Teaching Online

Core Competency Credential v.2

 
GOALS – Why does this course exist?
1. To  help  faculty  achieve  online  educator  effectiveness.  
2. To  get  faculty  prepared  for  Moodle.  
 
ACTIONS – That suggest the goals are met.
1. They  adjust  their  syllabus.  
2. They  communicate  expectations  and  feedback.  
3. They  respond  in  a  timely  manner.  
4. They  encourage  collaboration.  
5. They  create  relevant,  flexible  activities  &  assessments.  
6. They  “chunk”  their  content.  
7. They  create  complete  lessons.  
8. They  follow  ADA,  FERPA,  &  copyright.  
9. They  evaluate  their  own  practices  for  continual  improvement.  
10. They  can  edit  stuff  in  Moodle.  
11. They  can  share  stuff  in  Moodle.  
12. They  can  grade  stuff  in  Moodle.  
13. They  can  do  imports  in  Moodle.  
14. They  can  help  others  with  issues  related  to  Moodle  or  teaching  online.  
 
ACTIVITIES – That create those actions.
1. Submit  a  copy  of  your  current  syllabus,  highlighting  5  changes  that  could  be  made  to  make  it  
more  appropriate  for  an  online  class.  
2. Identify  a  potential  violation  in  your  own  current  practices  in  regards  to  each  of  these  three  
areas:  ADA,  FERPA,  &  copyright  law.  
3. Take  a  unit,  lecture,  or  lesson  from  your  current  class  and  transform  it  into  a  mini-­‐lesson  for  
online  delivery  including  a  collaborative  activity  for  credential  class  peers.  
4. Create  a  scoring  rubric  for  your  collaborative  activity.  
5. Prepare  a  screencast  describing  how  to  participate  in  your  collaborative  activity.  
6. Execute  the  collaborative  activity  with  your  peers.  
7. Grade  and  provide  feedback  on  a  peer’s  participation  in  your  collaborative  activity.  
8. Write  a  reflection  on  your  mini-­‐lesson  and  activity  to  assess  strengths,  weaknesses,  and  
ideas  for  enhancement.  
9. Import  your  lesson  into  your  own  course  shell.  
 
INFO – provided for user to perform activities.
1. Components  of  a  quality  online  syllabus.  
2. Current  ADA,  FERPA,  &  copyright  law.  
3. Components  of  a  mini-­‐lesson.  
4. Ways  to  collaborate  with  examples.  
5. Training  on  Moodle  icons  and  menus.  
6. Components  of  an  effective  scoring  rubric.  
7. Tools  and  instructions  for  creating  a  screencast.  
8. Tips  for  providing  feedback  online.