Have you ever went over something a thousand times to check and make sure there are no mistakes? Sometimes it just seems like you always overlook one thing at least. Many have entire departments dedicated to quality assurance. These departments are responsible for monitoring and evaluating any different areas to make sure a certain quality is upheld.
Quality assurance even plays and important role in online learning. One important factor that I have recently learned in my studies is the importance of being ADA compliant. I was unaware of this practice until my studying. Every time a video or audio is produced a script must be included with it to be in compliance.
There are many ways to assist you in assuring that your online learning module/documents are put together pretty much flawlessly. There are checklists and rubrics available so that you can readily and consistently check to make sure you have good quality material. These rubrics would consider: content, learner engagement, instructional design, accessibility and web design.
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Just a Little More Time in a Day Please!!!
This week has not been as busy as the previous week, but I still had to make somewhat of a to do list. Though it was a mental to do list I think it still counts. :-)
I am grateful that the official school year ends in 2 days. This time in 48 hours I will be officially on Summer Break, KINDA! I am teaching summer school for the first time ever, so wish me luck. No sleeping in all day just yet!
Now on to this week's Advanced E-Learning Strategies Class. This week's topic of discussion is Implementing Instructional Content and Media for online learning. With a group project we are currently engaged in I was able to experience this somewhat firsthand. In research and a little bit of my own experience as an online student of this topic I have noticed a few things.
One thing in particular that sticks in my mind is the idea that technology integration is very critical. Due to the fact that online students do not meet face to face and typically pace their own learning it is important that the technology used is very engaging. In my experience having mid week discussion posts and other engaging assignments proved to be effective in not "boring" me.
In the last few years the integration of web 2.0 tools have become very dominant and useful. There are tons of different web 2.0 tools that can be useful to both instructors and students. One web 2.0 tool that I have become very fond of is Google plus hangouts. This free tool is very user friendly and offers many features including, but not limited to, screen share and recording the video session.
Having tools like this readily available, and especially at no cost, seems to keep things exciting.
Enjoy the rest of your week, and I will definitely enjoy mine!
I am grateful that the official school year ends in 2 days. This time in 48 hours I will be officially on Summer Break, KINDA! I am teaching summer school for the first time ever, so wish me luck. No sleeping in all day just yet!
Now on to this week's Advanced E-Learning Strategies Class. This week's topic of discussion is Implementing Instructional Content and Media for online learning. With a group project we are currently engaged in I was able to experience this somewhat firsthand. In research and a little bit of my own experience as an online student of this topic I have noticed a few things.
One thing in particular that sticks in my mind is the idea that technology integration is very critical. Due to the fact that online students do not meet face to face and typically pace their own learning it is important that the technology used is very engaging. In my experience having mid week discussion posts and other engaging assignments proved to be effective in not "boring" me.
In the last few years the integration of web 2.0 tools have become very dominant and useful. There are tons of different web 2.0 tools that can be useful to both instructors and students. One web 2.0 tool that I have become very fond of is Google plus hangouts. This free tool is very user friendly and offers many features including, but not limited to, screen share and recording the video session.
Having tools like this readily available, and especially at no cost, seems to keep things exciting.
Enjoy the rest of your week, and I will definitely enjoy mine!
Sunday, June 2, 2013
End of the School Year for the Tiny Teacher and My Online Class...
Busy, Busy, Busy!!!
I am several days late as you can tell, however, I refuse to go without doing just anything!!! With that determination I must discuss my week!
I have been put on several committees at school, and have had so much going on in the last 10 days!!! The good thing is the school year is almost over, and the flip side is I am teaching Summer School!!! THAT MEANS NO BREAK JUST YET!!! :)
This past week was filled with meetings, end of year planning, field day, awards day, and promotion day planning and a plethora of things going on in my personal life. Enough of that and on to my online class rant for the week.
This week proved to be one of the toughest as far as balancing my schedule with my online learning schedule. It was very difficult for me to keep up this week with everything else that is going on. This is one of the biggest challenges I have found with online learning. However, I am still enjoying this learning process.
This week we are discussing the importance of assessment in online learning. Since learning is not face to face and you can not see the students to give summative assessments really I think it is important to have formative assessments. I think formative assessments are more beneficial in an online learning setting, because the assessments typically require application of material that is covered in a sometimes unique way.
This is also a way to be able and see how the learners apply what they learn in the class as well.
I am several days late as you can tell, however, I refuse to go without doing just anything!!! With that determination I must discuss my week!
I have been put on several committees at school, and have had so much going on in the last 10 days!!! The good thing is the school year is almost over, and the flip side is I am teaching Summer School!!! THAT MEANS NO BREAK JUST YET!!! :)
This past week was filled with meetings, end of year planning, field day, awards day, and promotion day planning and a plethora of things going on in my personal life. Enough of that and on to my online class rant for the week.
This week proved to be one of the toughest as far as balancing my schedule with my online learning schedule. It was very difficult for me to keep up this week with everything else that is going on. This is one of the biggest challenges I have found with online learning. However, I am still enjoying this learning process.
This week we are discussing the importance of assessment in online learning. Since learning is not face to face and you can not see the students to give summative assessments really I think it is important to have formative assessments. I think formative assessments are more beneficial in an online learning setting, because the assessments typically require application of material that is covered in a sometimes unique way.
This is also a way to be able and see how the learners apply what they learn in the class as well.
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