Preparing Teachers for EDNET Technology

Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
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Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Bloom's Taxonomy combined with Dr. Carla Lanes Instructional Guides to distance learning are a powerful tool that that any distance learning user can use to determine the effectiveness of any particular technology and teaching pedagogy. This four page document has recently been revised from a two-page to a four-page document.

DARK BLUE?
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You're developing e-learning web site or powerpoint presentation and perhaps you think a dark blue background with white text will be great. Will white on dark blue be hard to read, especially for learners with vision issues? Read on for more details about research into vision, presentations and readability...

Developing a Successful Distance Learning Class NEW
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A five-page pdf document that describes the basic essentials of instructional design of a class that is delivered over a technology medium, such as Ednet. There are many good suggestions to consider as well as a list of the Ten Proven Distance Learning Technologies, and a list of Internet resources for the Utah Distance Learning Educator.

Developing a Successful Distance Learning Class - PowerPoint NEW
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11 slide PowerPoint show that accompanies the five-page pdf document listed above by a similar name.

Distance Learnings Top Ten
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A slightly tongue-in-cheek look at Distance Learning's Top Ten Things You Shouldn't Do. This 4 page document does have many good tips and ideas from distance learning teachers out in the "trenches."

Don't Short Instructional Design
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Is your instructional design in a straightjacket? Distance learning educators need to be sensitive to Determining Instructional Strategies and Designing in Interactivities

E Course Evaluation
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You recently got the go-ahead to use Internet- and computer-based training -- but you haven't tested either for user-friendliness. You want to assign some of your staff to evaluate the programs. You need a tandard form. Where do you find evaluation templates?

EDNET Technology Short
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The 1040 EZ FORM for EDNET Set-Up using the AMX pad at an active EDNET Site--with NOTES

Effective Group Presentation Practices
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Two page document on tips and tricks for EDNET teachers. Brief topics of dress, eye contact, presentation, interaction strategies.

Effective Teaching Strategies
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Paper, by noted distance learning educator, Dr. Barry Willis from University of Idaho. Effective teaching at a distance is more the result of preparation than innovation. The distance educator can employ a number of strategies focusing on planning, student understanding, interaction, and teaching to ensure a successfully delivered course. Six pages

Evaluating Online Classes
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The following is a summary of the findings of research reviewed by the writers regarding the evaluation of students in distance education courses. 13 page report by George Miller.

Getting the Most Out of Online Training Integrating Technology
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Integrating the Missing Ingredients by Raymond L. Vigil, Ph.D. A myriad of issues impact online learning or "eLearning" as the new millennium dawns. The global educational kingdom is alive with paupers, princesses, princes, and wizards, all on a quest for that holiest of grails - eLearning that fulfills the dream of technology enabled learning. And let there be no doubt, technology is changing the very nature of the learning process and fundamentally changing the educational process.

Good instructors for synchronous e-learning
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How do you turn good standup instructors into good instructors for synchronous e-learning?

Google for Scholars
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/PFshowstory.cfm?ArticleID=5097
By Cara Branigan, Associate Editor, eSchool News June 3, 2004. Internet searches might become faster and more fruitful for students, scholars, and other academics as early as this year, thanks to a pilot program being developed as a free service spearheaded by Google, the world's leading internet search engine.

Grandmas Trunk Game
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Game 2...Can you think of a distance learning technology, concept, or term that starts with the letter "A". A timed activity to test your memory and knowledge recall...Many thanks to Tom Cyrs for this activity. See Engaging Students in Distance Learning: Interactive exercises and activities for field sites. Dr. Thomas E. Cyrs. Center for
Educational Development, New Mexico State University. Publications website
is http://www.nmsu.edu/~ced/pubs.htm

Graphics Production and Elmo
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8 page documents from the EDNET Faculty Training Manual on the use of the EDNET Elmo device and preparing and using graphics in the EDNET classroom.

