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Ron Russell

ollie1: Iowa Online Course Standards - 0 views

  • Instructions make clear how to get started and where to find various course components
    • Mary Beth Murrell
       
      It is important that all instructions regarding one task can be found in one place. If we need links, information or skills from prior learning we need to provide links back to that. It can get very overwhelming quickly.
    • Susan Parker
       
      This is a major point for me--I find that I am still a note taker and if the info is scattered, it impedes my learning.
    • Ron Russell
       
      Yes - I am rather "left brained" and my learning style online would want a very sequential presentation, where "what's next" is crystal clear.
  • Information literacy and communication skills are incorporated and taught as an integral part of the curriculum.
    • Susan Parker
       
      Will there come a time in the future that proficiency in using online learning will be expected and that part of the course will not have to include this and instead can get to the "content" of the course offered? I am grateful that I had support--this is just a question for the future.
  • The course architecture (CMS) permits the online teacher to add content, activities and assessments to support the learning objectives of the course.
    • Susan Parker
       
      I am so glad to see this here, but I do wonder how flexible online courses/instructors are--do we see things added/deleted according to the formative assessment of the learners? I do hope so, so I like this point.
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  • The course intentionally emphasizes 21st century skills in the course, including: using 21st century skills in the core subjects, 21st century content, learning and thinking skills, ICT literacy, self-directed learning, global awareness
    • anonymous
       
      This seems fitting.
  • The course provides opportunities for appropriate student interaction with the content to foster mastery and application of the material.
    • anonymous
       
      The eXe tutorial and the Soft Chalk exemplar give me some visuals or ideas about what this might look like.
  • The course structure includes a wide variety of assessment procedures to assess students’ mastery of content
    • Ron Russell
       
      In the OLLIE courses, I look forward to looking at different assessment techniques that will be effective in an online course. In a class like this one (how to develop an online class), assessment is very authentic - we build a course! However, using Moodle to deliver other content will be more challenging in terms of developing meaningful assessment. Teachers taking courses need to be accountable for their learning, but will expect meaningful assessment activities, rather artificial types of assessment that seem like busy work.
  • opportunities for appropriate instructor-student interaction, including timely and frequent feedback about student progress based on the learning targets
    • Ron Russell
       
      I look forward to learning more about this standard during our OLLIE courses. How much direct instructor-student interaction is necessary/appropriate in asynchronous courses? Do best practices dictate that there must be some "face to face" interaction (via Skype or other video chat methods) or would discussions, forums, and e-mail methods only be appropriate?
Julie Thomas

ollie1: Iowa Online Course Standards - 0 views

  • The course goals and objectives are measurable and clearly state what the participants will know or be able to do at the end of the course
    • Tami Plein
       
      This aligns with Margaret Heritage's ideas of clearly stated learning goals and success criteria
  • instructor-student and student-student interaction to foster mastery and application of the material
    • Julie Thomas
       
      I love that on-line learning allows for multiple interactions between student-student and student-instructor that might not take place as readily and as easily in a typical classroom setting.
Dawn Witt

How to get the most out of SlideShare - The Next Web - 0 views

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    this page has some descriptions of uses of slideshare, as well as how to access some of those tools
Dawn Witt

5 Tips To Perfect Your Slideshare Presentation - 0 views

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    This page gives some reasons Slideshare fails for folks, and how to go about making your presentation more appropriate for this tool.
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    This page gives some reasons Slideshare fails for folks, and how to go about making your presentation more appropriate for this tool.
C Richardson

Teaching Channel: Videos, Lesson Plans and Other Resources for Teachers - 0 views

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    Teacher videos, resources and lesson plans. Discover great ideas and strategies to use as a teacher with this collection of videos covering Math, Science, English, History and more.
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    Teacher videos, resources and lesson plans. Discover great ideas and strategies to use as a teacher with this collection of videos covering Math, Science, English, History and more.
C Richardson

iLearn Technology - 0 views

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    AN EDUBLOG ABOUT INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO THE CLASSROOM.
C Richardson

Kevin Honeycutt - Tradigital Learning - 1 views

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    A balance between past, present and future is essential as we move education forward. Join me as I work with educators and share what I see and learn!
fgmcveigh

Proposed career tiers for teachers questioned | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegi... - 6 views

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    "I'm concerned we are talking about education and we didn't have teachers and parents at the table because these meetings were held during the day," said Kathleen Almelien, a retired teacher from Washington. "I'm glad this is just a blueprint because we need their input."
Lisa Wymore

Why We Like Diigo - School Computing - 0 views

  • While an overall annotation can be helpful when sharing resources, thoughtful comments tied to specific portions of the text are more illuminating. These localized comments also lead to fruitful conversations more often than do summary comments.
    • Lisa Wymore
       
      This is a powerful use of Diigo that we would like to harness in our moodle class; supports higher level thinking, active engagement, and builds the community of learners.
anonymous

In Florida, Virtual Classrooms With No Teachers - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • “There is no doubt that blended learning can be as effective and often more effective than a classroom,” said Mr. Moore, who is also editor of The American Journal of Distance Education. He said, however, that research and his experiences had shown that proper design and teacher instruction within the classroom were necessary. A facilitator who only monitors student progress and technical issues within virtual labs would not be categorized as part of a blended-learning model, he said. Other variables include “the maturity and sophistication of the student,” he said.
    • anonymous
       
      If done well, the blended program seems like the best way to go, but unfortunately, money again seems to make the decisions, not what is best for students. Does it say how many teachers per student for the online version?
anonymous

Online Learning: The Pros And Cons Of K-12 Computer Courses - 0 views

  • The analysis did find that students in online conditions performed modestly better, on average, than those learning the same material through traditional face-to-face instruction.
    • anonymous
       
      It seems like there are so many variables for this to be a sound statement.
  • In Florida, thousands of students now rely solely on computers instead of teachers for their daily virtual lessons. And lawmakers are planning to expand online instruction to even more students.
    • anonymous
       
      What about classes that need hands on work? Industrial technology, certain types of art, science labs
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    "Proponents of online classes say they are a cost-effective alternative to traditional instruction that provide students more flexibility in their learning, as well as access to a greater variety of options. They allow schools to offer makeup courses, additional electives and Advanced Placement classes which they wouldn't be able to otherwise. However, there isn't much research on the effectiveness of these virtual courses. Critics argue online learning will be used as a way for school districts to cut corners on spending -- to the detriment of their students' educations."
Sharon Irelan

Green Hills AEA - 0 views

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Deanna Etherington

Screenr | Instant screencasts: Just click record - 0 views

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    Here is another screencasting tool that I came across while doing some research on Jing.
Deanna Etherington

Jing Learning Center - 0 views

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    This site has several Jing tutorials. In addition to handouts, there's also video tutorials and "hands-on" walkthroughs.
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    Looks like a helpful site if you wish to learn how to use Jing.
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