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Date
Tuesday December 3, 2024 - Monday December 16, 2024
Time
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Location
Virtual Event, Online Only
Tags
District-wide
Academic Excellence Framework (AEF)
Increase Student Learning and Engagement with Technological Tools for Teaching

TWT 101 is a two-week 6-hour asynchronous course focusing on "online live" and web-enhanced courses competencies.

The course is facilitated and allows two weeks for you to work through the modules at your own pace.  The target audience for TWT 101 is faculty and staff who want to explore creating effective learning experiences for students with Brightspace. 

Faculty should take Brightspace Foundations before taking TWT 101. Information about Brightspace Foundations is here:  https://brightspaceresources.ccc.edu/detailed-course-descriptions/

TWT 101 has this format:

  • 2 weeks of async learning in Brightspace (videos, content, discussions)
  • practice exercises in your Brightspace practice classroom (known as a "sandbox"), including a designed lesson using Backward Design, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, accessible course content and evidence of Regular & Substantive Interaction (RSI)
  • Knowledge Checks you can take as many times as you like at the end of each week. 
Important Concepts Related to TWT 101:
  • Backward Design
  • Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
  • Regular, Substantive, Interaction
  • Digital Accessibility & Access
CCC Facilitators

TWT 101 is a collaboration between CCC instructors and staff. Each session will be facilitated by a different leader. 

Online Learning

The Academic Excellence Framework (AEF) clearly prioritizes the skills, activities, initiatives, roles, and goals that directly support consistently strong teaching and learning at City Colleges of Chicago.