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Active Online Teaching
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Are you creating online courses? Do you want to know how to teach online? Do you want to include active learning, meaningful interactions, stimulating learning experiences in your online courses? Do you want to integrate faith and learning online? Then this course is for you.
Prerequisites: Basic computer and Internet skills, ready access to the Internet, and an interest in teaching online.
This instructor-led course is completely online. It is organized around 4 weeks of discussion, experiences, and application assignments.
Course Dates: Oct. 2 - Oct. 27, 2006 (Winter 2007 credit)
What are past participants saying about the course?
I think the resources of this course (especially its human resource) are its strength. I've learned much.The instructors were wonderful... and supportive... It will be hard to be as supportive and interactive when I teach on-line...
I sincerely appreciate this opportunity for getting acquainted with online learning. It was great to feel like a student and at the same time look at learning from a teacher's view point.
Thank you very much for the lively interaction and the encouragement. I will miss this class.
Time Commitment: 5-10 hours a week
Cost: US$100 to be paid to AVLN. (Credit additional cost.) (If you decide to cancel, you must do so by the end of the first week of the class; otherwise you will be charged the full amount.)
Versacare Scholarship for participants from Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Japan, and Western Europe. Participants from these areas pay US$70.
Versacare Full scholarship for all other non-U.S. locations. Participants from these areas pay US$0.
Note: The registration system will automatically give you the scholarship.Andrews University Graduate Credit:
- Andrews University graduate credit is 1 semester credit.
US$200 plus US$100 AVLN Course Fee.
Scroll down to register. Then access the credit PDF Form link on the window that appears after you submit your registration.
A transcript will be sent to you automatically upon completion of the course.La Sierra Graduate Credit:
- La Sierra University graduate credit is 1.5 quarter credit.
US$75 plus US$100 AVLN Course Fee.
Scroll down to register. Then access the credit PDF Form link on the window that appears after you submit your registration.
You request a transcript from LSU a few months after completion of the course.HSI/Griggs University Undergraduate Credit:
- HSI/Griggs undergraduate credit is 1 semester credit.
US$75 plus US$100 AVLN Course Fee.
Scroll down to register. Then access the credit PDF Form link on the window that appears after you submit your registration.
A transcript will be sent to you automatically upon completion of the course.Certficate/PAC
- 1 38 clock-hour PAC is available.
US$100 AVLN Course Fee.
A certificate will be sent as an email pdf attachment to you after the course. You should submit this to your employer.
Scroll down to register.Instructors: Janine Lim and Leni Casimiro
What is required of me as a student?
You should be able to work independently and discipline yourself to complete work within the time frame given. The course is offered over four weeks, and you'll need to commit to five to ten hours a week. Each week you will have assigned readings, various experiences to reflect on, and you'll discuss the readings and experiences with fellow participants.Required Textbook: Palloff & Pratt, Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching. Please purchase before the class starts.
View the Course Syllabus and the course schedule.
I'm Ready To Sign Up. What Do I Need to Do?
1. Make sure you meet the prerequisites:
- Do you have basic computer skills? Can you save a file and find it again?
- Are you comfortable browsing the Internet?
- Do you regularly use email with a reliable email address?
- Do you have consistent reliable Internet access throughout the duration of the course? (Note: special arrangements can be made for the summer if you are offline on vacation for no more than a week during the course.)
2. Are you sure online learning is for you? Look through this list and determine if you think online learning will work for you.
3. Do you have time for this course? Have you looked at your schedule and determined how you will get 6-8 hours in per week? The course is organized so that best participation includes an hour or two a day Monday through Friday, with the weekends used to catch up if necessary.
Payment:
- Mail check to AVLN, 5421 Covey Court, Lincoln, NE 68516-1876
- OR Pay with secure credit card payment online.
- OR Supply contact information for your employer if your institution is paying.
Please make sure your check or verification letter from your employer arrives by the 2nd week of class. Otherwise, your login will be disabled until your payment arrives.
Withdrawal Refund
If you decide to cancel, you must do so by the end of the first week of the class; otherwise you will be charged the full amount.Certificates and Grades
Please note that course certificates and grades will be sent only when it has been paid for and has been successful completed.Registration for October 2006 will open soon. Note: Your registration is not complete until you receive a confirmation email. Be sure to click through all the registration screens to confirm.
