effective online learning communities emints: enhancing missouris instructional networked teaching...
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Effective Online Learning Communities eMINTS: enhancing Missouri’s Instructional
Networked Teaching Strategies
Overview of eMINTS i3 Grant◊ Studying impact of eMINTS professional development
and technologies on 7th and 8th grade teachers and their students in small rural Missouri districts
◊ RCT study with three groups of schools:◊ Group 1 (30 schools) get eMINTS technology and intensive 2-
year professional development◊ Group 2 (30 schools) get eMINTS and intensive 2-year
professional development plus a third year of PD using Intel Teach® Elements courses
◊ Group 3 (30 schools) wait until Group 1 and 2 are finished but provides data for comparison
◊ Schools in all 3 groups get eMINTS technology and professional development
School Assignments
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Group 1 eMINTSYear 1
eMINTS Year 2 No PD
eMINTS +
IntelTeach©
No PD
Group 2 eMINTSYear 1
eMINTS Year 2
eMINTS +
IntelTeach©
No PD No PD
Group 3 No PD No PD No PD eMINTSYear 1
eMINTS Year 2
Randomly assigned schools
eMINTS Equipment◊ Hardware includes
◊ Teacher laptop with docking station◊ SMART Board and projector◊ 1 laptop for every student in 7th and 8th grade◊ Laptop charging carts◊ Printer and digital camera
◊ Software and learning resources◊ Productivity software◊ Concept-mapping software◊ BrainPOP! online animated content
◊ Comprehensive eMINTS includes:◊ Year 1 - 100 hours + 4 full days + 9 classroom visits ◊ Year 2 - 75 hours + 2 full days + 9 classroom visits ◊ New Year 3 - 12 hours (f2f) + 30 hours (online) + 3-4
classroom visits◊ Creates communities of practice to model
and facilitate communities of learners in classrooms
◊ Other eMINTS professional development programs include: eMINTS4Administrators, eMINTS4Techs, train-the-trainer, and eLearning for Educators (short online courses)
eMINTS Professional Development
eMINTS Communication Needs
◊ eMINTS Staff – distributed around Missouri◊ Sharing of information across organization◊ Accessing materials and resources◊ Collaboration among staff on various tasks
◊ Program participants – distributed around Missouri, nationally and internationally◊ Accessing materials and resources◊ Attending training webinars◊ Communicating with cohort group
Tools
Lessons Learned◊ Strongest online communities are formed
when participants have some face-to-face interaction in addition to online
◊ Community needs to be facilitated◊ Community needs to be continually
refreshed with new information and resources
◊ Strongest online communities have a clear shared purpose and timeframe for participation
eMINTS National Center
www.emints.orgMonica BeglauLorie Kaplan
(573) 884-7202325 Clark Hall
Columbia, MO [email protected]
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