SOME TRAVEL TIPS

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE ONLINE TEACHING COMMUNITY AT THE

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

So you want to teach online…

Objectives for today

At the end of our session, you should be able to:

Explain at least two ways to get startedDetermine your own best course of action Find resources you needDesign a personalized plan

The journey

Where are you?Where do you want to go?How can you get there?What resources do you have?

Teaching online is more journey than destination.

Where are you?

Using the Notes form, list as many of the following as you can in the next 30 seconds:

Questions you have about teaching onlineFears you have about teaching online

Others have traveled this road

Where would you like to go?

I want to incorporate more technology into my teaching.

I’m ready to “flip” my class!I teach a blended course and want to teach a

fully online course.I want to design and deliver an online course.I want to be a part of the conversation, but

not necessarily part of the action…yet.

How can you get there?

You can add one or more “pieces” to what you already

do

You can go all out… whole hog…

dive in

ExperimentAssign

FlipReviewEnroll

PlanCo-Design

DesignDeliverMentor

Start where you are…

Not your mother’s Blackboard!

Pop Quiz!

Just another way of assessing learning… What is a significant

difference between developing a face-to-face (F2F) course and developing an online course?

No matter where you start…

Do your research…and your homework.Build on a solid foundation.

Pedagogy and planning Bloom’s revised & digital taxonomies

Be honest with yourself.Use the six honest serving-men.Ask for the help you need.Embrace fearless failure.Build modules.Build community.Use the resources available.

Others have left a path

What resources do you have?

Global Campus Instructional designers Training/coaching Tools and tips

Professional organizations Sloan C Eduventures Quality Matters Blackboard World

Peers (including virtual)Books and articlesSoftware and tool providers??

A fellow traveler

Dr. Rom’s “here’s how I teach online” video is being edited and will be available here soon

Ready to travel?

Using the provided form, write:

One thing you can do this semester to move closer to your personal goal for teaching online

One thing you can do during the next academic year to move even closer to your goal

What else do you need for the trip?

On the same form, list:

The two resources that would help you the most in your online teaching

And a travel tip…

Be ready to experience some cognitive dissonance… It’s about the technology. It’s about the students. It’s about good teaching.

Your traveling companions today

Rebecca Miles

Curt Rom

Paul Cronan

Marty Matlock

Cheryl Murphy

Javier Reyes

Questions?Comments?Suggestions?

Yes, we’ll send you the presentation…and links to other resources, too!