EDLD+5368+Instructional+Design

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Week 5 Reflection:
Knowing how to design and implement online learning has so many benefits. Teachers will be able to create courses with the digital natives in mind and provide opportunities to students who would not be able to attend traditional classes by “ expanding the range of courses available to students, especially in small, rural or inner-city schools, beyond what a single school can offer” (North American Council for Online Learning, 2006). Moving in the direction of online learning will also help teachers become Target Tech on the Texas Teacher STaR Chart. I knew that online learning was part of the Texas Teacher STaR chart, but after really looking through the STaR chart I was surprised to see how it was mentioned at all levels. EP6. Teacher has taken professional development on the use of web-based or online learning. TL6. Teacher has created more than two online lessons that include TEKS aligned content such as explanations, examples, links to online resources, additional activities; class communicates and interacts online. EP6. Teacher has taken professional development on the way classroom content can be adapted from web-based content or for online delivery. TL6 Teacher has created many online lessons that include TEKS aligned content such as explanations, examples, links to online resources, and additional activities; class communicates and interacts online. EP6. Teacher has taken professional development on how to create web-based lessons or how to teach online. TL6. Teacher has integrated into curriculum TEKS-aligned online lessons that include class content such as explanations, examples, links to online resources, enrichment, and reinforcement; class is communicating and interacting online. EP6. Teacher has taken professional development on how to create and integrate web-based lessons using TEKS-based content, resources, and learning activities that support learning objectives; or, has taken professional development to create and teach online. I do not think that I will use the course that I designed through Schoology as it is right now. I may take part of my course and make it available to teachers through a conference in our email system. Our teachers currently have access to a variety of email conferences where they can ask for support and share lesson ideas. I am planning on implementing some online staff development for teachers using Elluminate. I will also be assisting others in my department with some instructional videos and online training sessions over our new Student Information System that includes new attendance and gradebook areas. I hope to be able to get some of this started this summer or early next school year. As funny as it sounds, I think online learning for how to design an online course has been rather challenging! Since any sessions I would create would be technology based, I wonder how to go about solving all of the technical issues that arise during a hands-on fact-to-face training session. I also question how to go about addressing all the types of learning styles through an online course. I think that as I move forward with planning online and face-to-face trainings I will be able to take the general idea of Backward Design and implement them into my sessions. I definitely see our district and department moving forward with online learning. Our partnership with TXVSN is growing each semester and staff development requirements exceed the number of hours that teachers have available right after school for training.
 * Taken from the TX STaR Chart **
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 * Texas Education Agency. //Texas teacher star chart//. Retrieved from [] **
 * North American Council for Online Learning (2006). //National standards of quality for online learning.// Retrieved on March 18, 2010, at http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/NACOL%20Standars%20Quality%20Online%20Courses%202007.pdf**