• Online course - no travel to campus
  
• 3 graduate credits
• Registration and Tuition

This course is for both experienced professionals and newcomers interested in e-learning and online teaching. This course introduces educators to the hands on realities of teaching online. Using Moodle and D2L teach and learn as both a student and an instructor.  Discover e-learning best practices and create discussion forums, online surveys, quizzes and e-portfolios.

Target Audience: Instructors from advanced placement high school courses, virtual high schools, technical schools, community colleges, university online programs, as well as trainers in continuing education, business, government, health care, professional associations, and nonprofit organizations.

The course activities will enhance any existing web-based materials you are already using and expand your understanding of course management tools. Activities will be differentiated, and you can explore ideas that appeal to your course development needs.

Description: Historical background and current trends in e-learning. Concepts and foundations of best practices for successful teaching online. E-learning theory, principles, learning management systems, and web-based technology tools.

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Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Analyze current research on teaching and learning using learning management systems. (WI DPI 4, 5, 6)  (NETS-T 5) (NACOL C,D,M)
2. Evaluate, select and manage technology-based assessment tools. (WI DPI 8)  (NETS-T 1, 2) (NACOL D,H,I,K)
3. Apply collaborative learning theory to create and use web tools such as discussion forums, blogs, and wikis for collaborative learning. (WI DPI 6)  (NETS-T 1, 3) (NACOL B,C,D,L,M)
4. Locate and evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic information resources to be used in the online classroom  (WI DPI  7)  (NETS-T 2, 3) (NACOL B,M )
5. Demonstrate ethical use of digital information resources and understanding of educational copyright and fair use principles in e-learning environments. (WI DPI 10)  (NETS-T 4) (NACOL E )
6. Apply understanding of the impact of learner differences: culture/race, ability/disability, gender, age, socioeconomic status, and family influences in delivery of e-learning.
   (WI DPI 3) (NETS-T 2, 4) (NACOL G )
7. Analyze how accessibility of technology based resources affects planning for instruction (WI DPI 3)  (NETS-T 2, 4) (NACOL G )
8. Design and publish an electronic portfolio of course artifacts. (WI DPI 9)  (NETS-T 3,5) (NACOL B,J,K)

Alignment with Teaching Standards

Course objectives are aligned with the
Wisconsin Teaching Standards(WI DPI 3,4, 5,6, 8, 9, 10) ;

International Society for Technology in Education, National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (2008) (NETS-T 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Course prepares participants to meet: National Standards for Quality Online Teaching (NACOL, A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M)

Content Outline

Module 1: Engaged Learning in an Online Environment: Advantages of Online Education, Current Research, Myths and Constraints of Online Teaching and Learning, Methods and Measures to Retain Students Enrolled in Online Education, Learning Theory in the Online Classroom, Trends in E-learning, Introduction to Asynchronous Discussion, Hands on Social Bookmarking, Critical Reflection

Module 2: Building Learning Communities: Adapting Classroom Based Activities to Cyberspace, Choosing an Effective Communication Tool, Introduction to Moodle (Open Source CMS), Exploration of Blogs and Blogging, Critical Reflection

Module 3: Activities to Engage Online Learners: Icebreakers, Creating and Facilitating a Discussion Forum, Questioning Strategies, Cooperative Learning, Sharing Web 2.0 Technologies, Critical Reflection

Module 4: Measuring Online Learning: Student Performance, Course Evaluation, Program Evaluation, Survey and Quiz Technology, Creating Assignments and Assessments, Ethical Use of Digital Resources, Understanding Copyright and Fair Use, Exploration of Podcasting

Module 5: Information Fluency: Evaluation of Websites, Power Searching Techniques, Critical Reflection

Module 6: Power Searching: Theory into Practice; Research Project, Self-Paced and Self-Directed Learning, Creating a Personal Search Engine, Peer Feedback Exercise, Critical Reflection

Module 7: Your E-Portfolio, Alternate Assessment and Electronic Portfolios, Publishing with Wikis or Web pages, Critical Reflection

Module 8: Creating Your Online Learning Environment, Publishing Your Portfolio, Peer Review, Accessibility Awareness, Final Reflections

Required Textbook
Readings and lectures will be available online within the text of each module.

Prerequisites
Hardware and Software Requirements

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Instructors
Sara Turansky
Becky Mather

REGISTRATION
Tuition is payable by university billing, MasterCard, or Visa.
Participants may select the payment plan option in fall and spring, but it is not available during summer session. Refund policy

Enrollment is limited to twenty participants; register online.

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School of Education
Online Professional Development
University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI 54751
phone: 715-232-2253