4. Outcomes
Participants will:
Collaborate to improve online teaching experiences.
Develop clarity regarding expectations for 2009-10 school year.
Advance content and technical skills as online instructors.
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5. Mid-Year Cohort Survey Results
2008-2009
Enhance the Clarification of
Curriculum Roles
Themes
Communication Anticipatory
with Students Actions
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6. Mid-Year Cohort Survey Results
Totals:
• 11
•9
• 14
• 16
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7. Guide Survey Results
2008-2009
Enhance the Clarification of
Curriculum Roles
Themes
Communication Anticipatory
with Students Actions
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8. Guide Survey Results
Totals:
• ?
• ?
• ?
• ?
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9. Gathering of the Minds
Creating the Perfect E-mentor
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10. Gathering of the Minds
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11. Gathering of the Minds
E-mentor
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12. Gathering of the Minds
E-mentor
Access at D2L site: https://d2l.sdbor.edu/index.asp
Nacol standards—c and d
https://www.nacol.org/nationalstandards/
https://www.nacol.org/nationalstandards/NACOL%20Standards%20Quality%
20Online%20Courses%202007.pdf
Gov report on connecting AP students online
http://www.ed.gov/print/admins/lead/academic/advanced/report.html#6
http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/academic/advanced/coursesonline.pdf
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13. Gathering of the Minds
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14. A Look at 2009-2010
• Important dates:
– Courses begin August 24, 2009
– Registration ends September 4, 2009
– Registration process handled through NSU E-learning
• Status of courses:
– AP Calculus, AP English Literature, AP English
Language and AP Physics B – NSU E-Learning Center
– AP Biology, AP Chemistry and AP Statistics – APEX
• The goal is that the curriculum for these courses will be
written by Fall, 2010.
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15. Course Registration
Course Number of
Students
AP Calculus B 23
AP Statistics 3
AP English Literature and Composition 6
AP English Language and Composition 1
AP Physics B 3
AP Biology 3
AP Chemistry 6
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16. Letter of Intent
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17. Lunch provided by Learning Power, Rushmore Room
1:00-Reality of Online Education, Lincoln Room
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18. Reality of Online Education
Online Communication Solutions
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19. Disrupting Class Figure 4.2 (page 99)
The pace of substitution of computer-based learning for
monolithic learning plotted as S-curve
The data suggest that by 2019, about 50% of HS courses
will be delivered online.
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20. FACTORS THAT WILL ACCELERATE THE SUBSTITUTION:
1) Computer-based learning will keep improving, as all
successful disruptions do.
2) It will offer the ability for students, teachers, and parents to
select a learning pathway through each body of material
that fits each of the types of learners.
3) It will play a significant role in addressing the looming
teacher shortage.
4) The costs will fall significantly as the market scales up.
Disrupting Class, paraphrased from pages 100-101
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21. Reality of Online Education
What’s Different about Teaching Online?
How are Virtual Teachers Changing Teaching?
Access at D2L site
Face to Face Instruction Online Instruction
•
• Teacher is single biggest Be flexible to meet needs, goals
• Teacher is single biggest factor of student success
•
factor of student success Tone of voice carries over into online—be aware of
positive or negative. Be positive.
• Questioning is difficult
• Questioning techniques are • Allows more time for reflection, ponder
• Social dynamic is different—takes a long time to get
easier—can get the feel to know
• 24-7 availability
• Technology problems can be • Online teachers should be online students first
• Be willing to call on phone
overcome in shorter amt of • Be prepared by checking links, equipment
• Discussion are online to go back to for reference
time • Need more professional development for online
instruction
• Online teaching can
improve f2f teaching
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22. Reality of Online Education
Working harder not smarter?
Futurist Alvin Toffler described future shock as
quot;the shattering stress and disorientation that
we induce in individuals by subjecting them to
too much change in too short a time.quot;
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23. Reality of Online Education
Working harder not smarter?
THE 5 KEYS TO MASTERY
1. SURRENDER TO YOUR PASSION
How can I describe the kind of person who is on a path to
mastery? First, I don’t think it should be so dead serious. I
think you should understand the joy of it, the fun of it.
Being willing to see just how far you can go is the self-
surpassing quality that we human beings are stuck with.
Evolution is a whole long story of mastery. It’s being real.
It’s being human. It’s being who we are. – George Leonard
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24. Reality of Online Education
Working smarter not harder
THE 5 KEYS TO MASTERY
2. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
I started Aikido at age 47, got my first black belt at 52. In
the process, I learned what this business of mastery is all
about. For example, it once was thought that talent was
absolutely important. The Greeks talk about this “divine
spark.”
That’s why you can become great. But I’ve learned that
practice is the magic formula. Practice will make you good
at anything you do. And here’s one of the insights I got
after I wrote the book: we are practicing all the time.
– George Leonard
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25. Reality of Online Education
Working smarter not harder
THE 5 KEYS TO MASTERY
3. GET A GUIDE
What if you are practicing wrong? Then you get very good
at doing something wrong. If we don’t get good
instruction, then we don’t notice when it’s a little out of
round. Surrender yourself to your teacher. That doesn’t
mean you turn over your life to the teacher – you don’t
want a guru. You have to keep the autonomy within
yourself. You are finally the ultimate authority of your own
practice. The best teachers are those who model the whole
thing. They give immediate feedback, it’s generally
positive, and they avoid lectures.
