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Doris Stockton

JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching - 0 views

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online learning teaching

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  • The Barriers to Online Teaching and Learning
  • Similarly, inadequate hardware and software, slow internet connections, learners’ procrastination, lack of technical expertise among the instructors, insufficient orientation for learners, and a lack of release time for instructors to develop and design their online courses have been cited as barriers to faculty participation in developing and teaching online courses (Nkonge & Gueldenzoph, 2006). The researchers recommended training and support for instructors. Supporting faculty becomes significant because of the number of faculty who begin the online teaching experience with little knowledge of the process of designing, developing, and instructing an online course (Cuellar, 2002).
  • Nelson and Thompson (2005) cited faculty time, rewards, workload, lack of administrative support, cost, course quality, student contact, and equipment concerns as barriers to online teaching practices. The researchers recommended that program leaders keep abreast of the technology issues; courses integrate more collaboration between instructors and learners; training be provided to faculty to overcome negative dispositions; leaders attempt to incorporate the need for distance education courses in institutions’ missions, and that a reconsideration of tenure and promotion decisions should be examined in an attempt to support faculty workloads.
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  • Although instruction provided through the Internet offers a viable alternative to the need for “physical” space, the need for faculty involvement in online learning remains a prevalent issue for those institutions that plan to continue offering instruction at a distance (Matsom, 2006; Nelson & Thompson, 2005; Schifter, 2004). In many institutions, faculty members are expected to participate in online distance education as a part of their regular duties as faculty (Kim & Bonk, 2006). However, many faculty members are hesitant to convert their traditional courses to an online format. This resistance is attributed to a lack of support, assistance, as well as training by institutions of higher education (Allen & Seaman, 2008; Keengwe, Kidd, & Kyei-Blankson, 2009).
  • Both novice faculty, who may have been reluctant to participate, and expert faculty play a significant role in guiding the types of support, assistance, and training provided by institutions of higher education. Rockwell et al., (1999) evaluated the types of education, assistance, and support that faculty felt were needed to be successful in online teaching and learning. Faculty responded with the assertions that assistance and support for developing instructional materials, developing interaction, and for applying certain technologies were critical to their success in online environments. Faculty regarded teaching online as more difficult than teaching traditional courses (Gerlich, 2005) as well as complain that online delivery were more labor intensive because of the amount of time required to grade papers and respond to questions (Lao, & Gonzales, 2005; Wegmann, & McCauley, 2008; Sellani & Harrington, 2002). In other studies, faculty felt that additional instructional and technical support were needed because faculty were genuinely concerned about the quality of their online courses and the amount of technical assistance and training available to them at their institutions (Allen & Seaman, 2008; Keengwe, Kidd, & Kyei-Blankson, 2009).
  • Surveys conducted by Brogden and Couros (2002), Grosse, (2004), and Lorenzetti, (2004) suggest that the time and effort demands to develop online courses and to learn new technologies are also causes for faculty member’s frustrations. Additionally, some faculty members may resist online teaching because they are concerned that those courses may require more time for advanced planning (Matsom, 2006). Further, faculty members may be hesitant about this shift due to the fact that they may lose autonomy and control of the curriculum, lack of technical training and support, and lack of release time for planning. Generally, understanding the differences between traditional face-to-face learning environment and online learning environment, and the process of being able to shift from one modality to the other, will give faculty members the ability to design better online courses and focus more on course delivery (Conrad, 2004; Harlow, 2007; Marfoglio, 2006, Sugar, Martindale, & Crawley, 2007). Faculty members may also need to rethink (a) the nature of the content to be taught (b) their role as faculty members and (c) the needs and requirements of the students (Ben-Jacob, Levin & Ben-Jacob, 2000; Lee & Busch, 2005; Jones, Kollof, & Kolloff, 2008).
  • Doris Stockton on 21 Jun 13
     
    This is the article that I used for response to Kelly's Speak out discussion post.
Diane Gusa

