Online Teaching & Learning in CEHS

An Overview

CEHS Administrative Council MeetingMarch 22, 2011

Gregg Festa & Joe RussoADP Center for Teacher Preparation & Learning Technologies

What we know about great online teaching and learning in a nutshell

• Students and teachers must feel supported from beginning to end

• Consistent navigational structure among courses (redundancy)

• Clear and consistent course objectives and expectations from teacher at the beginning of the course

• Constructivist pedagogy thrives – students own their learning

• Students must be feel like they are connected to the teacher and each other– Multiple ways to access content and

communicate with each other both formally and informally (BB, FB, Elluminate, SecondLIfe)

– Good balance of synchronous & asynchronous learning activities

What we know about great online teaching and learning in a nutshell

• Content should be presented in diverse forms and have the ability to be shared/edited when appropriate• Text• Video/Audio• Visual Diagrams• Animations

• Assessment must be multi-dimensional• Quizzes/Tests• Research Projects with Peer Review (Group and Individual)• Collaborative Presentations• Journaling & Reflective Writing/Podcasting• Participation in Discussions (synchronous and asynchronous)• Single port of access to Real-time assistance and information

on research, writing, technology, academic advising, registration, financial aid, etc.

• Clear policies regarding participation, grading and communication with teacher

What drives high quality online teaching and learning in CEHS?

• Created by CEHS Advisory Committee on Hybrid/Online Teaching and Learning

• Adapted from Quality Matters rubric for evaluating online courses

• Rooted in pedagogy employed by CEHS faculty when teaching in face-to-face courses

• Driven by research of effective pedagogical practice in online classrooms over the past ten years

Current Process of Creating an Online/Hybrid Course in CEHS

Current Resources Available for Faculty Support in Developing and Teaching Online/Hybrid Courses

• CEHS Tech Camp• OIT Summer Symposium (TTI Group)• OIT Online Workshop on How To Teach

Online • ADP Center Online Learning Design Studio

(physical & virtual)• ADP Center Instructional Media Specialist

(P/T)• OIT Instructional Designers (TTI Group)• Research Academy (RAUL) – Observation

and Evaluation Services• OIT Tech Help Desk (7-9 M-F & 8-5 Sat)• OIT Blackboard Doctor (1st 2 weeks of each

semester)

Future Resources for Faculty Support in Developing and Teaching Online/Hybrid Courses

• Expanded OIT Tech Help Desk Hours to 24/7

• Additional Instructional Designers (OIT TTI Group)

• Per Diem Instructional Designer Assigned to CEHS Faculty

• Online Teaching Certificate Program for Faculty via Kibbutzim College of Education Partnership

Current Resources for CEHS Student Support Enrolled in Hybrid/Online Courses

• OIT Online Workshop for Students Entering Online Courses

• OIT Tech Help Desk (7-9 M-F & 8-5 Sat)• Center for Writing Excellence (online

consultation services via appointment 10-8 M-Th & 10-4 F)

• Sprague Online Academic Journal Databases (24/7 access)

• Sprague Reference Librarian 24 hour Email Q&A service

• ADP Center Staff (9-9 M-Th & 9-12 Sat & Sun)• Faculty Teaching the Course• Academic Advising Via Academic Department

Future Resources for CEHS Student Support Enrolled in Hybrid/Online Courses

• Expanded OIT Tech Help Desk Hours to 24/7

• Online Portal(Bell Tower?) to All Available Student Services including – Enrollment & Retention Counselors– Registration – Financial Aid – Tech Assistance – Research and Writing Support– Online Librarian available 24/7

• Facebook/Social Learning Communities for Students Enrolled in Specific Programs

Online Teaching & Learning Technologies Currently Available to CEHS Faculty & Students

OIT Sponsored Technologies• Blackboard Learning Management System (OIT)

– Course Shell– Content Collection– Test Generator– Gradebook– Discussion Boards– Wimba Voice Recording– Wiki’s– Blogs– Mobile/iPad Access

• Elluminate• SecondLife CEHS Island• Softchalk Interactive Activity Design Tool• Camtasia Lecture/Screen Capture Tool• iTunes U – Podcast/Video Sharing Tool• NJVid – Video Sharing Tool

Free-Web 2.0 Online Technologies• Diigo Collaborative Online Research Tool• Voicethread Collaborative Presentation Tool• Google Doc Collaborative

Writing/Presentation/Research/Data Analysis Tools

• Twitter/TweetPoll Real-Time Messaging Tools• Facebook Community Tools• Screenr/Jing – Screen/Voice Capture Tools• YouTube – Video Sharing Tools• Ustream – Live and Recording Video Sharing Tools• RSS Feed Automatic Content Delivery Tools

Future Online Teaching & Learning Technologies That May Become Available to CEHS Faculty & Students

• Moodle Learning Management System with Social Learning Module

• Google Apps for Education• OpenSim Live Virtual Learning

Environment• Augmented Reality Mobile

Apps for Learning

Places Where You Can Have Influence on Issues Related to Online Teaching & Learning

• CEHS Advisory Committee on Online Teaching & Learning

• Academic Computing Committee Sub-Committee on Hybrid & Online Learning

Many unanswered questions questions remain. Where do we go from here?