Effective Distance Education with MoodleDay 1

Joan CoyPrincipal PAVEPWSD#76

Day 1 focus - Assessment FOR Learning (leading to differentiation)

To get started this morning…

Your nameYour educational roleSomething interesting in your life

Questions are welcome at anytime…

Day 1 – Assessment FOR Learning

We will look at

The talent in the room The overall vision Goals & strategies Networking Assessment FOR learning

Damian Cooper & Anne Davies

How does that affect student engagement?

Day 2 Inquiry & Student Engagement

Web/tech tool for inquiry based learning Networking

Four plus on Assessment Experience the Flip lesson Student Engagement Effective Moodle Tools Create lessons with assessment FOR learning Present lessons Three step interviews

Anytime, Anyplace, Anypace learning Afterhours chatpart of learning

Group resume activity

In School Division groups create a resume of the combined group addressing :

Educational background and years in field Distance Education experience PD focus Hobbies

Appoint one member to share with larger group on behalf of their jurisdiction.

Networking - It’s all about Puts & Calls

Puts: how you can help

Calls: what you need

Break Time

Misson Statements

Mission Statements

To educate the whole student by adapting opportunities for personal success.

Take classes Any Time, Any Where, Any Place, Any Pace

Flexible Distance Learning opportunities for Northern Saskatchewan Residents

An innovator in promoting student success through a personalized online learning community.

Toss the ball around the room When you catch it: Give your name Read the question by your left thumb Answer the question.

Beachballbuzz…

Beachballbuzz…

Two goals

Two strategies

Goals• Personalize lessons for multiple intelligences • Learn about best practices in online assessment, instruction and

course design• Better processes for collaborating and communication with

students• More efficient processes for registration, communication and

support• Communication between students, students-facilitators, students-

teachers, Teachers-facilitators, Administrators-teachers, mostly everyone• Create a learning community of educators to collaborate toward

common goals in the area of distance education.• Create a directory of distance educators.• Define the fundamental characteristics of a distance education

course that ensures student success.• Support teachers to make professional judgments about

assessment (trust teachers to determine what tools will work for their students at that time and in that place)

• Teach students to be responsible, digital citizens that are able to find and authenticate information

Strategies

• Sharing best practices• New tools will help adapt courses for the

personalized lessons• Special subject council, Twitter (#skdlearn), PLN with

a internet hub/ directory/repository of strategies and lessons.

• Use Moodle to create a hub for SK distance education, Collaborative course/lesson creation, Focus on common outcomes.

• Share best practices, track student success/retention, ask students what works and get rid of practices that don’t work, provide prompt feedback.

• Begin with assessment tools that teachers are already using and talk to teachers about how to use those tools to assess for learning

• Give students tools and information about internet responsibility

Lunch Time

Welcome Back!

Common goals & strategies

Common Goals

Encourage the advancement of administration, teaching, and development of distance education

Every student will develop a deep understanding of their learning.

Create a ‘community’ of distance educators

Common Strategies

• Firstly, encourage and foster distance ed. locally ( school staffs, divisions)

• Initial face to face meeting of distance educators, moving to annual distance networking via web conference

• Support catalyst individuals who promote DE, making people aware of SETA

• Create a Moodle course that includes the following:• directory of distance educators in this room• Forum for Q and A• Area for subject and grade specific sharing• Glossary- Web 2.0 Tools• Social Bookmarking sharing- Diigo and del.i.cious• PD information (upcoming eLearning conferences,

webinars etc.)

Break Time

“Mark less, give students more frequent, meaningful feedback.”

Divide into two groups:

Damian Cooper Assessment

Anne Davies Assessment

Four Plus Approach

Keynoters - provide an overview of key points that are important to online learning

Investigators - create open ended questions to ask for more information, clarify or explain the ideas (3 or less)

Illustrators - provide specific examples or applications of the ideas presented in readings

Linkers - show how does the material we are reading links to other areas requiring our attention in distance education

Damian Cooper & Anne Davies

Come together in the large group

Each subgroup briefly present findings.

Keynoters from Groups 1,2 & 3 first, then Investigators and so on.

Four Plus…

Four Plus

Moodle Tools

Tools in Moodle to create the learning experience we want for students

CollaborationGlossary

DatabaseWorkshop

Assessment

Communication

ForumChoiceQuestionnaireChat Chat

QuizAssignmentLesson Survey

Afterhours Chat (4:00 PM)

For casual discussion and networking If Distance Education is the answer ... then what is

the question? How do we take the distance .. out of Distance Ed? How do we keep distance education courses

dynamic and changing? What are some creative and interesting ways to

improve student engagement and completion rates?

How do we facilitate continual growth of distance education teachers?