Establishing an Online Teaching Presence - 0 views

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presence teaching pedagogy

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  • the importance of your online teaching presence is that it contributes to online students’ sense of learning and perception of community.  An online teaching presence “is the binding element in cultivating a learning community” (Persico, et al, 2010).  According to Shea, Li & Pickett (2006), “There is a clear connection between perceived teaching presence and students’ sense of learning community.”
  • For an online learning environment, the emphasis shifts from preparing class sessions to preparing learning modules with specific learning goals, reading assignments, brief instructional materials, learning activities, discussion board posting requirements, assessment procedures, etc.   While you design the modules for your course, you should regularly ask: What do I want students to learn in this module? How will students demonstrate their learning of the materials in this module? What assignments or learning activities will support the learning for this module? By asking yourself these questions while designing modules, you will support student learning and will establish your teaching presence in the design of the course.
  • “Skillful facilitation allows students to interact with one another and the instructor at a high level” (Palloff and Prat, 2011).   At the beginning of the course, faculty members can help facilitate discourse through ice breakers that ask students to introduce themselves and find commonalities with other students. 
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  • Peterson and colleagues (2001) suggest, “Summarize the discussion periodically to demonstrate the relation of the discussion to the course content and to point out missing information.”
  • Indicators of direct instruction “include presenting content and questions, focusing the discussion on specific issues, summarizing discussion, confirming understanding, disposing misperceptions, injecting knowledge from diverse sources and responding to technical concerns” (Shea, et al, 2006).
  • A strong online teaching presence makes for a strong online learning experience and a sense of community for your students.
  • Tiffany King on 16 Jul 12
     
    Discusses how to establish teacher presence.
Diane Gusa

Devlin's Angle: The difference between teaching and instruction - 0 views

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teaching module 4

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  • Some of the ones who do well actually learn what the course is supposed to be about, though others (and I suspect most) simply learn how to pass the course tests.
  • They are simply two perspectives of the same human interactive process. From the teacher’s perspective it is teaching, from the student’s perspective it is learning.
  • Teaching and learning usually involve instruction. But giving and receiving instruction no more is teaching/learning than bricklaying is architecture.
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  • The distinction between instruction and teaching/learning becomes significant when cash-strapped education districts look to technology for assistance.
  • particularly students who have already learned how to learn –
  • https://www.mathreasoninginventory.com). The heart of MRI is a face-to-face interview: you ask your students questions (that the Common Core expects all middle school students to answer successfully), probe their thinking, listen to how they reason, and learn what they understand.
Diane Gusa

Learning-Centered Syllabi - 0 views

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Student-Centered Learning-Centered teaching syllabus curriculum Learning Styles

shared by Diane Gusa on 12 Jun 12 - Cached
  • Learning-Centered Syllabi Workshop
  • Creating and using a learner-centered syllabus is integral to the process of creating learning communities.
  • students should progress from a primarily instructor-led approach to a primarily student-initiated approach to learning.
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  • students and their ability to learn are at the center of what we do
  • facilitate student learning rather than to act as "gatekeepers" of knowledge
  • A necessary first step in creating a learning-centered syllabus, according to most sources, is to spend some time thinking about the "big questions" related to why, what, who and how we teach.
  • thoughtful discussions with ourselves and our colleagues about our teaching philosophy and what it means to be an educated person in our discipline
  • We also need to think about how we encourage responsibility for learning in our students.
  • we focus on the process of learning rather than the content, that the content and the teacher adapt to the students rather than expecting the students to adapt to the content, that responsibility is placed on students to learn rather than on professors to teach.
  • participate in planning the course content and activities; clarify their own goals and objectives for the course; monitor and assess their own progress; and establish criteria for judging their own performance within the goals that they have set for themselves, certification or licensing requirements, time constraints, etc.
  • Your first objective is to facilitate learning, not cover a certain block of materia
  • According to Johnson, "course objectives should consist of explicit statements about the ways in which students are expected to change as a result of your teaching and the course activities. These should include changes in thinking skills, feelings, and actions" (p. 3)
  • An effective learning-centered syllabus should accomplish certain basic goals (Diamond, p. ix): define students' responsibilities; define instructor's role and responsibility to students; provide a clear statement of intended goals and student outcomes; establish standards and procedures for evaluation; acquaint students with course logistics; establish a pattern of communication between instructor and students; and include difficult-to-obtain materials such as readings, complex charts, and graphs.
  • here are three primary domains of development for students in a course
  • The Cognitive Domain is associated with knowledge and intellectual skills. The Affective Domain is associated with changes in interests, attitudes, values, applications, and adjustments. And the Psychomotor Domain is associated with manipulative and motor skills
  • "A learning-centered syllabus requires that you shift from what you, the instructor, are going to cover in your course to a concern for what information and tools you can provide for your students to promote learning and intellectual development" (Diamond, p. xi).
  • Don't use words that are open to many interpretations and which are difficult to measure. Make sure that all students understand the same interpretation.
  • Clarify the conceptual structure used to organize the course.
  • Students need to know why topics are arranged in a given order and the logic of the themes and concepts as they relate to the course structure
  • Does the course involve mostly inductive or deductive reasoning? Is it oriented to problem-solving or theory building? Is it mostly analytical or applied? In answering these questions, acknowledge that they reflect predominant modes in most cases rather than either/or dichotomies.
  • Use a variety of methods.
  • "Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss your specific needs. Please contact the Disability Resources Office at 515-294-6624 or TTY 515-294-6635 in Room 1076 of the Student Services Building to submit your documentation and coordinate necessary and reasonable accommodation."
  • Identify additional equipment or materials needed and sources.
  • Critical Thinking
  • Critical thinking is a learned skill. The instructor, fellow students, and possibly others are resources. Problems, questions, issues, values, beliefs are the point of entry to a subject and source of motivation for sustained inquiry. Successful courses balance the challenge of critical thinking with the supportive foundation of core principles, theories, etc., tailored to students' developmental needs. Courses are focused on assignments using processes that apply content rather than on lectures and simply acquiring content. Students are required to express ideas in a non-judgmental environment which encourages synthesis and creative applications. Students collaborate to learn and stretch their thinking. Problem-solving exercises nurture students' metacognitive abilities. The development needs of students are acknowledged and used in designing courses. Standards are made explicit and students are helped to learn how to achieve them.
Diane Gusa

