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Best Practices for Delivering Effective Online Courses in Mathematics –OAME 2013

Learn effective strategies for delivering online math courses, including technology tools, community engagement, and course organization.

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Best Practices for Delivering Effective Online Courses in Mathematics –OAME 2013

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  1. Dr. Robin Kay UOIT – Oshawa, Canada Best Practices for Delivering Effective Online Courses in Mathematics –OAME 2013

  2. Introduction UOIT – Faculty of Education at education.uoit.ca Masters Program is Virtual

  3. And you? • What would you like to get from today’s workshop? • Go to Padlet @ tinyurl.com/k12-kay-oll • Double-click to add a comment

  4. One small request • If you have any concerns, questions, issuesplease jump in • Also, please comment in Today’s Meet Room @ todaysmeet.com/OnlineMath

  5. Agenda • Context • Why is demand increasing? • Impact of Teaches and Students • Problem • Effective Strategies

  6. What is happening in online learning?

  7. K-12 Online Learning - Canada 75% From State of the Nation – K-12 Online Learning in Canada – iNACOL (Oct, 2012)

  8. Reason 1 – K to 12 Necessary • Face-to-face course not available • Not enough time during the day • Time table conflict • Part time job • Athletic commitment • Health problem

  9. Reason 2 – K to 12 Convenient • Provided more flexibility • Wanted afternoons off • Wanted a spare

  10. Reason 3 – K to 12 Interest • Easier to do online – FTF courses are boring • Controlling pace of learning • Sounds interesting and desire to work independently

  11. Why Take an Online Course?

  12. Impact • Instructors who are not trained having to teach in substantially different environment • Students who have to be more independent and responsible

  13. Problem • How does one teach an effective online course? • What are the challenges of teaching math in this environment?

  14. Strategies - Where

  15. Strategies - Framework

  16. Strategies

  17. Technology Synchronous • Internet speed (5 Mb download + 1 Mb upload) • Check with SpeedTest • Good head phones with microphone • Sound checks Asynchronous • Well organized website/wiki • Reliable and easy to use LMS • Audio/video capability • Software checking

  18. Technology - Tools Located at: tinyurl.com/math-tech-tools-kay

  19. Strategies

  20. Community Strategy 1 – Pre-Course Connections Introductory Video(s) About you About the course Background Survey About student Prior knowledge Remind 101 Mobile Phone Reminders Wiki Enter a brief introduction on the Course Wiki - Team

  21. Community Strategy 2 – Week 1 (Introduction & Building Community) • Ice Breakers • Ask questions on course Blog • Favorite music • Best place you have ever visited • Bucket list • Dream job • Cream car • 4 nouns that describe you well • Things that drive you crazy • Little things that mean a lot to you Glogster Student create Glogster page about themselves (multimedia collage) Build you own Glogster Page Animoto Students create short Animoto movie about themselves See Engage the Online Learner

  22. Community Strategy 3– First Learning –Based Discussion Discussion 1 Post question that engages students and brings about debate Monitor closely, but do not dominate – try to stand back and offer the odd suggestions (modeling) Post in small groups 5-7 Keep it safe and professional Video Guidelines What it means to engage in an effective online discussion – Setting the rules Respectful challenge, asking questions and building challenge Formative Feedback Give lots of formative feedback – no grades

  23. Community Strategy 4 – Future Learning Discussions Discussions Change up the groups Continue formative feedback Support students leading and summarizing there own discussion Post summaries on Padlet

  24. Community Strategy 5 – Multimedia Discussion Voice and Video Comments Post proof, solution, question on Voice Thread and have students comment on it (text, audio, video) – see example Fun, alternative way to discuss and addresses different learning styles Google Hangout Video chat with up to 9 people Share screens, videos and chat Use after the other methods and students are warmed up – see instructions here

  25. Community Strategy 6 –Backchannel TodaysMeet TodaysMeetallows students to comment on lessons, assignments, learning problems Ask students to comment so you can maintain contact

  26. Strategies

  27. Organizing a Class Strategy 1 – Course Website • Course Webpage • One central location – LMS can be awkward • Weebly is very easy and looks great

