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Using Technology to Offer Learning Opportunities Beyond the Classroom
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Blair Roy, Project Specialist [email protected]
Outreach & Technical Assistance Network(OTAN)
Objectives• Reflect on personal experiences with
online learning• Explore the opportunities of teaching
online• Consider your next steps to offering
online opportunities
What Experience Do You Have with Online Learning or Teaching?
• What do you think of when you hear “online”?
• Have you taken an online class?• Have you created an online class?• Have you administered an online class?• Have you created a Web site for your
students?• What are your expectations for this
presentation?
Are we ready for the changes?
• Barbara Treacy, EdTech Leaders Online• “The change we are in the middle of
isn't minor and isn't optional” – Clay Shirky, author and professor, NYU
• The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. Alvin Toffler & Herbert Gerjuoy
But We Don’t Have Access!
• everyoneon.org• Low cost Internet service providers• Low cost equipment
• Other great resources on Web site• Digital literacy training
What does online learning look like?
• CMS/LMS – course/learning management system
• provides a secure environment for teachers and learners
• to interact with the environment and one another
• to construct knowledge with and for one another
• independently or collaboratively– Examples – Moodle, Angel, BlackBoard, Deisre2Learn
(D2L), Sakai, etc.
Definition of online learning
Allen & Seaman, Class Differences – Online Education in the United States, 2010
How to Host Your Course?
• Hosting• Free
• OTAN for adult educators in California• Your school district?
• Fee• GoDaddy• Remote Learner• And many more
About Moodle for a Minute
• Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
• Free, open source software package• Designed to help educators create effective
online learning communities• One of many choices out there to get you and
your learners online.• The course is built around the course content,
using CMS tools or any Web 2.0 tools.
Opportunities of Online Learning• Learners construct, collaborate, connect, and work
separately• Flexibility – anytime, anyplace learning, synchronous, and
asynchronous• Access - to experts and resources that may not be
available locally:– Hippocampus.org– USALearns.org
• Personalization - Customizable to meet individual needs and learning styles
• Reflection – learners have time to reflect before responding• Pacing – individualized as allowed by the teacher• Learners can take charge of their learning
More opportunities…
• Depository• Your content• Publisher content
• Always on• Scheduling• Secure• Participation
• Digital literacy• Grading• Record keeping• Communication in
one place with history
Key Elements for a Successful Online Environment
• Provide thorough directions• Respond in a timely manner• Teachers need to be present• Stay engaged to keep the learners engaged• Use a variety of activities and resources• Consistency• Consider file formats• Monitor learner progress• Building community is crucial
What do your students need?
What can you have in your online class?
• Books• Files• Videos• Images• Assessments• Assignments• Communication
• Grades• Web pages• Links to Web sites• Recordings• ???
What can you do in your online course?
• Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing activities
• Vocabulary building• Record an audio file and upload to course• Language Practice• Link to relevant videos • What is blocked at school, is open at home• Secure site for students to upload files
Let’s Take a Closer Look
Organization - Dashboard
Organization - Calendar
Communication - messaging
Communication – e-mail
Communication – Chats
• Easy to use• Save sessions• Meet with one• Meet with all• Students meet
Communication – News forum
Recordings - PoodLL
• *Specialized feature• Listening activities• Student recordings• Dictation• Video recordings
PoodLL Sample
PoodLL – Student View
Online Meetings - synchronous
• *Specialized feature – Adobe Connect• Tutorials• Demonstrations• Meetings• Recordable for later viewing• Share documents and Web sites
Adobe Connect Online Meetings
Assessments
• Assignments• Lessons• Forums for reflection • Choice for one question feedback• Quizzes
Assignments
• Upload a single file or multiple files• Any file type can be uploaded
• Inline text can be typed• Offline activity as a grade
placeholder• Students can submit individually or
as a group
Assignments
Assignment grading summary
Assignments submitted
Assignments Grading page
Assignment graded student view
Assignment Creation
Assignment Creation
Lesson Example
LESSONS – Deliver content, check for comprehension, provide different branches based on answers
Lesson Questions
LessonCheck for understanding with immediate
feedback
Lesson – immediate grading
Forums for discussion, reflection, testing
Choice Activity for Feedback or Survey
Quizzes
• Quizzes created within CMS• Hot Potatoes quizzes• CMS scores all but essay questions• CMS does the math for you• Adds grades to gradebook
Moodle made quiz – Student View
Quiz – multiple choice
Quiz - essay
Glossaries to reinforce vocabulary and provideinteractive activities by students
Glossary with listening
Books for content
Learn360 Multimedia
• *Specialized feature • Provides access to thousands of
educational videos to add seamlessly into course
• Teacher creates – students logs into course – instant access with no additional login to view video
• Watch the video as many times as needed
Learn360 sample
Digital badges have arrived!
