Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course Steve Denniston Technology Integration Specialist Ravenna Public Schools (Ravenna, MI) Presented by

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 1 Where Do You Plan To Begin?

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 1 Where Do You Plan To Begin? Don’t include technology for the sake of technology. Understand that technology implementation takes time. Not all technology implementation will impact the same levels of learning. You cannot keep everything and add more. It’s okay to not have all the answers.

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 1 Where Do You Plan To Begin? Door #1Door #2Door #3 Locate all of the supporting resources first Develop the course modules in exact order Tackle the most difficult module first (or last)

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 1 Where Do You Plan To Begin?

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 2 What are the objectives for each module? “It’s my secret and you will NEVER find out!!!”

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 2 What are the objectives for each module? “I hope this will help you see the big picture.”

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 2 What are the objectives for each module?

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 2 What are the objectives for each module? D Define Target statement, capture attention, real life scenario that needs to be solved Develop Share content in a variety of ways that will help students remember, understand, apply and analyze. Design Create a project or work as a group to solve a problem based on what has been learned. Debrief Assessment and/or reflection.

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 2 What are the objectives for each module? Explicitly state your expectations Multiply ways to engage students Options to struggling and gifted student Options to show understanding

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 3 How will you support student navigation within Moodle? DemonstratePlacement Peers ve-technology/assistive-technologies-for- learning-disabilities/

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 3 How will you support student navigation within Moodle? How to… … navigate around Moodle … view personal Gradebook and/or reports … participate in a discussion forum … submit an assignment … participate in a chat … submit an item to the glossary … use “completion tracking” … edit your profile … take a quiz

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 4 How will you manage your time? Clearly defined start and end time Classes are slotted into segments within each day In some schools, even a bell rings to indicate time to change classes Doors are closed on weekends and holidays

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 4 How will you manage your time? TIPS Create a course schedule and stick to it, if at all possible. Whenever possible, communicate to the class as a group. Set aside defined times to work on the course Provide balanced teaching presence Create a feedback plan

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 5 Will you do it alone or ask others to help you? Give weekly updates Differentiate instruction Build rapport with students Grade student work Provide feedback Manage the course Actively revise modules Variety of learning methods Create authentic tasks Focus on students Provide structure

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 5 Will you do it alone or ask others to help you? Work with a department colleague Steal from others Use subscription services such as Discovery Streaming Tap into GenNet resources Ask students to research and find resources to use

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 6 How will you accommodate students with different learning styles?

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 6 How will you accommodate students with different learning styles?

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 7 How will you evaluate the course? Begin with yourself …what did you do well, what was a struggle Focus on the course …what learning activities went well, what did not Review student feedback …was it user-friendly, what helped them learn, what did not

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 7 How will you evaluate the course? Did you ever work in a course discussion without doing the required pre- work or readings? Did you work on an assignment that required integrating ideas or information from various sources? Did you discuss ideas from your class with others outside of class (students, family members, co- workers, etc.) To what extent did the assignments in your class challenge you to do your best work? Good questions

Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Question 8 What types of interaction will students experience in this module?

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Eight Questions To Ask When Designing Your Course | Steve Denniston | MI Moodle Moot | January 10, 2014 Image Credits Cover Slide – learning.html#.UsxEePRDu_g Slide 2 – Team Watching Game Film Slide 4 – Puzzled Baby Slide 6 – Angry Teacher Slide 7 – Happy Teacher Slide 10 – Excited Girl Slide 11 – Teacher Helping Student technologies-for-learning-disabilities/ Slide 13 – Classroom Setting science-hall.aspx Slide 15 – Scales Slide 16 – Teamwork through-teamwork/ Slide 17 – Student Intelligences Slide 18 – Multiple Intelligences introduction-to-multiple-intelligences/ Slide 19 – Man Thinking think-about/ Slide 20 – Woman Thinking Slide 21 – Adult Discussion gossip-makes-deaf-Two-thirds-women-eavesdropping-did-hear-man- chanting-study-finds.html Slide 22 – Interaction Examples Computer Screen – Student – teenager/images/ /title/ben-photo Teacher - to_improve_teaching_new_evidence_that_poor_teachers_can_learn_to _be_good_ones_.html