1. Online Professional Education Network in New Hampshire The Nature of Online Learning

2. Is Online Instruction valuable? Interactive Activity
Problem:
Is online Instruction is valuable to your professional development or improvement of your professional practice?
Hypothesis:
Online Instruction is valuable.
If online instruction is valuable, then we should be able to learn “____” by taking an course online.
faster? easier? more?
You decide the value!

3. Is Online Instruction valuable? Interactive Activity
Designing the Test:
We will build our test in three parts.
Divide into Groups of 5.
Do a part of the activity.
Debrief!
Choose a Group Leader for each part of the experiment.
Keep the group focused on task.
Jot down some observations.

4. Face to Face Discussion Classroom Simulation Part 1
You will get a set of questions.
Discuss in groups for 7 minutes.
Debrief.
Choose next activity leader.
Move to Part 2.

5. Face to Face Discussion Classroom Simulation Part 1
What was your pre-service teacher training program or experience?
Why do you choose that route?
How has it improved your teaching?
Discuss in groups for 7 minutes.
Debrief.
Choose next activity leader.
Move to Part 2.

6. Synchronous Online Discussion Chat Room Simulation Part 2
You will get a set of questions.
Discuss in writing for 7 minutes.
Use a single notepad to write down your remarks.
Pass them around the group.
You may talk to each other, but not about the discussion topics.
Debrief.
Choose next activity leader.
Move to Part 3.

7. Synchronous Online Discussion Chat Room Simulation Part 2
What is your favorite teaching strategy?
Why do you like it?
How has it improved your teaching?
Discuss in writing for 7 minutes.
Use a single notepad to write down your remarks.
Pass them around the group.
You may talk to each other, but not about the discussion topics.
Debrief.
Choose next activity leader.
Move to Part 3.

8. Asynchronous Online Discussion Online Class Simulation Part 3
You will get a set of questions.
Written Discussion for 7 minutes.
Prepare your written answers to the questions.
Post your remarks on the wall. Read others.
Prepare responses to at least two of the responses you read.
Post your remarks underneath the response you answered.
Debrief.
Discuss Conclusions.

9. Asynchronous Online Discussion Online Class Simulation Part 3
What was your favorite course?
Why did you like it so much?
How has it improved your teaching?
Written Discussion for 10 minutes.
Prepare your written answers to the questions.
Post your remarks on the wall. Read others.
Prepare responses to at least two of the responses you read.
Post your remarks underneath the response you answered.
Debrief.
Discuss Conclusions.

10. Conclusions Simulation Experiences
Group Leader Observations?
General Comments?
What did you learn from each experience?
How were they different?
How were they similar?
Was our hypothesis correct?