Introduces faculty to the advantages and challenges to teaching online.

1. American River CollegeOnline Teaching Institute

3. Engage Students

4. Learn Practical Strategies

5. Work hands-on

6. Develop ideas & content for your own courses 2

7. Session Topics 1. Transitioning Your Course To Online 2. Online Issues for Instructors and Students 3. Use D2L Course Management Software – Part 1 4. Use D2L Course Management Software – Part 2 5. Choose and Use Tools for Online Communication & Collaboration 6. Move PowerPoint Presentations and other content to the Web 7. Add Audio and other interactive activities to your course 8. Add video to your course 3

8. What is different about learning online? • Learning can take place anywhere, anytime, and at a controlled pace • High quality dialogue can be maintained because it is not restricted by a traditional classroom or time models. • There is great access to a larger variety of quality resources. • There is a level playing field for all learners, regardless of visual or physical handicap, location or learning schedule. What other differences can you think of? 4

10. Audio & video

11. Interactive activities

12. Asynchronous discussion forums

13. Synchronous Chat or Webinarsand more… 5

14. Web 2.0 Tools: Expand our D2L toolbox 6

15. Benefits of Online Tools Engage students Increase access Provide additional resources & up-to-date information Teach students to use technology as a learning tool 7

17. Promote community & collaboration

18. Utilize guests and experts 8

19. Online Students: Who are they? Digital Natives* or Digital Immigrants? *Marc Prensky coined the term for students who have grown up with digital technology 9 12

20. We are all denizens of a digital world 10 Just as all educators do not reject or resist technology, neither do all students embrace technology. http://bit.ly/c0gv7B Recluse-Refugee-Immigrant-Native-Explorer-Innovator-Addict

21. The Gap: Digital Learner vs. Traditional Teachers 11

23. Flexibility in teaching methods

24. Experience

25. Organization

26. Effective communication

27. Likes students 15

29. Comfortable w/technology

30. Enjoys writing

31. Highly responsive

32. provides timely feedback.

33. Good time management skills. 16

35. Collaboration easier

36. Number of student you can reach individually increases

37. Assessments graded automatically

38. Provide access to timely enrichment material14

40. No visual clues

41. More work up-front

42. Technology dependent 15

44. Community

45. Student to student interaction

46. DeadlinesLearning becomes less linear 16

47. Teaching Strategies Use a combination of: presentation methods activities self-paced exercises demonstrations 17

48. Connect with your Students Be enthusiastic Be genuine Be glad to be there Use humor Have fun! 18

50. More information on the Chico rubric and links to exemplary courses are in your session 1 contenthttp://www.csuchico.edu/celt/roi/ 22

51. 7 Principles of Good Teaching Practice Encourage contact between students and instructor Develop reciprocity and cooperation Among students Encourage active learning Give prompt feedback Emphasize time on task Communicate high expectations Respect diverse talents and ways of learning 20

53. Students need to know you are there

54. Respond promptly to emails

55. Be active on forums

56. Be available21 24

58. Working with others

59. increases involvement in learning.

60. Sharing one's own ideas and responding to others' reactions

61. sharpens thinking and deepens understanding.

62. Create opportunities

63. Group projects

64. Help each other 22 25

66. Need to:

67. Talk about what they learn

68. Write about what they learn

69. Integrate what they learn23 26

71. Need to know what they don’t know

72. Frequent suggestions for improvement

73. Practice quizzes24 27

75. Schedule regular assignments

76. Stress good time management

77. Easier to provide multiple learning opportunities online25 28

79. Objectives are the same –delivery methods are different!

80. Need to feel sure that student learning goals are achieved

81. Don’t lower standards26 29

83. Different learning styles and talents

84. Web makes it easy to provide materials over multiple channels27 30

86. In person or online

87. Have a consistent course structure

88. Provide different types of learning opportunities

89. Provide interactive learning activities

90. Encourage and reward student Interaction28

92. Develop system for grading and commenting on student work

93. Provide clear instructions/expectations

94. Use free and easy-to-use tools

95. Don’t re-invent the wheel29

97. Get comfortable with programs and their usefulness

98. Develop materials and content

99. Learn what is possible30