Step by step: design an online

program for students

JUNE WALLEDUCATION CONSULTANT

JUNE@JUNEWALL .COM.AU

@JUNEWALL

IntroductionJune Wall is an eLearning consultant passionate about ensuring that digital technologies are used to enhance learning and leverage the best of the technology to positively effect student learning. She has worked with K-12 schools, professional associations, universities and other training providers on a range of projects involving digital learning.

Overview

This webinar will help you:• Design an integrated online curriculum unit

for a Stage 3 topic – Australia as a Nation• Build an online program• Build awareness of how digital tools can be

used within the online course• Embed digital tools in the course

Online learning - Purpose

• Information• Connect to Ideas / emotionAwareness

• Information > activity• Include feedback and

activity or understandingUnderstandi

ng

• Process > how to• Include practice and

evaluation of skillCompetenc

y

Who?

Teachers /

Students / Parents

Checklist for instructional design1. Have specific objectives2. Write an in depth outline 3. Keep learning units short and sweet4. Intro and review for each learning unit5. Assess your learners6. Provide relevant feedback7. Ensure learning activities serve the end goal

Australia as a Nation

1. Specific objectives for online learning +• Teacher:

• Differentiation of content

• Provide free choice of topics

• Develop the following skills:• Research• Making a video• Working with others• Teaching others

• Students:• Understand the breadth

of the content• Begin development of

self discipline for learning

• Further development of individual inquiry learning

What are the assessment tasks to show outcomes?

The context• 28 children in class• Range of abilities• Access to a mixture of devices 12 laptops and 12 iPads – need to be booked

• No language difficulties

2. Outline

Australia as

a nation

Federation &

British heritage

Democracy over time

Government

Migrants &

immigration

Why & how did Australia become a nation? How did

Australian society change

throughout the 20th C?

Investigate government

and its role in a changing Australia?

Who were the people

who came to Australia?

Why?

Online

Online

Online

F 2 F

Major AssessmentContribution of significant

individuals or groups to the development of Australian

society.

3. Focus for onlineSKILL

• Research• Working with others

• Teaching others

• Making a video ASSESSMENT ITEM

DIGITAL TOOLS

• Using OneNote; class diigo

• Voicethread; discussion boards

• Presentation tools – Prezi, Animoto, website

• iMovie or online tool

A closer lookT1 – Wks 2-5

Wk. 1 – Establish groupings; Model operation of online/F2F work; explain rubrics; introduce timelines

Wks. 2-4 – Rotate groups through the 4 content areas over 3 weeks

Wk. 5 – Creative week – use as an exploration of a range of different digital tools that students can take what they have learnt and create a product

T1 – Wks 6-10

Wks. 6-9 – Rotate groups over 4 weeks

Wk. 10 - Group sharing – use of collaboration tools and discussion

T2 – Wks 1-4

Wks. 1-4 Rotate groups through the 4 content areas

Wk. 5 – Group sharing / teaching & discussion of major project

T2 – Wks 6-8

Wks. 6-8 – Rotate groups to complete all online and F2F work. In Wk. 8 1:1 conversations about the individual inquiry question

Wk. 9 – Students develop and complete individual projectWk. 10 – Presentation of projects

4. Create or locate the resources• Have a defined list of information resources that suit the topic(s) and literacy levels of students

• Create some resources

Digital tools

ResearchCollaborationResearch

Teach PresentSynthesise

5. Select environment• Select online environment• Explore how the

tools you wish to use can be embedded (ideally) or used within the environment

• Work area or distribution?

6. Create the structure

• Sections and pages• Collaboration spaces• Work spaces

S3 - Short, sharp and shiny

7. Create the narrative• Instructions and explanations are critical

• Text• Voice• Video

8. Create the thinking activities

• How do you want the students to reflect upon or prove their knowledge or skills? Quizzes?

9. Create the collaboration or discussion activities• What parts of the learning sequence need students to talk with others or with you as the teacher?

• How will you provide feedback and how often will this happen?

10. Create the conclusion or final task

• If the assessment task is not the final task that brings everything together, what will you use?

• Now go back to Step 4 and check• Get another teacher or a son or daughter to “do the course” without any explanation

• Go back to Step 5 or 6

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