Online Teaching

Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning 

with Joshua Stern
Monday, September 29, to Friday, October 24
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Are you thinking about teaching online? In this course, you will learn online instructional techniques and develop a plan to deliver your course online. You will learn what distinguishes distance learning from face-to-face instruction, strategies for online learning, ideas for course design, and the nuts and bolts of implementation—to improve your students' success. You will also get tips on course management software options, building community online, and learning styles. Using case studies and a historical perspective of the dynamic evolution of online teaching, you will leave this course with your own plan for online instruction.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Requirements for Completion: a passing performance on the following:

Hours Required
This is a four-week course. Course completion, including reading, online discussions, and assignments will take a minimum of 10 hours per week.

Recommended Skills

Technical Requirements

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Introduction to Teaching with Moodle 
with Joan Van Duzer
Monday, October 6 to Friday, October 31
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Are you ready to become a Moodler? Moodle is an easy-to-use, open source, course management system for online, hybrid, or face-to-face classes. In this course, you'll learn how to enter a Moodle course shell and organize and present content—including graphics—all without needing to know HTML! You'll discover handy tools for site, course, and student management functions, as well as tools for creating quizzes, assignments with due dates, grades, and interactive forums. You'll not only finish the course with a working knowledge of Moodle, but you'll walk away with the foundation for your own online course, as well.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Requirements for Completion: a passing performance on the following:

Hours Required
This is a four-week course. Course completion, including reading, online discussions, and assignments, will take approximately 10 hours per week.

Recommended Skills

Technical Requirements

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Introduction to Teaching with WebCT CE 6 (Blackboard Learning System, CE) 
with James Johnson
Monday, October 6, to Friday, October 31
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Are you interested in unleashing the power of teaching online, using the new version of WebCT CE 6/8? (WebCT is now known as the Blackboard Learning System, Campus Edition Enterprise, Ltd.) This version of Campus Edition (CE) uses a new interface to make it easier to design and deliver classes. In this course you will experience online courses using CE, from both the student and instructor perspectives. Also, you will learn about the new and improved features in this popular online system. This course is recommended for faculty already using WebCT Campus Edition 3.x or 4.x, as well as those brand-new to CE.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Requirements for Completion: a passing performance on the following:

Hours Required
This is a four-week course. Course completion, including reading, online discussions, and assignments, will take approximately 10 hours per week.

Recommended Skills

Access to a CE account after the course is completed is also recommended.

Technical Requirements

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Multimedia

Dreamweaver I: Design and Build a Basic Website
with Francine Van Meter
Monday, October 13 to Friday, November 7
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Do you wish you were more proficient creating Web pages and sites? This workshop gives you hands-on experience with Dreamweaver—one of the most popular Web site creation tools, especially for online education. Whether you are just beginning or have some experience using Dreamweaver, we will cover techniques you can practice and put into use.

Learning Outcomes

Requirements for Completion: a passing performance on the following:

Hours Required
This is a four-week course. Course completion, which includes readings, online discussions, and assignments, will take approximately 10 hours per week.

Recommended Skills

Technical Requirements

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Audio and Podcasting for Teaching
with Donna Eyestone
Monday, September 29 to Friday, October 24
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Have you ever heard about podcasting and wondered how it could enhance student learning? In this four-week online course, you'll create audio podcasts to help make your words and ideas come to life for your students. You won't need a fancy studio to do it—your PC or Mac will do just fine! Learn how to create compelling audio content and then record, edit, and package this content in an easily accessible podcast. Your students can download your audio files to their MP3 players or listen to them directly from their computers.
 
You will learn how to define a topic and write a script for your podcast. Using the *free* Audacity audio editing application, you will be able to record your voice and edit your audio with sound effects and background music so that you can create a podcast episode. You will then compress your finished podcast and upload it to a Web server. Even if you've never heard of XML before, you'll be able to find out how to write the code necessary to "syndicate" your podcast, making it readily available to your students and wider audiences. We'll also discuss enhanced podcasts (using PowerPoint presentations, video, graphics, PDFs), generate ideas about how to use podcasts in your course, and explore general issues involved in podcasting in education (including accessibility "ADA" compliance).

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:  

Requirements for Completion: A passing performance on the following:

Hours Required
This is a four-week course. Course completion, including reading, online discussions, and assignments, will take approximately 10 hours per week.

Recommended Skills

No audio experience is necessary.

Technical Requirements


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Online Intensive - Audio and Podcasting for Teaching
with Donna Eyestone
Friday, October 17, to Sunday, October 26
CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT

In this intensive one-week online course (synchronous and asynchronous mixed), you will learn how to create audio podcasts to help make your words and ideas come to life for your students. And you won't need a fancy studio to do it -- your PC or Mac will do just fine! Learn how to create compelling audio content, and then record, edit, and package this content in an easily accessible podcast. Your students will be able to download your audio to their MP3 players, or listen from their computers.

Schedule

Please note that we’ll be covering this material in one week, instead of the usual four weeks for a regular online course. You will need to budget 20 hours to devote to this course.  You’ll have one week after the course ends to turn in your final project –- a podcast channel with at least one episode.

Voila! You’re a podcaster!

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:  

Requirements for Completion: A passing performance on the following:

Hours Required
This is a one-week course. Course completion, including reading, online discussions, and assignments, will take approximately 20 hours.

Recommended Skills

No audio experience is necessary.

Technical Requirements


CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT

 

Video and Vodcasting for Teaching
with Donna Eyestone
Monday, October 27 to Friday, November 21
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Make your lectures come alive for your students -– without using an expensive studio! Learn how to create compelling video content by recording, editing, and packaging your content in easy-to-access vodcasts. We’ll also generate ideas about how to use video in your on-campus, online, or hybrid course, and explore general issues surrounding using Vodcasting in education.

In this 4-week online course, you’ll plan your production and shoot video footage. Then you'll edit the footage using software that's already on your computer. Add titles and music to your video to create a professional-looking episode. You’ll also learn how to compress and upload the files to a web server. Add in a little XML and by the end of 4 weeks you'll have your own vodcast channel!

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:  

Requirements for Completion: A passing performance on the following:

Hours Required
This is a four-week course. Course completion, including reading, online discussions, and assignments, will take approximately 10 hours per week.

Recommended Skills

Technical Requirements


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