– George Leonard
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26. Reality of Online Education
Working smarter not harder.
THE 5 KEYS TO MASTERY
4. VISUALIZE THE OUTCOME
You want to make it real and present in the realm of your
consciousness. You don’t say “I’m going to do such and
such.” – it already has happened.
Now, is consciousness real? It exists and it is very powerful.
The idea is to have this mesh between your consciousness –
your visualization – and the so called material world.
– George Leonard
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27. Reality of Online Education
Working smarter not harder
THE 5 KEYS TO MASTERY
5. PLAY THE EDGE
There is a human striving for self-transcendence. It’s part of
what makes us human. Wit all of our flaws we want to go a
little bit further than we’ve gone before and maybe even
further than anyone else has gone before. So we want to
play the edge. – George Leonard
http://www.the5keystomastery.com/305/pdfs/The5KeystoMasteryPressKit.pdf
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28. Reality of Online Education
Online Communication Solutions
Name Week 1, 4.7.09 Week 2, 4.14.09 Week 3, 4.21.09 Etc.
Joe College
Amy Advanced
Harry High-Level
Etc.
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29. Reality of Online Education
Online Communication Solutions
Week 6 MonMar16 TuesMar17 WedMar18 ThurMar19 Frimar20 Satmar21
Mar16-22 TR1 TS2 TR1 TS2 TR1 TS2
LaToya Kelly Melissa Lakesha MichaelR Lilac
TR1 TS2 TR1 TS2 TR1
Lucia KristenD MichaelG Lashana Michelle
Week8 MonMar30 TuesMar31 ThurApr2 FriApr3 SatApr4
Mar30-April5 TS2 TR1 TS2 TR1 TS2
BrianPau Den Carla Gordon Diana
Tr1 TS2 TR1 TS2 TR1
Curtis BrianPrice Dennis Christine Hazel
Carla
Week 9 MonApr6 TuesApri7 Wed ThurApril9 FriApr10 Sat
April6-12 TR1 TS2 TR1 TS2 TR1
Jacob Jason Jill Latasha
TR1 TS2 TR1 TS2
Irene Jenny Julie Jim
Etc.
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30. Reality of Online Education
Online Communication Solutions
What’s in your grid?
Dot by DDN roster
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31. Student Panel Discussion with
Online Teachers Process
1. Student introductions
2. Opening questions
3. Welcome questions from online teachers
4. Chart and sort by themes
5. Summarize
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32. Student Panel Discussion with
Online Teachers
1. What might have been some of the
benefits of taking the AP course online?
2. What might have been some of the
challenges of taking the AP course online?
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33. Student Panel Discussion
Benefits Challenges Other
•More organized •Access to laptop-/ •Comments are written
•More homework •Principal didn’t have directly on the paper
•Intense writing •Snail mail is guaranteed to
complete info, materials
•Less nervous for college-- •Time management-/ work
•E-mentor involvement -/ •Can some grades be
//
•Grown as a writer-// •Class schedule exempted?
•Research, self- •Can learn from mistakes
interrupted-/
•Self-discipline •Wants the rigorous
improvement
•Self-learner •Scary, overwhelming first curriculum
•Class sessions taped •Students need to seek out
two weeks
•“Web assign” gives more •Needs self-discipline and the courses
than one chance hard work
•Relationship with f2f
teachers
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34. Student Panel Discussion Cont.
Benefits Challenges Other
•“Cohort” of learner to •Access to laptop-/ •Teacher encourages
•Principal didn’t have
collaborate, question student to participate
•Great opportunity •Will have informational
complete info, materials
•Opportunity to meet new •Time management-/ meeting at school
•E-mentor involvement -/ •No one mentioned the
people
•Use of ellumiante helps •Class schedule dollar incentive
•Can schedule AP class
connect with students and interrupted-/
•Self-discipline
teachers during the day
•Scary, overwhelming first •Friends ask about the
two weeks course
•Needs self-discipline and •Parent may be nervous
hard work about GPA
•Relationship with f2f •Students feel pretty
teachers confident taking the exam
•Connections within course
•Try to meet teacher in
person
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35. Student Panel Breakout Sessions
Monday 9:45 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
Rushmore Civic Center
Rushmore Hall E
Monday 1:15 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Rushmore Civic Center
Rushmore Hall E
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36. Small Group Meetings
Solutions Resources
Challenges Brainstorms
Better
Courses
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37. 5 Minute List
Challenges Solutions
?
?
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38. Content Triads
Share the challenges and solutions you
listed with your Triad.
Record the challenges that have yet to be
solved by anyone in your Triad.
Identify the “Unsolved Mysteries” as
either:
“My List” OR “Learning Power’s List”
Report-out your Triad’s challenges and
solutions
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39. Whole Group Discussion
Solutions Resources
Challenges Brainstorms
Better
Courses
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40. Closing
•Summarize today’s work
•Expectations for 2009 summer
•Expectations for 2009-2010 school year
•Next steps
•Letter of Intent
•Monday and Tuesday TIE Conference
•Rushmore Civic Center
•Learning Power tagged sessions
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41. Checkout
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