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Cte Online Course Development. Renee Citlau citlau_r@auhsd.us. Objectives. Explain my journey in online learning Understand the online course development process Review the components of quality online courses Describe various software Explain the benefits of online learning
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Cte OnlineCourse Development Renee Citlau citlau_r@auhsd.us
Objectives • Explain my journey in online learning • Understand the online course development process • Review the components of quality online courses • Describe various software • Explain the benefits of online learning • Provide online learning resources
My Online Journey • Motivated by Master’s Degree in Educational Technology (1997) • Integrated Moodle in face-to-face classes • Piloted first online class (2006) • AUHSD Lead online teacher ( 2009 to date) • Curriculum development training • Technology support
Learning is interactive when learners are actively engaged in a variety of activities, and along with their peers and teacher, they are co-constructors of knowledge. The learning environment provides a sense of a learning community within which participants collaborate with others to negotiate and share meanings. Engaging the Online Learner, p.3
CTE OnlineCourses • Accounting 1 • Accounting 2 • Web Page Design
Online CTE Courses • Increased course enrollment • Accounting • Partnerships with IRS, United Way, & the Legal Aid Society • Incorporate up-to-date resources • Students earn Basic & Intermediate certification with the IRS • Prepare tax returns as a community service • Equitable access to the curriculum
Course DevelopmentDecisions • Select Learning Management System (LMS) • Determine course layout • Weeks or topics
Course Development Software Decisions • Web conferencing software • SoftChalkto embed lessons • SnagIt • Jing, Camtasia, Adobe Captivate • Garageband, Audacity
Course DevelopmentComponents • Community building discussions and activities • Collaborative learning • Web 2.0 tools • Communication • Student-to-student • Student-to-teacher AUHSD
Course Development Components • Discussions that promote higher-order thinking skills • Habits of Mind development • Perseverance • Thinking about our thinking (Metacognition) • Questioning and posing problems • Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision • Thinking interdependently
Course DevelopmentComponents • Student feedback early in the course • End-of-course surveys • Support documents and resources • Help! Discussion • Student –to-student • Consistent layout
Benefits for Students • Collaborative learning environment • Flexible scheduling • Increased course offerings • Instruction that integrates 21st Century skills • Development of Habits of Mind AUHSD
Create a Weekly Outline Add Titles to Weeks & Assignments
Software Resources • Software • Open Office • Flash Player • Adobe Reader • Java • Quicktime • Firefox and Internet Explorer
Course Creation Process • LMS and software selection • Create a semester weekly outline with headings and assignment titles • Add standards to each week • Add headings (points, time, objectives, overview, lesson, instructions, grading) to each assignment • Develop each assignment • Develop course resource materials for students
Successful Online Teachers • Present • Approachable • Developed through announcements, discussions, and email • Facilitators • Accessible
Beginning of Course • Student orientation • Clear expectations • Parent and student welcome email before course begins • Communicate regularly with parents, students, and counselors
Works Cited Elbaum, Bonnie, Cynthia McIntyre, and Alese Smith. Essential Elements. Madison Wisconsin: Atwood Publishing, 2002. Print. Palloff, Rene, and Keith Pratt. Collaborating Online. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Boss, 2005. Print. Conrad, Rita-Marie, and J. Ana Donaldson. Engaging the Online Learner. San Francisco, CA: 2004. Print. . "The Institute for Habits of Mind." . N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb 2012. <http://www.instituteforhabitsofmind.com/>. Fisher, Douglas, Nancy Frey, and Carol Rothenberg. Content-Area Conversations. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. 2008.
Contact Information • Renee Citlau • citlau_r@auhsd.us