Using Technology to Offer Learning Opportunities Beyond the Classroom Walls Blair Roy, Project Specialist Outreach & Technical Assistance Network (OTAN)

Objectives Reflect on personal experiences with online learning Explore the opportunities of teaching online Consider your next steps to offering online opportunities

What Experience Do You Have with Online Learning or Teaching? What do you think of when you hear “online”? Have you taken an online class? Have you created an online class? Have you administered an online class? Have you created a Web site for your students? What are your expectations for this presentation?

Are we ready for the changes? Barbara Treacy, EdTech Leaders Online “The change we are in the middle of isn't minor and isn't optional” – Clay Shirky, author and professor, NYU The illiterate of the 21 st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. Alvin Toffler & Herbert Gerjuoy

But We Don’t Have Access! everyoneon.org Low cost Internet service providers Low cost equipment Other great resources on Web site Digital literacy training

What does online learning look like? CMS/LMS – course/learning management system provides a secure environment for teachers and learners to interact with the environment and one another to construct knowledge with and for one another independently or collaboratively – Examples – Moodle, Angel, BlackBoard, Deisre2Learn (D2L), Sakai, etc.

Definition of online learning Allen & Seaman, Class Differences – Online Education in the United States, 2010

How to Host Your Course? Hosting Free OTAN for adult educators in California Your school district? Fee GoDaddy Remote Learner And many more

About Moodle for a Minute Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment Free, open source software package Designed to help educators create effective online learning communities One of many choices out there to get you and your learners online. The course is built around the course content, using CMS tools or any Web 2.0 tools.

Opportunities of Online Learning Learners construct, collaborate, connect, and work separately Flexibility – anytime, anyplace learning, synchronous, and asynchronous Access - to experts and resources that may not be available locally: – Hippocampus.org – USALearns.org Personalization - Customizable to meet individual needs and learning styles Reflection – learners have time to reflect before responding Pacing – individualized as allowed by the teacher Learners can take charge of their learning

More opportunities… Depository Your content Publisher content Always on Scheduling Secure Participation Digital literacy Grading Record keeping Communication in one place with history

Key Elements for a Successful Online Environment Provide thorough directions Respond in a timely manner Teachers need to be present Stay engaged to keep the learners engaged Use a variety of activities and resources Consistency Consider file formats Monitor learner progress Building community is crucial

What do your students need?

What can you have in your online class? Books Files Videos Images Assessments Assignments Communication Grades Web pages Links to Web sites Recordings ???

What can you do in your online course? Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing activities Vocabulary building Record an audio file and upload to course Language Practice Link to relevant videos What is blocked at school, is open at home Secure site for students to upload files

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Let’s Take a Closer Look

Organization - Dashboard

Organization - Calendar

Communication - messaging

Communication –

Communication – Chats Easy to use Save sessions Meet with one Meet with all Students meet

Communication – News forum

Recordings - PoodLL *Specialized feature Listening activities Student recordings Dictation Video recordings

PoodLL Sample

PoodLL – Student View

Online Meetings - synchronous *Specialized feature – Adobe Connect Tutorials Demonstrations Meetings Recordable for later viewing Share documents and Web sites

Adobe Connect Online Meetings

Assessments Assignments Lessons Forums for reflection Choice for one question feedback Quizzes

Assignments Upload a single file or multiple files Any file type can be uploaded Inline text can be typed Offline activity as a grade placeholder Students can submit individually or as a group

Assignments

Assignment grading summary

Assignments submitted

Assignments Grading page

Assignment graded student view

Assignment Creation

Lesson Example

LESSONS – Deliver content, check for comprehension, provide different branches based on answers

Lesson Questions

Lesson Check for understanding with immediate feedback

Lesson – immediate grading

Forums for discussion, reflection, testing

Choice Activity for Feedback or Survey

Quizzes Quizzes created within CMS Hot Potatoes quizzes CMS scores all but essay questions CMS does the math for you Adds grades to gradebook

Moodle made quiz – Student View

Quiz – multiple choice

Quiz - essay

Hot potatoes quiz

Glossaries to reinforce vocabulary and provide interactive activities by students

Glossary with listening

Books for content

Learn360 Multimedia *Specialized feature Provides access to thousands of educational videos to add seamlessly into course Teacher creates – students logs into course – instant access with no additional login to view video Watch the video as many times as needed

Learn360 sample

Digital badges have arrived! Teachers can award badges throughout the course and for course completion Students can move badges to their personal backpacks to share digitally

Gradebook Powerful Flexible Automatic! Exportable Customizable

Gradebook – teacher view

Administrative Tools Change the settings of your course, Topic vs Date Back up your course (import easily to another LMS) Reports – see course activity, who signed on, what they did Manage users and grades Manage Questions Banks for Quizzes

Conditionals and Activity Completion Teachers can guide the students through the content Conditions must be met to move on Once conditions are met, activities are complete, resources and activities automatically open

Editing a Moodle course

Backup, Restore, Reset, Import Back up all or some content Restore your course if needed Reset each semester to remove student data Teachers with multiple courses can import items from one course to another

OTAN Courses for Share Advanced ESL USA Learns Wrap Around Course Advanced ESL 2: Additional Topics Developmental English College Transition & Career Development

OTAN Courses for Share EL Civics through Distance Learning ESL Citizenship Preparation Course Getting Ready for College The Write Stuff Writing Pathways to Career Success

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Advanced ESL by Francisca Wentworth of Jefferson Adult School 18 units Lessons Assignments Quizzes Hot potatoes quizzes forums

USALearns Wrap Around Course by Kate Crawford 20 Units USA Learns content Glossaries Quizzes Assignments Forums

College Transition & Career Development by Debbie Jensen of BPACE (Some Adv ESL teachers are using this course) Personal Success in Writing Path A Transition to Higher Education Path B Transition to Job Prep

EL Civics Through Distance Learning by Susan Escobar of Elk Grove Adult School 9 EL Civics topics suitable for English learners at the high-intermediate to advanced levels requires some basic computer navigation skills Susan’s requirements students must obtain a score of 211 or higher on the CASAS reading test have a personal account to register for this class.

ESL Citizenship Preparation by Kay Johnson of Jefferson Adult School 14 topics Assignments Forums Glossaries Hot Potatoes Lessons Quizzes

The Write Stuff by Francisca Wentworth of Jefferson Adult School 9 writing sections Intermediate and Advanced ESL

Considerations Time Rethinking how to accomplish objectives Resistance to change

Could You Use an Online Course? Discussion Is using an online course viable for your classes? Would an online course enhance student persistence? What do you perceive as barriers to adding an online course to your classroom? Other Comments? Suggestions?

Resources Free communities with support YouTube videos abound for tutorials OER - Open Educational Resources Oercommons.org for content Commercial support Moodle demonstration site / Moodle documentation /

What can OTAN do for you? For Adult Ed agencies who are WIOA funded: Free hosting for your online courses Free Moodle training Face-to-Face workshops Online workshops

Are you ready? OTAN Free Professional Development Face to face workshops at your site Online workshops Online Resources - Feel free to contact me: Thank you! Blair Roy, OTAN (916)