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ITO Course schedule

MODULE / WEEK

DESCRIPTION/ ACTIVITY

  1. Welcome and Introductions

The purpose of week 1 is to get you to meet each other, and share your experiences with online learning.

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Synchronous session 1 - Virtual Meet and Greet add a date and link to the first synchronous session here

  • Review of ITO- where to find things and what to expect
  • Introductions - Please tell us:
    • Your name
    • The department with which you are affiliated
    • What you hope to get out of the ITO course
    • A fun fact about you
  • Sign up to be a discussion board moderator

Activities✍

  • Identify the competencies for online teaching . ✍Competencies for Online Teaching.
  • Assess your readiness in each competency. ✍Rate your confidence in each competency needed for teaching online.
  • Add to the Discussion post ✍Share your online learning experiences(Whole class)

Answer the following questions: Share your online experiences as an instructor or student.

  • What worked well?
  • What could have been better?
  • What do you see as the potential benefits of teaching online for you and for your students?
  • What barriers or issues do you anticipate about teaching online? How might you get past these?
  • Do you have a question about online teaching that you would like to put to the group?

Note:

  • Your initial post should be 1 paragraph in length. Please comment or respond to one other post
  • Discussion group moderators are responsible for connecting people’s ideas, asking good questions and prompting for more detail if appropriate
  1. Considering the online context, create and organize course outcomes / learning objectives.

The purpose of week 2 is to get you to start planning your courses with the end in mind.

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Activities✍

  • Add to the Discussion post ✍How do you plan your courses? - Planning pre-assessment(Group activity)

Answer the following questions:

  • How do you plan the courses that you teach? Where do you start and what do you include?
  • What problems have you encountered by planning your online course in this way?
  • How do you think your planning will be different when delivering an online course?

Note:

  • Your initial post should be 1 paragraph in length. Please comment or respond to one other post.
  • Discussion group moderators are responsible for connecting people’s ideas, asking good questions and prompting for more detail if appropriate

Use the Understanding by Design framework to Identify desired results.

  • Read the "Considering the online context" Canvas page
  • Read the document on this page called considerations for online teaching.
  • Complete the ungraded survey✍Considerations for online teaching and effective practices
  • Read and complete the "Begin with the end in mind -Backward planning" Canvas page
  • Follow the link and read Understanding by Design (on the same page)
  • Download and complete the✍Self-assessment (Pre-course)
  • Complete ✍ Writing your own course outcomes and learning objectives
  • Download the Backward planning template and complete the sections for course outcomes and module learning objectives
  1. Select and use effective online formative and summative assessment strategies to determine student success in achieving the expected learning objectives

The purpose of week three is to get you to think about different types of assessment including assessment for learning and assessment of learning.

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Synchronous session 2 - add a date and link to the second synchronous session here

In this session you have an opportunity to provide and receive peer feedback to allow for refinement and improvement of your work to date.

Activities✍

  • Add to the Discussion post ✍Assessment strategies -pre-assessment(Group activity)

Answer the following questions:

  • How and when do you assess your student's learning and understanding? What assessments do you typically use?
  • What problems have you encountered by assessing your students in this way?
  • How do you think your assessments will be different in an online course?

Note:

  • Your initial post should be 1 paragraph in length. Please comment or respond to one other post.
  • Discussion group moderators are responsible for connecting people’s ideas, asking good questions and prompting for more detail if appropriate.

Use the Understanding by Design framework to Determine acceptable evidence.

  • Read and complete the "Assessments and activities that align with learning objectives" Canvas page
  • Download and read the document on the same page called Aligning assessments and activities to learning outcomes according to Blooms levels.pdf
  • Complete the ✍Assessments and activities for online learning Perusall assignment (or other collaborative tool)
  • Complete the Assessments of learning and assessments for learning sections in the Backward planning template
  1. Select and use effective online instructional approaches and align with outcomes

Now that you have an idea of how you would like to assess your students and know what you will accept as evidence of learning you can select the most effective instructional approaches to use.

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Activities✍

  • Add to the Discussion post ✍ How do you deliver your course content? Instructional approaches - pre-assessment(Group activity)

Answer the following questions:

  • What instructional approaches have you used to deliver your course content?
  • What problems have you encountered using these instructional approaches in an online environment?
  • How do you think your instructional approaches will be different in an online course?

Note:

  • Your initial post should be 1 paragraph in length. Please comment or respond to one other post.
  • Discussion group moderators are responsible for connecting people’s ideas, asking good questions and prompting for more detail if appropriate.

Use the Understanding by Design framework to Plan learning materials / experiences / Instruction.

  • Read and complete the Instructional strategies Canvas page
  • Complete the ✍Select effective Instructional strategies for online learningPerusall assignment (or other collaborative tool)
  • Complete the Learning materials/ experience/ instruction section in the Backward planning template
  1. Reflect on your experiences as an online learner and show how it will influence your online teaching

Reflect on your learning and share the implications this will have on your practice.

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Activities✍

  • Add to the Discussion post ✍Reflection of online learning and Implications for practice(Whole class)

Answer the following questions:

  • What did you learn?
  • Why is it important to you?
  • How will you use it? (Have the barriers you identified in the first discussion post, been removed?)

Note:

  • Your initial post should be 1 paragraph in length. Please comment or respond to one other post.
  • Our last synchronous session will be devoted to these reflections. You can choose how and what you will share and what the implications are for your practice.
    • Read the Reflection models Canvas page
    • Complete the ✍Self-assessment - post course review

Synchronous session 3- Share your reflections about planning an online course and showcase your module

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You can choose what and how you will share your reflections with the rest of the group and what the implications are for your practice.