UW-Stout Online
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Fee Payment Agreement
Beginning in August 2014, each semester all UW-Stout students will be required to sign the fee payment agreement before registering for the next term's courses.
http://www.uwstout.edu/stubus/Fee-Payment-Agreement.cfm
Dates to Remember
9/1/2014 - Labor Day
9/3/2014 - Fall semester begins
9/16/2014 - 10% of tuition due
10/11/2014 - Homecoming weekend
10/14-15/2014 - Career Conference
10/16/2014 - 100% tuition due
10/17/2014 - WinTerm 2015 registration begins
10/23/2014 - Spring registration begins
11/10-14/2014 - National Distance Learning Week
11/27/2014 - Thanksgiving
12/12/2014 - Fall courses end
12/13/2014 - Commencement
12/15/2014 - Evaluation week begins
12/19/2014 - Evaluation week ends
Refund Schedule for Drops
Brainfuse eTutoring Available
Within your D2L CI course, in the content area, you will find a link to Brainfuse, a free resource. It is a great opportunity to receive extra help on almost any subject.
"It is the best thing that could of been invented! The tutor was very helpful and I appreciate the availability on a holiday. Bless you for helping others."
   ~ UW-Stout Online student
Career Conference
October 14 & 15, 2014
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Open to all students and alumni
www.uwstout.edu/careers
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Distance Teaching & Learning Conference
August 12 - 14, 2014 in Madison, WI
This is the 30th year for the distance teaching and learning conference, an opportunity to position you to succeed in the new realities of 21st century distance education. UW-Stout Online has four instructors presenting at the conference: Anna Bell, Renee Chandler, Kay Lehmann and Susan Manning.
www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/
10 Online Teaching Best Practices for Facilitating Instruction Part 2
  1. Create a sense of presence in your online course. (In other words, show up and teach!)
  2. Communicate clear instructor and student expectations at the start of the course. (e.g., communication, student-content engagement, grading assignments)
  3. Post regular announcements and updates in the News area of the learning management system - Learn@UW-Stout or D2L.
  4. Combine course concept learning with customized and personal learning.
  5. Utilize active learning techniques throughout the online course.
  6. Prepare discussion posts that invite questions, discussions, reflections and responses, where the instructor is consistently involved in the online discussion.
  7. Include ungraded self-quizzes for each unit/module to boost student learning.
  8. Survey your online students for feedback (e.g., How's the course going? or Do you have any suggestions?) in addition to providing prompt instructor-student feedback.
  9. Help online students maintain a continuous, forward progress.
  10. Plan for the unexpected over the duration of the course.
    (e.g., learning management system/technology issues, instructor/student emergencies)
References
Chat with the Director
As an online student or instructor, your voice matters. Stout Online Director Doug Stevens will hold open chat hours the third Tuesday of every month from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
www.uwstout.edu/de/chat.cfm
Magna Commons Professional Development Resource for UW-Stout Faculty & Staff
Nakatani Teaching & Learning Center and UW-Stout Online have teamed up to provide a subscription to Magna Commons, an online, "at your desktop" professional development resource for UW-Stout faculty and staff. Magna Commons features a variety of webinars that focus on teaching. UW-Stout faculty and staff have full access to all of the available programs on Magna Commons, including seminars in the Seminar Library.
Professional development at your fingertips:
Step 1 - Go to www.magnapubs.com/account, click on "Forget your Password", enter your UW-Stout email and click continue. An email from Magna Publications will be sent to you with the subject line "Magna Publications Password Assistance".  Follow the instructions to reset your account password.
Step 2 - Go to www.magnacommons.com, under "I have an account" enter your UW-Stout email address and your new password.
If you have questions or need assistance in resetting your password, please contact Magna Commons at 800-433-0499. Make sure to tell Magna Commons you are a member of UW-Stout subscription.
Spotlight Feature
New Programs Beginning Fall 2014
Certificates/Certifications:
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder - Designed for teachers, counselors and other professionals with specialized training in working with students with autism. Upon completion, graduates will possess the skills needed to assess students with ASD, implement individualized interventions and evaluate programs for effectiveness. For information contact Amy Schlieve at schlievea@uwstout.edu.
  • Evaluation Studies - Designed for professionals wanting to develop program evaluation competencies. For information contact Cori Beskow at beskowc@uwstout.edu.
  • Institutional Research - Acquire skills in institutional research-specific areas, as well as competencies in ethical considerations, project management, communication, data collection and analysis. For information contact Cori Beskow at beskowc@uwstout.edu.
  • Organization Development & Consulting - Empower yourself to become a proficient management consultant. Graduates fulfill the rapidly growing industry need for prepared management analysts. For information contact Wendy Dittmann at dittmannw@uwstout.edu.
  • Training Design, Development & Evaluation - Professionals will gain expertise in training and development management, filling a rapidly growing industry need for prepared training and development managers. For information contact Wendy Dittmann at dittmannw@uwstout.edu.
  • Web Technology - Professionals will gain the knowledge needed to have a broad understanding of how to plan, develop, implement and evaluate standard-based websites and strategies for their success. For information contact Kevin Tharp at tharpk@uwstout.edu.
Undergraduate Programs:
  • Family & Consumer Sciences Education - A distance education option to meet the needs of place-bound individuals seeking teaching certification and a degree in family and consumer sciences education. For information contact Dianne Klemme at klemmed@uwstout.edu.
  • Marketing & Business Education - A distance education option to meet the needs of place-bound individuals seeking teaching certification and a degree in marketing and business education. For information contact Urs Haltinner at haltinneru@uwstout.edu.
  • Professional Communication & Emerging Media-Applied Communications - An online program where you learn to write effectively for a variety of audiences, apply user-centered design strategies, and produce real projects for real clients, giving you a print and digital work portfolio to impress any prospective employer. For information contact Daisy Pignetti at pignettid@uwstout.edu.
  • Technology Education - A distance education option to meet the needs of place-bound individuals seeking teaching certification and a degree in technology education. For information contact David Stricker at strickerd@uwstout.edu.
Graduate Program:
  • Professional Science Master in Conservation Biology - Enhance your skills with high-quality training in evaluating, understanding and providing solutions to society's conservation challenges. For information contact Michael Bessert at bessertm@uwstout.edu.
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