I posted comments on
Laurie's blog: www.lkortecc.blogspot.com
and
Richard's blog: www.walden7105.blogspot.com
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Module 5
Last year, I convinced my school to let me create my first online course on podcasting/vodcasting for building professional development. The idea was that teachers would take three levels of the course 1. integrating an already found podcast or vodcast into their classes (I spent HOURS finding podcast and vodcasts that aligned with what every teacher was teaching that time of year in my school) 2. teachers would find their own podcast or vodcast online and integrate it into their class and 3. Teachers and students would create their own podcast or vodcast and integrate it into their own classes. Sad to report that the Principal stopped the course after level one because so many teachers had trouble enrolling in the Moodle course...let alone participating in it. I tried to help as many as I could but I started to realize that they did not want my help per se...they wanted me to do the work for them. I spent a lot of time reflecting on this project and I have analyzed the mistakes that might have caused its demise. After studying the ARCS, I have realized that there are some very simple steps that I could have taken to make this work.
In regards to teachers that have never had an online course before, I may not have had their attention. I am thinking that a blended course might have been more appropriate. Starting the course off in person and setting the staff up for the projects and expectation f2f might have yielded a better response. I think that I worked really hard to make sure that relevance was a part of this project. I think that I could have instilled more confidence in my teachers and help them build confidence in the feedback that I give...in retrospect I might set up more discussion boards were I can offer more guidance and reinforcement to help the teachers be more confident. If I were to incorporate all the steps above, I am sure that teachers and I would have felt the satisfaction of a job well done!
Driscoll, M. P. (2005). Psychology of learning for instruction (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
In regards to teachers that have never had an online course before, I may not have had their attention. I am thinking that a blended course might have been more appropriate. Starting the course off in person and setting the staff up for the projects and expectation f2f might have yielded a better response. I think that I worked really hard to make sure that relevance was a part of this project. I think that I could have instilled more confidence in my teachers and help them build confidence in the feedback that I give...in retrospect I might set up more discussion boards were I can offer more guidance and reinforcement to help the teachers be more confident. If I were to incorporate all the steps above, I am sure that teachers and I would have felt the satisfaction of a job well done!
Driscoll, M. P. (2005). Psychology of learning for instruction (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
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