WPI Teaching with Technology Collaboratory - Encouraging Class Discussion - 0 views

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discussion forum module 3 pedagogy teaching

shared by Diane Gusa on 22 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • Idea Center Assigning Multimedia Projects to Students Motivating Your Students Promoting Student Collaboration Gathering Student Feedback Enhancing Presentations Engaging Students Through Alternatives to Written Assignments Encouraging Class Discussion Benefits of Using Discussion Boards Improving Use of Discussion Boards Grading Online Discussons The Benefits of Learning Contracts Survey Design Best Practices Blended Learning How-To Center Learning Objects Faculty Technology Grants Distance Teaching Faculty Stories News & Events Technology Tips Contact Us Search ATC site only All WPI IT sites ATC Home Related Sites Distance Learning Morgan Teaching & Learning Center Encouraging Class Discussion
  • Learning objects spanning many disciplines are freely available on the Internet, especially at repository sites such as: MERLOT NEEDS EngApplets EOE Citidel Illumina Exploratories
Diane Gusa

WPI Teaching with Technology Collaboratory - The Benefits of Learning Contracts, and Ho... - 0 views

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teaching technology learning contracts

shared by Diane Gusa on 22 Jun 12 - Cached
  • Idea Center Assigning Multimedia Projects to Students Motivating Your Students Promoting Student Collaboration Gathering Student Feedback Enhancing Presentations Engaging Students Through Alternatives to Written Assignments Encouraging Class Discussion Benefits of Using Discussion Boards Improving Use of Discussion Boards Grading Online Discussons The Benefits of Learning Contracts Survey Design Best Practices Blended Learning How-To Center Learning Objects Faculty Technology Grants Distance Teaching Faculty Stories News & Events Technology Tips Contact Us Search ATC site only All WPI IT sites ATC Home Related Sites Distance Learning Morgan Teaching & Learning Center The Benefits of Learning Contracts, and How to Design One
  • "Allowing students to decide which grade they wish to strive for, which activities they will engage in, and how they will demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed their studies permits a teacher to seize upon powerful motivating forces within individual students ... This notion shifts responsibility for learning from the teacher to the student, but at the same time offers an incentive by insuring success under known conditions. Students are challenged without being threatened." (Frymier, 1965)
  • Diane Gusa on 22 Jun 12
     
    "A learning contract is a collaboratively written agreement between a student and a faculty member that delineates what is to be learned, how it will be learned, and how that learning will be evaluated. There are many different ways to design a learning contract, incorporating as many or as few elements as you wish. Despite this flexibility, there is a general format which the majority of learning contracts follow: Identify what content will be learned Specify the methods and strategies that will be used to learn the content Specify resources to be used in order to learn the content Specify the type of evidence that will be used to demonstrate learning Specify how the evidence will be validated, and by whom"
Diane Gusa

Science is golden in the art of teaching - 0 views

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science art teaching

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    • Diane Gusa
      Diane Gusa on 17 Jun 13
       
      The challenge is to describe the art and science of teaching in detail!
  • how much is art? How much is science?
Tiffany King

WPI Teaching with Technology Collaboratory - Improving Your Teaching Presence in Distan... - 0 views

