Important Changes in class offerings starting Fall 2012

Hello everyone!


There are VERY important changes in the 2-year plan for MDE class offerings, which you should take notice immediately and re-visit your study plan.


Changes starting Fall 2012:

• OMDE 608 will be offered Spring and Summer (instead of spring and fall)
• DETC 620 will be offered Summer and Fall (instead of spring and fall)

Changes starting Spring 2013:

• DETC 630 will be offered in the Spring only (instead of fall only)

The full 2-year plan can be found here: http://bit.ly/zOix1r


If you have any questions, or you need to review you study plan, please don't hesitate to contact me at stella.porto@umuc.edu.

MDE Orientation - Summer'2012

Dear MDE students, faculty and Alumni -

in the summer'2012 term we will be running the MDE Orientation during the 3rd week of the term. This means it starts June 12 and runs through June 20th.

If you have not attended any MDE Orientation before, you need to get rostered in the Tycho classroom - OMDE 101 0906. Please send me (stella.porto@umuc.edu) an email with your login information in WebTycho (password not needed).

best,
--Stella.

MDE - Course Availability - Google Docs

Check the updated course availability page for the MDE... Make sure your course plan follows the course availability...
MDE - Course Availability - Google Docs
If you need help, contact me!
best,
--Stella

Commencement 2012

As we bring Spring'2012 to a closing, we are heading for commencement celebrations. 

There is a wonderful cocktail party Friday evening (May 11) at the Inn and Conference Center of UMUC headquarters in Adelphi. Then Saturday afternoon, MDE students will be hooded and celebrate their graduation at the Comcast Center in College Park - http://www.umuc.edu/commencement/adelphi12.cfm.

If you are planning to attend, please send me a private email or write to the MDE Lounge. We should gather during the cocktail party, and stop for pictures after the ceremony on May 12. I will provide information of when and how to meet to all of those attending.

Congratulations to everyone!

Regards,

--Stella.

Spring'2012 MDE Orientation starts January 30th!

Hello everyone!

Spring 2012 semester is just around the corner... Once again we will be running the MDE Orientation on the second week of class (running from Jan 30th through February 8th). 

The MDE Orientation is always a great opportunity for NEW students to get acquainted with the program, and learn how to get started with their ePortfolio, as well as to ask questions about their study plans and understand the program more fully. There are some novelties in the Spring 2012 edition of the orientation, including a wonderful opportunity to take part in the first MDE cohort of the Learn-to-Learn 5-week course, from the Bridge-to-Success (B2S) project at UMUC.  

It is a renewed opportunity for current students to refresh their minds about the existing information, as well as stop during one week, reflect on their learning from past semesters, build onto their ePortfolio, plan their studies and reflect critically on how to be better prepared for their research project at the end of the program. It also provides a great place to connect with other classmates and discuss issues related to the job market. 

For graduates, it is an opportunity to share your experience, consider opportunities of engaging with the program in a more active way, share suggestions, and just enhance you network with fellow alumni and new students. 

For MDE faculty, it is an opportunity to have exchanges with students and alumni in an informal setting, learn about their concerns and share your views about how to be better prepared for the program, for the capstone and as a professional distance educator. 

I invited you all to join me between January 30 and February 8 inside the OMDE 101 9999 0906 tycho classroom (note the section 0906). 

If you have never joined the orientation before, please visit http://mdeprogram.weebly.com/mde-orientation-resources.html and follow the procedures indicated there. (Basically, what I need from you is your login username in Tycho, so I can get you rostered in the class.)

If you have any questions, you can send me an email at sporto@umuc.edu

best, 
--Stella.