renee citlau [email protected] cte online course development
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Objectives•Explain my journey in online learning•Understand the online course development process•Review the components of quality online courses•Describe various software•Explain the benefits of online learning•Provide online learning resources
My Online Journey
•Motivated by Master’s Degree in Educational Technology (1997)•Integrated Moodle in face-to-face classes•Piloted first online class (2006)•AUHSD Lead online teacher ( 2009 to date)•Curriculum development training•Technology support
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Learning is interactive when learners are actively engaged in a variety of activities, and along with their peers and teacher, they are co-constructors of knowledge.
The learning environment provides a sense of a learning community
within which participants collaborate with others to
negotiate and share meanings. Engaging the Online Learner, p.3
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CTE OnlineCourses
•Accounting 1•Accounting 2•Web Page Design
Online CTE Courses
•Increased course enrollment•Accounting•Partnerships with IRS, United Way, & the Legal Aid Society•Incorporate up-to-date resources•Students earn Basic & Intermediate certification with the IRS •Prepare tax returns as a community service•Equitable access to the curriculum
Course DevelopmentDecisions
•Select Learning Management System (LMS)•Determine course layout•Weeks or topics
Course Development Software Decisions
•Web conferencing software•SoftChalk to embed lessons•SnagIt•Jing, Camtasia, Adobe Captivate•Garageband, Audacity
AUHSD 9
Course DevelopmentComponents
•Community building discussions and activities•Collaborative learning •Web 2.0 tools•Communication•Student-to-student•Student-to-teacher
Course Development Components
•Discussions that promote higher-order thinking skills•Habits of Mind development•Perseverance•Thinking about our thinking (Metacognition)•Questioning and posing problems•Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision•Thinking interdependently
Course DevelopmentComponents
•Student feedback early in the course•End-of-course surveys•Support documents and resources•Help! Discussion•Student –to-student•Consistent layout
AUHSD 12
Benefits for Students
•Collaborative learning environment•Flexible scheduling•Increased course offerings•Instruction that integrates 21st Century skills•Development of Habits of Mind
How can online learning change
teaching and learning?
HOW DO I DEVELOP AN
ONLINE COURSE?
Add Titles to Weeks&Assignments
Create
a
Weekly
Outline
Add Standards
to Each Week
Expand the Outline to
Include Headings
Include points, time, objectives,
and overview
Include instructio
ns
Include how it will be graded
Software Resources
•Software•Open Office•Flash Player•Adobe Reader•Java•Quicktime•Firefox and Internet Explorer
Course Creation Process•LMS and software selection•Create a semester weekly outline with headings and assignment titles•Add standards to each week•Add headings (points, time, objectives, overview, lesson, instructions, grading) to each assignment•Develop each assignment
•Develop course resource materials for students
Successful Online Teachers
•Present•Approachable•Developed through announcements, discussions, and email
•Facilitators•Accessible
Beginning of Course
•Student orientation•Clear expectations•Parent and student welcome email before course begins•Communicate regularly with parents, students, and counselors
Questions?
Works CitedElbaum, Bonnie, Cynthia McIntyre, and Alese Smith.
Essential Elements. Madison Wisconsin: Atwood Publishing, 2002. Print.
Palloff, Rene, and Keith Pratt. Collaborating Online. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Boss, 2005. Print.
Conrad, Rita-Marie, and J. Ana Donaldson. Engaging the Online Learner. San Francisco, CA: 2004. Print.
. "The Institute for Habits of Mind." . N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb 2012. <http://www.instituteforhabitsofmind.com/>.
Fisher, Douglas, Nancy Frey, and Carol Rothenberg. Content-Area Conversations. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. 2008.
