À propos de ce cours : This course will help you ‘up’ your game and develop the advanced level skills and techniques that elude even some of the most experienced virtual teachers. We will examine the pitfalls beginning teachers run into and learn how to overcome them by focusing on the fundamentals that have the greatest impact on student learning in a blended or online environment. Throughout the course, you will be challenged to assess your own skills and apply what you are learning by creating a guide, assignment, or resource that you will be able to use in a class that you teach or hope to teach someday soon. By the end of the course, you will not only have a better understanding of the basics, you will be able to put them together like a pro and empower your future students to be voracious learners who are ready to go out and make the world a better place to live. Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Meet your students' needs and craft a better virtual learning experience for them 2. Set up the learning environment so you get to know your students and they get to know each other 3. Personalize learning by providing feedback using a variety of online tools 5. Identify at-risk students and employ effective strategies for teaching them 6. Compare and contrast online and face-to-face learning communities 7. Apply strategies to make virtual courses more human

Créé par : University of California, Irvine

Enseigné par : Chris Long, Instructor
UC Irvine Extension

Informations de base	Cours 3 de 5 dans Virtual Teacher Specialization
Engagement	2-4 hours/week
Langue	English, Sous-titres : Italian
Comment réussir	Réussissez tous les devoirs notés pour terminer le cours.
Notes des utilisateurs	4.2 étoiles Note moyenne des utilisateurs 4.2Voir ce que disent les étudiants

Programme de cours

SEMAINE 1

Week 1: Handling Direct Instruction

Welcome! This week you will begin by familiarizing yourself with the course. Then, we'll examine the role direct instruction plays in a virtual course. I will clarify what I mean by direct instruction and we will look at ways teachers can use some of the latest video/multimedia tools to 'up' student engagement. By the end of this module, you should have a good idea how you can use technology to meet your students needs and craft a better virtual learning experience for them.

1 vidéo, 3 lectures

Reading: About this Course
Reading: Pre-Course Survey
Vidéo: catch IT: Handling Direct Instruction
Reading: Week 1 Optional Resources

Noté: Quiz 1

SEMAINE 2

Week 2: Passing with Communication and Building Relationships

Welcome to Week 2! In this module, we will focus on what we do as virtual teachers to establish clear and open lines of communication and how we use that to build relationships with our students. In some ways, it’s no different than a traditional face-to-face teacher, but there are also some significant differences. We will look at how to set up the learning environment so you get to know your students, they get to know each other, and everyone has a clear understanding of what's expected of them and the role they play in your course. We will also examine how technology enables us to personalize learning by providing feedback using a variety of online tools.

2 vidéos, 1 lecture

Vidéo: catch IT: Communication & Relationships
Vidéo: up IT: Blackout
Reading: Week 2 Optional Resources

Noté: Quiz 2

SEMAINE 3

Week 3: Swishing Assignments and Assessments

Our goal as teachers is to get our students to take a shot and improve their techniques, so that over time we see their "shooting percentage" go up! In order to do this, we must design assignments and assessments that engage our students and challenge them to think deeper and go further than they have done before. Our focus for this third module is to rethink assignments and assessments. We will explore what motivates students to perform and learn how to implement some powerful instructional strategies using free tools that can be used in nearly any virtual class. By the end of this module, you will have at least two "go to" techniques that will have the virtual nets in your classes swishing with artifacts of meaningful learning. You will also have the opportunity to submit your assignment and evaluate three of your classmates' work.

2 vidéos, 3 lectures

Vidéo: catch IT: Swishing Assignments & Assessments
Vidéo: up IT - PB&J
Reading: Week 3 Optional Resources
Reading: Assignment & Peer Review Instructions
Reading: Option 2: Peer Review QFT Template

Noté: Final Assignment

Noté: Quiz 3

SEMAINE 4

Week 4: Rebounding for At-Risk and Underperforming Students

Your course is underway, the discussion boards are buzzing with activity and your students are working diligently to produce some exceptional work. Watch out! If you are not actively searching for students hanging out on the sidelines or hiding under the bleachers, you may be forfeiting the greatest joy of your career. This week is going to be a little different. We are going to turn our focus to the students who are often lost, ignored, or troubled. We will define who an at-risk student is, examine some effective strategies for teaching students who are at-risk and we will hear from some educators who know how to help them rebound and score.

2 vidéos, 1 lecture

Vidéo: catch IT: Rebounding for At-Risk & Underperforming Students
Vidéo: up IT - Motivate & Move
Reading: Week 4 Optional Resources

Noté: Quiz 4

SEMAINE 5

Week 5: Your Best Defense is a Good Community

Welcome to our final week of class. We will finish our course by going back to one of the basics: Community. How can a virtual teacher build an inclusive and thriving community with their students, parents and other teachers and why is that vital to a successful online learning environment? We will compare the differences and similarities of an online class community and a face-to-face one and focus on strategies to make our virtual courses more human. Enjoy your week and thank you for learning with us!

2 vidéos, 3 lectures

Vidéo: catch IT: Your Best Defense is a Good Community
Vidéo: up IT - One Button to Change the Game
Reading: Week 5 Optional Resources
Reading: Message from UC Irvine Extension
Reading: Post-Course Survey

Noté: Final Quiz

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Notation et examens

Note moyenne 4.2 sur 5 sur 73 notes

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The contents were good, they motivate you to do different things in the virtual classroom and the resources were interesting to apply them for various subjects.

I enjoyed every week. The course is very useful and provides a clear view of the subject. Instructions are easy to understand, and the instructor was superb. Thank you to our instructor Mr. Chris Long.