Teaching Online Requires Having Learned Online

Amanda Evans and Bruce Reeves

MN eLearning Summit 2014

Quick Poll

• Do you agree with our presentation title, “Teaching Online Requires Having Learned Online?”

Brief History of UMD Tech Camp

• 17 Tech Camps offered, starting March 1999• Purpose: “lay the groundwork for designing

and teaching courses using technological tools… It will provide faculty participants with enough and varied experience to comfortably bring technology to bear on academic courses they teach.” http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/etrg/techcamp/

Brief History of UMD Tech Camp

• Over its history:– Tech Camp has been adapted for f2f, hybrid, and

online teaching delivery modes.– the length has gone from 5 days to 7 days to 10

weeks.– participation is limited to 20 faculty with an

application process.– the format aligns with intended delivery mode.

*Activity*

• What is your unit/institution already doing in this arena or what are some ideas for how to get faculty in the role of the online student?

*Question*

• What misperceptions or pre-perceptions have you come across with online teaching and learning?– all are self-paced– there must be a “class time” (synchronous)– there cannot be a “class time” (asynchronous) – everything can be completed during the last

week– weekly reflections can be submitted mid-week

*Question*

• When doing discussion forums online, how many people should be in a group to foster effective discussion?

Modeling Pedagogical Methods

• Weekly reflections asked the learners which course goals and objectives they felt had been met.

• Discussion self-assessment based on rubric: http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/facstaff/discussion_guidelines.html

• Teaching online requires modeling online teaching

Thank You!

• Amanda Evans (amevans@d.umn.edu)• Bruce Reeves (breeves@d.umn.edu)