A City Tech OpenLab Project Site for Fellows

Month: April 2022

Agenda for Session 3, 4/28

Before Session 3

  • Read β€œBuilding a Model Course” from the Model Courses on the OpenLab project
    • Focus on steps 1, 2, 5, 6 (we’ll focus on steps 3&4 in the next session)
  • Read β€œBuilding a Course Hub” from the Model Courses on the OpenLab project
  • Share as a comment on this post any questions, concerns, or ideas sparked from the readings so we can incorporate them into our session.
  • Update project plan and milestones as needed

Session 3: April 28, 2022

Building a Model Course

Meeting via Zoom

Notes via Google Docs

Agenda

  • Checking in
  • Whole group discussion: Model Courses and Course Hubs
    • Purpose
    • Audience
    • Format
    • Course Materials
  • Building a Model Course
  • Building a Course HubΒ 
  • Small groups/individual work
    • Drafting on the Model Course/Course Hub
  • Site architecture
  • Milestone updates
  • Q&A
  • Prep for next session
  • Reflections

Before Session 4

  • Read β€œBuilding a Model Course” from the Model Course on the OpenLab project
    • Focus on steps 3&4
  • Consider discussion, student engagement, low-stakes assignments, etc for asynchronous activity

Reflection for Session 2

It was great learning more with everyone today!

To reflect on today’s session, what work do you need to do with your materials (especially thinking about accessibility/usability) before you start building your model course or course hub?

Agenda for Session 2, 4/7

Before Session 2

Session 2: April 7, 2022, 10-11:30am

Preparing Course Materials

Meeting via Zoom

Notes via Google Docs

Agenda

  • Checking in
  • Things to consider: takeaways from the shared resources
    • Usability
    • Accessibility
    • What resources to share in the model course/course hub
  • Project Plan review and discussion, continued
    • Updates
    • Feedback
    • Milestones review
  • Creating a model course/course hub
  • Prep for next session: what materials do we need to begin building a site? What considerations?
  • Q&A
  • Reflections

Before Session 3

  • Read β€œBuilding a Model Course” from the Model Courses on the OpenLab project
    • Focus on steps 1, 2, 5, 6 (we’ll focus on steps 3&4 in the next session)
  • Read β€œBuilding a Course Hub” from the Model Courses on the OpenLab project
  • Update project plan and milestones as needed