PUTTING YOUR COURSE ONLINE ON SHORT NOTICEBY TERESA POTTER, URSULINE COLLEGE

THE BASIC MODEL

Start with your classroom goals, and then find ways to translate those goals to be delivered by technology.

THE BASIC STEPS

1. What are your goals in the classroom? What would you need to do for students to meet those goals outside of the classroom?

2. How will you assess their learning? How will you know if students have met the objectives?

3. How will you deliver content?

4. What interaction and engagement opportunities do they need between themselves and the content, between themselves and their classmates, and between themselves and you?

5. How will you communicate this information to your students?

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS IN THE CLASSROOM?

Learning Goals Personal Goals

HOW WILL YOU ASSESS THEIR LEARNING?

Examples:

1. Writing assignment – formal, informal, lengthy or brief, using technology to turn in assignment or turn in next face-to-face meeting, or something else…

2. Test: D2L auto graded objective answer quiz or in-class quiz, essay questions, or something else…

3. Something else: project (big or small), research project (formal or informal), graded D2L discussion, presentation next class, etc

HOW WILL YOU DELIVER CONTENT?

Examples:

1. Provide a written version of what you would have presented. If you had prepared a Power Point, add notes to support the information that would have been added. 2. Find articles and written information that present the information you would have presented.3. Find other media to present the information: Videos, podcasts, documentaries, charts, graphs, etc.

How will you get this information to them? Do you just need to give them a link or do something more?

WHAT INTERACTION AND ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES DO THEY NEED TO MEET THE GOALS OF THE CLASS?

3 types of interaction:

Student-Content

Student-Student

Student-Instructor

EXAMPLES OF INTERACTION AND ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

1. Crate individual activities they can complete to engage with the content: informal research, creating a presentation or project, case studies, webquest, etc.

2. Ask them to work in groups for an activity: Give them a topic to research and discuss in a discussion board. Ask them to collect and present information to the class (through discussion board, or email, or next class), ask them to collaborate on case studies, etc. How will you facilitate group work from afar?

3. Do they need to interact with you directly to meet the objectives? Can you do this form afar? Could you moderate a discussion, give feedback on rough drafts through email, be available by phone for questions?

HOW WILL YOU COMMUNICATE THIS PLAN BEFORE IT IS NEEDED?

It is important you let students know what to do in advance before class is canceled.

Will they know you will email them instructions? Should they check D2L for a news item or for an “Online Class” module to be released if needed? What are your expectations for turning in work that was due on that day? What are your expectations for students who might have technical problems?