Abu Dhabi Women’s College Certified Designer Course

1. Abu Dhabi Women’s CollegeCertified Designer Course

2. Arthur Rush Beverley Day

3. The Session • Introduction to WebCT • WebCT Course Overview • Break • WebCT Pedagogy • Break • Working with WebCT • Session End

4. Who We Are • Arthur Rush • Masters: On-line Learning (June 2006) • Masters: Education • WebCT Certified Trainer, Senior Level • Ed Tech 4 Years • Beverley Day • Masters: On-line and Distance Learning • WebCT Certified Trainer, Senior Level • Ed Tech 4 Years • Who are you? • Name, Department, Teaching, On-line Experience (S or T)

5. Participants • Varied abilities • Beginner (Target for this course) • Intermediate • Advanced • Success Stories • 1997: Official launch at ADWC • Highlights from Catalogue

6. What’s it All About ? • WebCT World-Wide • Background • Since 1996 • Merger of WebCT Vancouver and Universal Learning Technology • In 70 different countries • Tens of thousands of users • Thousands of Institutions • Conferences world-wide • Most recently merged with Blackboard • Vista, Campus Edition and HCT • WebCT stands for Web Course Tools

7. Getting StartedIn groups, respond to the following points • At which level would I place myself? • Why am I doing this? • What concerns do I have about the next 12 weeks?

8. So, what is WebCT? ?

9. What’s it All About ? • WebCT is a course container • 3 distinct functions • Course Management applications • Communication applications • E-Learning applications

10. 3 distinct functions • Course Management • Communication • E-Learning • Course Management • Calendar • Syllabus • Assignments • My Progress • My Grades • Materials Repository • Surveys

11. 3 distinct functions • Course Management • Communication • E-Learning • Communication applications • E-Mail • Discussion Board • Chat • White Board • Student Tips • Calendar

12. 3 distinct functions • Course Management • Communication • E-Learning • E-Learning • Content Modules • Discussion Board • Chat • White Board • Quiz / Self Test • Assignments

13. Integration of the of the Tools (Developed over time)

14. How Does it Work? • Server @ Central Services • Your Desktop Computer • The Internet WWW WebCT Server @ Central Services Your computer @ ADWC

15. So, what is the WebCT Certified Designer Course? ?

16. F2f 1 “Effective online discussions”& clinic Group face-to-face sessions. (Pedagogical/ Technical) F2f “Timely feedback” & clinic F2f 3 “Valid Assessments” & clinic F2f 2 “Pedagogically focused Web design” & clinic F2f “Course customization” & clinic” F2f Course Introduction Online Unit 3 Assessment Online Unit 2 Content Online Unit 4 Course Mgmt Online Unit 5 Add tools Online Unit 1 Communications 1. Course Overview & requirements • Structure • Methods - Assessment • . Working with a course Unit • Unit 1 • Student skills • - Designer skills • . WebCT & Pedagogy - WebCT tools - 7 Principles • Calendar • Mail • Discussion • Student Presentations • Chat • URL • Single/Organizer • Content Module • Glossary • Interface & Information design • Self Test • Quizzes • Survey • Assignment • My Grades • Managing students • Student tracking • Manage columns • Single/multi mgmt • Backups • Syllabus • Image database • Whiteboard • Std Home pages • Other Tools Collaborative Readings Readings Summative Posting Experience/ideas Online Discussion: 7 Principles

17. The course WebCT site

19. Tool “B” Objectives Tool “C” Objectives Individual Unit Structure Unit introduction Unit Objectives & Assessment Unit & Tools Introduction Tool “A” Objectives Assessment Tasks (D & S) Tool Overview Relating to teaching Tool support Further information

20. Tools Objectives Tasks Teaching Support Further Information Unit Icons

21. Unit Icons Video demonstration PDF handout Web link Module link

22. Assessment • 80% = Pass • All tasks must be attempted • Weightings: • 20% - Communications (1) • 25% - Content (2) • 25% - Assessment (3) • 20% - Course Management (4) • 10% - Additional Tools (5) • Grades available in “My Grades”

23. WebCT CD Course Overview • F2F session timings • Tutor Availability • Communicating using WebCT e-mail • Discussion group support

24. What does a Unit look like? ?

25. Examining the Course: Units • Each unit has the same format • Introduction: overview of all covered tools in module • Unit Objectives and Assessment (document) • Optional Tour of the tools • Subsequent modules; one for each covered tool • Final Discussion activity: unit synthesis

26. What does a Module look like?

27. Each module has the same format • Objectives • Assessment* • What is the ______Tool? (Tool Description: overview tool) • Relating the _____ Tool to teaching (pedagogy) • How do I use the _____ tool? (On-line help resources) • Taking it Further (Additional information and usage)

28. Tour of Site and A Module

29. How does WebCT relate to teaching? ?

30. Who are Chickering and Gamson?(and why would I care?) ?

31. 7 principles of good teaching (1-2)

32. 7 principles of good teaching (3-4)

33. 7 principles of good teaching (5-6)

34. 7 principles of good teaching (7)

35. Activity: Locate supporting tools to go with each principle With the understanding that you may not be familiar with all of the tools, attempt the following activity: • Work in pairs • Visit the Course Site and examine the tools • Attempt to associate the tools on the site with the 7 Principles • Use the course site and the handout of Tools Overview

36. 7 principles of good teaching (1-2)

37. 7 principles of good teaching (3-4)

38. 7 principles of good teaching (5-6)

39. 7 principles of good teaching (7)

40. Great, but how do I use it? ?

41. Be glad to show you, but first…

42. 3 distinct views • Student View • Designer View • TA View Each view has different levels of access. Let’s have a look at student and designer access!