Come Join the TIE Membership Online Offerings

• Quality professional development without having to travel or spend time away from your classroom or school.
• University credit by studying relevant topics with practical connections to your work.
• Flexible offerings to fit your busy schedule.

Overview

To register for an online workshop please visit our Workshops page, and if you require graduate credit please visit our Credit page. TIE Membership offers online opportunities in three formats: 

1. online workshops--online workshops are set up to be asynchronous within a weekly structure.  That is, there are never set meeting times when you have to be online; instead, assignments are posted weekly for you to complete at your convenience.  However, we do ask that you try to stay on the weekly schedule in order to participate in the discussions in a timely fashion, while recognizing that individual schedules sometimes require working ahead or catching up.
2. self-paced workshops--participants work through course material individually with their own start time and end time. These worhshops offer less dialog and collaboration but provide greater flexibility.  Self-directed learners will enjoy this format!
3. webinars--typically hour-long sessions live and synchronous. Participants meet at a given time to view a presentation and offer questions to the presenter. Sessions are recorded for people who cannot meet the time schedule. No credit is offered for webinars.

  These courses utilize interactive web tools and online media, so high speed internet connection is required. The workload for online and self-paced workshops is about the same as in a face to face setting.  The classes typically run between four and eight weeks, with an assumption that approximately four hours per week will be spent with the coursework.  There are no large papers or extensive project assignments.

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Q: How much work is there?
Q: Are there set times each week when I need to be online?
Q: Can I work ahead? What if I fall behind?
Q: Can I take more than one class at a time?
Q: Can I get a letter grade?
Q: What are the technical requirements?

Q: How much work is there? The workload for an online workshop is about the same as a face to face class. Most courses include online discussion and some type of written project in addition to the reading and/or viewing of content. Each credit hour has approximately fifteen hours of work.  If you take 15 times the number of credit hours and divide it by the number of weeks for the workshop, you will get a good idea of the time requirements.

Q: Are there set times each week when I need to be online? No, there is no set time during the week when you have to be available. All of the material, including videos or screencasts, can be worked through whenever it fits your schedule. The online course instructors will post assignments weekly in order to keep the class participants in about the same place in order to facilitate good discussions on the WebCT Discussions board.

Q: Can I work ahead? What if I fall behind? Certainly there are some instances when participants may need to work ahead in a course, or might need to do some catching up due to unexpected circumstances. Participants are encouraged to stay on schedule, with the knowledge that some flexibility is to be expected. Please work with your course instructor to meet your scheduling needs.

Q: Can I take more than one class at a time? Yes, you can take more than one workshop during any given semester; however, please be aware of the workload involved for each class.

Q: Can I get a letter grade? Some workshops are Pass/No Credit, while others offer letter grade. Be sure to verify the type of grade before registering.

Q: What are the technical requirements? You will need a high-speed Internet connection for the online workshops due to video and interactive media requirements. At home, this could be a cable-modem connection or a DSL line. Or, you can use your school connection, which is a T1 line. Dial-up Internet access will present problems and degrade your online experience.