CEP 820: Teaching K-12 Students Online -- Summer 2011

Instructors: Leigh Graves Wolf ([email protected]) & Andrea Zellner ([email protected])
Reflection: CEP 820 expanded my thinking about how learning could be delivered in a digital environment. Just before this class, I had begun to explore social learning platforms such as Edmodo and was excited to learn more about developing content and lessons that my students could access online. I began using Schoology as my CMS and have continued to use it in my teaching. The online course I developed for CEP 820, 6th Grade Reading Lab, was implemented for one year and I learned many things about differentiation and independent study using an online platform with middle schoolers. Some of the content I developed for Reading Lab, I have now refined and integrated into a class I designed called Language & Literacies. We are now a 1:1 laptop school and this course prepared me to take full advantage of the technology I now have available.
Course Description: This course examines how K-12 teachers can use technology to better meet the needs of their students. It focuses on ways in which teachers and students can broadcast their ideas and information to the outside world for purposes of collaboration and communication. Lectures and readings examine various online learning environments and discuss how they can be used to ensure teaching and learning success.
CMS Exploration Assignment
Choosing a CMS can be a daunting task. Sometimes, a CMS is chosen for you by your school or employer. The purpose of this lab is to give you experience with a few different course management systems and to help you decide on one that you are going to use for this course. After your exploration, write a summary that addresses the following:
Online Course Overview - Screencast
Choosing a CMS can be a daunting task. Sometimes, a CMS is chosen for you by your school or employer. The purpose of this lab is to give you experience with a few different course management systems and to help you decide on one that you are going to use for this course. After your exploration, write a summary that addresses the following:
- What surprised you?
- What didn't surprise you?
- Which CMS are you going to use for this course? why?
- Why is this CMS a good match for your course and curriculum?
- What additional tools/functionality might you need beyond the features available in the CMS you have chosen?
Online Course Overview - Screencast
Developer's Notebook
The over arching purpose of the developer notebook is to prepare you to intelligently articulate your online teaching development, philosophy and best practices. At the end of the semester the notebook will be a companion to your online course, something you can share with peers, administrators, students, etc.
Reflection on Developing an Online Course
Write a reflection on the process of developing your online course.
The over arching purpose of the developer notebook is to prepare you to intelligently articulate your online teaching development, philosophy and best practices. At the end of the semester the notebook will be a companion to your online course, something you can share with peers, administrators, students, etc.
Reflection on Developing an Online Course
Write a reflection on the process of developing your online course.