1. NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. Successful E- Learning Solutions Shauna Huber 8/18/2014

2. Successful E-Learning Solutions – Table of Contents What is e-learning? Let’s define it! Online collaboration and related tools How can learners communicate, collaborate, and interact online? The role of instructional design models Leveraging technology to enhance learning Media use best practices Ways to manage virtual courses Teaching in a virtual classroom

3. What is e-learning? Let’s define it! E-Learning can be defined as 'learning facilitated and supported through the use of information and communications technology. It can cover a spectrum of activities from the use of technology to support learning as part of a ‘blended’ approach (a combination of traditional and e-learning approaches), to learning that is delivered entirely online. Whatever the technology, however, learning is the vital element. JISC e-learning definition from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/elearninghttp://www.jisc.ac.uk/elearning Over the last few years, e-learning has emerged as a broad term that encompasses all learning involving technology in any way whatsoever (Reiser and Dempsey, 2012 p. 282). http://www.erpjournal.net/wp- content/uploads/2013/04/e-learning.png http://www.elearningskills.co.za/wp- content/uploads/2013/06/elearning.png

4. Online collaboration and related tools Video Conferencing – Skype, Google Hangouts, FaceTime Handheld Devices – Tablets, mobile phones Platforms – Siminars, Articulate, Udacity Other e-learning tools – Laptops, Word Processing software, Presentation design, photo and video editing, etc…..etc…etc…. http://www.firstpost.com/wp- content/uploads/2013/05/GoogleHangout_Screengrab.jpg http://cdn.bgr.com/2013/05/tablets- montage.jpg http://library.elearningtemplates.com/media/uplo ads/software_logos_040913_183312_56019.jpg

5. How can learners communicate, collaborate, and interact online? Learners can reach out and communicate in a variety of ways, though it can be more difficult to collaborate online without encouragement and motivation. Students can collaborate together by doing study groups and making times to meet in an online video conference via a platform such as Skype. Students can communicate by email. They can collaborate by working together on projects together using tools such as Google Docs. Learners can message each other to ask questions by texting or an online messaging service such as Facebook messenger.

6. The role of instructional design models To a large degree, instructional design is the process whereby learning, not technology, is kept at the center of e-learning development (Siemens, 2002). ADDIE -- ADDIE is one of the oldest and most popular models for Instructional Design. ADDIE is used by both business and education because it provides a systematic process for designing training materials. Each letter of the ADDIE acronym represents a separate phase of the training development process. Analysis The Who, What, Where, When, Why and By Whom of the design process Design Creating the blueprint or structure for the training Develop Applying the blueprint and creating the training product Implement Deliver the training Evaluation An end of the project phase, but also a part of each ADDIE model phase (instructionaldesign.gordoncomputer.com). http://pamelajmorgan.files.wordpress.com/2011 /03/addie.jpg

7. Leveraging technology to enhance learning Technology should be used to create an environment that allows students to be more independent. Technology is the beginning of creating an environment of leaner-centered vs. teacher-centered instruction. Instructional methods are largely tailored to each learner and carried out by the learner rather than by the teacher. Learners also play a larger role in directing their own learning, including reflection on and in learning (Reiser and Dempsey, 2012 p. 77). Use technology to engage all types of learners. Leveraging technology can enhance learning for many students with different abilities or special needs. http://blog.uca.edu.ni/gracielatc/files/2013/02/lear ners-300x197.jpg

8. Media use best practices Ethical best practices - With access to the internet and all of its abilities, ethical use of the internet is one of the largest violations of best practices for media use. “The instructional technology that has profoundly impacted course design and training practices has also given rise to the proliferation of ethical issues relating to the applications of the technology. Such ethical issues include, but are not limited to, digital copyright infringement, the violation of private online information, and other inappropriate use of instructional technology”(Lin, 2007). Students, teachers, parents, etc. need to ensure that whenever anything is downloaded or used that is not their own, a credit needs to be given to those that it belongs to. When it comes to posting information from teachers or other students via the Internet, it is the expectation that permission has been given beforehand, preferably in writing.

9. Media use best practices Ethical best practices continued – Review this presentation for signs of information being credited for examples of best media use best practices. What other ways of using information from the Internet can you think of that would require credit to an original author? Check out this YouTube video about the Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics. Eduardo, D., 2012 Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics Online Collaboration – Be aware and considerate that everyone is in a different stage of learning and may need more (or even less) assistance than you do. Study groups, online or otherwise, can allow students to thrive but encouragement for contribution needs to be present. Etiquette in the online world is not to be taken any different than it does in the traditional world.

10. Ways to manage virtual courses Educators working with students taking online courses need to think about more than the coursework involved. Administrators in brick-and-mortar schools have to fit computer space and time into already-complex student schedules; and online teachers need to think about how their virtual classrooms are organized in order to manage the experience successfully, both for themselves and their students (Davis, 2009).

11. Ways to manage virtual courses Organization is key! Map out courses and all work before the beginning of class Make sure students are aware of your expectations Ensure students respect online etiquette Let students know the best way to contact you, and always respond to them in a timely manner Encourage students to think critically, creatively, and ask good questions when interacting with one another

12. Teaching in a virtual classroom Our world is evolving and more people are turning to online classrooms Teaching in a virtual classroom is different in many ways than a traditional classroom setting but can still be managed effectively with the right preparation. Here are some resources for further knowledge on the subject of E-Learning and teaching in a virtual classroom. Teaching in the Virtual Classroom The E-Learning Revolution E-Learning Instructional Design U.S. Copyright Office - Fair Use

13. References Davis, M. (2009, June 26). Managing Instruction in a Virtual World. Education Week:. Retrieved August 19, 2014, from http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2009/06/ Gordon, A. (n.d.). Instructional Design for Online Training. Instructional Design for Online Training. Retrieved August 19, 2014, from http://instructionaldesign.gordoncomputer.com Learning & Teaching Practice : Jisc. (n.d.). Learning & Teaching Practice : Jisc. Retrieved August 19, 2014, from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/elearning Lin, H. (2007). The ethics of instructional technology: Issues and coping strategies experienced by professional technologists in design and training situations in higher education. Educational Technology Research & Development, 55 (5), 411-437. doi:10.1007/s11423-006-9029-y Reiser, R. & Dempsey, J. (2012). Trends and issues in instructional design and technology (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. Siemens, G. (2002, September 30). elearnspace. everything elearning.. elearnspace. everything elearning.. Retrieved August 19, 2014, from http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/InstructionalDesign