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‘Skeptically Optimistic’ in an Open Online Course
David S. Stein, Ph.D.
Constance E. Wanstreet, Ph.D.
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Boot Camp participant
“I [had] a lot of skepticism towards being able to teach online . . . [and] develop the same sort of meaningful relationships with my students online.”
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Boot Camp for Beginning Online Instructors
• Create favorable attitude• Self-paced• Asynchronous 20-hours/five
days• Quick-start guide
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Boot Camp features
• Videos from experienced GTAs• E-book for guidance• Challenges to simulate online
classroom• Desire2Learn and iTunesU
versions• http://go.osu.edu/OnlineInstructor
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Desktop version• Daily challenges
• Readings
• Videos
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Designed around five challenges
• Making the transition to online teaching
• Building online spaces for learning
• Preparing your students for online learning
• Managing and facilitating the online classroom
• Assessing learner outcomes
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How do skeptical but hopeful GTAs learn to teach online?
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No more fixed locations• iPads, iPhones, everyday technology• Use visual, aural, and textual features to create/express learning
• Internet access to:• Materials
• Resources
• Other learners
• Instructor
Portable Pedagogy
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Activity system elementsTools•Use LMS tools
Participants• Articulate roles
Social Practices• Identify types of interaction
Learning Community• Identify ways to engage
Outcome• Facilitate parts of a course
Stein, D. S., & Wanstreet, C. E. (2011). Teaching in the future: A blueprint for faculty development. In S. D’Agustino (Ed.), Adaptation, resistance and access to instructional technologies: Assessing future trends in education (pp. 445-459). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
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ToolsFacilitate a course using the LMS
Describe when to use discussions
Describe when to provide feedback
Distinguish between when to use a dropbox or a discussion board
Demonstrate how to use news items
Demonstrate how to use admin tools (i.e., gradebook, email)
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Using email as an admin tool
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ParticipantsArticulate roles of faculty and students
Assess readiness to teach
Describe how to manage time and establish relationships
Prepare students for the experience
Direct students to technical help
Compose welcome and expectations messages
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Welcome message
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Social PracticesIdentify different types of interaction•Learner-learner•Learner-instructor•Learner-content•Learner-interface
Recognize what type of interaction is appropriate when
Describe how to facilitate various types of interaction
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Interaction and social presence
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Learning CommunityIdentify different ways to engage
Articulate differences:• Collaboration
• Cooperation
• Individual knowledge acquisition
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Fostering community over coffee
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OutcomeFacilitate various parts of an online or hybrid course
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Assess outcomes
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Did it work?• I have confidence to teach online: 100%• I can use online tools: 100%• I can get to know my students as well
online as in person: 75%• I can connect well with my students: 67%
(N=52)
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Boot Camp participant
“Through the readings, activities, and the videos from experienced online instructors, I have a better sense of the opportunities of online teaching, whereas before I saw mostly limitations. I have gained comfort with the prospect of teaching online.”
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Reflections• “opened up new tools and concepts”• “probably the best way to prepare”• “enhanced my desire to make sure my
students feel connected”• “refined my understanding of online
teaching”
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Multiple opportunities to give back• Relate• Apply what they learn to their own courses
• Create• Complete learning activities
• Donate• Share their learning with others
(Kearsley, G., & Schneiderman, B. (1997). Engagement theory: A framework for technology-based teaching and learning.
Educational Technology, 38(5), 20-23.
Engagement
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Contact us• David Stein, [email protected] • Connie Wanstreet, [email protected]
• iTunes U: http://go.osu.edu/OnlineInstructor