Teaching and Learning Online What Makes Sense When Moving Courses Online

What do you know? What is your current experience with online teaching and learning? What worked, what didn’t work? What do you know about this format?

Where Do You Want To Go From Here? Teaching and Learning Online 101 –Demonstrations Using Online Platforms for F-2-F Courses Getting Started –Organization, Quality, Engagement, Software Synchronous or Not

Teaching Online 101 Basic things to consider –What do you believe about teaching? –How is your face-to-face class organized? –How are you going to transition to online teaching and learning?

Skills You Need Technology and Social Media Skills –Technology-essential –Social Media-helpful Skills include: ♦ Basic computer skills ♦ Proficiency with software applications ♦ Installing/updating software and plug-ins

Technology Skills Cont. ♦ Internet search literacy ♦ Proficiency with features and functions within the LMS (learning management system) including uploading files, grading tools and grade book ♦ LMS tools for asynchronous/synchronous communication ♦ familiarity with platforms for communication/engagement outside of LMS, e.g. Pinterest, Twitter, Google+

Administrative and Organizational Skills Includes skills such as:  Time management e.g. ability and willingness to respond to student questions with immediacy e.g. within 24 hours  Provide constructive feedback on student assignments in timely manner

Admin and Org Skills Cont.  Proficiency with grade book and ability to submit grades by required  Monitor/follow-up with academic integrity issues

Pedagogical and Teaching Skills Skills include: ♦ Student focused learning model ♦ Instructor focus on supporting and guiding learning not delivering content and instruction ♦ Providing constructive feedback ♦ Establishing and sustaining online presence

Check in What are you thinking about? What questions do you have?

Demonstration of Online Course

Reflection and Feedback What did you see? What did you hear? What questions do you have?

What About F-2-F Courses? What can go online? –Flipped Classes Organization Student Updates and Messages –Accountability

Where do you start? Identify a course Reflect on how you teach Chunk your material Be consistent

Establish a Model How are you going to organize your course? What did you hear? What questions do you have?

Quality Quality Indicators –Organization and Administration –Materials and Content –Student Learning Outcomes –Technology and Support

Engagement Ways to engage –Audio and Video Orientation to course Syllabus quiz –Interview report Discussion Board –Regular feedback –Group projects?

Engagement Cont. Synchronous sessions –Optional Peer reviews Responding to others’ postings Games Student presentations Guest speakers

Software and Applications Presentation –Power Point –Prezi- –Video –YouTube –Adobe Presenter, Camtasia –Powtoon- –Slidedog- –Screencast- –Jing-

To Synchronous or Not Synchronous or Asynchronous When is it needed?

Lessons Learned Up-to-date software Test ahead of time Limited number and time Practice

Review of Key Concepts Supporting Students –How online learning works –Be present –Consider the audience –Plan course for success –Develop a framework that is predictable from week to week, course to course

Review of Key Concepts (cont.) Balance instructional strategies Lecture Assignments –Discussion Forums Resources Quizzes Opportunity to use rich set of resources

Review of Key Concepts Clear Expectations –What will be graded –How much time it should take –Length of assignments

Review of Key Concepts Your role (after the course is built) –Facilitate your course in a way that keeps students on-task, promotes full participation, and encourages peer collaboration. –Engage with your students without over- engaging. –Assess student work and provide feedback.

Tools for Success Careful planning Course Outline Predictable Framework Variety of ways to connect –List of apps

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