Earlier this month, I submitted the second part (read part 1) of my Engaging Learners Online series for the MassCUE publication. It features steps to take for building your online professional learning, 8 tips for success when facilitating courses, and, a contribution from my teammates at work, an Online Learning Course Development Checklist.
Here’s the lead:
A year ago when I actively started working to use Moodle to impact professional learning in my school district, I had no real clue as to what I was doing. Having built my professional learning network–composed of a global education community that reached as far as Spain, New Zealand, Australia using tools like Twitter and my blog–I was able to rely on the help of many who have gone before. Doing this kind of work is nerve-wracking, because you are facing the equivalent of a “blank slate.” You simply don’t know what you don’t know.
This short article highlights our discoveries of ignorance, and then recommends steps to take. It also includes our best thinking on the subject of online learning facilitation, the essential elements an online course should have, and links to sample courses designed with this in mind.
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Nice article! The best is learning is social, the environment that allows this is what will make the difference. And also allowing students to create study material or collaboratively makes it effective.One of the best I've seen to effectively engage online learning – eLearning tool we can see by the participation of many profs and students and the high quality articles!
Nice article! The best is learning is social, the environment that allows this is what will make the difference. And also allowing students to create study material or collaboratively makes it effective.One of the best I've seen to effectively engage online learning – eLearning tool we can see by the participation of many profs and students and the high quality articles!