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Teaching Online in Higher Education

Teaching Online in Higher Education. An Online Workshop in Online Pedagogy. Douglas Young University of Texas-Pan American. Problem. Growing regional need for Higher Education Training faculty in WebCT No growth in number of courses. Problem. No model how to teach online

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Teaching Online in Higher Education

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  1. Teaching Onlinein Higher Education An Online Workshop in Online Pedagogy Douglas Young University of Texas-Pan American

  2. Problem • Growing regional need for Higher Education • Training faculty in WebCT • No growth in number of courses

  3. Problem • No model how to teach online • Software training not enough • New workshop

  4. Genesis • No Lecture Online • Web Site Model • Cannot Answer All Questions • Asynchronous: Student May Answer Questions First

  5. GenesisFour Principles • Immersion as Students • Interaction as Key • Design Courses • Modify Teaching Behavior

  6. GenesisOther Guidelines • No Pedagogical Buzzwords • Not “Computer Jocks” • Practical, with Some Theory

  7. Immersion as Students • Do It to Learn It • Computer skills • Increase Skills Progressively • Be able to answer student questions

  8. Interaction Alecture is a process where information is passed from the notebook of the lecturer to the notebook of the student without necessarily passing through the minds of either. Anonymous Educator’s Signature File

  9. Interaction • Michael Moore’s Three Levels of Interaction • Instructor/Learner • Learner/Content • Learner/Learner

  10. Discussion Email Tests Portfolio Assessments Glossary Chat Telephone Graphics & Photos Web Search Interaction Tools

  11. Interaction What Other Interaction Tools are Available? How Often?

  12. Learning Styles • Teaching Styles = Learning Style • What is one’s Learning Style • Keep it “Interactive”

  13. Learner-Centered • Is the student really responsible for his/her own learning? • Instructor-centered model • Too much work • Students Need Structure • Sage/Guide

  14. Techniques • Graded Participation • Peer-critique • Guest Speaker • Sequenced Skills

  15. Spanish TOL • Response to Demand • First Session Began May 6 • Current Session – September 9 – October 21, 2002

  16. Outcomes • Drop Outs • 31% finished – skewed by UTPA, otherwise 35% • More Work • Time Management • Computer Skills • Correlation to Cost

  17. Outcomes Did it Change Behaviors?

  18. Conclusion • 265 people from 40 schools have attended. • Favorable feedback, but no hard data.

  19. Douglas Young dayoung@panam.edu cdl.panam.edu Thanx!

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