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USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas. ONLINE TRAINING 101.
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USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas ONLINE TRAINING 101
USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas WHO? • American Bar Assn • American Medical Assn • Boy Scouts of America • YMCA of the USA • American Institute of Certified Public Accounts • Dennis White • [Many other organizations, YEOs & Rotarians]
USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (CMS) • Blackboard (Commercial) • WebCT (Commercial) • Moodle (Open source) • Proprietary CMS
Create HTML content Upload/download documents Upload/download multimedia Online discussions Online chat Student submission of papers, essays, projects Glossary Online grading Online quizzes/tests USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas BASIC CMS FEATURES
USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas MOODLE • (n)Modular Object Oriented Development Learning Environment • (v)To let the mind or body wonder and do something creative but without particular purpose
USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas WHAT REALLY IS MOODLE?? TAKE US TO MOODLE! (note:click on the link above & log in as a ‘guest’)
USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas
No direct student contact Time lag to answer ???s Different learning styles Handouts need to be downloaded & printed Convenient Inexpensive Worldwide Can use multi-media USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas DISADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES
USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas WHO IN YOUTH EXCHANGE? Your Thoughts?? [Here we had a brainstorming session on who in RYE could benefit from on-line learning. Suggestions were:
USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas • What training to offer? • What level for each class (target audience)? • What is the content of the class? • Lesson modules (or chapters) • Testing POLICY ISSUES – 1 of 2
USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas • Tracking student progress • Reporting to District upon completion • Who can take the online classes? • Who sets these policies? • Where does the funding come from? POLICY ISSUES – 2 of 2
USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas • Create our own program • Use existing program • What server will “host” • Who will set technical policies • Who will be site administrator TECHNICAL ISSUES
USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas • Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) (Reno, NV) offer to host • Own domain name • No charge or minimal charge • Technical Site administrator provided by TMCC MOODLE HOSTING
USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas PRIORITIZE What do we do next? The question that we discussed was; if you have to choose 3 ‘classes’ to start with, what 3? The Consensus was (all equal ranked) Host Family training Club Counselor training Club YEO training
USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas • Geographically large districts • Not getting all counselors to orientations • Not getting all host families to orientations • Being “forced” to orient all STE & NGE • ……….. [YOU fill in the blank] IMAGINE!
USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas NOW IMAGINE! • On-line training for all RI Certifications • On-line training State Dept Certifications • Letting host family & counselor do training at their convenience • Everyone having the same basic training
USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas IMAGINE! On-Line Training
USA Canada YE Network Conference March 9-11, 2006 Houston, Texas