Elluminate is having webinars on various topics from 6th September to 11th September,2010. The following are the topics, brief description, time and link to learn central for the webinar.
Monday, September 6th
10:45pm PDT (US) / 1:45am EDT (next day) (US) / 5:45pm GMT/UTC (next day) (intl times):
AUSTRALIA SERIES
“Tech Talk Tuesdays: Treasures of Classroom2.0 LIVE! - wonderful resources for classroom use,” with host Anne Mirtschin. “Are you looking for resources to use in your classroom? Do you want to learn about specific web2.0 tools? Would you like to hear from some of the web2.0 tools creators? Learn about exciting things happening in education? Then this is the session for you. Our special guest presenter this week is Peggy George from Arizona in USA. Peggy is one of the three co-organisers of the most popular online webinars available today – Classroom 2.0 LIVE!. Peggy has an amazing wealth of knowledge which she willingly shares with participants in our regular Tech Talk Tuesdays. In this session, Peggy will walk us through the amazing wealth of materials that can be found on the spaces within the classroom 2.0 LIVE! site. This includes the best resources, interesting content for classroom use and guest speakers who have engaged their audiences, recordings, links etc. Don’t miss this one!.”
LearnCentral Link: http://www.learncentral.org/event/97266
Tuesday, September 7th
4:30pm PDT (US) / 6:30pm EDT (US) / 10:30am GMT/UTC (intl times):
“Supporting Differentiated Instruction and Technology Integration,” with Beverly Gallagher. This session will feature a discussion on supporting differentiated instruction and technology integration.
LearnCentral Link: http://www.learncentral.org/event/97966
Wednesday, September 8th
3am PDT (US) / 6am EDT (US) / 10am GMT/UTC (intl times):
AUSTRALIA SERIES
“eT@lking: Websites I love to use: Share 'n Tell," with host Anne Mirtschin. “This session will be an informal sharing of discussions and favourite websites for both your classes and your own personal life. Can the personal sites be adapted for use in the classroom? Time to share and tell! The topics and conversations will be up to you.”
LearnCentral Link: http://www.learncentral.org/event/97346
10am PDT (US) / 1pm EDT (US) / 5pm GMT/UTC (intl times):
ELLUMINATE LIVE EVENTS SERIES
“How To Make An Effective Presentation In 99 Seconds," with presenters Tracy Tagliati and Dr. Sivasailam "Thiagi" Thiagarajan. “Fifteen years ago we discovered the cure for conference boredom: challenge presenters to make a point—a real point with useful content—in just 99 seconds. We have facilitated the 99-Second session at several international conferences in the USA and Australia. In the process, we analyzed hundreds of presentations and identified a list of engaging formats and best practices. We also discovered that the same principles and practices can contribute to the effectiveness and interest level of longer presentations and training sessions. After all, a 90-minute presentation is just a series of 99-second presentations..”
LearnCentral Link: http://www.learncentral.org/event/9232/ (registration in advance is required)
5:30pm PDT (US) / 8:30pm EDT (US) / 12:30am GMT/UTC (next day) (intl times):
“Ripple conference presentation,” with host Cathy Moore. “How can you design activity-rich elearning that creates a measurable change in the world? One way is to use action mapping, a visual approach to instructional design. In this session, we'll use a structured mind map to identify the change you want to create and brainstorm the learning activities that will help create that change.”
LearnCentral Link: http://www.learncentral.org/event/90127
6:30pm PDT (US) / 9:30pm EDT (US) / 1am GMT/UTC (next day) (intl times):
MATH 2.0 SERIES
“Math 2.0 Weekly: NLVM”, with host Maria Droujkova. Special guest, Joel Duffin, will lead a conversation about National Library of Virtual Manipulatives and its growth..
LearnCentral Link: http://www.learncentral.org/event/96638
11pm PDT (US) / 2am EDT (US) (next day) / 6am GMT/UTC (next day) (intl times):
AUSTRALIA SERIES
“Elluminate Masterclass Series 4: advanced”, with host Coach Carole. “If you have already attended a few Elluminate sessions and now feel ready to start planning how to present your own workshops etc in Elluminate, then this is the session for you. You'll learn how to make the best use of advanced features such as: uploading PowerPoint presentations and other media; navigating through your slides and using the whiteboard tools effectively; sharing applications from your own desktop; learning strategies of engagement in the Elluminate environment and tapping into the LearnCentral network. Guest presenters will share their experiences with you.”
LearnCentral Link: http://www.learncentral.org/event/95995
Thursday, September 9th
1pm PDT (US) / 4pm EDT (US) / 8pm GMT/UTC (intl times):
“Inquiry, Literacy, and the Learning Cycle,” with host Kimberly Lightle. Join presenters Jessica Fries-Gaither and Terry Shiverdecker for a webinar about science and literacy instruction in the elementary grades as the focus of a new series of web seminars for the 2010-2011 school year. The series is sponsored by Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, an NSF-funded project that provides professional development and instructional resources to elementary teachers.
LearnCentral Link: http://www.learncentral.org/event/89903
4pm PDT (US) / 7pm EDT (US) / 11pm GMT/UTC (intl times):
EDUBLOGS SERIES
“Edublogs Fine Focus - Going LIVE & PAPERLESS with GoogleDocs.” Join Jo Hart for a "Fine Focus" session. This week Rachael Colley presents "Going LIVE & PAPERLESS with GoogleDocs". In this interactive session Rachael will demonstrate how she uses GoogleDocs with her students. Rachael is an ICT Trainer in the TAFE (Public Vocational Education and Training) sector in Melbourne, Australia.
LearnCentral Link: http://www.learncentral.org/event/96064
Friday, September 10th
8am PDT (US) / 11pm EDT (US) / 3pm GMT/UTC (intl times):
“Astronomický kroužek,” with host Jan Kubesa. “Internetový astronomický kroužek pro každého.”
LearnCentral Link: http://www.learncentral.org/event/97947
Saturday, September 11th
9am PDT (US) / 12pm EDT (US) / 4pm GMT/UTC (intl times):
“Global Education Conference,” with hosts Kim Caise, Lorna Costantini and Peggy George. Join the Classroom 2.0 LIVE co-hosts for a discussion with special guests Steve Hargadon and Lucy Gray, about the upcoming Global Education Conference in November 2010. Learn ways that you can participate or speak for this virtual conference.
LearnCentral Link: http://www.learncentral.org/event/95768/