This document discusses teaching technology courses online through MOOCs. It begins by introducing MOOCs and their role in democratizing education. It then discusses some of the major MOOC platforms like Udacity, Coursera, and EdX. It also notes that traditional universities are starting to offer more courses online in response to MOOC competition and budget cuts. The rest of the document focuses on considerations for developing online courses, including content delivery, building an online learning community, assessment, and instructor skills and best practices.

1. Teaching Tech Online
presented by
Ken Baldauf
Director, Program in Interdisciplinary Computing (PIC)

2. Tallahassee

4. MOOC
Massively Open Online Course

5. “Welcome to the brave new world of Massive Open Online Courses —
known as MOOCs — a tool for democratizing higher education.”
Massive Online
Fall, 2011: over Lecture videos,
160,000 people assignments, tests,
signed up for a and community
course in artificial tools.
intelligence, offered
by Sebastian Thrun Courses
and Peter Norvig
Non-credit-earning
courses offered by
Open universities (and
Anyone may enroll. sometimes
Offered on a time- individuals).
table to promote Sometimes
synchronous providing a
interactions. certificate of
compeletion.

6. MOOC and Online Education Platforms
• Udacity (independent)
• Coursera (33 universities)
• EdX (4 universities)
MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, UT
• Google Course Builder
• Stanford’s Class2Go

7. School’s Reactions?

8. Let’s go online!
• Motivated by MOOC
competition
• Motivated by budget
cuts
• Tech/Computing
courses are an ideal
start

9. Pedagogical Technological
Thinking Thinking

10. Online Course
Components

11. Content Delivery
Considerations

12. CONTENT DELIVERY CONSIDERATIONS
Content should be packaged specifically for online
delivery taking advantage of web technologies!

13. CONTENT DELIVERY CONSIDERATIONS
Format
Choose HTML over proprietary formats like
PDF and DOC whenever possible.
Proprietary
Where is it stored? Is the content easy to
move from system to system. Who
owns it?
Accessibility
Is it easily accessible without password
from all kinds of platforms?

14. CONTENT DELIVERY CONSIDERATIONS
Media
Lecture capture, screen capture. Resolution
and size. Embedded media.
Proprietary
Where is it stored? Is the content easy to
move from system to system. Who owns
it?
FLIPPED!
Accessibility
Closed captioning! Is it easily accessible
from all kinds of platforms? Is a password
required?

15. Community
Considerations

16. COMMUNITY CONSIDERATIONS
High levels of communication between
members to create a learning
community is the key to success!
Allow students to learn about each
other through member profiles and
photos.
Not easily accomplished through LMS!
Utilize social media!

17. Assessment and Record Keeping
Other Accessibility
Mobile access
Considerations
CAN ONE SYSTEM DO IT ALL?!

18. CASE STUDY
Blackboard LMS Learning Community
Course Administration Course Content
Assignment Submission Public Splash Page
Gradebook Lessons in all formats
Grade Submission Exercises/Assignments
Assessment Community/Communication
Assignments Member Profiles
Quizzes Course Announcements
Syllab
Exams us News feed
Agend
a Discussion forums
Calen
dar Synchronous chat
Email & messaging
Virtual office hours
https://pic.fsu.edu/courses/2012/summer/cgs2821

19. Skills & Tools
for Online Teaching

20. SKILLS AND TOOLS
Curriculum and Teaching Technology
• Chunk course content into Web
manageable learning paths HTML, Web Servers and Hosts, WordPress
• Consider delivery vehicles: text, Media
image, or video (picture worth
graphics editing, video editing, lecture
1000 words)
recording, desk lecture, screen video capture,
• Live an online lifestyle vimeo, youtube, screenshare, prezi
Social Media and Online Learning
Platforms

21. Best Practices

22. BEST PRACTICES
What students can teach each Understand that it’s not just a day job.
other is just as important as what
the professor teaches. Let students get to know you as a person.
Online should never mean easy, for High-quality course materials
teachers or students. count even more online.
Giving thoughtful and regular feedback is Be willing to revise and refine
essential. your lessons.
Decide how you want to
communicate with students.
http://edudemic.com/2012/10/20-tips-effective-online-teachers/

23. Questions?
Ken Baldauf | kbaldauf@pic.fsu.edu | 850.645.8649
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