Slides for Preparing Your Students for Success in the Online Environment by Jason Neiffer and Susan Quinn at MCEL 2011 in Great Falls.

1. Preparing
Your
Students
for
Success
in
the
Online
Environment
Jason
Neiffer,
Montana
Digital
Academy
Susan
Quinn,
Charles
M.
Russell
High
School

5. It
takes
a
village
to
teach
an
online
student…

6. Our
PresentaIon
• About
MTDA
• What
is
MTDA’s
experience
related
to
online
learning?
• MTDA
Tools
to
support
• Local
District
to
support

7. Lessons
from
MTDA’s
First
Year

8. What
makes
a
great
online
student?
Tech-­‐Savvy
Independent
Curious
Flexible
Self-­‐
Self-­‐StarIng
AdvocaIng

9. What
makes
a
less-­‐than-­‐ideal
online
student?
Inexperienced
Poorly
Placed
HosIle
Techophobic
OvercommiTed
Disorganized
Instructor
Dependent

10. What
makes
a
less-­‐than-­‐ideal
online
student?
Less
Ready:
More
Ready:
• Extremely
supporIve
• More
independence
environment
• Student-­‐generated
progress
• Local
adult
intervenIon
reports
• Extended
local
computer
access
• Less
independence

11. MTDA
InsItuIonal
Philosophy

12. All
students
can
be
an
online
learner!

13. …but,
some
students
need
more
support
than
others!

16. Developing
a
Local
School
Program
Around
Montana
Digital
Academy

17. What
discussions
need
to
happen
locally
to
build
a
support
regime?
Parent
Entrance
support
counseling
Staff
IT
support
support

18. Careful
entrance
counseling
• USE
MTDA
TOOLS!
• MoIvaIons
for
taking
an
online
course?
• ImplicaIons
for
dropping
or
failing
the
online
course?
• ExpectaIons
that
the
student
treats
the
course
with
equal
seriousness
as
a
face-­‐to-­‐face
course

19. IT
Support
• Computer
availability
• Filtering
and
website
access
issues
• AlternaIve
access
scenarios
• Required
so[ware
installs
• IdenIfied
staff
to
offer
support

20. Staff
Support
• Site
facilitator
or
another
point
of
contact?
• Does
staff
require
training?
• Does
staff
require
access
to
MTDA
student
management
data?
• Does
a
content
area
teacher
need
to
offer
support
in
special
circumstances?

21. Parent
Support?
• Has
the
student’s
parents/guardians
been
part
of
the
decision
to
u9lize
MTDA?
Do
they
understand
the
implica9ons
of
local
policy
related
to
MTDA?
• Refer
parents
to
live
or
archived
student
orientaIon
materials.

22. Program
Example:
Charles
M.
Russell
High
School

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