how to make your online course experiential
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Creating Experiential Online Courses
Rob Darrow, ConsultantOESIS/Indian Creek, 2016
A Little About You
• K-3• 4-8• 9-12• Teachers / Others
Me: Consultant, BayArea BlendEd Consortium, Online School Principal, Taught Grades K-8, Adjunct Professor in California
Presentation and Resources
http://robdarrow.wikispaces.com/
My Belief: A Tipping Point
• K-12 Online Learning already there (close)
• Every school will become a blended learning school to better personalize learning for all students
• Ultimate goal: Personalized learning experience for ever student to best inform their future college and career choices.
The Ultimate School
Provides learning for students in the way they need it, when they need it:• Face-to-face• Technology Enhanced• Blended• Online
This is a journey, not a destination.It takes time to
transform thinking and teaching.
Myths: Online Courses
• Does not mean you never meet students in person (either f2f or online)
• Students at all levels value interaction with instructors and with one another
• Humans thrive and learn because of interactions with others (Instructor-Student; Student-Student; Student-Content)
What the student is doing and where the student is.
What the teacher is doing and where the teacher is.
What and where the content is.
Teaching and Learning
The BlendEd Consortium
(San Francisco Bay Area)
BlendEd CoursesCourses:‣ Open to 11th and 12th grade students.‣ Have 3+ spots reserved for each school in each class.‣ Rigorous, challenging, quality standards.‣ Designed and taught by our teachers‣ Take advantage of the unique local learning resources (f2f
field study experiences).
Question• Think about a course you teach:
what resources exist within 1-2 hours that apply concepts you teach? (e.g. if you taught U.S. History, visiting a Civil War Battlefield)
• Post answer online: http://robdarrow.wikispaces.com
BlendEd Course Design
• Built in f2f time online• Built in one-to-one / online
office hours• Built in field study
experiences
Field Trip vs. Field Study
Field Trip
• Viewing• Observing• Passive
Field Study• Applying a concept• Active• Lab based / project
based• Interact with
content or curator or researcher
Interactions
Online
VirtualSession
sF2F
Orientations
F2F
Modules & Content
Online
Class Meetings
VirtualSessions
Class Meetings
VirtualSessions
Student presentations & collaboration
Recorded Demos
Online
F2F Field Study Sessions
F2F
Bay Area Ecology: Overnight on Mt. Tamalpais
Hip Hop History:Viewing related art
F2F Field Study Sessions
F2F
- Organic Chem: Lab Meeting- Photo Course Outing
BlendEd Field Study
Students:‣ Attend 3-5 face-to-face (F2F) sessions per semester‣ Twice monthly virtual class meetings..‣ Receive credit on their home school transcripts.‣ Work actively, creatively, independently, and
collaboratively.
BlendEd Field Study
• Intentional• Related to Course Content• Provides f2f contact with instructor and
between students• Hands on / project-based learning• Increases teacher-student connection
Other Opportunities
‣ Virtual meetings with experts in the field (e.g. parents of students)
‣ Virtual field trips‣ Online global projects
Further Readings‣ Global Projects:
http://www.globaleducationconference.com/forum/categories/gec-2015-accepted-proposals/listForCategory
‣ Global Projects (Elementary): http://www.flatconnections.com/flat-projects.html
‣ Global SchoolNet: http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsnpr/
‣ iEARN: https://iearn.org/collaboration
Measuring Success‣ Key success indicators:
- Real world experiences- Course catalog expansion.- Added value from teaching and learning in a new format.- Connecting with local resources + students from other schools.- Preparation for independent learning in college.
More info at:www.blendedconsortium.org
Whip AroundOne thought, comment, key point shared by everyone in the room.
Contact
Rob [email protected] http://robdarrow.wikispaces.comBay Area BlendEd Consortium
www.blendedconsortium.org