Courses are completely online; no travel to campus required. 8-Week Online CoursesRecommended Course Sequence
EDUC 760 E-Learning for Educators two start date options: February 8, 2010 or March 22, 2010
EDUC 762 Assessment in E-Learning Begins January 11, 2010
EDUC 763 Instructional Design for E-Learning Begins February 1, 2010
EDUC 761 Creating Collaborative Communities in E-Learning Begins January 25, 2010
EDUC 764 E-Learning Practicum (Prerequisite: Completion of EDUC 760, 761, 762, 763 and Consent of Instructor)
For more information, visit http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/elearningcertificate.html You may enroll in any single course for professional development or complete all four courses and the practicum to receive the Certificate in E-Learning and Online Teaching.
Plan for at least 5 hours of instruction (about an hour a day). It will be easy to put in more time than that. We hope you’ll find the information so interesting that the time will fly by.
Do I have to login at a specific time each day?
The course is completely time shifted. It’s designed so that participants can enter the online classroom 24/7 and still interact. This let’s you fit the class to your schedule. We’ll go Monday – Friday, with the following Saturday to wrap things up.
What will I learn how to do?
Create a Google account
Upload documents to Google docs
Share a Google document with a colleague
View the revision history of a shared document (a wiki like function of Gdocs)
Publish a shared document as a web page that automatically updates when the source document is edited.
We also have an optional independent study module on how to use Google Docs offline.
How is this course taught?
Instruction includes the use of illustrated webpages and video. Additionally Dennis O’Connor will be facilitating this class. (Dennis is a highly trained online teacher.) There are discussion forums where participants can share ideas. The instructor will also be monitoring the class for questions and be available for trouble shooting help.
What about teaching resources?
You will find many resources with ideas for teachers and librarians interested in using Google Docs in the classroom.
How long will I have access to this course?
The course remains open to you for at least three months so you can continue study and have access to the resources.
How do I register?
First establish an account on http://21cif.mrooms.net. Note the graphic on the course home page. (Each person taking the class should create their own account.)
Next login using your established username and password.
Click into the Gdocs online classroom.(Found in the Information Fluency Category.)
When you first enter you’ll be presented with a PayPal registration page.
Click through to pay for the class by credit card.
You do not need a Pay Pal account to use this secure system. (We do not store your credit card information.)
Once you have paid you’ll be returned to the Gdocs class.
Carl Heine is developing a series of online learning games to teach elementary students the essentials of search. We’re looking for feedback and suggestions as we begin the development cycle.
Anyone who works for an educational institution will recognize this large scale explanation of the tension between old style organizations and the new model of Internet bred collaboration.
The examples here should be familiar to you. What’s intriguing is that this TED talk took place 3 years ago and is fresh and on point right now. Shirky predicts a revolution based on free collaborative technologies that will lead to 50 years of chaos in communications communities. Based on what I saw at NECC 2008, the ideas are just beginning to trickle into institutionalized learning & we need a little chaos to break the logjam that is clogging innovation in education.
In this prescient 2005 talk, Clay Shirky shows how closed groups and companies will give way to looser networks where small contributors have big roles…
I’d like to share a wiki I created as part of a presentation I gave for D2L at NECC in San Antonio last week. Bottom line: The Virtual Classroom is a Web 2.0 Tool.
Generation Yes was a great idea in the last century. It’s a great program in the 21st Century. Check it out! ~ Dennis
Great news! Establish a GenYES program now and never spend another penny to keep it going.
Announcing GenYES 2.0, an all new update to be released Fall 2008.
GenYES 2.0 teaches students to support YOUR teachers, staff, and
administrators with technology — anytime, any technology, any grade level.
GenYES empowers digital age students to take charge of their own learning
and solve real problems facing today’s schools as they help teachers
integrate technology into classrooms. Twelve years of research results
demonstrate that GenYES students increase the use of technology school-wide.
GenYES 2.0 has even more project-based technology curriculum units with
relevant, interesting lessons and activities. New online tools provide your
students and teachers with the most innovative Web 2.0 project management
tools and a student tech support help desk. And we provide intensive
step-by-step support to make GenYES 2.0 your best technology integration
tool.
The biggest news of all is that we are taking the radical step of changing
GenYES from an annual license to a purchase once, use forever license.
At Generation YES, we like radical ideas.
It’s a radical idea to put students in the forefront of making technology
integration happen. But, it works in thousands of GenYES schools around the
world.
It’s a radical idea to put students in charge of mentoring every middle
school student as they become technology literate. And yet, that’s exactly
what TechYES students do every day.
Simply put, Generation YES is about radical ideas that work. Now, it’s a
radical idea you can afford.
But that’s not all.
Our new TechYES Science program ensures all middle school students are
certified as technology literate – in existing science classes. TechYES
Science combines science projects with technology literacy to meet the
urgent call for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education
that engages students.
Free fully featured social networking environments right out of the box. NING.com is one hot property in education at the moment. Quite the buzz. Here’s some background:
Bad News for Blackboard, Good News for Moodle at e-LiterateThere is a Change in CMS preference at Jr. College level. This blog post provides a strong overview of a shifting market. This is a must read for anyone contemplating a CMS change. As Moodle rapidly gains market share (and Blackboard looses it, perhaps in part by their claim to own online learning technology) the time is ripe for some strategic thinking. Comparing seat costs between the major players one will quickly see that IF Moodle came with a hosting support package that rivaled the likes of Blackbaord, D2L, & eCollege the cost of Moodle (open source free code) makes it a safe choice for decision makers. For those looking for hosted support (from single teacher installations to commercial level accounts with hundreds of thousands of user look to Moodlerooms.org. Enough said. (For Now!)(tags: moodlecmsBlackboard)
This site will be useful for educators interested in knowing where other school districts/states are undertaking one-to-one initiatives, as well as background information, news, announcements and research about one-to-one teaching and learning programs fo
The following is a series of answers often provided to support 1:1 computing and suggestions for how the same leader might inspire the hearts and minds of teachers, parents and community members.
There are many suggestions and links to supportive research regarding 1:1 initiatives and laptop learning for K–12 eudcation listed in this section of Apple’s website.
If your school has a one-to-one laptop computing program using Apple technologies, or if you at least have a portable laptop cart with a plan to one day extend the program, we welcome you to partner with us
Free Atomic Learning Videos: Google DocsProvides an overview of basic googledoc info. Short video clips provide a series of video how to tutorials. Atomic learning format downloads quickly and has adequate resolution. Well done free set of ‘teasers’(tags: googledocsvideo)
Goal One: Develop Students’ 21st Century and Digital Media Skills
Goal Two: Increase Student Achievement in Core Subject Areas
Goal Three: To Create New and Exciting High-Quality Options for Students and Parents across the Chicago Public Schools
I’m spelunking in the ISTE Learning & Leading data base of previous articles. You have to be a memeber to access past issues and this resource alone more than justifies the cost of a years sub. Go see for yourself! Join ISTE and connect with a community of teachers making a difference.
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