• Teachers can award badges throughout the course and for course completion• Students can move
badges to their personal backpacks to share digitally
Gradebook
• Powerful• Flexible• Automatic!• Exportable• Customizable
Gradebook – teacher view
Administrative Tools
• Change the settings of your course, Topic vs Date
• Back up your course (import easily to another LMS)
• Reports – see course activity, who signed on, what they did
• Manage users and grades• Manage Questions Banks for
Quizzes
Conditionals and Activity Completion
• Teachers can guide the students through the content
• Conditions must be met to move on• Once conditions are met, activities
are complete, resources and activities automatically open
Editing a Moodle course
Teacher View in Editing Mode
Backup, Restore, Reset, Import• Back up all or some
content• Restore your course if
needed• Reset each semester to
remove student data • Teachers with multiple
courses can import items from one course to another
OTAN Courses for Share
• Advanced ESL• USA Learns Wrap Around Course• Advanced ESL 2: Additional Topics• Developmental English• College Transition & Career
Development
OTAN Courses for Share
• EL Civics through Distance Learning• ESL Citizenship Preparation Course• Getting Ready for College• The Write Stuff • Writing Pathways to Career Success
And a few more…OTAN Courses for Share
• High School Diploma Math Prep• Developmental Math• Digital Citizenship• Digital Photography• Professional & Interpersonal Skills
Advanced ESL by Francisca Wentworth of Jefferson Adult
School
• 18 units• Lessons• Assignments• Quizzes• Hot potatoes quizzes• forums
USALearns Wrap Around Course by Kate Crawford
• 20 Units• USA Learns content• Glossaries• Quizzes• Assignments• Forums
College Transition & Career Development by Debbie Jensen of BPACE
(Some Adv ESL teachers are using this course)• Personal
Success in Writing
• Path A Transition to Higher Education
• Path B Transition to Job Prep
EL Civics Through Distance Learning by Susan Escobar of Elk Grove Adult School• 9 EL Civics topics • suitable for English
learners at the high-intermediate to advanced levels
• requires some basic computer navigation skills
• Susan’s requirements• students must obtain
a score of 211 or higher on the CASAS reading test
• have a personal email account to register for this class.
ESL Citizenship Preparationby Kay Johnson of Jefferson Adult
School• 14 topics
• Assignments
• Forums
• Glossaries
• Hot Potatoes
• Lessons
• Quizzes
The Write Stuff by Francisca Wentworth of Jefferson
Adult School
• 9 writing sections
• Intermediate and Advanced ESL
Considerations• Time• Rethinking how to accomplish
objectives• Resistance to change
Could You Use an Online Course?
Discussion• Is using an online course viable for
your classes? • Would an online course enhance
student persistence?• What do you perceive as barriers to
adding an online course to your classroom?
• Other Comments? Suggestions?
Resources
• Free communities with support• YouTube videos abound for tutorials• OER - Open Educational Resources• Oercommons.org for content
• Commercial support• Moodle demonstration site /• Moodle documentation /
http://www.oercommons.org/
What can OTAN do for you?
For Adult Ed agencies who are WIOA funded: • Free hosting for your online courses• Free Moodle training• Face-to-Face workshops• Online workshops
Are you ready?OTAN Free Professional Development
• Face to face workshops at your site• Online workshops
• Online Resources -http://goo.gl/oHvJmq• Feel free to contact me:
Thank you!
Blair Roy, [email protected] (916) 228-2580