1. More than Technology: Preparing Teachers for the Online Environment Michele Gill, Director of On-Line Learning Performance Learning Systems Dr. Michael Speziale, Dean of the School of Education Wilkes University

2. Introductions

3. Personal Experiences First on-line class K-12 WebCT Wilkes U Pre Facilitator Training

4. Changing the Paradigm Licensed FST from PLS What did it look like? Who had to be trained? Incentives: Certified to teach on-line sections Professional Development Credit

5. Focused Research Learning is Social and thus interaction throughout the course is critical Feedback-especially in discussions is extremely important to students Course training for students in the use of the technology, navigation, etc should be offered Limit the number of students in discussions groups Need more opportunities for non-forced group interaction Pictures of classmates to help create connections Faculty shouldn’t make assumptions about tech skill levels Pugh, D. 2010

6. PresencePresence Deconstruction of DFS CriticalThinkingCriticalThinking CommunityBuildingCommunityBuilding CommunicationCommunication ContentContent

7. Prerequisite Skills (doesn’t interfere with ability to communicate) Good grammar/spelling (it’s the face of the facilitator) Fast (enough) typing

8. Content Teachers / facilitators must have a deep understanding of the ideas and content covered

9. Communication Voice-the ability to show/communicate personality and emotion (along with content) in writing Tone- consciousness/pur poseful use

10. Communication Verbal Skills Positive Phrasing/Needs Benefit Statements Supporting Statements Empathy vs. Sympathy Approval vs. Praise

11. Communication Neutral Correction

12. Examples I just read your article submission for the newsletter. You need to fix it. You misspelled several words, and some of your facts are wrong. You need to make the corrections by Friday. " I received your article for the newsletter. There are a few factual errors and several misspelled words. Please take a few moments to review it. Friday is the deadline for submission of any corrections. Thanks. I just finished looking over your article for the newsletter and caught a few typos. I also found what I think are contradictions to a few of the facts listed. If you are able to review it before Friday I'll still be able to get it to the printer before the deadline. Thanks!

13. Communication

14. Community Building Collaboration Culture Celebrations/Tr aditions

15. Community Building

16. Critical Thinking Diagnosing discussions (facilitator) Weaving discussions (facilitator or student) Deconstruction of online discussions Creating a response that is greater than the sum of its parts Pushing participants to dive deeper into ideas/content

17. Critical Thinking

18. Presence Social (students feel facilitator is there w/out being overpowering/controllin g) Purposeful (value added posts…every post worth reading by everyone, every time)

19. Presence

20. Focus of DFS DFS finite and focused To become a highly skilled teacher requires much more robust training Result - Master’s in OLT

21. Sampling of OLT Courses ED 530 Utilizing Emerging Technologies to Support Education (Wilkes) ED 5001 Social & Ethical Issues in Distance Learning (Wilkes) ED 5002 Instructional Design for Online Educators™ (PLS) ED 5003 Facilitating Online Learning Communities™ (PLS) ED 5004 Action Research in the E-Learning Environment™ (PLS) ED 5010 Teaching 3-D: Virtual Classroom Environments (Wilkes) ED 579 Media Design (Wilkes) ED 5011 Digital Video in Instructional Design and Delivery (Wilkes) ED 5012 Trends and Innovations in Instructional Technology (Wilkes) ED 5020 Using Online Resources to Bring Primary Sources to the Classroom™ (PLS) ED 5021 Blended and Synchronous Learning Environments™ (PLS) ED 5022 Simulations and Gaming Technologies for the Classroom™ (PLS) ED 5023 Building Online Collaborative Environments™ (PLS) ED 5024 Educating the Net-Generation™ (PLS) ED 530 Utilizing Emerging Technologies to Support Education (Wilkes) ED 5001 Social & Ethical Issues in Distance Learning (Wilkes) ED 5002 Instructional Design for Online Educators™ (PLS) ED 5003 Facilitating Online Learning Communities™ (PLS) ED 5004 Action Research in the E-Learning Environment™ (PLS) ED 5010 Teaching 3-D: Virtual Classroom Environments (Wilkes) ED 579 Media Design (Wilkes) ED 5011 Digital Video in Instructional Design and Delivery (Wilkes) ED 5012 Trends and Innovations in Instructional Technology (Wilkes) ED 5020 Using Online Resources to Bring Primary Sources to the Classroom™ (PLS) ED 5021 Blended and Synchronous Learning Environments™ (PLS) ED 5022 Simulations and Gaming Technologies for the Classroom™ (PLS) ED 5023 Building Online Collaborative Environments™ (PLS) ED 5024 Educating the Net-Generation™ (PLS)

22. Contact Us Dr. Michael Speziale michael.speziale@wilkes.edu 570-408-4239 Michele Gill mgill@plsweb.com 888-578-3224