This online course module was originally created by Rick Lumadue, Assistant Professor at Texas A & M for his EDU 510 students. He then shared the course in its entirety for remix or reuse via Creative Commons licensing.
Both overall and daily course goals and objectives are included and cover topics involving using web 2.0 technologies for instruction in the online classroom.
The course itself is a template for an online course and includes seven days of learning activities and the schedule for the activities, rubrics for the overall course grading and for individual activities, and narrated video lectures.
Type of Material:
Course Module
Recommended Uses:
This online course can be implemented as is for users of the Moodle learning management system or could easily be modified for another LMS as it is shared under the Creative Commons license “Share Alike”. Teachers who want to create an online, hybrid or web-enhanced course of their own, could take the course on their own and tweak the materials provided to suit their purposes.
This material could be used as a training tool to assist teachers in constructing an online course and as an outline guide to help faculty move their courses online.
Technical Requirements:
The website is created using MERLOT Content Builder so it functions well within all major browsers.
A flash player plug-in will be required in order to view the videos.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The objectives stated by the author are:
This course provides an overview of instructional technologies that may be integrated into teaching educational content in a digital format.
Students will create an Online Course Shell to develop their skills in building learning materials to be integrated for online delivery.
Students will learn how Web 2.0 technologies are impacting education.
Students will analyze some innovative ways to integrate Web 2.0 technologies for education. A description of the paradox of utilizing technology for education will be given.
Innovative examples of integrating Web 2.0 Technology for education will also be examined.
Basic computer skills and some knowledge of web technologies would be helpful plus the user would be involved in education in some way.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
The videos provide the student with the opportunity to replay lecture material over and over when necessary in order to understand the information provided. The online class model is valid and includes graded discussions. This is a good model for faculty to follow.
Concerns:
The videos are rather long (over 15 minutes) so the user may lose focus. Chunks of information in 5-10 minutes might be more user friendly. Also if another teacher wanted to use the course videos they would have to provide a transcript for the content in order for their course to be ADA compliant. The videos are not closed captioned. While they can be viewed on YouTube, the YouTube CC is not edited. This is now being required by ADA and we need to model this when we train faculty.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
This course can almost be used as is with very little editing. The course goals and objectives and the daily objectives are clearly stated and include an easy to follow schedule of assignments with excellent rubrics. The design model can be replicated and used with any Learning Management System.
Concerns:
The material is focused on creating a Moodle course but the principles are valid for any course. Moodle is used because students can create a free shell but Blackboard, a competitor, has this option also. Obviously, a trainer who used this model could revise that requirement.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
Easy to use. This is a template. Instructional designers can work with faculty to add enhancements like graphics and links, depending on which Learning Management System they use.
Concerns:
None
Creative Commons:
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