Teaching Tech Online presented by Ken Baldauf Director, Program in Interdisciplinary Computing (PIC)

Teaching Tech Online

presented by

Ken BaldaufDirector, Program in Interdisciplinary Computing (PIC)

Tallahassee

MOOCMassively Open Online Course

Massive

Fall, 2011: over 160,000 people signed up for a course in artificial intelligence, offered by Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig

Open

Anyone may enroll. Offered on a time-table to promote synchronous interactions.

Online

Lecture videos, assignments, tests, and community tools.

Courses

Non-credit-earning courses offered by universities (and sometimes individuals). Sometimes providing a certificate of compeletion.

“Welcome to the brave new world of Massive Open Online Courses — known as MOOCs — a tool for democratizing higher education.”

MOOC and Online Education Platforms

• Udacity (independent)

• Coursera (33 universities)

• EdX (4 universities)MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, UT

• Google Course Builder

• Stanford’s Class2Go

School’s Reactions?

Let’s go online!

• Motivated by MOOC competition

• Motivated by budget cuts

• Tech/Computing courses are an ideal start

Pedagogical Thinking

Technological Thinking

Online CourseComponents

Content DeliveryConsiderations

Content should be packaged specifically for online delivery taking advantage of web technologies!

CONTENT DELIVERY CONSIDERATIONS

CONTENT DELIVERY CONSIDERATIONS

Format

Choose HTML over proprietary formats like PDF and DOC whenever possible.

Proprietary

Where is it stored? Is the content easy to move from system to system. Who owns it?

Accessibility

Is it easily accessible without password from all kinds of platforms?

CONTENT DELIVERY CONSIDERATIONS

Media

Lecture capture, screen capture. Resolution and size. Embedded media.

Proprietary

Where is it stored? Is the content easy to move from system to system. Who owns it?

Accessibility

Closed captioning! Is it easily accessible from all kinds of platforms? Is a password required?

FLIPPED!

CommunityConsiderations

COMMUNITY CONSIDERATIONS

High levels of communication between members to create a learning community is the key to success!

Allow students to learn about each other through member profiles and photos.

Not easily accomplished through LMS!

Utilize social media!

OtherConsiderations

Assessment and Record Keeping

Accessibility

Mobile access

CAN ONE SYSTEM DO IT ALL?!

CASE STUDY

Course AdministrationAssignment SubmissionGradebookGrade Submission

Course ContentPublic Splash Page Lessons in all formatsExercises/Assignments

Blackboard LMS

AssessmentAssignmentsQuizzesExams

Community/CommunicationMember ProfilesCourse AnnouncementsNews feedDiscussion forumsSynchronous chatEmail & messagingVirtual office hours

Learning Community

SyllabusAgendaCalendar

https://pic.fsu.edu/courses/2012/summer/cgs2821

Skills & Toolsfor Online Teaching

SKILLS AND TOOLS

Curriculum and Teaching• Chunk course content into

manageable learning paths

• Consider delivery vehicles: text, image, or video (picture worth 1000 words)

• Live an online lifestyle

Technology

Web

HTML, Web Servers and Hosts, WordPress

Media

graphics editing, video editing, lecture

recording, desk lecture, screen video capture,

vimeo, youtube, screenshare, prezi

Social Media and Online Learning Platforms

Best Practices

BEST PRACTICES

http://edudemic.com/2012/10/20-tips-effective-online-teachers/

What students can teach each other is just as important as what the professor teaches.

Online should never mean easy, for teachers or students.

Giving thoughtful and regular feedback is essential.

Decide how you want to communicate with students.

Understand that it’s not just a day job.

High-quality course materials count even more online.

Let students get to know you as a person.

Be willing to revise and refine your lessons.

Ken Baldauf | [email protected] | 850.645.8649 www.pic.fsu.edu, www.kenbaldauf.com @kenbaldauf on twitter, linkedin, and skype@kbaldauf on google+ and facebook

Questions?