This document provides an overview of creating exceptional online courses. It discusses designing courses with clear objectives and modular content presented with various media. Learner engagement is emphasized through guidance on interacting with content and higher-order thinking. Communication strategies promote asynchronous reflection and synchronous rapid response. Assessments must match objectives, and rubrics or criteria should be provided. Self-assessment opportunities allow learners to reflect on their progress. The document provides resources for online course standards and evaluation.
2. Getting to Know Me Diana Benner Online Learning Specialist Dallas ISD Website: http://dbenner.org Email: dbenner@dallasisd.org
3. Getting To Know You Teachers? Course Developers? Trainers? K-12 Education? Higher Education? Business/Industry?
4. Where Can I Find All This? Diana Benner’s Website http://dbenner.org Moodle Mayhem Website http://bit.ly/moodlemayhem
5. What is your biggest hope for this session in regard to creating online courses in your district?
6. Session Goals This session will guide participants in developing and teaching online professional development courses. The participant will be lead through the steps of course development, online teaching, and online assessment. The session will emphasize principals of course design which are outcome-based, performance-based, and collaborative.
7. Overview What is “Online Learning?” Online Professional Development Designing Online Courses Effective Online Facilitation Evaluating Online Courses
8. Why I Teach Online . . . Video Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8VfChM5EhA
9. What is “Online Learning”? Learning that uses technology, typically by way of the Internet. In some cases, there is no live teacher present. Online learning typically describes a course where the student never uses a traditional classroom – all activities are done on a computer.
25. Individualized instruction, remedial activities, or resources for advanced learning activities are providedWhat do we mean by learner engagement? Why is it important? How can we successfully guide learners through the content in meaningful ways? What are examples of higher order thinking? How can we support individualized instruction?