Building and Operating an Online Professional Development Program

1. Building and Operating an Online Professional Development Program Stan Freeda NH e-Learning for Educators Project Coordinator Office of Educational Technology New Hampshire Department of Education

2. Opening Question Are you already involved in an online professional development program? A YES, already involved. B NO, not involved at all. C Yes, but it is just getting started. D No, but planning to get one started.

3. A Little Alliteration Introduce yourself in the textbox by choosing an adjective to modify your name that starts with the same first letter. For additional fun, try to add your location, position, or another description that rhymes! Here’s mine! Supportive Stan, the New Hampshire eLearning man.

4. Considerations Organization - What are we going to do? What is the purpose? Budget - What will this cost? How do we pay for this? Policies and Procedures - How will we do what we need to do? How will we insure quality in the program? Process and Quality Curriculum – Design it? Purchase it? Teaching/Facilitating – Full time? Part time? Students/Learners – Individuals? Groups? Public Relations - How will we make our audience aware of us? Are there any other audiences we might attract? Program Improvement / Evaluation - How do we make ourselves better? Scaling Issues - How big do we want to get? Can we get that big?

5. New from iNACOL How to Start an Online Program: A Practical Guide to Key Issues and Policies www.OnlineProgramHowTo.org • Go to the site. • Look around and see what’s there. • Share at least one thought, either verbally, or in the text box. Raise your hand, I’ll give you the microphone!

6. New Hampshire e-Learning for Educators OPEN NH Online Professional Education Network for New Hampshire Information on the Web www.opennh.org • Go to the website • Go to the “About Us” page. • Find the State Partners. • Report which e-Learning state is closest to you in the text box.

7. wait time thoughts… Content is Easy. Education is a little more Challenging.

8. New Hampshire e-Learning for Educators Components of the 10-State Initiative • Delivering Online Professional Development Courses • OPEN NH Courses • Training Local Educators to Instruct and Develop Online Professional Development Courses • Facilitator Training Course • Developer Training Course • Evaluating the Effect of Our Delivery of Online Professional Development • Pre and Post Course Surveys • Conducting Research on the Effect of High Quality Online Professional Development • Separate and isolated research courses • Accompanying surveys for students and teachers

9. MoodleCourse Management System Course access location on the Web OPEN NH Course Delivery www.opennh.net • Go to the website • Find the “Main Menu” box. • Go to the e-Learning for Educators Video link. • View the 34 second promotional video. • Share at least one thought, either verbally, or in the text box. Raise your hand, I’ll give you the microphone! • Under the video is a link to a 10 minute video that provides an informational overview of the project.

10. wait time thoughts… Putting it online is Easy. Quality is a little more Challenging.

11. e-Learning for EducatorsPhilosophy of Online Courses A Sustained Discussion of Content and Application of Knowledge • Courses are delivered over a 7 week period for sustained connection to and immersion in the content. • Learners will engage in readings, web site explorations, online videos, and other multimedia experiences that provide content information. • Discussion of content for deeper understanding of how the content fits into the learners situation, needs, experiences, and comfort level. Discussions are a key component of our course model. Continuous participation in the ongoing discussions throughout the course is expected. • A relevant, authentic project is completed over time as the course progresses. The projects are designed so that learners can use them in their teaching practice.

12. Freely accessible Orientation to OPEN NH courses OPEN NH Mini Course Tutorial • Go to www.opennh.net on the web • Find the “Self Paced Tutorials” Category. • Find the course on the list. • Go into the course and see our online course model. • Share at least one thought, either verbally, or in the text box. Raise your hand, I’ll give you the microphone! Being Successful with Online Learning

13. wait time thoughts… Offering courses is Easy. Effective facilitation is a little more Challenging.

14. Online Learning Institute Were you in attendance at the Online Learning Institute at ISTE 2010 in Denver?? A YES. B NO. C At ISTE, but did not attend the OL Institute.

15. Online Learning Institute at ISTE 2010 inDenver Information on the Wiki New Hampshire e-Learning for Educators onlinelearninginstitute.wikispaces.com • Look under Roundtable 1. • Find the first presentation table. • Go to the Notes page for links to our NH e-Learning sites. • Share at least one thought, either verbally, or in the text box. Raise your hand, I’ll give you the microphone! • Let us know if you were there at the Institute!

16. wait time thoughts… Developing activities is Easy. Engagement is a little more Challenging.

17. Questions and Discussion Now, let’s talk about what interests you….Share your thoughts or questions, either verbally, or in the text box. Raise your hand, I’ll give you the microphone!

18. e-Learning is everywhere!

19. e-Learning is mighty cool courses!

20. Building and Operating an Online Professional Development Program Stan Freeda 603.271.5132 sfreeda@ed.state.nh.us NH Department of Education 101 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 Thank You! I hope you found something of value.