Interactive Instruction

Your Choice Life behind bars ….

Life behind bars ….

Or… Teach an online course

Teach an online course

Imagine This… Your department chair tells you that you will teach your first online class next semester

Your department chair tells you that you will teach your first online class next semester

Your Reaction…. Beg your chair to reconsider Try to bribe colleague to take the class instead Keep hearing all the “horror” stories run through your head

Beg your chair to reconsider

Try to bribe colleague to take the class instead

Keep hearing all the “horror” stories run through your head

Calm Down … You can do this … Take a deep breath Gather your wits It is time to make a plan

You can do this …

Take a deep breath

Gather your wits

It is time to make a plan

Delivery Method Blackboard Course cartridge with textbook Do you need training Campus Cruiser Do you need training

Blackboard

Course cartridge with textbook

Do you need training

Campus Cruiser

Do you need training

Other Instructors? Are you the only one who will teach the class Collaborate to ensure parity between the courses

Are you the only one who will teach the class

Collaborate to ensure parity between the courses

Taught Class Before? Course materials Lectures PowerPoint presentations Handouts Tests Check with other instructors

Course materials

Lectures

PowerPoint presentations

Handouts

Tests

Check with other instructors

Interactive Instruction Brainstorming Role playing Cooperative learning Interviews Problem solving Discussion

Brainstorming

Role playing

Cooperative learning

Interviews

Problem solving

Discussion

Brainstorming Brainstorming rules Quantity, not quality Criticism is not allowed Play off of other learner’s ideas Do not censor ideas Avoid discussion at this point

Brainstorming rules

Quantity, not quality

Criticism is not allowed

Play off of other learner’s ideas

Do not censor ideas

Avoid discussion at this point

Brainstorming Get brainstorming into group projects Chat sessions Email Discussion board Virtual classrooms

Get brainstorming into group projects

Chat sessions

Email

Discussion board

Virtual classrooms

Role Playing Students take on another identity, either made-up or real When ideas are generated by a “nameless” person, there is less embarrassment Allows students to view problems from unusual viewpoints Post anonymously “ Shy” learners contribute more

Students take on another identity, either made-up or real

When ideas are generated by a “nameless” person, there is less embarrassment

Allows students to view problems from unusual viewpoints

Post anonymously

“ Shy” learners contribute more

Cooperative Learning Asynchronous discussion Group work More communication between instructor and student and between students as well Students develop social and team skills

Asynchronous discussion

Group work

More communication between instructor and student and between students as well

Students develop social and team skills

Interviews Help students learn about each other Show learners that they can be helpful resources for each other Helpful in developing communication skills

Help students learn about each other

Show learners that they can be helpful resources for each other

Helpful in developing communication skills

Problem Solving Communicate, listen, brainstorm, evaluate options, identify good options, agree on solution Give learners “real-world” problems to work Competitive or collaborative Give problems to groups to work or individually and then share problems solving methods

Communicate, listen, brainstorm, evaluate options, identify good options, agree on solution

Give learners “real-world” problems to work

Competitive or collaborative

Give problems to groups to work or individually and then share problems solving methods

Discussion BlackBoard Discussion board threads Chats Group projects Email Campus Cruiser Message board Email Group projects Chats

BlackBoard

Discussion board threads

Chats

Group projects

Email

Campus Cruiser

Message board

Email

Group projects

Chats

Summary You CAN teach online Use a familiar method such as interactive instruction Communication is extremely important ENJOY

You CAN teach online

Use a familiar method such as interactive instruction

Communication is extremely important

ENJOY

References and Resources Roblyer, M. (2000). How Interactive are YOUR Distance Courses? A Rubric for Assessing Interaction in Distance Learning. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 3 (2). Retrieved March 1, 2005, from University of West Georgia Web site: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/roblyer32.html Innovation Tools (Retrieved February 25, 2005) http://www.innovationtools.com/resources/brainstorming.asp Creativity & Innovation in Science & Technology (Retrieved February 27, 2005) http://www.mycoted.com/creativity/techniques/index.php Saskatoon Public School Division Cooperative Learning http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/coop/index.html (Retrieved February 26, 2005) Saskatchewan Education Interactive Instruction (Retrieved February 26, 2005) http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/entre36/atien6.html Resources for Hutterian Educators (Retrieved February 26, 2005) http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/hutt/strateg/interact.htm

Roblyer, M. (2000). How Interactive are YOUR Distance Courses? A Rubric for Assessing Interaction in Distance Learning. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 3 (2). Retrieved March 1, 2005, from University of West Georgia Web site: http://www.westga.edu/~distance/roblyer32.html

Innovation Tools (Retrieved February 25, 2005) http://www.innovationtools.com/resources/brainstorming.asp

Creativity & Innovation in Science & Technology (Retrieved February 27, 2005) http://www.mycoted.com/creativity/techniques/index.php

Saskatoon Public School Division Cooperative Learning http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/coop/index.html (Retrieved February 26, 2005)

Saskatchewan Education Interactive Instruction (Retrieved February 26, 2005) http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/entre36/atien6.html

Resources for Hutterian Educators (Retrieved February 26, 2005) http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/hutt/strateg/interact.htm