2. What Our Program Offers
• Free 12 week Overview GED Class
• Blended Course offered mostly online with some
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face to face meetings involved
Workbook, Video, and Web-based assignments
Individual help from GED teachers
Opportunity to work with classmates
Use of the QCC ABE Program Resources
(Counseling & Referral, Use of Computer Labs
etc.)
3. Program History
• Summer, 2004 – Applied to be a part of the
Distance Learning Project through DOE
• Fall, 2004 – Participated in Distance Learning
101 Course designed by Project Ideal &
Facilitated by Jennifer Rafferty
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Winter, 2004 – Began Session # 1
Spring, 2005 – Started Session # 2
4. Who Is Our Target Audience?
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Students reading at the GED level
Students with fair to good computer skills
Students with some ability to work
independently
Students with access to a computer with the
net in their home or close by
Students who need & want a course but
whose schedule necessitates more flexibility
5. Moodle – Our D.L. Platform
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9. How Students Get Assignments to
Teachers
• Students Upload Assignments on
the Moodle Course Website
• Students can also e-mail their
assignments as attachments
• They also may request a tutoring
session and bring the assignment
in person
11. The Video Connection
•Students borrow GED Connection video
tapes from our lending library
•Sometimes they watch in their teams
•Sometimes they watch on their own
•Usually there are a couple of focus
questions to answer to go along with the
video
13. Lessons Learned So far
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directions on how to use Moodle
The new 2 day (6 hour) Orientation seems
promising.
Talking ahead of time about potential barriers
to success may prove helpful in retention
Choosing the right students for DL is hard but
doable.
12 Weeks is too short for the Overview GED
Course for most students.
14. How We Can Work Together
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Reaching Out to Workforce Central
Reaching Out to Other Adult Ed Centers
Reaching Out to Local Libraries
Utilizing Community Access TV
Possibly Joining Forces w/ other DL
Programs to do Joint Advertising
15. Future Plans for QCC DL
• Filming & Editing PSA (Public Service
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Announcement) to advertise DL Program to
be shown on Community Access TV
Re-designing GED Overview Course
Designing Shorter Term Intensive Single
Subject Courses
Using Elluminate Experimentally in One or
More Courses
Working more closely with other DL
Programs