How Teachers Learn Technology Best
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When it comes to teachers learning and valuing the effective use of new technologies, some schools are discovering that the kinds of training programs offered in the past may not represent the most generative method of reaching a full range of teachers and their students. The key term is "generative" - meaning that behaviors and daily practice will be changed for the better as a consequence of the professional development experience. Fortunately, some schools are now identifying approaches more likely to encourage teachers to employ these technologies on a frequent and sustained basis to enhance student learning.

How We Learn - Whole Brain Learning
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Text material for the PowerPoint lessons 1 and 2 on Whole Brain Learning. How We Learn-Our Brain's Information Processing System Input comes into the perceptual register (brain stem) through any of the five senses. Forty-six percent of people have visual learning preferences, 35 percent have kinesthetic (touch) learning preferences, and 19 percent have auditory (sound) learning preferences. For more, read on…

Ideal Instructional Process
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Very brief statements on ideal instruction.

Instructional Methods for EDNET Teachers
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There are a variety of instructional methods and techniques that the distance learning teacher can use in the EDNET classroom. His/her familiarity with the EDNET technology will dictate the level of involvement of the technique and the technology with the students. Below is a list of some successful techniques that have been used in EDNET teaching.

Instructional Study Guide Template
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A template that an EDNET teacher can use for preparation of lessons. It is frequently copied and sent to students with the instructors note on it. A typical one hour lesson might use 3-4 sheets. The teachers presentation material is on the left and the students can put their notes on the right.

Interaction Techniques for Distance Learning
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14 page document from the EDNET Faculty Training Guide. Distance learning is unique in its accommodative marriage of instructional approach with a technological delivery system. It stands alone as an educational form.

Integrating Technology in the Classroom
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The Teacher's Role in Successful Distance Learning Education Programs The Teacher's Role in Successful Distance Learning Education Programs. The bulk of attention given telecommunicated distance education today is classroom-focused. The bulk of attention given telecommunicated distance education today is classroom-focused. The Key to success… 2 pages.

ISAT Model for Tech Integration
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The Instructional Systems Approach to Technology Integration. A helpful model of how to integrate technology into an EDNET class.

Microphone Use
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Using the microphone-Tips and Suggestions for EDNET teachers.

Misconceptions
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10 common misconceptions about distance learning.

Notes from UCET conference 2001
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Lessons learned as an online instructor. From the UCET conference in March, 2001 at Riverton HS in Salt Lake City, UT.

Presenting a Distance Learning Lesson
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Planning, Preparing, and presenting a Distance Learning Lesson. Integration of technology for distance learning applications requires teachers to rethink their strategies and implement their teaching style to accommodate the uniqueness of technology-mediated instruction. New technology is being added as part of the instructional formula, but use of technology does not replace effective instruction and meaningful content. The delivery truck analogy.

Scenario :1 Teach the way youve taught
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Scenario 1...What is the difference between a trained and untrained distance learning instructor? What is the value of training and practice? Many thanks to Tom Cyrs for this activity. See Engaging Students in Distance Learning: Interactive exercises and activities for field sites. Dr. Thomas E. Cyrs. Center for Educational Development, New Mexico State University. Publications website is http://www.nmsu.edu/~ced/pubs.htm

Scenario 2: Our District and Distance Learning
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Scenario 2...Should our district become involved in providing distance learning classes to other schools in the area? What do we need to know?Many thanks to Tom Cyrs for this activity. See Engaging Students in Distance Learning: Interactive exercises and activities for field sites. Dr. Thomas E. Cyrs. Center for Educational Development, New Mexico State University. Publications website is http://www.nmsu.edu/~ced/pubs.htm

Scenario 3: Technology Teaching and Learning
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Scenario 3...Which comes first? The chicken or the egg? Does technology drive our teaching styles or do teaching needs drive our technology applications? Technology, Teaching, and Learning.Many thanks to Tom Cyrs for this activity. See Engaging Students in Distance Learning: Interactive exercises and activities for field sites. Dr. Thomas E. Cyrs. Center for Educational Development, New Mexico State University. Publications website is http://www.nmsu.edu/~ced/pubs.htm

