Workshop: Getting started on the OpenLab with Math Dept Model Courses

Getting started on the OpenLab with Math Dept Model Courses 
Fri 8/14 and Fri 8/21, 10 am – 11:30 am, Facilitators: Jonas Reitz, Kate Poirier
Interested in teaching on the OpenLab? This 90 minute session will explore the features of Model Courses, designed and customized for select courses with built-in resources for distance learning (MAT 1275/1372/1375/1475/1575/2680).   This session has an associated online module “Math Model Courses.”

Zoom Videos of Workshops (the password for these zoom videos has been distributed separately by the Math Dept):

• Video of 8/14 Workshop
• Video of 8/21 Workshop

Agenda/Outline

• Getting Started on the OpenLab
  • OpenLab usage (have you used the OL before?)
  • Resource: Teaching with the OpenLab
  • This is not the “how-to”, it’s about what it is and how to use it (there is a module for step-by-step)
• Resources from the Math Dept to support your distance education efforts: Course Hubs & Model Courses
• Examples of teaching on the OpenLab
  • Jonas Reitz MAT 1375 Spring 2020
  • Laura Ghezzi’s Spring 2019 MAT 1375 site:
• List of Math Model Courses (NOTE: As of 8/14/20 there are two model courses available, for MAT 1275 and MAT 1375. However, additional model courses are in development and all “coming soon” courses in the list below should be completed by 8/21/20):
  • MAT 1275 College Algebra and Trigonometry
  • MAT 1275CO College Algebra and Trigonometry (with corequisite hours)
  • MAT 1372 Statistics with Probability
  • MAT 1375 Precalculus
  • MAT 1475 Calculus I
  • MAT 1575 Calculus II
  • MAT 2680 Differential Equations
• Getting started with Model Courses
• OpenLab technicalities
  • Course Profile vs Course Site
  • Pages vs Posts