  28. Organizing a Class Strategy 2 – Online Lessons • Wiki or Web Page • Post lessons online – for example

  29. Organizing a Class Strategy 3 – Course Wiki to Post Weekly Work • Course Wiki • Great for students to post work & share ideas/solutions • Both students & teacher can edit website

  30. Organizing a Class Strategy 4 – Big Picture • Big Picture Graphic • Course overview • Weekly overview • Lesson overview

  31. Organizing a Class Strategy 5 – File Sharing • Dropbox • Common place to share large files between teachers and students • Student can also submit their work

  32. Strategies

  33. Support Materials/ Tools Strategy 1 – Create Podcasts • Jing or SnagIt • Mini-lectures (5-7 min) • Instructions for problem sets, assignments • Worked-examples • Go to Jingfor instructions

  34. Support Materials/ Tools Strategy 2 – Premade Podcasts • Don’t Reinvent the Wheel • Khan • Teacher Tube • Math TV • Google Videos • See Math Podcasts for other lists • Organize in Wiki • Search and find the best ones to match the concepts you are going to teach • Place them in Wiki • See Podcasts for Ontario Math

  35. Support Materials/ Tools Strategy 3 – Reminders • Remind 101 • Use Remind 101 to send reminder texts to students using the web • They sign up and you don’t know their phone numbers

  36. Support Materials/ Tools Strategy 4– Extra Help • Google Hangout • Use Hangout to provide virtual support for students who are struggling

  37. Support Materials/ Tools Strategy 5 – Cool Tools Resource • Math Tech Tool Wiki • Refer to a Wiki for students to get help with using a new Web 2.0 tool

  38. Strategies

  39. Engaging Activities Strategy 1 – Hangout Rooms with Specific Tasks • Google Hangout • Assign groups to go to Google Hangout to complete assigned Tasks • Post Solutions on Course Wiki • Scan, take photos of solutions and post on course Wiki under appropriate locations

  40. Engaging Activities Strategy 2 – Polling for Understanding • Quizlet to Check • Understanding check • Progress check • Who is tuning in? • Fun questions? • Student created Quizlets • Student create Quizlets for themselves or others • Could be created in teams • See example

  41. Engaging Activities Strategy 3 – Creating Multimedia Presentations – Short & Sweet • Create Artefacts • Video Podcasts with Jing • Short presentations with Prezi • Visual summaries with Glogster or Padlet • Photo story with Animoto • Mind maps with Bubbl.us

  42. Engaging Activities Strategy 4 – Individual Tasks -> Sharing / Discussion • Promoting Discussion • Individual do a task (math problems), then post answers on Blog or VoiceThread for discussion • Create smaller learning teams to do this (4-6 students)

  43. Engaging Activities Strategy 5 – Expert Teams • Jigsaw Set Up • Expert teams get together, discuss a key concept (on a Blog, Google Hangout) • Re-organize teams so that students teach each other

  44. Engaging Activities Strategy 6 – Web-Based Learning Tools • Interactive Online Learning Tools • Gizmos (free for Grades 7 to 12) • Math Tools • nrich • NCTM Illuminations • Browse Interactives • Nat Librof Virtual Manipulatives • Interactivate (Shodor) • Online Math Manipulatives • Tips • Have a clear set of learning goals that match what the WBLT does • Ask good questions to guide learning with the WBLT • Have student work in teams to solve problems • Have students share/submit solutions after they have worked with WBLT

  45. Engaging Activities Strategy 7 – TEDEd Lessons • Videos + Lessons • Create a video based lesson using TEDEd

  46. Engaging Activities Strategy 7 – Authentic Activities • Google Earth • Real World Math offer a number of math activities based on using Google Earth • You can also have students use the Rule Tool

  47. Engaging Activities Strategy 8 – Dynamic Calculators • Geogebra • Geogebra is a comprehensive graphing calculator with lots of really goo premade applets • Desmos • Desmos allows you to create dynamic representations of graphs • Create cool picture using functions

  48. Strategies

  49. Evaluation Strategy 1 – Assignment Video Clips Instructions for Tasks Student Clips of Solutions

  50. Evaluation Strategy 2 – Feedback Video Clips Video Presentation: http://faculty.uoit.ca/kay/vf/ • More detailed • More personal • Clearer message • Tone of voice builds connection

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