Tips, Tricks, and Technology Tools for Teachers.

Lynn A. NullChild Development Program Director/ Instructor

Western Oklahoma State Collegelynn.null@wosc.edu

Planning With Purpose

Course Outcomes Guide (COG): What do you want the students to know and be able to do when they leave your course?

List teaching tools you use for each course.

Use a variety of instructional methods.

Are Your Students Ready for Online Learning?

Online Readiness Survey

Have empathy for students having challenges with technology

Online orientation

Interactivity is the heart and soul of effective online learning.

Learning is More Important than Technology

◦Get to know your students. Students are our number one priority!!

◦Respond to questions promptly◦Send weekly reminders for those students who

are MIA◦Place phone calls to students who are not

participating◦Be available for students◦Provide on going regular feedback. Grade

assignments on a regular basis.◦Small amounts of information- chunking

Methodology

What does a course actually look like?

Resources that can be added to an online course?Videos

ExamplesActivitiesLecturesCalendarAssignments Introduction ActivitiesCourse AudioVoiceThread Jeopardy

SyllabusReadingsDiscussion TopicsPowerPointLifesaver/Panic button!Linking to ResourcesDimdim Web MeetingAvatar

Brain Smart Principles

The best exercise for the brain is exercise.The brain is pattern seeking and survival

oriented.Connections on the outside with others

build neural connections on the inside.The brain functions optimally when the

student feels safe.

Conscious Discipline Dr. Becky Bailey

Creating a Learning Environment

Warm Up/ Introduction ActivityDevelop Classroom Guidelines (Confidentiality, Go

Out on a Limb, Suspend Certainty)Songs to ConnectGreetingsJobs (Assign jobs for each student)Ways To Be HelpfulCelebration!!We CareJournalsFriends and Family Board

The Power of Vision

o Dream!! If you could do anything you want in your course, what would that be?

o This is where the Instructional Designer comes in real handy.

o KISS- Keep it simple silly Be consistent throughout the course.