ON-LINE ORIENTATIONS

JON SGREENE

DISTRICT 5190California/Nevada

renojon@wabenzi.net

e-learning

noun : learning using electronic means: the acquisition of knowledge and skill using electronic technologies such as computer and Internet-based courseware and local and wide area networks

They are all the Same…

On-line learning

E-Learning

Web Based learning

Virtual learning

e-learning is used for

College & university courses

Annual certifications

Required professional continuing education

Technical training

Sexual abuse training

Personal enrichment

American Bar Assn

American Medical Assn

Boy Scouts of America

YMCA of the USA

Dennis White

Rotary International

WHO?

The History of this project

District 5190’s size

The Community College Connection

US-Canada YEO Network

US-Canada Philadelphia meeting

Blackboard (Commercial)

WebCT (Commercial)

Moodle (Open source)

Proprietary CMS

COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

(LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSETMS)

Create HTML content

Upload/download documents

Upload/download multimedia

Online discussions

Online chat

Student submission of papers, essays, projects

Glossary

Online grading

Online quizzes/tests

BASIC CMS FEATURES

(n) Modular Object Oriented Development Learning Environment

(v) To let the mind or body wonder and do something creative but without particular purpose

MOODLE

Lets See Moodle in Action

Brainstorming Session

Philadelphia, January 2007

No direct student contact

Time lag to answer ???s

Different learning styles

Handouts need to be downloaded & printed

In person orientation may be required

Convenient

Inexpensive

Worldwide

Can use multi-media

Supplements in person orientations

DISADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES

- Inbound students- Outbound students

- Host families

- Dist governors

- Club counselors- Dist governors elect- School counselors- All club members

- Club board members

- Club YEOs

Who in Youth Exchange?

Never ask your exchange student to walk you more than once a day. If however …

POLICY ISSUES – 1 of 2

What training to offer?

What level for each class (target audiences)?

What is the content of the class?

Lesson modules (or chapters)

Tests & Quizzes

Do we get a domain name? (www.ryeuniversity.org)

Tracking student progress

Reporting to District upon completion

Who can take the online classes?

Who sets these policies?

Where does the funding come from?

POLICY ISSUES – 2 of 2

Create our own program

Use existing program

What server will “host”?

What bandwith is needed?

Who will set technical policies?

Who will be site administrator?

TECHNICAL ISSUES

What do we do next?The question that we discussed was:

If you have to choose 3 ‘classes’ to start with, what 3?

The Consensus was

Host Family training

Club Counselor training

Club YEO training

PRIORITIZE

Geographically large districts

Not getting all counselors to orientations

Not getting all host families to orientations

Having to orient all STE & NGE

……….. [YOU fill in the blank]

IMAGINE!

On-line training for all RI Youth Programs

On-line training State Dept Certifications

Letting host family & counselor do training at their convenience

Everyone having the same basic training

NOW IMAGINE!

On-Line Training

IMAGINE!