John Fuller

Ed Tech 512

TENTATIVE PROJECT PLAN

1.WHAT IS THE TENTATIVE TITLE/TOPIC OF THE COURSE?

The topic of the course is Earth Science, which blends Astronomy, Geology, Meteorology and Oceanography

2. WHO ARE YOUR LEARNERS? WHAT AGE, CONTEXT/GRADE, HOW MANY STUDENTS?

My learners consist of 9-12 grade high school science students, who are roughly between the ages of 14 and 18. Average class size consist of 36.5 students.

3. MAIN PURPOSE OF THE COURSE?

To be able to investigate and explain real world phenomena, such as solar and lunar eclipses, seasons, locations of earthquakes and volcanoes, wind, tides, and so much more…..

By the time students are finished with the course, they should have a comprehensive understanding of the global dynamic process that shape and transform our world such as erosion, weathering, gravity, convection, and pressure

4. WILL THE COURSE BE SELF-PACED OR FACILITATED? FULLY ONLINE OR BLENDED? WHY?

Course pace will be facilitated and determined by the instructor. Online summer classes through our district are both online and blended.

The only on-ground aspect of the course is required for testing and summative assessments, the rest is completely online

5. ANTICIPATED TIME-LINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION?

Online summer classes through our district are typically 6 weeks in duration.

6. HOW MANY TOTAL HOURS OF LEARNING TIME ARE REQUIRED IN YOUR COURSE?

12 hours per each unit of study

There are five units of study, so 60 hours total

7. ARE THERE CONTENT STANDARDS AND/OR COURSE OBJECTIVES THAT MUST BE ALIGNED TO THE COURSE OUTCOMES? LIST THEM IF YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

Yes, they are the California Earth Science content standards

As most teachers are aware, these standards will be obsolete within a year due to the common core national standards being implemented

Click HERE to view the standards in pdf format

8. ADULT LEARNERS: DOES THE COURSE NEED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, UNDERGRADUATE, OR GRADUATE CREDIT TIED TO IT? DO YOU HAVE THIS AVAILABLE, IF NEEDED?

No

9. IN WHAT PLATFORM WILL YOU HOST THE COURSE (MANDATED OR YOUR CHOICE AS DESIGNER)?

It will most likely be Blackboard which is similar to Moodle

I am going to check to see if there is any degree of flexibility with my district to use a different platform

I may use a wikispaces website, which I feel is more user friendly and allows for increased collaboration

10. IS THIS A REDESIGN OF A FACE-TO-FACE OR ONLINE COURSE, OR A TOTALLY NEW COURSE?

It will be a modified version of my class website, which has links to PowerPoint's, Online Tutorials, flash animation and online tutorials