teaching online - an introduction
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Introduces faculty to the advantages and challenges to teaching online.TRANSCRIPT
American River CollegeOnline Teaching Institute
• Teach with Technology
• Engage Students• Learn Practical
Strategies• Work hands-on• Develop ideas &
content for your own courses
Online Teaching Institute
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Session Topics
1. Transitioning Your Course To Online
2. Online Issues for Instructors and Students
3. Use D2L Course Management Software – Part 1
4. Use D2L Course Management Software – Part 2
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5. Choose and Use Tools for Online Communication & Collaboration
6. Move PowerPoint Presentations and other content to the Web
7. Add Audio and other interactive activities to your course
8. Add video to your course
What is different about learning online?• Learning can take place anywhere, anytime, and at a controlled pace
• High quality dialogue can be maintained because it is not restricted by a traditional classroom or time models.
• There is great access to a larger variety of quality resources.
• There is a level playing field for all learners, regardless of visual or physical handicap, location or learning schedule.
What other differences can you think of?
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What are online tools?
• Web pages/websites
• Audio & video• Interactive
activities• Asynchronous
discussion forums
• Synchronous Chat or Webinars
and more…5
Web 2.0 Tools: Expand our D2L toolbox
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Benefits of Online Tools
• Engage students • Increase access• Provide additional
resources & up-to-date information
• Teach students to use technology as a learning tool
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More Benefits
• Support a variety of learning styles
• Promote community & collaboration
• Utilize guests and experts
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Online Students: Who are they?DigitalNatives* orDigitalImmigrants?*Marc Prensky
coined the term for students who have grown up with digital technology
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We are all denizens of a digital world
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Just as all educators do not reject or resist technology, neither do all students embrace technology. http://bit.ly/c0gv7B
Recluse-Refugee-Immigrant-Native-Explorer-
Innovator-Addict
The Gap: Digital Learner vs. Traditional Teachers
Digital learners prefer Many educators preferreceiving info quickly from multiple multimedia sources
slow & controlled release of info from limited sources
processing pictures, sounds, color & video before text
to provide text before pictures, sounds, & videos
random access to hyper-linked multimedia information
to provide info linearly, logically & sequentially
to network simultaneously with many others
students to work independently before they network & interact
Complete list in Session 1: Additional Materials -The Digital Gap Chart
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What makes a good online instructor?
• Knowledge & enthusiasm for subject
• Flexibility in teaching methods
• Experience• Organization• Effective
communication• Likes students
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• Fairness in evaluation
• Comfortable w/technology
• Enjoys writing • Highly responsive• provides timely
feedback. • Good time
management skills.
What else makes a good online instructor?
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Students have greater responsibility for & control of their own learning
Collaboration easier
Number of student you can reach individually increases
Assessments graded automatically
Provide access to timely enrichment material 14
Teaching Online: What’s Different?
Learning curveNo visual cluesMore work up-
frontTechnology
dependent
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Teaching Online: What’s Different?
You Create the Learning Environment
StructureCommunityStudent to student interactionDeadlines
Learning becomes less linear16
Teaching StrategiesUse a combination
of: • presentation
methods• activities• self-paced
exercises• demonstrations
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Connect with your Students
• Be enthusiastic
• Be genuine• Be glad to be
there• Use humor• Have fun!
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What does a high quality online course look like?
• Use this site to learn more about the Rubric for Online Instruction
• More information on the Chico rubric and links to exemplary courses are in your session 1 content
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http://www.csuchico.edu/celt/roi/
7 Principles of Good Teaching Practice1. Encourage contact
between students and instructor
2. Develop reciprocity and cooperation Among students
3. Encourage active learning
4. Give prompt feedback5. Emphasize time on task 6. Communicate high
expectations7. Respect diverse talents
and ways of learning20
7 Principles: Online Learning - #11. Practice Encourages Contact
between Students and Instructors
Increases student motivation and involvement
Students need to know you are there
Respond promptly to emails
Be active on forums Be available 21 24
7 Principles: Online Learning - #22. Good Teaching Practice Develops
Reciprocity and Cooperation Among Students
Learning is a collaborative and social process, not competitive and isolated.
Working with others increases involvement in
learning. Sharing one's own ideas and
responding to others' reactions sharpens thinking and
deepens understanding. Create opportunities Group projects Help each other 22 25
7 Principles: Online Learning - #33. Good Teaching Practice
Encourages Active Learning
Not a spectator sport Need to:
Talk about what they learn
Write about what they learn
Integrate what they learn 23 26
7 Principles: Online Learning - #44. Good Teaching Practice
Gives Prompt Feedback Need to know what
they know Need to know what
they don’t know Frequent suggestions
for improvement Practice quizzes 24 27
7 Principles: Online Learning - #55. Good Teaching Practice
Emphasizes Time on Task Time plus Energy =
learning Schedule regular
assignments Stress good time
management Easier to provide
multiple learning opportunities online 25 28
7 Principles: Online Learning - #66. Good Teaching Practice
Communicates High Expectations
Expect more and get more
Objectives are the same –delivery methods are different!
Need to feel sure that student learning goals are achieved
Don’t lower standards 26 29
7 Principles: Online Learning - #77. Good Teaching Practice
Respects Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning
Many roads to learning
Different learning styles and talents
Web makes it easy to provide materials over multiple channels
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Brief Look at Best Practices Online
• Provide a good orientation– In person or online
• Have a consistent course structure
• Provide different types of learning opportunities
• Provide interactive learning activities
• Encourage and reward student Interaction 28
Survival Tips• Establish schedule for
responding to emails & discussion board postings
• Develop system for grading and commenting on student work
• Provide clear instructions/expectations
• Use free and easy-to-use tools
• Don’t re-invent the wheel 29
Getting Started• Begin using online
tools with a face-to-face class first
• Get comfortable with programs and their usefulness
• Develop materials and content
• Learn what is possible
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