powerpoint presentation on online courses
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Online CoursesOverview
“Anyone can now learn anything from anyone at anytime.” -- Curtis Bonk, in his book
The World is Open.
“any time, any place, any path, any pace” - slogan of Florida Virtual School
“School is where you are”
- slogan of a PA public
cyber school
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES CONSIDERATIONS LEADING TOOLS OPEN SOURCE TOOLS EXAMPLES RESOURCES
Objectives
DEFINITIONS TYPES OF ONLINE COURSES HISTORY
Background Information
DEFINITIONS
Asynchronous vs. Synchronous
Courses vs. Tutorials
Brick and Mortar (b+m)
Blended Course
TYPES OF ONLINE COURSES
Background Information
D E F I N I T I O N S T Y P E S O F O N L I N E C O U R S E S
Free vs. Cost
Academic
Youth and Adult
Business (required)
Personal Development / Lifelong Learning (optional) H I ST O RY
Background Information
DEFINITIONS TYPES OF ONLINE COURSES
Free vs. Cost
Academic
K-12 and college
A la carte and full curriculums
Public and private
Background Information
History of Online Learning
Advantages & Disadvantages
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Advantages
Time
Consistency
Accessibility
Location
Cost
Advantages
Photo by Michael Surran
Pre-AlgebraAlgebra I
Pre-Calculus
Remedial Math
Learning
Can Be
Self-Paced
Potential Disadvantages
Limited Teacher
Interaction
< Social
Learning
Equipmentcomputer, dial-up
vs. high-speed
Cheatingis it really an issue?
Topic fit?
Mental Disconnec
tLack of
motivation
ConsiderationsWhen designing or selecting an online course
Handout
Leading Tools
Adobe Flash
Articulate Studio
Adobe e-Learning Suite
Open Source Software
Claroline
eFront
OLAT
And some freebies . . .
MOODLE EXAMPLE
Teacher-written
10 th grade Lesson
Example #1
FLASH EXAMPLE
K12, Inc.
6 th Grade History Lesson
Example #2
ADDITIONAL
EXAMPLES
Study: Online Education Continues Its Meteoric GrowthBy Jeff Greer Posted January 26, 2010
“Online college education is expanding—rapidly. More than 4.6 million college students were taking at least one online course at the start of the 2008-2009 school year. That's more than 1 in 4 college students, and it's a
17 percent increase from 2007. ”“At last count, there were more than 1 million enrollments in K-12 online schools in the United States. And according to recent research, the number of students taking courses online will jump to more than 10 million in the next five years.”
-- David Nagel, 10/29/2009
WHAT’S NEXT ?
photo by Sean Mcgrath
Photo Credits
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http://www.freeclipartnow.com/society/law/
Students in GHCA’s computer lab, photo taken by Michael Surran. http://www.flickr.com/photos/extraketchup/748443511/
Doctors http://www.flickr.com/photos/interplast/55767480/
Pottery http://www.flickr.com/photos/deepchi/4234470878/
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