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American Driver & Traffic Safety Education Association

ADTSEA On-Line Driver Education Program

Presented By:

Brett RobinsonADTSEA Executive Director

Vice President, Highway Safety Services, LLC

Bobby DuqueDriver Education

InstructorCastle High School

Richard SalboroDriver Education

InstructorWaianae High School


Presentation Topics • Myths and facts of on-line driver education• Background of on-line driver education• Overview of ADTSEA’s program• What the instructor can do• Student enrollment• Tracking your class and students• Instructor training• Costs• State approval

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On-Line Driver Education

• Myth – On-line training will take my job away.

• Fact – On-line training will create more of a demand for driver education and will be more accessible to students. The number of students enrolling in BTW will increase.

• Fact – Class sizes can be larger than traditional classroom sizes.

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• Fact – On-line training can be used to augment classroom training.

• Fact – Key content areas such as visual search, decision making, alcohol and other drugs, etc. can still be taught in the classroom.

• Fact – Teachers can then spend more time with in-car training and can provide more remedial training.

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• Myth – On-line training is too expensive. • Fact – The ADTSEA Moodle course costs

$10 per instructor key and $10 per student. • Myth – On-line training is too complex. • Fact – On-line training is very easy to

administer and successfully monitor students via Moodle. Easy to use graphics and internet links to enhance training.

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• Reality – On-line training is the delivery method of today, not the future.

• Reality – The younger generation is technical in their capabilities while we are not. On-line training (Moodle) can be taken on a hand-held smartphone.

• Reality – On-line training provides accessibility and flexibility for students.

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• Reality – The Driver Education Community must engage on-line training now if driver education is to be successful.

• Reality – If we do not engage on-line training, driver education will fall behind and will become a “thing-of-the-past”.

• Reality – The ADTSEA Moodle on-line training program will help us to succeed.

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Background of On-Line Driver Education

• Has become a major tool for educators the past five years.

• Variety of on-line driver education programs that have been developed by commercial companies.

• In most cases they have used material that has been developed by ADTSEA.

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Background of On-Line Driver Education

• Due to interest and demand for quality driver education, ADTSEA developed the 2.0 Curriculum DVD to assist teachers in providing a quality driver education program.

• To meet the need for on-line driver education, ADTSEA has taken the next step by providing the curriculum in an on-line version.

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ADTSEA On-Line Driver Education Program

• Designed to provide the student with the basic knowledge necessary to operate an automobile.

• Features the same classroom unit lesson plans and quizzes contained within the ADTSEA 2.0 Curriculum.

• Designed to supplement classroom, skill and behind-the-wheel training.

• Developed using software program Moodle.

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ADTSEA Classroom

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Instructor’s View

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Overview of Course

• Each unit is designed with content, assignments, discussion boards and quizzes.

• In some content files there are videos.

• Videos support the content and can be viewed as many times as needed.

• High speed connection is recommended.

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What the Instructor Can Do

• The instructor:– Is assigned a username and password to gain

access to the course

– Can tailor the course to meet their state’s needs.

– Can decide the timeframe of the course, amount of time given to the students to complete a unit or quiz, the layout, and order of the units

– Can edit or add additional content

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• Within a course the instructor can:– Add an activity– Create assignments– Schedule a chat– Create and post to a forum– Develop a glossary– Develop a lesson plan and quizzes– Develop a survey

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Add an Activity

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Edit Content

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Insert or Edit a Quiz

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• The instructor can add additional resources to the course including:– Inserting a label– Composing a text page– Composing a web page– Linking to a file or web page– Displaying a directory– Adding an IMS content packge

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Add a Resource

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• The instructor can also import the following to enhance the course:– PDF files– Word documents– PowerPoint slides– Pictures– Images– Etc.

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Insert an Image

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Student Enrollment

• Once students are enrolled in the course they will be required to read content pages online, as well as specific chapters from the Drive Right Text (Drive Right: You are the Driver, 10th edition) as they proceed through the units.

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Student Enrollment

• The student will be required to complete assignments and quizzes and must be submitted according to the completion date.

• Quizzes are scored as the student answers each question.

• The instructor will be provided with a grade sheet after students have completed the quizzes.

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Student’s View

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Unit Content

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Unit Quiz

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Tracking Your Class and Students

• The instructor can track their class and students, including:– When students last accessed the course.– Profile information about the students.– Activity reports on what students have

completed.

• The instructor can also add and send messages and notes to students.

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Tracking Your Class

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Tracking Your Students

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On-Line Instructor Training

• Provided on-line to members of ADTSEA and is free of charge.

• As part of the training you will complete the ADTSEA course by reading the content and completing quizzes as student would.

• At the end of the course, you will complete additional units, which give you guidance on how to use the course as an instructor.

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On-Line Instructor Training

• Training is self-paced and you can complete it on your own time.

• Training support is provided through ADTSEA, as needed.

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Two Day Instructor Training Course

• Also provide a two day instructor training course, which can be conducted at your facility.

• Cost of the course is $3,200 plus travel expenses.

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Costs for ADTSEA On-Line Driver Education

• The instructor must be a current member of ADTSEA (starting at $50).

• There is a $10 instructor code fee for each instructor of the course.

• Each student must pay $10 to enroll in the course for a maximum of 25 students per course.

• You can have multiple courses at the same time.

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State Approval

• ADTSEA will work with you to get approval from your state to use ADTSEA’s On-Line Driver Education Program.

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To Sign-Up

• Contact:

Christie Falgione

724-349-SAFE (7233)

[email protected]

or Brett Robinson

724-349-SAFE (7233)

[email protected]

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Questions

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