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How can teachers develop best practices for online teaching and learning in the school sector?

Explore how teachers can develop effective strategies for online teaching and learning. This virtual tour provides an overview of a course site, weekly tasks, scaffolding for students, collaboration tools, formative feedback, online assessment, and access to student resources.

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How can teachers develop best practices for online teaching and learning in the school sector?

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  1. How can teachers develop best practices for online teaching and learning in the school sector? A virtual tour by NickiDabner & Niki Davis University of Canterbury New Zealand 2011

  2. An overview of the course site The homepage of the course site in 2011. After the February 2011 earthquake in Canterbury, changes were made to the start date of the course!

  3. An example of weekly work Students complete a variety of tasks/ readings/ reflections each week

  4. Weekly sessions- extension material Each week additional material is also included- this is optional material

  5. Scaffolding for students The course maps enable students to plan their semesters of study and make arrangements for the teaching period well ahead of time

  6. Scaffolding for students This material is available from the start of the course to enable those who like to understand the ‘big picture’ to read ahead.

  7. Scaffolding for students

  8. Student teaching sites in the LMS Some students choose to use the LMS of their institutions, or web-based environments if this suits their situation better.

  9. Site design support for students

  10. Collaboration: Blogs/Journals Collaboration is a key component of the course. Students share their investigations/ reflections/ resources with the whole community and in doing so extend the community members understandings of online and blended learning across a variety of educational contexts

  11. Collaboration: Wiki Students co-construct their literature reviews in the first semester. For some this is the first time they have used a wiki to work in this way

  12. Formative feedback from students Student feedback has proven to be a valuable thread in the course

  13. Student formative feedback

  14. Online assessment Online assessment leads to easy management of assessment material, feedback and results

  15. Student resources Students also access material via the university library databases

  16. Student resources Students enjoy exploring the wide range of tools identified by other students and regularly add to the list

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