Preparing to Teach Your First Online Course

Dr. Odin JurkowskiMissouri Distance Learning Association Conference (MoDLA)

07.09.2008 ∙ 1:00 pm

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History Repeats Itself

“These first years of university broadcasting were generally ineffective because many a professor repeated his classroom lecture before the microphone without realizing that a good lecturer was not necessarily an effective broadcaster.”

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What Makes a Good Online Class?

• Attentive instructor• Organized course• Variety of materials and resources• Student interaction

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Agenda

• Course Design• Types of Distance Education• Communication• Tools and Technologies• Organization• Basic Concepts / FAQ

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Course Design

• Work backwards• Start with goals and objectives• Outline the content• Determine delivery and activities• Gather content• Create assignments / assessments

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Types of Distance Education

• Correspondence• ITV• Hybrid• Online (web based)

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Communication: Time and Place

• Traditional Classroom– Same time, same place

• Synchronous– Same time

• Asynchronous– Different time

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http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Computer_Mediated_Instruction

Synchronous

• Chat / IM• Phone / Audio conference / Skype• ITV / Video conference / Adobe Connect Pro• Second Life• F2F

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Asynchronous

• One wayDocuments / files / materials

• Text– Text book, Word doc, blog, article, library book, webpage

• Multimedia– Word doc, blog, article, book, webpage, PowerPoint, virtual field trips,

webquests, captivate, CAI software

• Audio (Podcast)• Video

• Two way• Email• Discussion Board• Wiki

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Tools & Technologies• Course Management System: Blackboard• Web pages, YouTube,…• Microsoft Office • Adobe Acrobat Presenter• Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro• iTunes• Atomic Learning• Library databases• Web 2.0 tools: wiki’s, blog’s, Google Docs,…• Second Life• Other: Captivate, SnagIt, web editors, Photoshop,…

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Organization

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Basic Concepts

• Understand that students are nervous• Be readily available• Extra support at beginning of course• Repeat, repeat, repeat instructions, and revise

each semester• Let students know you are a real person• Check that they are participating• Teacher is a guide

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FAQ

• When do I make my class available?• How often should students log in?• How quickly should I respond to email?• How quickly should I respond on the CMS?• How quickly should I grade?

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Questions continued…

• How should I stay in contact with students?• What’s an ideal group size?• Technology problems?• Library resources?• Paced or self paced?

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Discussion and Questions

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Contact InformationDr. Odin Jurkowski

Chair, Department of Career & Technology EducationAssociate Professor & Program Coordinator, Educational Technology

University of Central Missouri Grinstead 120Warrensburg MO 64093

660.543.8387jurkowski@ucmo.eduhttp://faculty.ucmo.edu/jurkowskihttp://www.ucmo.edu/edtechhttp://www.ucmo.edu/cte

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