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Belinda Boon, KSU School of Library & Information Science
BEST PRACTICES FOR ONLINE TEACHING Guidelines for SLIS Instructors GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS 1. USE THE SLIS COURSE TEMPLATE IN BLACKBOARD LEARN (BBL) FOR COURSE DESIGN AND TEACHING Contact the Instructional Design (ID) staff to set this up o Ben Hollis (
[email protected]) or Kristen Chorba (
[email protected]) 2. DEVELOP ASSIGNMENTS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES THAT ALIGN WITH STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES VIDEO: Developing Learning Outcomes Learning Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, and abilities that students have attained as a result of their involvement in a particular set of educational experiences. 3. RECORD LECTURES USING VIDEO AND AUDIO Instructions available at the OCDE Online Teaching Resource Library 4. INCLUDE EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS FOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS IN THE SYLLABUS AND IN THE BBL COURSE MODULES
5. SET CLASS NORMS AND NETIQUETTE EXPECTATIONS 6. GO “OUTSIDE THE ASSIGNMENT BOX” TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE LEARNING WITH YOUR STUDENTS
EX: use wiki spaces for collaborative activities
7. ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN LEARNING EX: allow students to teach some of the course topics EX: include a student cover sheet for written assignment
-1NOTE: The content of this handout was developed using the Community of Inquiry model defined by Taft (2011), Anderson et al. (2001), Garrison et al. (2000), Brook and Oliver (2003), and Fish and Wickersham (2009).
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ESTABLISHING A TEACHING PRESENCE VIDEO: Creating Presence and Community in the Online Classroom Establishing a presence as the instructor of an online course means using effective course development and design, such as providing a clear and specific syllabus, and asserting intellectual leadership to facilitate student learning. Students should feel like they’re being taught!
RECOMMENDED COURSE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES: Online Tools to Use* - consult with the Instructional Designers (Ben & Kristen) to help match tools to outcomes, goals & activities
WHAT TO DO Offer synchronous online office hours to support student learning and knowledge development Engage in personal communication with students, individually or as a group
Provide recorded lectures and assignment explanations
Provide direct (synchronous instruction)
ONLINE TOOLS TO USE* Collaborate (Blackboard Learn) Skype KSU Google Hangouts
Email greetings Posted or recorded welcome messages (audio or audio+video) Post announcements on the BBL course page
BBL or KSU email Blackboard Video Tool Other lecture capture software (e.g. Camtasia, Mediasite)
Audio + video (highly recommended) Audio only (at minimum)
Develop seminar or lecture courses Facilitate meetings with students Set up student group work space
Mediasite Audacity (audio only) Screencast-o-matic PowerPoint (with audio) Collaborate (BBL) Google Hangouts
HOW TO DO IT Face-to-face meetings Telephone consultations Online audio/video
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RECOMMENDED FACILITATION ACTIVITES:
WHAT TO DO Interact regularly with students, individually or in groups
Create a positive learning environment to stimulate learning Communicate clear expectations for student work
Assist students in knowledge construction (applying, integrating and synthesizing information)
Diagnose and correct misconceptions by providing direct feedback
Assess students’ learning efficacy*
*The student’s ability to reach goals and complete tasks Provide formative** and/or summative*** feedback on weekly discussions and other assignments
HOW TO DO IT Email Participate in online group discussions Conduct chat sessions with individuals or groups Show respect for students by your conversational tone and word choice Provide explicit instructions in the syllabus and individual course modules Provide detailed assignment sheets in addition to syllabus descriptions Provide handouts and checklists Act as the intellectual leader in discussions Refer students to new information sources Monitor or facilitate weekly discussions Provide individual or group feedback
Contact students who haven’t logged onto the course page within 2 days of the start date Respond to questions within 24 hrs. Communicate with students, individually or in groups Record responses to student comments in your weekly lectures
ONLINE TOOLS TO USE Collaborate (Blackboard Learn) KSU Google Hangouts BBL Discussions
Email BBL Discussions BBL Rubrics
Varying (consult with ID staff for options based on case)
BBL Rubrics BBL Grade Center BBL Assessments BBL Discussions BBL Announcements KSU Email
BBL Rubrics BBL Grade Center BBL Announcements
-3**Formative feedback is usually done “on the fly” to catch and correct deficiencies in students’ understanding of the course content. ***Summative feedback is normally provided at the end of a course to assess the students’ overall ability to meet the course outcomes.
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ESTABLISHING A SOCIAL PRESENCE When both the instructor and the student engage socially and emotionally with each other and the course content they are establishing a social presence. Following are recommended activities to help encourage interactions student interactions with the instructor (Student-Instructor), between students (Student-Student) and between students and the content (Student-Content) RECOMMENDED STUDENT-INSTRUCTOR & STUDENT-STUDENT ACTIVITIES:
WHAT TO DO Introduce yourself and share aspects of your own personality with students
HOW TO DO IT Create an instructor bio Record a welcome video Include photos or videos of yourself in non-work settings
Give students an opportunity to introduce themselves and share aspects of their own personalities
Allow or require student bios Use social networking tools
Give students the opportunity to interview each other
Students conduct individual or group interviews Incorporate “ice breaking” activities Have students work in groups of 1-3 or 4-6
Give students opportunities to complete large- and small-scale projects together
TIP: Maintain the same group memberships for 7-week courses; group members may switch in a 10or15-week course
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TOOLS TO USE Mediasite iSpring, Articulate (PPT + audio) Camtasia (record screen) YouTube mywebcam (record self via webcam) BBL Discussions BBL Blogs YouTube mywebcam Collaborate (Blackboard Learn) KSU Google Hangouts BBL Discussions BBL Groups KSU Google Docs Collaborate (Blackboard Learn) KSU Google Hangouts BBL Discussions KSU Presenter
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RECOMMENDED STUDENT-CONTENT ACTIVITIES:
WHAT TO DO Provide practice options such as worksheets, hands-on activities and exercises Incorporate case studies in your classes
Use annotated bibliographies
Develop formal student assessments
Demonstrate activities
HOW TO DO IT Worksheets Hands-on activities Exercises
Have students write summaries Have students discuss in groups
Provide them as handouts Have students develop their own
Develop quizzes, tests, exams Develop critiques for student presentations Record video lectures Create screencast tutorials
Provide interactive study guides
Include hyperlinked resources
Facilitate field trips
On-site or virtual (e.g. video tours)
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TOOLS TO USE BBL Assignments, Assessments, Journals, Discussions KSU Google Docs BBL Assignments, Assessments, Journals, Discussions KSU Google Docs BBL Assignments, Assessments, Journals, Discussions KSU Google Docs BBL Assignments, Assessments, Journals, Discussions KSU Google Docs Mediasite iSpring, Articulate (PPT + audio) Camtasia (record screen) YouTube mywebcam (record self via webcam) BBL Items BBL Links Mediasite iSpring, Articulate (PPT + audio) Camtasia (record screen) YouTube mywebcam (record self via webcam)
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Guest interviews (live or recorded) NOTE: Either students or the instructor may arrange for guest speakers
Allow students to ask questions during or after the presentation (e.g. Mediasite, email, discussion boards on BBL) Require students to provide written or oral feedback (e.g. discussion posts or videos) Interview a guest speaker (optional: prepare and send questions to the speaker in advance) Allow students to be guest speakers to share their expertise Allow individual or small groups of students to interview the guest speaker
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BBL Assignments, Assessments, Journals, Discussions KSU Google Docs
Collaborate (Blackboard Learn) KSU Google Hangouts Mediasite iSpring, Articulate (PPT + audio) Camtasia (record screen) YouTube mywebcam (record self via webcam)