Monday, June 30, 2008
1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Abstract:
Established and emerging technologies have become some of the most powerful tools available in Web-based instruction. They facilitate teaching and learning, stimulate new ideas about the educational process, and force instructors to challenge the way they teach and learn. But how should they select such tool(s) and technologies and how do they effectively implement them in a Web-based environment? Most importantly, how do they ensure that pedagogy, not technology, is driving the selection and the implementation? The participants will be lead through a series of mini presentations, discussions, and hands-on activities that will enable them to identify the tools and technologies that work best for them and their institutions to ultimately develop their own, successful Web-based course. Other tools and technologies discussed will include: learning management systems, synchronous and asynchronous tools, podcasting, blogs, wikis, HTML editors, accessibility tools.
Objectives:
Overarching goal:
Provide instructors and instructional designers with tools and techniques to effectively design Web-based instruction that efficiently integrates established and emerging Web-based technologies
Objectives:
Identify elements of effective instructional design and apply them to designing Web-based instruction
Identify, compare, and contrast different forms of Web-based instruction and select the one that best meets identified instructional objectives
Identify, compare, and contrast different teaching and learning tools and select the one(s) that best support(s) identified instructional objectives
Identify, compare, and contrast different emerging technologies and select the one(s) that best support(s) identified instructional objectives
Develop user interface, template, and standards critical to successful implementation of Web-based instruction
Develop an effective evaluation process
Apply the tools discussed in hands-on activities
Outline:
1 – Introduction
-Overview
-Technology and the changing role of the instructor
2 – Design Tools
-What are some of the most commonly used instructional design models?
-What should you consider in your design?
oTeaching style(s)
oLearning style(s)
oInstructor presence
oSocial presence
-What makes an effective syllabus?
-What is a design brief and why should you use it?
-What are some best practices?
3 – Teaching and Learning Tools
-What are some of the teaching and learning tools most commonly used in Web-based instruction?
-What are wikis, blogs and podcasts?
-How do you select the right teaching and learning tool(s)?
-What are some best practices?
4 – Development Tools
-What are some commonly used development tools?
-How do you select the right development tool(s)?
-What are some best practices?
5 – Critical Tools
-What tools can help you make your Web-based instruction compliant?
-What should you know about copyright issues?
-What are some best practices?
6 – Evaluation Tools
-What five critical questions should you always ask?
-What are some useful tips you could benefit from?
-What are some best practices?
Prerequisites:
None
Intended Experience Level:
Beginner
Instructor Qualifications:
Marie-Pierre Huguet is currently a doctoral candidate in Curriculum and Instruction at University at Albany. An award-winning instructional designer, she has been designing face-2-face, CD-ROM, and Web based instruction or training for over a decade, working for educational institutions and corporations, in Europe and the USA. Throughout her career as an instructional designer, she has been delivering numerous workshops and tutorials on a wide variety of instructional design issues, focusing on instructional design and the changing role of the instructor, as well as attended and presented at numerous national and international conferences. She is currently working as a course developer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, providing instructional design support to faculty who are assigned to teach Web-based distance courses or choose to integrate Web-based applications an emerging technologies in their face-to-face instruction. She is also responsible for designing and leading workshops and training for faculty and support staff. Homepage: http://www.rpi.edu/coursedevelopers/MPH.htm