Scenario 4: Culturally Sensitive Inst Development
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Scenario 4...When we teach via distance learning technologies are the implications for multi?national, multi?cultural, and multi?religious students in our teleclasses. What do we need to consider? Many thanks to Tom Cyrs for this activity. See Engaging Students in Distance Learning: Interactive exercises and activities for field sites. Dr. Thomas E. Cyrs. Center for Educational Development, New Mexico State University. Publications website is http://www.nmsu.edu/~ced/pubs.htm

Scenario 5: What's in it for me
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Scenario 5...Why should I do all of this modification of my classes to "fit into" the distance learning environment? Can't I just do things like I have always done? Use some handouts, lecture, ask questions? Many thanks to Tom Cyrs for this activity. See Engaging Students in Distance Learning: Interactive exercises and activities for field sites. Dr. Thomas E. Cyrs. Center for Educational Development, New Mexico State University. Publications website is http://www.nmsu.edu/~ced/pubs.htm

Steps to Building an EDNET Integrated Lesson
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Integrating technology into an EDNET lesson plan.

Storyboard Example
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Storyboard of a Distance Learning Lesson.

Storyboard Template
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A blank template of a storyboard for EDNET teachers to use.

Strategies for Successful Distance Learning
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Strategies for Successful Distance Learning. Well, we have good news for you! Distance learning classes are not that much different from traditional classes-except that now there is a physical preparation between you, your instructor and other students. By using telecommunications, students in several different locations can now meet together "live" as one big class. While you still ask questions, participate in class, take notes, do assignments and study between class sessions, learning at a distance may require you to make some adaptations. This guide can be used for students as well as teachers.

Strategies for Teaching at a Distance
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Almost every institution that offers online courses also provides some kind of training opportunities for its new instructors-even more opportunities, sometimes, than it provides to those who teach in classrooms. There seems to be a general recognition at the institutional level that teaching at a distance can strain or exceed a faculty member's repertoire of teaching strategies and his or her ability to adapt, unaided, to this new environment.

Technology Interaction Quote Don Foshee
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A simple, but powerful statement about how technology can enable a "quantum leap forward" for teachers and students.

Technology Proficiency Pyramid
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Abraham Maslow's Need Hierarchy as applied to technology in the schools.

The EDNET Team Concept
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2 page document about the EDNET Team Concept.

The Family Timeship Game
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Game 1...What is technology in education like today and what do you think it will be like in the future. A short interactive game to give you pause to think and reflect....Many thanks to Tom Cyrs for this activity. See Engaging Students in Distance Learning: Interactive exercises and activities for field sites. Dr. Thomas E. Cyrs. Center for Educational Development, New Mexico State University. Publications website is http://www.nmsu.edu/~ced/pubs.htm

THE MATRIX
http://www.uacte.org/matrix
Not quite what you think it is! This exciting new document prepared by several distance learning experts here in Utah is an instructional design matrix for all forms of distance learning. Very helpful for those who are looking for the best way to use a particular technology of teaching strategy. If I want to teach a concept about evolution, for example, would a group discussion, worksheet, quiz, asynchronous reading or lecture be the best way to do it in an online or videoconferencing environment? What should I look for? What considerations should I look for in preparing my distance learning lesson?

The Use of Technology for Distance Teaching
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Integration of EDNET technology poses some immediate questions that teachers will want to quickly implement into their style of teaching. Below are some questions to consider. Be sure the EDNET faculty trainer has answered all of these to your satisfaction and that you feel comfortable implementing any of them. 1 page.

Variables That Determine the Effect of Distance Education
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Variables That Determine the Effectiveness of Distance Education Courses. Brief statements.

Visualization Scott Lee
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Visualization is a difficult process to use in an EDNET class because of the technology limitations. Dr. Lee gives some suggestions.

Will Distance Learning Work
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Will Distance Learning Work? We Can't Do That Because ... Eleven Common Criticisms Of Distance Education. From the EDNET Faculty Training Guide

Winders 98 Fun
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Take a light-hearted look at the new Windows Operating System for the "Southern Style."

 

USOE Distance Learning Training Specialist (K-12): George T.W. Miller Jr. Email: george.miller@schools.utah.gov Phone:(801)538-7790 Cell:(801)520-9727 This site last updated June 21, 2007