Roll Out Your Welcome Matt - Hold a Course Open House

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Roll Out Your Welcome Mat Hold a Course Open HouseHeather ZinkHealth Sciences Instructor Rasmussen College [email protected] (email)twitter.com/zinkpath (twitter)facebook.com/heatherzink.at.rasonline (facebook)

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Session Objectives

By the end of this session, you should be able to – Evaluate strategies for

holding an online course open house

– Discuss suggestions on what to include in the live session

– Deliver the session using Wimba Live Classroom

The logisticsWho Every course section

Invite multiple sections to one sessionWhat Course layout

Contact informationOffice hoursCommunication style

Where Wimba Live ClassroomOther options: Skype, Windows Live

When Week 1 of the quarterEvenings work best, weekend option maybe

Why Connect to students immediatelyEstablishes tone & expectations for the quarterSaves time from answering individual emails

WHO: Invite your students

• Include all sections of the same course in one session– Saves time, enhances collaborative nature of online

• Remember the rule of 3• Choose your favorite

communication method x3!– Announcement– Course email– EyeJot– Twitter– Discussion post

WHERE: Wimba Live Classroom

• Ease of use – you’re here right now!

• Location – it’s in the course• Familiarity – students are

attending more sessions every quarter

• Support – the PSC is your ‘one stop shop’ for support!

WHEN: Week 1 of the quarter

• Evenings• Weekends• Course poll

WHAT to include in the session

• Course layout• Contact information• Office hours• Communication style

Welcome to the M120 Open House

Heather Zink

Can you hear me?• If yes, please select the button• If no, please select the button for assistance

For technical support, please call toll free (866) 693-2211

To dial-in for audio by phone(201) 549-7592 this is not a toll-free number

PIN: click the blue phone icon in the menu bar for your individual pin.

General Guidelines

1) Raise hand to ask a questionor ask via text chat

2) Please only click when asked to volunteer

Agenda

7:00 Welcome & Introductions7:10 Discuss the layout of the course.7:25 Review Module 01 Lesson.

Get your questions ready!7:35 What are your concerns?7:45 Next steps7:50 Adjourn

“Invite” them in• Have a video playing when students arrive– Upload to “Default Content Area” in Wimba

Administration area• Great every participant in the chat window as

they arrive• Prepare several ice-breakers to get the

students talking– Where are you in the world? And how long have

you been with Rasmussen?– Where is one place you've always wanted to visit?

Where Are You Connecting From?

The Syllabus

Course objectives, textbook, library resources, student expectations, assignments, grading criteria and grading scale

You can expect me to…

• Respond to all email inquiries within 48 hours of receipt at the latest.

• Provide a live class every week further discussing course content, as well as Open Office Hours.– Final Exam Review in Week 10

• Actively facilitate class discussions. • Upload new content to the GCQ Blog, as well as new

podcasts, at the start of each week.• Provide weekly announcements, including reminders for

class sessions and notes about updates to the course.• Bother you when your grade falls below a 75%

Course Page

Always check the Calendar

Find more detailed info here

I will use this to ‘Communicate’ with you

GCQ Blog (aka General Course Questions forum)

You have so many additional resources available to help you succeed!

Now what?A plan for success!

• Make a plan for the week using the Study Guide• Ask questions at the start of the week• Subscribe to the GCQ blog• Login to the course regularly (several times per week)• Come to class

• PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!

Things to remember

• Use screenshots, functions better than screensharing

• Set the “sunglasses” to Student View• Interact with the students• Offer tips for success

Let’s recap!Who Every course section

Invite multiple sections to one sessionWhat Course layout

Contact informationOffice hoursCommunication style

Where Wimba Live ClassroomOther options: Skype, Windows Live

When Week 1 of the quarterEvenings work best, weekend option maybe

Why Connect to students immediatelyEstablishes tone & expectations for the quarterSaves time from answering individual emails

Questions??