Online Courses

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Integrating Educational
Technology into Teaching (7e)
M. D. Roblyer
Chapter 8
Online Models,
Courses, and
Programs
Developed by:
M. D. Roblyer and
Paige R. Wiencke

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1. Models for developing web-
based courses
2. Infrastructure requirements for
developing web-based courses
3. Procedures for developing web-
based courses
4. Best practices for online courses
5. Virtual schools
6. Virtual reality environments
Chapter 8:
Main Concepts

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Technology Integration in Action:
Virtual Health
Phase 1: Analysis of needs
Phase 2: Planning for integration
Phase 3: Post-instruction revisions

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Developing Online Courses:
Models
 Noninteractive online model –
Content presentations with built-in
assessments
 Interactive asynchronous online
model – Participants meet and
interact in a course space
 Interactive online model with
synchronous events – Some real-
time activities
 MOOC – Large-scale participation

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Developing Online Courses:
Required infrastructure, resources
 CMS – e.g., Blackboard or Moodle
 Course support tools – For
example, video environments
 Technical support – Troubleshoot
problems, support students
 Support for students with special
needs – Meet UDL requirements
 Resources to monitor course
outcomes – e.g., data dashboards

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Developing Online Courses:
Required infrastructure (continued)
Resources to ensure
academic integrity:
 Online honor codes
 Information about
plagiarism
 Student discussions
about academic
integrity
 Physical monitoring
systems

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Developing Online Courses:
Procedures
 Step 1: Select the online model
 Step 2: Design and Document
Learning Activities – Syllabus
should include:
―Instructor name, contact
information, office hours
―Catalog description, objectives
―Grading procedures
―Weekly schedule
―Policies and other information

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Developing Online Courses:
Procedures (continued)
 Step 3: Create the
course space
structure to
promote:
―Learner-content
interaction
―Learner-instructor
interaction
―Learner-learner
interaction

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Developing Online Courses:
Procedures (continued)
 Step 4: Create assignments
materials
 Step 5: Create assessment
materials
 Step 6: content presentation
materials
 Step 7: Create small-group
activities
 Step 8: Create resource links,
other materials

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Developing Online Courses:
Procedures (continued)
 Step 9: Decide on and signal the
course path
 Step 10: Determine/document
course logistics and requirements
―Timetable for displaying course
contents
―Mid-course feedback procedures
―Requirements to visit the
courses space

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Best Practices for
Effective Online Courses: Teaching
 Use tools to monitor progress
 Have personnel available to assist
struggling students
 Employ well-trained online
instructors
 Offer rigorous and engaging
curriculum
 Provide students with preparation
and clear expectations

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Best Practices for
Effective Online Courses: Group work
 Assign a clearly stated problem,
show grading procedures
 Assign roles and specific
responsibilities for members
 Have groups agree on “norms”
 Encourage group cohesion (e.g.,
ask them to agree on a group
name)
 Monitor all group activities, but
intercede only when necessary

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Best Practices for
Effective Online Courses: Assessment
 Rubric for Assessing Interactive
Quality of Distance Courses –
Assesses: social/rapport-
building designs, instructional
designs for interaction,
interactivity of instructional
resources, evidence of
learner/instructor engagement
 Quality Matters Rubric
 Rubric for Online Instruction

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Virtual Schools
Background
Types include (Watson et al, 2013):
 Single-district programs
 Blended schools
 Multidistrict fully online schools
 Consortium programs
 State-supported supplemental
options
 Private/independent schools

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Virtual Schools
Background (continued)
Trends include:
 Single-district and
multidistrict online
schools growing
 Quality-control
measures growing
 Online-learning
graduation
requirement trend
growing slowly

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Virtual Schools
Issues
 Program quality,
accountability
 Curriculum
alignment
 Teacher certification
 Program
accreditation
 Funding formulas
 Consequences for
students

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Virtual Schools
Research
 Descriptive reviews of virtual
schools – Enrollment growing
 Comparing virtual and traditional
schools – Students more likely to
be white, poorer; virtual student
performance and graduation rates
lower
 Best practices – High levels of
interaction, socialization activities
needed

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Virtual Reality Environments
Types
 Full immersion
systems
 Multi-user virtual
environments
(MUVEs)
 Web-based VR
 3-D models

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Virtual Reality Environments
Integration strategies
 Virtual field trips
 3-D models to
illustrate how
systems work
 Immersive
practice and
exploration
 Virtual
collaboration and
problem solving