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NERCOMP EVENT
Instructional Design for Online Learning
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What's the difference between preparing to teach an online course and preparing to teach in a face-to-face setting? A lot! Many who are new to online teaching are surprised at how much planning and writing is involved in advance of the actual course start date.
This hands-on workshop is a series of exercises intended for people who are newcomers to online course development. You will get the most out of this workshop if you come with a course in mind that you want to work on, or one that you are helping develop with faculty.
The workshop exercises orient participants to the ins and outs of online courses, including pedagogical decision-making, design, and authorship. Participants will also learn about frameworks for evaluating and improving the quality of an online course. This workshop is non-technical and software agnostic; we will not focus on the technical process of posting materials within a learning management system. Instead, we will concentrate on instructional design and on identifying the elements of a well designed online course. In addition to preparing participants for the demands of online course development, the workshop itself is a process that technology staff can adapt for use with faculty.
In 2006 workshop leader Gail Matthews-DeNatale received the Exemplary Course Award for "Learning About Learning Online," a six-week blended course that prepares faculty for online teaching. The exemplary course, which is also publicly available online, serves as the framework for this workshop
(http://www.webct.com/exemplary/viewpage?name=exemplary_home_page#2006).
Workshop Organizer/Host: Jason Gorman and Gail Matthews-DeNatale of Simmons College
Date/Time:
Monday, October 29, 2007
9:00am - 3:15pm
Registration begins at 8:00am
Location:
Holloway Commons
75 Main Street
Durham, NH
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Special instructions:
Parking is available in C-lot on Mill Road. Once C-lot is full, people will be directed to Vistors Parking where a shuttle service is available.
Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $76
Non-Members: $176
By clicking on the "Register" button below, you are indicating a commitment to attend and will be held responsible for the registration fee.
Registration is closed for this event.
Your fee can be refunded if you notify us of a cancellation at least 8 days prior to the event via email to nercomp@nercomp.org.
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Additional Information
Event Schedule:
8:00am – 9:00am Registration and Coffee
9:00am – 3:15pm
Workshop Leaders:
Jason Gorman, Instructional Designer, Simmons College
Gail Matthews-DeNatale, Ph.D., Associate Director, Academic Technology, Simmons College
9:00am – 9:45am Putting Learning First: A Warm-Up Exercise
9:45am – 10:30am From Face-to-Face to Online
(See What the “Warm-Up Exercise” Looks Like Online) An Annotated Tour of an Exemplary Online Course
10:30am – 10:45am Break
10:45am – 11:45am Planning Backwards: Setting Goals and Considering Outcomes
The Importance of Rubrics: Clarifying Values and Standards for Quality
11:45am – 12:45pm Lunch
12:45pm – 1:45pm Designing a Session Module
1:45pm – 2:45pm Welcome and Orienting Materials
2:45pm – 3:15pm Debrief
3:15pm End
Speaker:
Gail Matthews-DeNatale
Gail Matthews-DeNatale is Associate Director of Academic Technology at Simmons College. She has fifteen years of experience developing, implementing, and assessing online educational projects. Previously, she served on the education faculty of George Mason University, was Projects Manager for Northeastern University's EdTech Center, and Learning and Technology Specialist at TERC (a Cambridge-based science education non-profit organization).
Speaker:
Jason Gorman
Jason Gorman, Instructional Designer in Academic Technology at Simmons College, works with faculty and staff members to help refine and realize their online ambitions. He has a Masters in Instructional Design from UMass Boston and six years of professional experience both teaching and developing instructional materials for use in a variety of corporate, ESL, and higher education settings. Jason is interested in the use of stories and games for educational purposes. Prior to joining the Simmons team, he worked on online education initiatives at Boston University.
Related Media Files:
GailHandout102907.pdf
Contact Information:
Lisa DiMauro
860-345-2081
ldimauro@nercomp.org
Hotel Information:
Rooms are available at the Holiday Inn Express at 2 Main St in Durham, NH, for $109.95 per night and includes breakfast.
To make reservations contact the Holiday Inn at 603-868-1234 and request the "NERCOMP Room Block". The room block will be released on September 28th.
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