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Quality Online Teaching and Professional Development Barbara Treacy VASS Conference March 2012

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Quality online teaching and professional development- a presentation for the Virginia Association of School Superintendents

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Quality Online Teaching and Professional DevelopmentBarbara Treacy

VASS ConferenceMarch 2012

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Questions What is quality online teaching and why does it matter? How do we ensure and evaluate quality teaching? What preparation and professional development do online teachers need? How do new tools and quality course design support quality online teaching?

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“Teacher quality matters. In fact, it is the most important school-related factor influencing student achievement.” -Jennifer King Rice, University of Maryland

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“I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework.”- Lilly Tomlin

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Good Teaching is Good Teaching: Online or Face-

to-face“If you want to teach well

to very high standards, youhave to know the studentswell, you have to have thatrelationship that allows you

to both challenge them, andadapt what you're doing forthem so that it works.” -Linda Darling-Hammond

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All Teachers Need To: establish clear expectations have good curriculum provide regular feedback and assessment listen to and learn from their students address individual learning needs use technology tools/ Web 2.0 effectively

collaborate with and contribute to school and professional communities

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What’s Different About Teaching Online? Online curriculum: different structure

Online technology: increasing choice of tools

Social dynamic: different pace and structures Online discussion: new facilitation strategies needed; importance of written communication

Classroom management: different methods to address cohort and individual pacing needs

Assessment: new tools and strategies needed Technical: challenges may occur

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“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 (1990)

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iNACOL Online Teaching Standards Initial: 2008; Updated: October, 2011

Focus on good teaching practices AND the online context – Connecting them together

Adapted from SREB Standards Address:

Teacher knowledge and understanding Teacher abilities

Set the agenda for quality teaching AND preparation of new online instructors

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Online Facilitator Training Building a learning community Assessing online learning Meeting individual learning needs Incorporating online resources tools

Maintaining participation Developing a course implementation plan

Delivering a course

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http://voicethread.com/#q.b476366.i0.k0

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Quality Online Course Design: Important for Quality Teaching iNACOL’s National Standards for Online Courseshttp://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/

ETLO’s Recommended Criteria for Quality Online Courseshttp://edtechleaders.org/documents/OCD/

Course_Dev_Check.htm

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Online Course Design Topics Online instructional design and

pedagogy Course goals and session content Online assessment strategies Differentiated instruction Using CMS & Web 2.0 design tools Developing and integrating multimedia

Incorporating a learning community approach

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Role of Professional Development Online instructors/designers need initial PD

Online instructors/designers need ongoing PD in: subject matter content and pedagogy online pedagogy and instructional practice new technologies and tools school/district policies

Evaluation must be coupled with a PD plan; targeted to the outcomes of the evaluation

Recognize importance of teacher communities and collaborative opportunities

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“If we want our students to succeed in a global environment, then we, as educators, must be engaged in 21st century content, context, tools, thinking skills, and assessment.

Thanks to online learning I am a 21st century

life-long learner!” -JoAnn Nuzum, WV online instructor and developer

The power of connected teaching

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Thank you!Barbara [email protected]

Director, EdTech Leaders Onlinehttp://edtechleaders.org

Education Development Centerhttp://edc.org