1. P REPARING T EACHERS FOR O NLINE AND B LENDED L EARNING presented by B ARBARA T REACY Education Development Center EdTech Leaders Online and S TAN F REEDA NH Department of Education e-Learning for Educators New England Comprehensive Center V IRTUAL E DUCATION S UMMIT April 2011

2. G OALS Components of Effective Programs Discuss what’s different about teaching online Address the training online teachers need (pre- or in-service) Identify key strategies for online teaching Elements Necessary for Online Teaching and Learning Content development Participation and facilitation Management and delivery Expectations and assessment Explore an Online Course Look at the features of an online course Conclusions about online learning Questions and Answers

3. “I T IS THE FRAMEWORK WHICH CHANGES WITH EACH NEW TECHNOLOGY AND NOT JUST THE PICTURE WITHIN THE FRAME.” -M ARSHALL M C L UHAN (1955)

4. “L EARNING NO LONGER NEEDS TO BE ONE SIZE FITS ALL. T HE CHALLENGE FOR OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM IS TO LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE RELEVANT LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT MIRROR STUDENTS ’ DAILY LIVES AND THE REALITY OF THEIR FUTURES.” -National Educational Technology Plan, USED 2010

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6. W HAT ’ S DIFFERENT ABOUT LEARNING AND TEACHING ONLINE ? Online curriculum Increased use of technology tools Social dynamic Online discussion and pace of interaction Communication methods Assessment Technical challenges may occur Increased access/access issues must be addressed

7. W HAT ’ S THE SAME AS IN THE FACE TO FACE ENVIRONMENT ? Need to be aligned to core principles of good teaching Need to establish clear expectations Need to understand the content and have good curriculum Need to provide regular feedback Important to listen to and learn from students Need to meet individual student learning needs

8. W HAT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DO ONLINE INSTRUCTORS NEED ? Ongoing preparation in core content and pedagogy Facilitation skills that foster reflective discussions leading to deeper learning Building an online learning community Experience in online environment with good models Attention to online voice Assessment of learning in the online environment Technical tools to support communication and collaboration Classroom management in the online environment Structure of the online curriculum Differentiating learning to meet individual learning goals

9. E FFECTIVE F ACILITATION T ECHNIQUES Model good online behavior Encourage participant reflection Listen to and learn from participants Be positive! Use whole group and individual strategies and tools Use asynchronous and synchronous approaches appropriately Be sensitive to netiquette, dominating voices, writing style Establish clear expectations; be flexible to meet learner’s goals Use effective questioning techniques Utilize casual chat and share personal side Provide ongoing feedback

10. W HERE DO TEACHERS GET TRAINING TO TEACH ONLINE ? Pre-service teacher certification options Not many right now! Should it be required for teacher certification? Should there be a special certification? Pre-service online teacher training Ideal to be trained prior to teaching Ongoing professional development needed Importance of ongoing online teacher community

11. E LEMENTS N ECESSARY FOR T EACHING AND L EARNING O NLINE Content developers Development of content Facilitation of the group to meet goals Participation in the learning environment Expectations for participants, facilitators, and developers Assessment strategies that are formative and summative Online model for delivery of content Course management system for organization and consistency

12. E XPLORE AN E XAMPLE OF O NLINE L EARNING OPEN NH is the NH e-Learning for Educators Course Delivery program. Website: www.opennh.org Courses are 7 weeks and earn 35 professional development hours. Moodle delivery. Course site: www.opennh.net Being Successful with Online Learning is a tutorial, freely accessible to all. Provides a basic experience for learning about OPEN NH using our course model. Your experience is not facilitated. Your experience is not assessed.

13. E XPLORE AN E XAMPLE OF O NLINE L EARNING Go to www.opennh.net. Click on Being Successful with Online Learning under Self Paced Tutorials.

14. E XPLORE AN E XAMPLE OF O NLINE L EARNING Unit 1: Orientating Yourself to an Online Course Activities Discussion Forum

15. E XPLORE AN E XAMPLE OF O NLINE L EARNING Overview Readings Video/Multimedia Activities Discussion Activity Divide into Groups Explore a Unit Share/Debrief

16. D EBRIEFING THE E XPLORATION Was there evidence of: content and development? online model for delivery? organization and consistency? This tutorial was not facilitated. If the course were facilitated by a trained instructor, how would these fit into the delivery? direction of group to meet goals? expectations for participants and facilitators? formative and summative strategies for assessment?

17. NH E -L EARNING FOR E DUCATORS R ESOURCES Informational Website: www.opennh.org Course Delivery Site: www.opennh.net E-Learning Blog: www.nheon.org/elearn Online Learning in New Hampshire: www.nheon.org/onlinelearning New Hampshire Educators Online: www.nheon.org OPEN NH You Tube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/opennh OPEN NH Instructor and Developer Ning: www.opennh.ning.com

18. S AMPLE P ARTICIPANT F EEDBACK “The most valuable information I gained from this course was seeing the differentiated learning and various resources, such as videos and tutorials, which would help students who not necessarily text based learners. When I immediately thought of online learning I didn't not take into account all of the multi-learning strategies that can be used online.” -Heather McGuire Johnstown, NY “I loved the collaboration that took place. I got to share and learn new things from other teachers. It was nice to interact with other teachers. We really don't get an opportunity to meet with teachers from other districts to share ideas.” -Laurie Lazinski, Johnstown, NY

19. “It was valuable to start out as an online student and slowly switch to online teacher. This is a nice gradual structure to the course. It was cool to experiment with moodle and I loved getting cool teacher ideas from the other participants.” -Megan Wise, Boston, MA “This course has influenced my teaching in the physical classroom as well as offering thorough preparation and excellent resources for online courses that I may teach.” -Louisiana Virtual School instructor

20. Q UESTIONS / C OMMENTS Tell us what else would you like to know.

21. T HANK YOU ! B ARBARA T REACY Director Education Development Center EdTech Leaders Online BTreacy@edc.org S TAN F REEDA Project Coordinator NH e-Learning for Educators NH Department of Education SFreeda@ed.state.nh.us Please feel free to contact us with any questions!