sonoma moodle moot 2011
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Sonoma Moodle Moot 2011. Rev. Renee Ford, Instructor: [email protected] Marybeth Morrison, PhD, Assistant Professor: [email protected]. Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison, [email protected] - July 2011. Thank You For Coming to:. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Sonoma Moodle Moot 2011
Rev. Renee Ford, Instructor: [email protected] Morrison, PhD, Assistant Professor:
[email protected] Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison,
[email protected] - July 2011
Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison, [email protected] - July 2011
Thank You For Coming to:
Moving Beyond Fear: Implementing Teacher Education Training via
Moodle
Introduction and Background One piece of Penn State’s Workforce Education and
Development Program is teacher certification for Career and Technical (Vocational) teachers in PA.
We had to find an affordable, simple way to deliver course material to a variety of students and instructors in a variety of schools with the full-range of internet services, including dial-up (yes, in 2011 – some rural areas in PA where our students live still only have dial-up)!
None of us has the sole responsibility of taking care of online learning. Though Penn State is big, our program is relatively small and we are all responsible for many tasks in our center.
Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison,
[email protected] - July 2011
Introduction and Background continued…
We have students from the MD to NY border across the center third of PA.
Most students work as full-time teachers during the day. Most of our faculty have been trained and have become
accustomed to teaching in a traditional classroom. Our Instructors range in creativity and ability with Moodle,
but those who want to make the most of Moodle have excellent experiences that will only improve as technology improves. Using Moodle actually enhances their teaching and their ability to connect with their students.Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. (Albert
Einstein)Renee Ford, [email protected];
Marybeth Morrison, [email protected] - July 2011
Presentation ObjectivesIn this session, we will begin to: -Analyze important features of designing teacher education for
students from a variety of technology comfort levels; -Recognize challenges from working with a cross-disciplinary staff to
integrate curriculum; -Evaluate the benefits of using Moodle to boost computer literacy
among teachers who are not digital natives; -Demonstrate Penn State Workforce Education and Development’s
uses of Moodle and the presenters’ uses of Moodle; -Improve teachers' creativity and ability to use computer
technology in their own classrooms with students who are digital natives.
Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison,
[email protected] - July 2011
Question Bank – Before We Go On
In order to best serve your needs during this session, we’d like to know…
What are you personally struggling with in the areas of:
Working with individuals from a variety of technological skill levels?
Working with a cross-disciplinary staff?
Ways to use Moodle with technologically diverse participants?
Ways to improve teacher creativity for the benefit of students who are all digital natives?
Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison,
[email protected] - July 2011
Getting Moodle Up & Running The Fairytale: One person who is not from a
computer technology background could take care of hosting Moodle on the server. Well, we did for about 6 months…
Then, the server crashed. The Reality: Moodlerooms to the rescue!LESSON LEARNED: Focus on what you are good at
and enlist help when needed.
Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison,
[email protected] - July 2011
What Our Courses Include Our courses designs are somewhat basic. (remember
the dial-up factor) We have 335 users (and growing) We have 8 (10 beginning Fall 2011) courses that are very
basic. In addition to file uploads and links, we primarily use: Glossary Quiz Asssignment Drop Box Forums
Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison,
[email protected] - July 2011
Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison, [email protected] - July 2011
In addition to our courses…. We also use Moodle for:
A social forum for teachers A discussion and planning forum for instructors A repository for The National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education (NCATE) We currently have a DimDim plug-in (that will be
replaced by Jan 2012) for virtual, synchronous meetings Housing student e-portfolios.
Other Current and Potential Uses for Moodle
Penn State Athletics – Current; Leadership University for the United Methodist
Church in PA - current; Small Group Courses(From Ancient Prayer
Practices to Conflict Management) with a Prayer Forum for a Church – Current;
Teacher Training in Singapore – Future.
Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison,
[email protected] - July 2011
Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison, [email protected] - July 2011
What was/is necessary for Success Training for instructors; Step-by-Step instructions for almost everything
from logging in to navigating Moodle, to uploading files and making sure to click “Save.”
Time to communicate and solicit feedback for improvement;
LESSON LEARNED: MAKE NO ASSUMPTIONS THAT ANYTHING IS CLEAR OR MAKES SENSE!! LEAVE NO GREY AREAS.
Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison, [email protected] - July 2011
Every Course Includes How-To Guides
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WFED… a Different Kind of Teacher Training
On Friday a welder on Monday a teacher! Take first 12 credits with a field resource
person (FRP) Have a local resource person (LRP) who
mentors on site at their school Take the remainder of their coursework by
doing night courses either at their career and tech school or at main campus
Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison, [email protected] - July 2011
Changes in PA Teacher Certification
In 2007 PA re-opened teacher certification and added: All teachers, regardless of their area of
expertise, must complete the equivalent of: 9 credits in special education 3 credits in English Language Learners
(ELL)
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Curriculum Design Decided to do individual stand alone modules Attach them to courses that students were
already taking Had our field resource people look at
prototype Took them to our annual Local Resource
Person meeting Overwhelmingly felt that modules should be
integrated
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Back to the Drawing Board Redesigned the courses so that the SPLED
content and ELL content was embedded Had an interdisciplinary team work on curriculum Piloted a few courses at a time Meet monthly with the FRP’s to update on student
progress and get feedback 8 courses with content embedded Now doing same thing for Agricultural Education
Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison, [email protected] - July 2011
What We Learned Would have been much easier to do stand
alone courses Would not have been as effective Helped us revamp our entire curriculum Helped make ‘inclusion’ of students with special
needs more of a reality because the curriculum was infused
Realized that technology could create community
Helped teachers not feel so isolated.
Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison, [email protected] - July 2011
Questions/Discussion What else would you like to talk about in our
remaining time together?
Renee Ford, [email protected]; Marybeth Morrison, [email protected] - July 2011
THANK YOU!Rev. Renee Ford, Instructor: [email protected]
Marybeth Morrison, PhD, Assistant Professor: [email protected]