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Virtual Classrooms: Designing e-learning
CoursewareCarolyn StaudtConcord Consortium/KidSolve™, [email protected]
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• The Concord Consortium is a nonprofit educational research• and development organization based in Concord, Massachusetts.
• We create interactive materials that exploit the power of • information technologies. Our primary goal in all
• our work is digital equity -- improving learning opportunities• for all students.
• http://www.concord.org
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Online Learning -- Democratizing education with anytime, anywhere learning
Modeling Tools -- Enabling students to visualize the unobservable
Probeware -- Developing new tools for data collection and analysis
Handhelds -- Moving closer to the promise of ubiquitous computing
Sustainable Development -- Confronting global issues with decision-making tools
Assessment Research -- Improving methods for measuring deep learning in science
Where is the value added?
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High-quality materials
Purposeful Virtual Spaces
Community Building
Questions to Ask Yourself...• Why do you want to create and teach
an online course?
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• Can you envision what it would feel like to teach in the online environment?
• Do you have any qualities that you think would be an obstacle to your being a good online teacher
(e.g., easy frustration when technical problems arise)?
• Will you be able to provide administrative and logistical support for your course (e.g., registration, password support)?
How do I Start?
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Step One: Prepare for Your Online Course
Step Two: Design for Your Online Course
Step Three: Teach Your Online Course
Prepare for Your Online Course
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Element I: Prepare to teach online~ Take an online course
Element II: Build a course outline~ Develop course objectives & outline
Element III: Create a course schedule with clear deadlines
~ Choose your basic time unit and course length
Element IV: Plan for ongoing quality assurance~ Request anonymous evaluations
Element V: Ensure support from your administration
~ Provide organizational servicesElement VI: Provide technical support
~ Walk in your student’s shoes
What is your Platform?
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Select a platform that:• meets the needs of your students• is supported by your
technology
Design Your Online Course
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Element VII: Format your course so that studentscan focus on the content
~ Adopt a consistent, sensible layout
Element VIII: Design a learning community that is collaborative, engaging, and inclusive
~ Start with orientation exercises
Element IX: Find and Use appropriate course materialsand resources
~ Research “good” online resources
Element X: Develop rich, relevant activities to support your learning objectives
~ Select “small pieces”
Design Your Online Course
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Create a template is or has:• visual pleasing• pop-up windows• animations/ simulations• easy navigational tools• small distinct pieces
http://blackboard.imt.uwm.edu
Design Your Online Course
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Element XI: Balanced mixture (individual& group) activities~ Make it collaborative
Element XII: Recognize different pacing in an online course~ Schedule for asynchronicity/Learning Support Agreement
Element XIII: Provide equal accessibility to all students~ The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
http://www.w3.org/WAI
Teach Your Online Course
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Element XIV: Provide a comprehensive set of informational materials
~ Post an course information packet
Element XV: Facilitate discussion in a way that keeps students on-task and encourages peer collaboration~ Encourage participation throughout the week/ no lurking
Element XVI: Engage your students without over-engaging~ Remove yourself from the middle of the discussion
- short, descriptive comment titles- encourage posting at the beginning of the week- interesting anecdotal examples
Element XVII: Assess student work and provide feedback~ Post evaluations (in a private space)/quote your students
Teach Your Online Course
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Suggested References
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• Why Don't Face-to-Face Teaching Strategies WorkIn the Virtual Classroom? How to Avoid the "Question Mill”by Sarah Haavindhttp://www.concord.org/newsletter/2000fall/face2face.html
• Facilitating Online Learning: Effective Strategies for Moderators
by George Collison, Bonnie Elbaum, Sarah Haavind, Bob TinkerAtwood Publishing http://www.atwoodpublishing.com
• Online Courses That Work . . . and Some That Don'tNot all online courses are created equalby Sarah Haavind, Raymond Rose, Alvaro Galvis, and Robert Tinkerhttp://www.concord.org/newsletter/2002winter/online_courses.html
While preparing your online did you think of the BIG picture…policies, objectives, learning
cycles, assessments?
While designing your online course did you gather appropriate online resources?
Are you prepared to step “out of the middle” and promote peer collaboration?
Online and face-to-face teaching require different skills...
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The bottom line is…
Virtual Classrooms: Designing e-learning
CoursewareCarolyn StaudtConcord Consortium/KidSolve™, [email protected] Now: Online CoursesLearn from the ExpertsOnline Learning Services @The Concord Consortium
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