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teacher presence introduction video online learning

shared by Tiffany King on 16 Jul 12 - Cached
  • Tips for Increasing Instructor Presence in your Distance Learning Course
  • Record an introductory video for the first week of the course introducing yourself, your teaching style, student expectations and goals for the course. Contact the ATC to schedule a time for recording your video. Start off each week with a brief personalized note detailing your learning objectives for the lesson and what assignments or tasks need to be done for the week. If relevant, include a personal anecdote or a brief comment on a current event. An example would be to welcome students back for a new semester or from the midterm break. This can be done easily in myWPI by Adding an item at the top of your folder and typing your note in the text box. Incorporate your own voice by narrating your PowerPoint slides or other on-screen materials with Camtasia Studio. For written materials, try a more natural and conversational tone.
  • Show your presence by checking in to the website as often as possible and leave timely "evidence" that you have been there such as posting new announcements or discussion board postings. For example, if you only post every other week the students may feel that the course site has been "abandoned." Set expectations at the beginning of the course for your students of how often you will be checking in and your response time. Share information with your distance learners that will help them in their careers, just as you would with on-campus students. For example, post links to articles or current job postings in your industry to the Announcements area.
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  • Make your course site as organized, clear, and easy to navigate as possible
  • Post your weekly folders in reverse order so that the current weekly folder is at the top of the list and easy to find.
Diane Gusa

Best Practices for Teaching and Learning - Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning - M... - 1 views

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best practices teaching learning

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      Diane Gusa on 12 Jun 13
       
      Thinking back on your best teacher discussion, please make sticky note comments about the best practices that applied to your teacher.
Doris Stockton

Best Practices in Teaching - The Center for Teaching and Faculty Development - 1 views

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      Doris Stockton on 18 Jun 13
       
      This addresses multiple learning styles, and how the teacher made materials accessible to all students. 
  • Students can use the website to refresh their knowledge before a quiz or test, or anytime or anywhere they’d like
  • “Think Aloud” is not only useful to language literacy, but a valuable tool for problem-solving and critical thinking within every discipline.
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      Doris Stockton on 18 Jun 13
       
      I actually do this!  I thought I was the only one!
Diane Gusa

A Brief Summary of the Best Practices in College Teaching | Center for Teaching & Learn... - 2 views

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      Diane Gusa on 18 Jun 13
       
      What practices would work best for you?
Kelly Stevens

Sticky note activity - 2 views

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    • Doris Stockton
      Doris Stockton on 18 Jun 13
       
      This sounds really interesting for a face to face class.
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      Doris Stockton on 18 Jun 13
       
      I wonder how to do this activity in an online class.
    • Doris Stockton
      Doris Stockton on 18 Jun 13
       
      Participation is the key to the online learning community to be sustainable.
    • Kelly Stevens
      Kelly Stevens on 18 Jun 13
       
      During my favorite teacher's lectures he would always tell funny stories that related to the topic he was teaching which kept the class engaged. Which is discussed under lecture practices in the Best Practice Article 
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      Kelly Stevens on 18 Jun 13
       
      My favorite teacher Mr. Tyrrell used many of the techniques that are found within Group discussion triggers in his classroom such as; role playing when teaching CPR and first aid, but he also used role playing when teaching his class how to be active listeners. 
Karin Bogart

http://www.uwec.edu/AcadAff/resources/edtech/upload/Best-Practices-in-Online-Teaching-S... - 0 views

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teaching online_learning education learning resources pedagogy elearning

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  • Diane Gusa on 01 Jul 13
     
    "Group problem - solving and collaborative tasks;  Problem - based learning"
Diane Gusa

An absolutely riveting online course: Nine principles for excellence in web-based teach... - 2 views

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e-learning teaching pedagogy Online community instructionaldesign

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  • Principle 1: The online world is a medium unto itself.
  • Principle 2: In the online world content is a verb.
  • Principle 5: Sense of community and social presence are essential to online excellence.
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  • Principle 4: Great online courses are defined by teaching, not technology.
  • Principle 3: Technology is a vehicle, not a destination.
  • Principle 6: Excellence requires multiple areas of expertise.
  • Principle 7: A great web interface will not save a poor course; but a poor web interface will destroy a potentially great course.
  • Principle 8: Excellence comes from ongoing assessment and refinement.
  • Principle 9: Sometimes the little extras go a long way.
Diane Gusa

William Peirce Strategies for Teaching Thinking and Promoting Intellectual Development ... - 0 views

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strategies thinking intellectual development interactivity

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  • Strategies for Teaching Thinking and Promoting Intellectual Development in Online Classes
  • utline I. Online Strategies for Teaching Thinking II. Online Strategies for Promoting Interactivity III. Transforming Students’ Minds: Promoting Intellectual development
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