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Western Regional Committee Webinar

Western Regional Committee Webinar. April 14, 2014 12pm MST. Who Are We? iNACOL Western Regional Committee. Chad Turley, Western Regional Chair chad.turley@byu.edu ( 801) 422-3127 Scott Bullock, Western Regional Co-Chair scott.bullock@wyo.gov (307) 777-7418

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Western Regional Committee Webinar

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  1. Western Regional CommitteeWebinar April 14, 2014 12pm MST

  2. Who Are We?iNACOL Western Regional Committee • Chad Turley, Western Regional Chair • chad.turley@byu.edu • (801) 422-3127 • Scott Bullock, Western Regional Co-Chair • scott.bullock@wyo.gov • (307) 777-7418 • Lachelle Brant, Western Regional Recorder • lachelle.brant@wyo.gov • (307) 777-3679 • Maria Worthen, Vice President, Federal & State Policy • mworthen@inacol.org • (703) 752-6216 • www.inacol.wikispaces.com

  3. Are you interested in presenting at one of the Western Regional Committee webinars?

  4. Agenda Introductions iNACOL Update and Announcements Presentation: Asynchronous Synchronicity: Online Courses with Unique Features Discussion

  5. Updates! April 2014 Maria Worthen Vice President, Federal & State Policy mworthen@inacol.org

  6. Palm Springs, Ca – Nov. 4-7, 2014 • RFP now closed. Received a record number of proposals – 558 (last year we received 432) • Registration available soon • Start planning now!

  7. Past April Webinars (Archived) • Leadership Webinar: • Protecting Student Privacy in Blended and Online Learning: New FERPA Guidance from the US Department of Education • Special webinars: CCSSO Innovation Lab Network • How Competency Based Education is Transforming Assessment and Accountability Systems in Schools • Transforming Teaching and Learning Through Competency Education • Transforming Systems Through Policy, Practice and Structure See iNACOL Website resource section under “archived webinars” - http://www.inacol.org/resources/inacol-webinars/

  8. Competency Works Special Webinar April 24, 2:00 Eastern. • CompetencyWorks: Understanding Grading in Competency-based Schools • Registration Link: http://bit.ly/1h8pKoy

  9. Updates! Upcoming [FREE] April Webinars • Research (April 15) – The State of School Administrator Preparation for K-12 Blended and Online Learning Programs in the U.S. • Teacher Talk (April 17) – Finding an Online Teaching Position and Identifying the Needed Skills and Professional Development Register on the website: http://www.inacol.org/events/webinars/

  10. Updates! New iNACOL Documents – 2014 • A K-12 Federal Policy Framework for Competency Education: Building Capacity for Systems Change (ESEA) • http://bit.ly/cwk12fedpolicy • CompetencyWorks-- Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education • http://bit.ly/progressandproficiency • Special webinar on April 24 Documents on website: http://www.inacol.org/resources/publications/inacol-reports/

  11. Updates! Student Privacy Document from US Dept of Ed (Issued Feb. 2014 from U.S. Dept. of EdPrivacy Technical Assistance Center) • Protecting Student Privacy While Using Online Educational Services • http://ptac.ed.gov/document/protecting-student-privacy-while-using-online-educational-services • All issues related to FERPA and related student privacy on the website - http://ptac.ed.gov/

  12. Updates! Join iNACOL’s Plugged In • Daily online and blended learning news updates • http://www.inacol.org/news/plugged-in/

  13. Updates! • Other Questions, Input, Thoughts? • mworthen@inacol.org

  14. AsynchronousSynchronicity: Online courses with unique features

  15. BYU Independent Study • Correspondence courses since 1920s • Late 1990’s: transition to online platform; internal “LMS” • 2009: Transition to full LMS • 2012: checkpoint model • 2013: synchronous features in asynchronous courses

  16. “Hybrid” Course Model • Asynchronous features: • Self-paced • Most of direct instruction is static • Recorded course orientation • Self-contained course • Synchronous features: • Live instructor-led review activities • Graded, scheduled peer-peer and peer-teacher interactions • Non-graded, unscheduled peer-peer and peer-teacher interactions • Assessment of higher order thinking in exams

  17. What does it look like? • Language Arts • Writing lab: Drop in & scheduled paper reviews • Rough draft/final draft, peer review • Presentations: Poetry reading, oration • Math • Review Sessions • Show your work • World Languages • One-on-one & group speaking practice • Presentation: authentic literature, creative piece • Higher order thinking in final exam

  18. Why Interaction • Interaction for the sake of interaction doesn’t work! • Tying interaction to learning outcomes does work! ------------- • Take a look at some specific examples in our courses • The same concepts can work in a classroom, blended, or fully online platform

  19. Written/Performance elements on the Final Exam • Variable depending on course • Short answer questions • Short essay • Demonstration of brainstorming • Writing a poem • Demonstration of grammar principles

  20. “Show Your Work” Higher Order Thinking Activities • Included in computer-graded assignments and final exam • Assess higher order thinking by asking students to explain their thought process • Multiple choice questions require students to show and/or explain their work • In the final exam, short answer/show-your-work questions require higher-order thinking • “Explain what would happen to the intersection of the following graphs if…” • “What happens to the graph if you replace the x with (x + 3)?”

  21. One-on-One Speaking • Oral assignment that synthesizes lesson content: • Reading and writing • Grammar and vocabulary • Listening and speaking • Culture aspects • Assignments integrate 5 standards for world language instruction – notably speaking! • Requires higher order thinking: synthesis and creative output

  22. Online Testing • What happens when you implement online testing with traditionally 100% asynchronous courses?

  23. Discussion

  24. Are you interested in presenting at one of the Western Regional Committee webinars?

  25. 2013-14 Western Regional Committee Next Scheduled Meeting May 12, 2014 12pm MST

  26. Chad Turley, Western Regional Chair • chad.turley@byu.edu • (801) 422-3127 • Scott Bullock, Western Regional Co-Chair • scott.bullock@wyo.gov • (307) 777-7418 • Lachelle Brant, Western Regional Recorder • lachelle.brant@wyo.gov • (307) 777-3679 • Maria Worthen, Vice President, Federal & State Policy • mworthen@inacol.org • (703) 752-6216 www.inacol.wikispaces.com

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