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This
Course Guide is designed to provide you with the entire structure of
the class on one page. Here, you will find a listing
of all topics, all readings, and all deliverables, along with due dates
and links to rubrics.
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MODULE 1:
Toward a Theory of Online Learning
(2 weeks)
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Topics |
- Welcome and Introduction to the Class
- Begin your Learning Log
- Setting the theoretical framework
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Readings |
Required Readings:
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Deliverables/
Activities |
- Discussion Board participation (Rubric)
- Start working on Wiki (Rubric)
- Begin Learning Log (Rubric)
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MODULE 2:
Learning & Learners
(2 weeks)
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Topics |
- Learning Styles and Student-Centered Learning
- Who Do We Teach?
- Personalizing Education in an Asynchronous Network
- Rethinking Learning Theory for the Online Class
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Readings |
Required Readings:
- Palloff & Pratt. Who is the Virtual
Student? (VS: Ch. 1)
- Palloff & Pratt. Learning Styles (VS:
Ch. 3)
- Palloff & Pratt. Gender, Culture,
Lifestyle, and Geography (VS: Ch.
4)
- Palloff & Pratt. What the Virtual
Student Needs (VS: Ch. 5)
- Bender. The Distance Factor (DBOT:
Ch. 1)
- Bender. The Optimal Role of the Online
Teacher (DBOT: Ch. 2)
- Bender. Rethinking Learning Theory
with the Online Classroom (DBOT:
Ch. 3)
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Deliverables/
Activities |
- Discussion Board participation
- Continue Learning Log and Wiki
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MODULE 3:
Community & Collaboration
(1 week)
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Topics |
- Forming Online Communities
- Theoretical framework for Learning Networks
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Readings |
Required Readings:
- Swan & Shea. The Development of
Virtual Learning Communities (LTO:
Ch.11)
- Hiltz & Goldman. What are Asynchronous
Learning Networks (LTO: Ch.1)
- Benbunan-Fich, Hiltz, & Harrison. The
Online Learning Interaction Model: An Integrated Theoretical
Framework for Learning Networks (LTO:
Ch. 2)
- Palloff & Pratt. The Student Side
of Online Learning (VS: Ch. 2)
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Deliverables/
Activities
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- Discussion Board participation
- Continue Learning Log and Wiki
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MODULE 4:
Cognitive & Behavioral Theories
(1 week)
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Topics |
- Implications of Behaviorism and Development of E-Learning Environments
- Implications of Cognitive Theories to the Development of E-Learning
Environments
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Readings |
Required Readings:
- Gillani. Behavioral Theories and E-Learning (LTDEE:
Ch. 2)
- Gillani. Cognitive Theories and E-Learning (LTDEE:
Ch. 3)
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Deliverables/
Activities |
- Discussion Board Participation and continue Learning Log
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MODULE 5:
Social & Psychological Theories
(1 week)
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Topics |
- Implications of Social Theories to the Development of E-Learning
Environments
- Implications of Psychological Theories to the Development
of E-Learning Environments
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Readings |
Required Readings:
- Gillani. Social Theories and E-Learning (LTDEE:
Ch. 4)
- Gillani. Psychological Theories and
E-Learning (LTDEE: Ch. 5)
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Deliverables/
Activities |
- Discussion Board
Participation and continue Learning Log
- DATE: Complete Class WIKI
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MODULE 6:
Assessment Strategies for the Online Class
(1 week)
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Topics |
- Assessment of Student Performance: Learner-Centered, Teacher
Directed
- Assessment as a Measure of Achievement of Course Goals and
Learning Outcomes
- Assesment and Reflection of Class and Class Wiki
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Readings |
Required Readings:
- Bender. Building a Model of Assessment
for Online Education. (DBOT: pp. 166-192)
- Palloff & Pratt. Assessment and
Evaluation. (VS: pp. 89-102)
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Deliverables/
Activities |
- Discussion Board Participation
- DATE. Final
Paper Due : Towards a Theory of Online Learning:
A Personal Framework (500-1,000 words)
- DATE: Complete Learning
Log
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