The basics of teaching online - MoodlemootAU 2016 - Michael Roberts

The Basics of
Teaching Online
Mr Michael Roberts
Learning Designer
Teaching and Learning Support
University of New England
Armidale NSW 2351
MoodleMootAU 2016

From the classroom to online
 The aim is not to change how teachers are teaching,
but to adapt what they know and apply it in a new
environment
 Encourage teachings to trust in their own knowledge
and ability
 Guidance and reassurance

The Basics
 Focus on the lessons
 All the teacher has to do is take their teaching plan, modify it
slightly and hand it to their students.
 Classroom
 teacher guides the students through the lesson
 Online
 the modified lesson plan guides the students
through the lesson

The Basics – lesson components
Ask the teacher
 What resources would they use in the lesson
 Video, audio, text, image, website, activity,
 Identify key predicates to direct students,
 Read abc, do xyz, discuss this, watch that, listen to….
 (optional) Identify icons for each predicate and add the icon
piror to the use of the predicate
Me & teacher
 List the moodle resources that would be used
 Page, Forum, Quiz, Assignment

Basics – Building Lesson online
 Take the objectives from your lesson plan and add them
to the top of the page
 Provide a brief summary of what the lesson will cover
 lesson
 Introduce students to learning material,
 Provide learning material/resources
 Expand on the material
 Follow with related activity & repeat
 Close lesson:
 Invite students to discuss lesson and ask questions
in a forum, or provide them with study questions
 List optional readings or additional tasks.
 Include bibliography of citations (cite how you want your student’s to cite)

 lesson
 Introduce students to learning material,
 Provide learning material/resources
 Expand on the material
 Follow with related activity & repeat
Reading
 Introduction to reading
 Read page 1-23 of xyz, provide link to e-version if possible
 Expansion on reading – add key elements not covered by
reading,
 Encourage discussion in forum, or invite students to
answer study question
 Video (3-5 mins, max 10min)
 Introduction to video
 Watch this video
 Embed video in page or provide link
 Expand on video
 Discuss / answer questions
Basics – Building Lesson online

Basics Do & Don’ts – Discussion
forums
 Need to be used with care
 Avoid discussion questions that require a precise answer (save
these for formative activities such as non-assessable quizzes).
 Note that some students will work ahead of the class
 Centre question on ‘in their experience’ or ‘think of an example that
demonstrates’
 Use a forum or discussion tools you have control of (moderation,
ability to add links back to current lesson)

Basics Do & Don’ts – linking to
external resources
 Present what a students needs to know before directing them to a
resource
 Don’t link to the resource when you first mention the resource
 Open the link in a new window or tab
 if the links are opened in a new tab or window, then the
student’s notes will still be present after they follow the link
 Give meaningful names to your links,
 don’t just use ‘click here’ as the link name

Basics Do & Don’ts – Lecture
Recordings
 Think of your lectures as meaningful chunks that can be divided up by
yourself or a media technician
 Why?
 Presenting a lecture in multiple parts is convenient for students who
study while:
 Commuting on a bus or train,
 during their morning tea/lunch break
 after the kids have gone to bed,
 when they have the time
 supportive of full-time and part-time students
 Allows for reuse & embed of recordings in future iterations of subject
 Added clarity an existing point,
 Expands on areas where student’s have trouble
 Include with assignment feedback

Basics Do & Don’ts – Assessments
 Quizzes
 Useful for formative activities
 Study questions that have precise answers (auto-marking)
 Assignments
 If new to teaching online, the keep assignments as they are, except
 Mark assignments out of their weights
 If the assessment is worth 30% of the total mark, then mark
the assignment out of 30.
 Explore electronic marking
 Adobe Reader DC (free) – Mac & PC - allows annotation of
PDF, highlight and strike out of text, attachment of files and
attach audio feedback
 GradeMark (paid) online marking and annotation (integrates
with Moodle)

Basics – In Summary
 When moving online
 Let students know that to expect from the lesson notes
 Provide information about a resource before presenting
them the resource/activity
 Present resource/activity
 Give students additional material to support the
resource/activity
 Give students opportunities to test their knowledge of the
resource/activity
 Student centered discussions forums
 Quizzes - formative feedback
 repeat for each resource/activity
 Close lesson – invite students to discuss lesson

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