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Patrice Prusko

http://www.let.ethz.ch/projekte/Checklist_MOOC_ETH.pdf - 0 views

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process documentation documentation checklist

shared by Patrice Prusko on 08 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • Patrice Prusko on 08 Jan 15
     
    checklist for MOOC authors.
Patrice Prusko

An absolutely riveting online course: Nine principles for excellence in web-based teach... - 0 views

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course design community

shared by Patrice Prusko on 14 Oct 13 - Cached
  • the online world is a medium unto itself; sense of community and social presence are essential to online excellence; in the online world, content is a verb; great online courses are defined by teaching, not technology.
  • distinct pathways through the material, providing a clear route to those students
  • material that works well in a traditional environment does not necessarily work in the online environment
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  • retooled, converted or redesigned
  • PowerPoint™ slides, course notes and handouts usually need to be adapted
  • entire onsite version videotaped
  • Even if they have been successful in class, lengthy lectures don’t tend to work online.
  • much shorter clips were created, using brief excerpts of important points along with the addition of visual material
  • faculty members who tend to think that their preparation for an online course will primarily consist of uploading lectures and creating quizzes are in for a few surprises
  • unique strengths and dynamics of the web in mind
  • content alone is not sufficient to result in or to guarantee excellence
  • Online instruction involves much more than posting a series of readings or a standard curriculum to a website
  • online instruction needs to purposefully and strategically engage learners in activities and interaction
  • content was not simply deposited for review. Rather, students were actively involved in it and thereby mastered it.
  • providing content with creating a learning environment or delivering a course?”
  • Quality learning experiences occur in online education when strategies are designed specifically to engage the learner
  • less dependent on information acquisition and is more centered on a set of student tasks and assignments that make up the learning experiences that students will engage in
  • increase in technology does not necessarily mean an increase in learning, and can in fact, lead to an increase in problem
  • chosen according to how they help meet the learning objectives
  • quick turnaround time
  • frequent and engaged
  • goals and objectives that are clearly stated
  • all aspects of a course (including assignments, activities and approaches to assessment) should align with and stem from course objectives
  • The learning outcomes are developed first, and then the course is designed and delivered by determining what pedagogical tools will best facilitate student attainment of each goal
    • Patrice Prusko
      Patrice Prusko on 14 Oct 13
       
      This is a key point. Learning outcomes need to be developed first.
  • a good rule of thumb is to “keep the course objectives in mind, and omit any material that does not support them”
  • Creating a sense of community is one of the main objectives in any class
  • It is through sustained communication that participants construct meaning
  • a deeper rather than a surface approach to learning is encouraged
  • Without this connection to the instructor and the other students, the course is little more than a series of exercises to be completed.
  • hey need connection, contact and a sense of realness and immediacy
  • Teachers need to work to develop community
  • collaborative learning activities
  • enhanced communication
  • small group activities
  • Because students often feel somewhat disoriented at the beginning of classes, they tend to search for and depend on a central document, or syllabus, to explain the entire geography of the course; how to proceed and where everything is
  • brief guides and tutorials
  • Brief personal email messages
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