The Department of Rehabilitation Sciences will host the Distance Education Workshop titled “Teaching with Interactive Television and the Merging Technologies” from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 17 and 18.

Developed and conducted by Thomas E. Cyrs, Ed.D., this two-day faculty development seminar promotes proven principles of teaching and learning at a distance for all delivery systems. This seminar trains instructors to modify existing courses and to design new courses for distance delivery. Emphasis is placed on teaching and course planning. During this seminar, participants will learn how to design performance-based telelessons; how to think visually; present with impact; plan a telelesson that maximizes student-centered learning; how to modify courses for distance learning and how to involve students at remote field sites.

Registration fee is $350 and is due by June 30. Payment may be made with a check or an IIT made out to MUSC-Department of Rehab Sciences. For information regarding payment information, call Myra Gordan at 792-2926.

For information regarding the workshop, call Becki Trickey, Ph.D., at 792-8702.