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Preparing to Teach Your First Online Course
Dr. Odin JurkowskiMissouri Distance Learning Association Conference (MoDLA)
07.09.2008 ∙ 1:00 pm
http://faculty.ucmo.edu/jurkowski/conferences/modla2008.ppt 1
History Repeats Itself
“These first years of university broadcasting were generally ineffective because many a professor repeated his classroom lecture before the microphone without realizing that a good lecturer was not necessarily an effective broadcaster.”
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What Makes a Good Online Class?
• Attentive instructor• Organized course• Variety of materials and resources• Student interaction
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Agenda
• Course Design• Types of Distance Education• Communication• Tools and Technologies• Organization• Basic Concepts / FAQ
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Course Design
• Work backwards• Start with goals and objectives• Outline the content• Determine delivery and activities• Gather content• Create assignments / assessments
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Communication: Time and Place
• Traditional Classroom– Same time, same place
• Synchronous– Same time
• Asynchronous– Different time
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http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Computer_Mediated_Instruction
Synchronous
• Chat / IM• Phone / Audio conference / Skype• ITV / Video conference / Adobe Connect Pro• Second Life• F2F
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Asynchronous
• One wayDocuments / files / materials
• Text– Text book, Word doc, blog, article, library book, webpage
• Multimedia– Word doc, blog, article, book, webpage, PowerPoint, virtual field trips,
webquests, captivate, CAI software
• Audio (Podcast)• Video
• Two way• Email• Discussion Board• Wiki
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Tools & Technologies• Course Management System: Blackboard• Web pages, YouTube,…• Microsoft Office • Adobe Acrobat Presenter• Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro• iTunes• Atomic Learning• Library databases• Web 2.0 tools: wiki’s, blog’s, Google Docs,…• Second Life• Other: Captivate, SnagIt, web editors, Photoshop,…
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Basic Concepts
• Understand that students are nervous• Be readily available• Extra support at beginning of course• Repeat, repeat, repeat instructions, and revise
each semester• Let students know you are a real person• Check that they are participating• Teacher is a guide
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FAQ
• When do I make my class available?• How often should students log in?• How quickly should I respond to email?• How quickly should I respond on the CMS?• How quickly should I grade?
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Questions continued…
• How should I stay in contact with students?• What’s an ideal group size?• Technology problems?• Library resources?• Paced or self paced?
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Contact InformationDr. Odin Jurkowski
Chair, Department of Career & Technology EducationAssociate Professor & Program Coordinator, Educational Technology
University of Central Missouri Grinstead 120Warrensburg MO 64093
[email protected]://faculty.ucmo.edu/jurkowskihttp://www.ucmo.edu/edtechhttp://www.ucmo.edu/cte
http://faculty.ucmo.edu/jurkowski/conferences/modla2008.ppt
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