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Introduce yourself and your school

What are your biggest concerns about transitioning your course to online?

TRANSITIONING TO AN ONLINE CLASSROOM

Dr. Amy Dietzman

Learning and Design Manager

Lauren Lobdell

VP of Client Services

Tips and Tools for Instructors

Dr. Amy DietzmanLearning and Design Manager at Tutor.com

Background and Experience• Instructional Designer – Soomo Learning and Publishing• Director of Professional Development – NeedThese Education Technology• Lead Adjunct Professor – Arizona State University• Curriculum and Instructional Designer – Grand Canyon University• Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment – Deer Valley Unified School District• High School English Teacher – Boulder Creek High School

Objectives for Webinar

As a result of this training, instructors will be able to:

• Develop strategies for transitioning classes to online platforms

• Create engaging online activities

OBJECTIVES FOR TRAINING SESSION

Objectives for WebinarTIME FOR A SENSE OF HUMOR

Objectives

Activities and Assignments

Assessments

ENSURING ALIGNMENT

FreedomUncharted

Accountability

Time Management

Struggles

Undisciplined & Distracted Procrastination

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM STUDENTS

TIPS FOR DEALING WITH THE DISTRACTED AND ISOLATED STUDENTS

• Try synchronous tools• Be overly communicative• Engage more than once a week• Make expectations clear• Assign group projects• Check for understanding more

often

ADJUST YOUR GRADEBOOK

• Hold students accountable• Realize that intrinsic

motivation doesn’t always exist

• Assess what you intend to assess

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• Not equal to in-person courses

• Undergrad courses: 9-18 hours per week for 3 credit course

• Grad courses: 10-12 hours per week

HOW MUCH TIME TO EXPECT FROM STUDENTS

LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

• Content• Peer to Peer

Collaboration• Peer to Instructor

Collaboration• Assignment / Activity• Summative Assessment

DISCUSSION FORUMS

• Make expectations clear

• Students respond to students

• Due dates and points

Wix or Weebly – free and easy to use

BUILD YOUR OWN WEBPAGE

• Find a template• Add your content

DIRECT INSTRUCTION ANDCONTENT

• Be wary of just assigning a textbook

• Find engaging ways to provide content

• Explore asynchronous or synchronous options

DIRECT INSTRUCTIONHOW CAN YOU TRANSITION A LECTURE TO AN ONLINE LECTURE?

• Video• Screencast• Video & Screencast

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SIMPLE VIDEOS

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• Use your phone• Use your webcam• Search Khan Academy and

YouTube

SCREENCAST VIDEOS

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• Use your current PowerPoints

• Check for understanding• Break into smaller pieces• Remember the timing

OTHER TOOLS FOR SCREENCAST AND VIDEO

Loom• Share your slides

with a personal touch

• Encourage your students to interact

• Give students a chance

• Meet face-to-face with your students

• Try flipping the classroom

SYNCHRONOUS LECTURES

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IF YOUR SCHOOL OFFERS TUTOR.COM, TRY MEETING SPACES

• Online Office Hours• Online Lectures & Review Sessions• Open-Door Peer-to-Peer Meetings• Instructor-Led Group Work

Discussions• Course-Specific Group Discussions• Supplemental Instruction

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Assign content and let students share what they learned

LET STUDENTS PROVIDE THE LECTURES

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DISCUSSION AND COLLABORATION

• Peer to peer • Peer to instructor• Virtual office hours• Face-to-face time• Discussion boards

SYNCHRONOUS DISCUSSIONS

• Skype• Slack• Google Hangouts• Microsoft Teams (free right now)• Even Snapchat!• Tutor.com Meeting Spaces

PADLET FOR COLLABORATION

PADLET EXAMPLE

• start a discussion• activate prior knowledge

• frontload ideas• demonstrate learning

PADLET EXAMPLE

FLIPGRID DISCUSSIONS

Pose questions that your students can answer with short videos

FLIPGRID VIDEO DISCUSSIONS

• Give students individualized feedback on ideas and performance

• Let students respond to one another

• Respond to students with feedback videos

• Works for a variety of subjects – Even math!

ACTIVITIES AND ASSESSMENT

Check out the LMS• Use the assessment tools available

• Think beyond writing and multiple

choice

Group Projects• Build community

• Encourage all types of communication

EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY

• Let students be creative• Unrestricted assignments

CHECKLIST TO GET STARTED

✓ Break up your traditional lecture

✓ Expand your directions

✓ Connect with your students synchronously to help them feel connected to you

✓ Explore a collaborative tool to get your students to “talk” to one another

✓ Ensure you’re assessing what you mean to assess

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THANK YOU! Questions?

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