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

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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

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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

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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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