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Designing a Course Syllabus

The ultimate goal of a well-designed syllabus, therefore, is to inform students about what is expected of them throughout the semester by outlining content, requirements, policies, and due dates.

notes

0:20 - 2:45 Introductions

2:50 - 3:35 Workshop Objectives

Course Syllabus as a roadmap 3:56

Syllabus will be first substantial means of communication with students.

• Easy to read
• Roadmap for the semester
• Primary source of info to guide students for semester.
• Acts as a Teaching Outline

4:53 Purpose of a Course Syllabus

Accessibility and Accomodations

planning your course.

syllabus instructions

reminder: go through and chunk info into smaller concept and their time stamps.

M5 Instructional Strategies

Notes and reflections

What is an instructional strategy?

A set of instructional and learning events appropriate for achieving a learning goal.

An instructional strategy is a bigger picture of how your curriculum should be presented.

Example: Project Based Learning

Producing a PRODUCT

Multiple lessons could be involved and various activities. Then you have multiple lessons with various group or individual activities. Various learning objectives, etc.

Designing Strats for Distance Education.

• Engage learners in active learning experiences.
• Scaffold instruction to develop learner self-reliance.
• Recognize prior learning experiences.
• Facilitate learning as an active instructor.
• Link learning from prior knowledge to new ideas.
• Provide collaborative, respectful and informal setting.
• Provide self-reflection opportunities throughout the learning experience.

Teacher vs. Student Center

Complete Transformation? not quite.

Think of a good combination between teacher-centered to student-centered.

Instructional Strategies

Types of Activities

Learning contracts

Lecture

• most frequently used
• an efficient way of disseminating info.
• laying foundations

Discussions

• interactive, participatory learning
• Asynchronous and synchronous discussions

Types of Tools

Mailing lists

Course LMS

Social Media

Web conferencing

Chat rooms

Small Group Work

Discuss content, share ideas, solve problems.

Less hassle with organizing for larger groups.

Discussion, problem solving activity and role-playing.

Game activities.

Project

Work on special interest topics

Individual or group based

Increased relevance to learner

Actual products

Critique on product is possible

May involve other instructional strategies as well.

Case Study

Requires to draw upon prior knowledge and experience

Need an appropriate real-world situation relevant to learners

Problem based or expert case - the biggest issue is finding a good case study.

Both individual and group-based.

Additional research often needed.

Symposium

Series of presentations and follow-up discussions

2 to 5 people discussing different aspects of the same theme.

Exposure to various experts viewpoints.

Format suitable to webinars (asynchronous & synchronous)

Audience participation through Q&A

A moderator is often needed.

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M5 Successful Online Instruction

Notes

Basic Principles:

View this from various perspectives (ID, Teacher, Student POV)

• Communication with Students
• Collaboration among students
• High Expectations
• Prompt Feedback
• Active learning experiences
• Respecting diversity

structure of instruction

• Organization
• Syllabus facilitationinstructional materials *assessments
• teaching and learning environments + tecvhnologies

Teacher Roles

• elaborating course content
• supervising and moderating discussions
• supervising indiv. and group projects.
• grading assignments and providing feedbacks
• answering all sorts of questions
• helping students manage their study
• motivating students Etc.

Community of Learners

Cultivate a community of learners and possible group of peers that they can rely on for feedback, sharing knowledge, critiques and fruitful interactions. Assessments would need to be criterion-based (rubric) and product-oriented. Environment has to be adaptable and technology-driven.

Management

Communication Very important, specially in fully online. You can create routines, correspondence time, and an open link for gathering around and meeting with the instructor.

Assignments and grading They are useful to check in on progress. There is a debate on fewer vs. many. Have an expectation set in advance, like the use of rubrics. Provide examples or not?

Reflection: For art classes a rubric would be good, but not examples. Examples can cause students to copy the example and you want to encourage them to do it well.

Plagiarism: Teach students about copyright and fair use. Teach students how to cite and provide reference. Provide an institutional policy. Tracing = bad.

Reflection: How big of a concern would plagiarism be in an art class?

Review Other Elements in the textbook.

reflection: Joshua might be fairly good with tech. We need to have some support for future instructors that might take over that class. Provide material for students and instructors on support.

We still have the upcoming course design template and syllabus draft.

No reading check this week. Probably next week as we wait for feedback on all these things.

The course website design plan is due on March 15th, but the Syllabus is probably more difficult.

1.Select one material that you may create for your A&E project and describe what that may be (e.g., type of material, how it is going to be used, why choose that material?). I expect each of you to create at least one material by yourself even if you are working as a team.

2.Select one production or creation tool that allows you to create the material.

• Introduce briefly about the tool.
• Is it easy to create an instructional or learning material?
• How does this tool contribute to designing your material?
• How could this tool be used in your specific context other than creating this material?
• What would you add or omit to enhance this tool?

homework: read chapter 8

Discussion 2-1 pick one async or sync tool from module 4 to test and report on its use.

1. Think about the following questions to post about the tool:

• Introduce briefly about the tool.
• Is it easy to setup and use?
• What are some advantages/disadvantages in terms of its use in online environments?
• How does this tool contribute to building interaction or allowing discussion of content in an education or training setting?
• How does this tool permit the sharing and/or creation of content?
• How could this tool be used in your specific context?
• What would you add or omit to enhance this tool?

Album of Images

Write an analysis when you get some time tomorrow.

Review textbook chapter 4.

model of communication