Microsoft and Apple Tree Presents: Microsoft Educator Professional Development All sessions will be held on Friday, November 15 Problem-based learning with Microsoft Office 1:00-1:45PM Education Center/Library Room 405 Available via WebEx: Session link  Problem-based learning (PBL) has become an integral part of 21st century learning. When learners are faced with solving ill-structured, open-ended, messy problems, they are pushed to think more critically and work collaboratively. This session will cover the man Microsoft tools that can help support problem-based learning.   Microsoft Accessibility tools: Meeting the needs of diverse learners 2:00-2:45PM Education Center/Library Room 405 Available via WebEx: Session link  It is important to build and provide accessible content, to empower learners to access the content in the way that best meets their needs and to provide personalized learning experiences. Come learn about the importance of providing alternative ways of learning using Microsoft's accessibility features.   Empower learners to do more with Microsoft Office 3:00-3:45PM Education Center/Library Room 405 Available via WebEx: Session link  Imagine working together how you want, when you want; creating and collaborating on documents with others and with shared notebooks to keep everyone organized and up-to-date. This session will cover how to teach with the tools that businesses expect of a modern workforce. November Lightning Webinars: 15-Minute Super Charged Sessions About Teaching Lightning webinars are 15-minute sessions with quick, practical tips you can easily implement into your teaching. Explore emerging technologies, timely topics, and best practices through demonstrations and discussions.   The Hitchhikers’ Guide to Instructional Design Wednesday, November 13 2:00-2:15PM Presenter: Daniel Berg, Curriculum Coordinator, James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine Join the webinar here: https://bit.ly/2kqZkbo  Instructional design is the creation of learning experiences for effective and efficient acquisition and application of knowledge and skills. There are four fundamental components: learners, objectives, methods, and evaluation. As an instructor, you can follow a few simple tricks to apply some instructional design principles to your course today.   Writing Effective Alternative Text in PowerPoint Thursday, November 21st 2:00-2:15 PM Presenter: Alex Walters, Senior Instructional Designer and Digital Accessibility Specialist, Instructional Technology and Faculty Resources Join the webinar here: https://bit.ly/2kqZkbo  This session will focus on writing effective alternative text when creating PowerPoint presentations. The importance of including alternative text for images will be discussed along with examples of adding descriptions to a variety of images!

Ensure a good webinar experience

The webinars will take place in a Blackboard Collaborate™ virtual conference room. You will need to make sure you have a good internet connection and your computer speakers are turned on as audio will be via VOIP. We recommend using Chrome for the best experience. If you haven't done so already, download the Getting Connected to Blackboard Collaborate Ultra document to verify your system is setup correctly.