( There will be no online class held during the weekend.
Use this time to read the materials and do your assignments)
| Days |
Topics |
Learning Objectives |
Day 1 |
Welcome and Get Acquainted |
- Identify the key elements of an online course
- Develop a fundamental understanding of the nature of online learning
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Day 2 |
Understanding the Online Learning Environment |
- Describe the differences between face-to-face and online learning environments
- Describe the characteristics of an effective online learning environment
- Identify those elements that will make a difference in your online course
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Day 3 |
Promote Students' Learning through Instructional Strategies |
- Identify a variety of instructional strategies to promote understanding of content, development of critical thinking skills, communication and collaboration in the online environment
- Select appropriate instructional strategies for your online course
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Day 4 |
Encouraging Critical Thinking |
- Identify the role of critical thinking in your online course
- Describe the online instructional strategies necessary for the development of sound Critical Thinking in your online course
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Day 5 |
Designing Interactive Lesson Plans |
- Understand how and describe the ways in which interactivity engages students online
- Create an interactive lesson plan for a particular concept or module for your online course
- Identify the available technology for effective online learning
- Describe your strategy for designing effective, interactive online learning materials
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Day 6 |
Revealing the Secrets of Facilitation |
- Identify the characteristics of a successful online instructor
- Identify and apply several of the practical tips and techniques in facilitating online learning
- Apply the techniques to create a learner-centered environment
- Enact the role of creating a supportive learning environment as an instructor
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Day 7 |
Utilizing Groups 100% |
- Describe the purpose(s) of learning in groups
- Identify the four stages of group activities and describe how they affect class performance
- Describe student and faculty roles and responsibilities in groups
- Identify strategies that prepare groups for success
- Describe why or why not you will use groups in your online course
- Describe how if you chose yes
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Day 8 |
Managing the Online Classroom Effectively |
- Utilize the guidelines for effective management of an online environment
- List the tips for improving readability of messages
- Explain the roles of tone in the online learning environment
- Describe the consequences of inappropriate tone
- Apply appropriate tone in online classroom exchanges to avoid miscommunication
- Summarize the methods of setting effective tone when grading papers
- Identify the rules of netiquette (network etiquette) that can be applied to the online learning environment
- Discuss the online student's roles and responsibilities in the online environment
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Assessment and Writing Effective Feedback |
- Describe the characteristics of effective feedback
- Compare and contrast different types of feedback
- Describe when, where, how and how often you will give feedback to your online students for a particular concept or module in your online course
- Create an assessment rubric for a written assignment
- Create an alternative assessment for a concept or module in your online course
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Day 10 |
Wrap up Online Institute |
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