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Online Exemplary Course Program

The Exemplary Online Course (EOC)Program is a grant-based initiative designed to provide motivation, tools, education, and support for faculty teaching fully online and blended (reduced seat) courses at UTPA.

Connect Yard

Welcome to ConnectYard, a centralized social media communications platform that seamlessly integrates Facebook, Twitter and video as well as text messaging with popular Learning Management Systems and portals to better engage students and expand overall institutional communication.

Innovation in Online Learning Luncheons

Each semester, the Center hosts three Innovation in Online Learning Luncheons for faculty members. Topics this semester include "Introducing the New COLTT" and "Faculty Online Courses & Quality Matters".

Softchalk

With SoftChalk, educators can create professional, engaging, learning content quickly and easily, which enhances their teaching and improves the learning experience for their students.

BBLearn

Starting Next Spring we will start to push out the new Blackboard Learning Management System and Blackboard Mobile Learn. With Mobile Learn you will be able to access your course content from most mobile devices.

Second Annual Excellence in Online Teaching Conference

The Center for Online Learning, Teaching & Technology invites faculty members who teach online to attend our second annual Excellence in Online Teaching Conference. This year's theme is "The Science of Quality Online Instruction".

Message from the Center

The Center for Online Learning, Teaching & Technology, a department of the Division of Academic Affairs, supports and fulfills the mission of the University of Texas-Pan American by providing services and facilities that promote, support, and integrate best pedagogical practices in applied technologies in teaching, learning, and research for traditional and web-based learning offerings.

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Second Annual Excellence in Online Teaching Conference

The Center for Online Learning, Teaching & Technology will host its Second Annual Excellence in Online Teaching Conference on March 21 and 22, 2013.

The conference will include a keynote address, several concurrent sessions, networking opportunities, and interactive exhibits.

This excellent professional development opportunity is open to all UTPA faculty at no cost. More Information will be available in the coming weeks.

If special accommodations are needed, please call or email Gracie Jimenez at 956-665-2917.

The Center for Online Learning, Teaching & Technology invites you to participate in our first campus-wide MOOC. What is a MOOC you ask? MOOC is an acronym for Massive Open Online Course. [Read More]

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Upcoming Events

COLT² - Excellence in Online Teaching conference starts in

Join COLT² for our 2nd annual Excellence in Online Teaching conference March 21st and March 22nd 2013

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Center For Online Learning,
Teaching & Technology
Education Complex-(EDCC) 2.202 (2nd Floor)
1201 W University Dr.
Edinburg TX, 78401
email: colthelp@utpa.edu
P: 956.665.2979 F: 956.665.5276
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