presenter
Apr. 2 WebVista
Apr. 9 WebVista & Moodle
Apr. 16 The Changing Role of the Instructor
Apr. 23 Course Communication
Apr. 30 Web 2.0

Registration Process

Space is available for participants who use Macintosh or Windows operating systems and is limited to 18 participants per section. The course is broken up into eight class periods, and participants must be able to attend all eight. To register for the course, complete the following steps.

  1. In order to participate in the program the TA must submit a Faculty Approval Form signed by his or her faculty sponsor. Please follow this link for a printable form. Copies of the Faculty Approval Form are also available in 190 Shepherd Laboratories.
  2. Submit the completed Faculty Approval Form to 190 Shepherd Laboratories in person or fax it to (612) 625-6817. You will not be officially registered until the form is received.
  3. After your Faculty Approval Form is received you will be sent e-mail confirmation of your registration.

More Information

For information about program content or course design, or about the two-credit version of the course offered through the School of Nursing, please contact the program administrative coordinator, Kurtis Scaletta, at kurtis@umn.edu or (612) 624-1323.

For more information about registration contact Academic and Distributed Computing Services (ADCS) staff members at (612) 625-1300 or 190 Shepherd Laboratories.

Alternate Multimedia Training

If you cannot participate in the program, or if you wish to receive computer training in a specific application or tool, ADCS also offers short courses in number of multimedia development areas through the University Technology Training Center (UTTC).

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