Teaching EDD Online Jeremy Brownfield, Instructor Jim Hubbard, Assistant Principal Ozark High School, Ozark, MO

History of Online Courses at Ozark High School

Implementation and Administrative Support

Establishing a Need for Online School Year Block Schedule: teach three of four 86 minute blocks per day PLTW= 7 of 8 blocks COURSESETIONSTOTAL STUDENTS IED360 POE235 DE115 EDD1**6

Establishing a Need for Online School Year Block Schedule: teach three of four 86 minute blocks per day PLTW= 7 of 8 blocks Plus EDD Online COURSESECTIONSTOTAL STUDENTS IED360 POE230 DE221 EDD1(7)*19**

PREPARING THE COURSE Online Syllabus Components Outline the time commitment Instructor availability Instructor contact and response time Assignment submission Course Tools What to do if you have problems General course questions discussion forum Virtual office hours to parents and students late spring or during the summer

PREPARING THE COURSE The First Lesson Train the students on the LMS Video tutorials Make them use everything you will use through out the year

Lesson 1: Blackboard Intro

Delivering Content

Assignment Submission Blackboard only Engineer’s notebooks: every 3 weeks Portfolios: semester Final prototype ***I will not accept assignments via ***

Assessing Students How will we ensure they learn it? Responsibility Matrix Work session summaries Contact Log Discussion Board – Class Discussion Board – Individual Group Discussion Board

Responsibility Matrix

Work Summary

Contact Logs Weekly Submission

Discussion Board Weekly Class Discussion Board Individual Group Discussion Board

Student Submissions

Hurdles to Student Achievement 3 out of 14 of my students use the time they are scheduled for the class to work on assignments.

Hurdles to Student Achievement Lack of time management skills Lack of group communication Different schedules Lack of utilizing collaboration tools within Blackboard

Intervention Strategies the students Call Home O-time/tutoring Students report to my room during online time

Instructor Workload 2 hours per week prepping the course – Lesson for following week posted by Friday 1-2 hours per week grading/reviewing Monday morning- s go out to those missing work

What Students Say About It Course Evaluation Easy to navigate BlackBoard 50/50 on open endedness Most recognize time management as an issue Average log in is 3 times per week Text #1 method of partner communication “During my scheduled class time I either sleep or eat. I do my work on Sunday nights.” Quote from Actual EDD student.

Suggestions Develop templates for all online courses Training both prior to teaching and ongoing Develop a plan for students who struggle Set reasonable expectations for the first year Always be one to two weeks ahead

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Instructional Resources Miscellaneous bigbluebutton.org/

Useful Links Maryland Faculty Online Pasadena City College Online and Hybrid Course Syllabus Example /02/Online-Syllabus-Example-CANVAS-New- Login.pdf /02/Online-Syllabus-Example-CANVAS-New- Login.pdf Netiquette

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