CRAFTING AN ONLINE LEARNING
        EXPERIENCE
How We See Ourselves
How We See Ourselves
Challenges of Face to Face Classes
Challenges of Face to Face Classes




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An Online Class Is Not A
Correspondence Course
Online Learning Experience

     Has Two Parts
Online Learning Experience

            Has Two Parts



Class
Structure
Online Learning Experience

           Has Two Parts




Instructor
Participation
Class
Structure
Class
 Structure


 An Online Class
     is not
A Correspondence
     Course
Class
 Structure


 An Online Class
     is not
A Correspondence
     Course
“Build it and they will come.”
High Tech High Touch


                       John Naisbitt
High Tech High Touch


                         John Naisbitt



Warm and Cold Medium


                       Marshall McLuhan
Can Your Class
     be a
 “Third Place”



                 Ray Oldenburg
Can Your Class
     be a
 “Third Place”
 On Neutral Ground
 Is a leveler
 Conversation is the Main Activity
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Can Your Class
     Be a
 “Third Place”
 The Regulars
 Low Profile
 Mood is Playful
 Home Away From Home
Can Your Class
     Be a
 “Third Place”
Can Your Class
     Be a
“Third Place?”
SO, HOW DO WE
“HUMANIZE” OUR
    CLASSES?
MAKE
  YOUR
  CLASS
INVITING
MAKE
  YOUR
  CLASS
INVITING
           Pete Parkin
GET TO
  KNOW
  YOUR
STUDENTS
LET THEM
 GET TO
KNOW YOU
USE
 FAMILIAR
LANGUAGE
USE
EMOTICONS
MAKE YOUR
DISCUSSIONS
INTERESTING
USE SURVEYS
USE SURVEYS
    C.A.T.S.
USE SURVEYS
    C.A.T.S.
    Class Attitudes
USE SURVEYS
    C.A.T.S.
    Class Attitudes
    Discussion Decisions
USE SURVEYS
    C.A.T.S.
    Class Attitudes
    Discussion Decisions

    Nonclass Topics
USE PICTURES
USE PICTURES


 Anyone but this one
USE PICTURES


 Anyone but this one
PUT
YOURSELF IN
 PICTURES
AND VIDEOS
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  PUT YOURSELF IN
VIDEOS AND PICTURES
CAPTION YOUR VIDEOS
 COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS
USE
2.0 TOOLS
USE
2.0 TOOLS
VARIETY
VARIETY
VARIETY
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GET
INTERACTIVE
GET
INTERACTIVE

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GET
 INTERACTIVE

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GET
INTERACTIVE

     Or, get Justin
INVITE
GUESTS
INVITE
GUESTS
INVITE
GUESTS




         Kirby Timmons
RECRUIT
ASSISTANTS
BE
ENTHUSIASTIC
BE
ENTHUSIASTIC
Nothing great was ever
achieved without
enthusiasm.
      ---Ralph Waldo Emerson
Class is Created
Now it is Time to Teach It
Instructor Participation
KEEP THE CLASS
   POSITIVE
KEEP THE CLASS
   POSITIVE


    NO INTERACTION
          IS
       NEUTRAL
OFFER POSITIVE
  COMMENTS
OFFER POSITIVE
  COMMENTS
OFFER POSITIVE
  COMMENTS

    Public
    Private
Teaching
  Online
Takes Time
Tools to
Save Time
Key:
  Answer
 Questions
that will be
   asked
Before the
Class Begins
Complete
Welcome
 Letter
Create
Complete
 Syllabus
You run
your class, it
 doesn’t run
    you!
Let them know
   what you
expect of them.
Let them know
   what you
expect of them.

Let them know
 what they can
expect of you.
Spread Out
Introduction to
    Syllabus
Spread Out
Introduction to
    Syllabus
 Quick Start

 Complete Explanation
Automate
Everything
Automate
Everything
    Modules
  Discussions
  Assignments
     Tests
 Announcements
Over Write
Instructions
Over Write
Instructions
We cannot clean up online
as easily as we can in class.
 So guess what questions
       will be asked.
Post Discussion
  Netiquette
       Ground Rules
         Be constructive and productive
         Do not gripe or whine
         Ask questions
         Contribute replies
         Expect to be misunderstood
         Don't take things personally
         Be supportive
         Have BIG FUN!
During
  Class
Strategies
First Week
 of Class
Introduce Students
 to How You Will
 Teach Your Class
Introduce Students
 to How You Will
 Teach Your Class


Introduce Students
    to Yourself
Focus on How the
  Class Works
Focus on How the
  Class Works

Have Students Try
The Class Features
Focus on How the
  Class Works

Have Students Try
The Class Features

 Build Trust and
  Community
Organize
Discussions
    for
Questions
Specific Discussions
   for Students
Specific Discussions
   for Students

  Discussions for
   Assignments
Specific Discussions
   for Students

  Discussions for
   Assignments

Discussions for T.A.s
Preview
Each Week
Review
Each Week
Remember:
The more times
    a student
  can “bump”
       into
 information,
   the better.
Keep Track
    of
Repeating
Questions
Reduce
Redundant
Questions
Dedicated Question
 Discussion Board
Dedicated Question
 Discussion Board

 Use Students to
Answer Questions
Dedicated Question
 Discussion Board

 Use Students to
Answer Questions

  Builds Learning
   Community
Online
Office
Hours
Use the Chat
 Function
Use the Chat
   Function

Can Stagger Times
Use the Chat
    Function

 Can Stagger Times

Don’t Feel Bad If No
  One Shows Up
Use
Announcements
Change
Announcements
    Often
Change
 Announcements
     Often

Make them Friendly
Change
 Announcements
     Often

Make them Friendly

     Target
Announcements to
 Specific Groups
Target Announcements to Specific Groups
Target Announcements to Specific Groups
Chat a Bit
Clear
Grading
Criteria
Create Grading Rubrics
Use Grading
 Shortcuts
Two Screens & Two Browsers
RESPOND
QUICKLY
RESPOND
QUICKLY
      User Profile
It is OK to
Reuse Good
 Answers
Remember:
Be Nice and Be
    Patient.
What is clear to
you may not be
clear to others.
Remember:
  There will be
   less and less
  problems the
more times you
teach your class.
Above All
Above All

Enjoy your
 classes
Enjoy the Future of Etudes
Enjoy the Future of Etudes
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HAVE
FUN
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Thank You

Crafting an Online Experience