Presented by: Dr. Kip Kristine Leland [email protected] Online Learning: Overcoming Challenges; Exploring Possibilities.

Presented by:Dr. Kip Kristine Lelandhttp://[email protected]

Online Learning: Overcoming Challenges; Exploring Possibilities

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WHY EVEN CONSIDER ONLINE LEARNING?

Research Shows that: Online Learning expands educational offerings

Provides an alternative learning environment to address student needs

Hard-to-staff subject areas Overcrowding Gives students access to courses that they might not be able to

take in a traditional setting (AP for example) Flexible course schedules providing greater access Adaptable to different learning modalities Continuous engagement with the curriculum beyond the

classroom Delivering content the way today’s students learn

CHOSING THE RIGHT ONLINE LEARNING TOOLS FOR YOUR ONLINE PROGRAM

Content Management System? Fee for service Open source

Housed Within District or ASP? Professional Development Content

Outsourced Purchased Developed Internally

Asynchronous, Synchronous or both?

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COMPONENTS NECESSARY FOR A SUCCESSFUL ONLINE PROGRAM

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Content Management System Content Teachers / Professional Development Policies and Procedures Sound Instructional Strategies Online Learning Models Students / Parents

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Content Management Systems Fee Based Systems

Blackboard Angel eClassroom

Open Source software Moodle

Allows collaboration and course delivery

Asynchronous content delivery

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Collaborative Environment

Professional Development Virtual Faculty Meetings Teacher office hours Communication with students and

parents Guest speaker series

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TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Online teaching is not the same as f2f teaching! What do teachers need?

Online teachers should have a broad base of life experiences in addition to academic credentials.

An online teacher must be able to compensate for the lack of physical presence in the virtual classroom by creating a supportive environment where all students feel comfortable participating

Be accessible, establish a virtual presence A successful online teacher should feel comfortable

communicating in writing Teachers should facilitative learning Establish an online Learning Community Know how to keep students engaged

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ONLINE LEARNING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Acceptable Use Policy Student/Parent Contract Online Learning Policies spelled out and

signed Intellectual Property and Copyright Internet Safety Plagiarism Cyber-bullying

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BEST PRACTICES AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATIES

Mix it up! Don’t use the CMS as a lecture/worksheet

repository Developing engaging learning objects Make sure your content is 508 compliant Address all learning modalities Culturally responsive content Individualize instruction and teach to students’

strengths Respond to students in a timely manner, they need

to know you are there!

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TRADTIONAL AND ONLINE LEARNING MODELS

Traditional classroom model Teacher meets with students daily face to face

Independent study model Teacher meets students at regular intervals, but

not daily, face to face and/or online Distance Learning model

Teacher never meets students face to face Hybrid model

Any combination of the above

Concerns If I build it, will they come? Funding IT and technical support Growing the program /

Scalability Professional Development Attrition

Resources

National Repository of Online Content (NROC)

International Association of K12 Online Learning (iNACOL)

Computer Using Educators eLearning Special Interest Group (CUE’s eL SIG)

Teach the Teacher’s Collaborative Summer Online Learning Institute

Online Learning Institute July 7th-10th at the Thacher School in Ojai Residential Program Total Immersion Strands

Administrator Educator Technologist

Leave with enough information and resources to begin an online program at your site

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Informational Websites http://moodle.org http://www.nacol.org/ http://www.cue.org/ http://elsig.wikispaces.com/ http://www.teachtheteachers.info/wp/ http://drkip.dragonangel.net http://www.montereyinstitute.org/nroc/index.html http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/index.asp