twt14 - online courses for students
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Developing, Teaching, and Assessing Online Courses
for StudentsKerry Roeder
Professional Children’s [email protected] @PCSlibrary
DescriptionHow do we prepare our students for a learning
environment where nearly a third of all college students engage in online learning? Learn about what you can do to develop, implement, and assess a meaningful online course for high school students. Find out what tools can be used in creating a virtual learning environment that works to enhance student understanding. Discuss challenges, best practices, and the pedagogy behind hybrid, flipped, and online courses.
Why does online learning matter?
6.7 million
the number of students taking at least one online course
18%
of undergraduate students are predicted to receive 80% or more of their education through online courses by 2013
61%
presidents of four-year liberal arts colleges report that their institutions offer classes that are taught exclusively online
50%
of college presidents predict that 10 years from now most of their students will take classes online.
@ianjukes
Google Course Builder
Development
• Teacher feedback
• What already works
• OSG course• Teacher as student
Professional Development
Before You Start
Teaching
• Meeting to establish classroom
• Including parents
• Multiple delivery methods
• Consistency
• Contact
• Help
• Feedback
Consistency
Tools That Worked (for me)
• Other people’s videos
• Screencastomatic
• Flipgrid
• Noodletools
• eduCanon
• Moodle activities
• Google drive
Screencast-o-matic
Flipgrid
eduCanon
Tools on Moodle
Weekly forums
Prezi
Assessing
• What is participation?
• Weekly assignments
• Projects
• Communication
Benefits
• Time management
• Independent learning
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Technology tools
Challenges
• Establishing a classroom
• Communicating with teens
• Falling behind
• Collaboration
• Meeting the needs of students
Online, Flipped, and Hybrid
• When does it make sense?
• Does it lead to better classroom instruction?
• Is it enhancing student understanding?
• How does it change the way we teach?
PD Resources
• freetech4teachers.com
• NYCIST
• Online School for Girls newsletter
• Common Sense Education
• Edmodo
• Your technology department