Reflect on your experiences with your students. Think of a situation in which online education may have been a preferable option for one of your special needs students or a student with an extenuating circumstance. If you do not have an example of…
Continue ReadingReflect on the types of plans presented in this lesson and the best practices for writing individualized plans for the online environment Review and compare the two sample individualized student plans provided. Both sample plans are written for the same student. Keeping in…
Continue ReadingReflect: Consider the general best practices and specific strategies presented in this lesson. Choose two of the student scenarios below. First, identify at least two difficulties each student may be experiencing in their online class. Then, discuss two best practices or specific strategies that might be helpful to each student. …
Continue ReadingConsolidate the information about open and commercial LMS presented in this lesson. Select your favorite LMS. Which LMS is best? I have used Pearson, Moodle and BlackBoard. I’m most fluent with BlackBoard and have used it as an educator and student. I…
Continue ReadingExplore: Research trends in digital learning and select the trend that will make the most impact on digital learning over the next five years. Which trend did you select? Emerging technology will continue to improve all aspects of digital learning.…
Continue ReadingExplore: Select one of the synchronous vendor applications listed in this lesson. Try-out the application. Think about how you would use this application to host a live lesson with students. What synchronous vendor application/tool did you select? Although familiar with Blackboard…
Continue ReadingExplore: Consider the role of teacher, facilitator, course developer, instructional administrator and LMS administrator. Explore the various roles and responsibilities within the online learning community. Create: Using the information from this lesson, create a digital resource that highlights the various roles…
Continue ReadingConsider the following standards: (from iNACOL, the International Association for Online Learning, publishes Standards for Quality Online Teaching) Standard B: The online teacher understands and is able to use a range of technologies, both existing and emerging, that effectively support student learning and…
Continue ReadingIdentify the major tool categories in Learning Management Systems. What are the most relevant features offered within an LMS? The following are important features of an LMS: ease of use, content management, support for mobile learning, testing and assessment, support…
Continue ReadingWhat are the options for grade reporting? Each LMS has options for grade reporting. Those may include completion status bars or notifications after an online assessments or quizzes or progress reports that can be customized. Some LMS have statistic pages…
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