I am currently working on my teaching certificate in Idaho and need one more online reading course for my endorsement. Does anyone have suggestions of possible online or correspondent courses?
New York city is applying to the state for a waiver of "seat-time" requirements that prevent on-line courses from counting towards graduation... what do you think? Would love to hear about your experiences with teaching & learning on-line, since this is new for our city.
MSVCC is a 2-platform system; using Blackboard and Desire2Learn software. The MSVCC carries the registration, scheduling, and grades forwarding. Individual colleges register students, provide the courses, and pay the instructors. Each college decides which courses it will accept; a few college will only accept courses taught by its instructors, some accept any MSVCC approved course, and some accept courses after specific review of instructor CV and syllabus.
Here are the issues any institution should consider BEFORE starting the plan: 1) Who will teach? Not only must each instructor be certified for the subject, but that instructor must also be very skilled with computers, the software, and with assisting students (talking them through the technology for the first 2 or 3 weeks). Probably every semester I'll receive requests from other colleges or universities wanting to examine my syllabii, and sometimes I get phone calls asking to justify content. (I'm very proud to say that almost all university instructors have been extremely impressed by the coverage, and a few wanted copies of my lecture notes.) 2) Who will be the "technology wonk"? This person is the interface with students, instructors, administration, and the software company. At the MSVCC colleges, this is the Distance Learning Coordinator (DLC) - it's a multiperson office. This is much more than just an administrative job - it's GEEK Squad and Academic VP and student counselor and software integration engineer and scheduler and registrar all in one. 3) What's the schedule? This must be set up VERY well in advance, in order for instructors, proctor sites, registrar, and advertising to be correct. 4) What are the costs - it should be equal across the board for all institutions. This is going to require hardware, software, proctor costs, advertising, paper processing, textbooks. 5) What PROVES the student is actually doing the work? In MSVCC, we set up 2 proctored tests per semester. The student must show up (appointment setting required) at an approved site, must log in independently under supervision, and complete an assignment. Normally, that's a midterm and a final. The software allows instructors to set password- protected tests. The proctors have access to the password lists. An instructor can also demand that every assignment be completed under proctor IF CHEATING IS SUSPECTED. I've had to do that two times (suspects revealed their guilt in both cases). I teach in far south Mississippi; my middle and north Mississippi students visit their home campus proctor sites for the tests, so I never see them. Possibly your situation would be something different - you'll want to examine "hybrid" classes.
Mississippi 4 year public institutions are far behind the community colleges for organization and reputation.
There is a Mississippi online GED and highschool system, much smaller, but using the same platform.
My community college online students include: military homebound by illness or family responsibilities such as children travelers (such as truckers) off-shore workers (many people around here work on off-shore oil rigs) athletes with heavy travel schedules people with varied job schedules (such as health care) students who do not want to take a specific teacher, but that teacher "owns the subject" at a college students with scheduling conficts - course not offered, must take a different course only offered that same time (we get many university students in the summer for this reason) classroom course overloaded "learning situations" - My college has a few students with Asberger's and Tourette's Syndrome - they do NOT function well in a classroom, but do well in the online environment. Visual and auditory disabilities - the computer can seemlessly adapt to these needs.
I suggest googling Mississippi Virtual Community College if you want more information. You also might contact the Blackboard and Desire2Learn companies for demonstrations.
Is anyone familiar with Westwood College online? They are constantly advertising job vacancies but I am not sure about their reputation. Any idea what the instructors earn salary wise???
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Anyone try the quiz or attendance feature in Presenter yet? Supposedly yo...See MoreAdobe Presenter allows you to do a lot of things with an on-line class. I can make a narrated PowerPoint presentation and then upload and stream it from server at the university. Seems to work OK if you break up your presentation into 10 minute or less presentations.
Anyone try the quiz or attendance feature in Presenter yet? Supposedly you can connect Presenter with your class roster and it will track who is watching, how much, and record grades from embedded quizzes.
I will probably try these other features soon but was wondering if anyone has some experience.
Note that I use Camtasia Studio to make video clips from screen captures. But those clips are not streamed from a university server.
If you don't mind, I'll refer this to our DLC. > > I will probably try these other features soon but was > wondering if anyone has some experience. > > Note that I use Camtasia Studio to make video clips from > screen captures. But those clips are not streamed from a > university server.
On 12/01/08, bernoulli wrote: > Adobe Presenter allows you to do a lot of things with an > on-line class. I can make a narrated PowerPoint presentation > and then upload and stream it from server at the university. > Seems to work OK if you break up your presentation into 10 > minute or less presentations. > > Anyone try the quiz or attendance feature in Presenter yet? > Supposedly you can connect Presenter with your class roster > and it will track who is watching, how much, and record > grades from embedded quizzes. > > I will probably try these other features soon but was > wondering if anyone has some experience. > > Note that I use Camtasia Studio to make video clips from > screen captures. But those clips are not streamed from a > university server.
Hi everyone, i have a newly qualified teacher from the UK and wish to eventually move to the usa to teach. I don't mind which area but i like the Bronx alot.
Any advice offered would be greatly appreciated.
Stacey Doyle - An eager teacher wanting to move and experience the life and culture of America.
rwI would recommend you look in the "states" section under "New York" and post some specific questions there.
The Bronx-- study up a lot on teaching students of diverse class and race backgrounds! I would guess poverty rates will be high. You probably need a lot of energy/enthusiasm/health and good classroom management skills.
The two state universities I've attended realize their graduate students all work. They schedule more classes on the summer, on the weekend, at night, or as hybrid (combination of classroom and online). At least 4 of my coworkers have earned masters and Ph.D. with that combination.
In addition, you should do some very careful research. There are many, many scholarship and teaching assistant opportunities available for math majors. You might find enough funding to pay for going full time.
A friend of mine has enough scholarship and teaching assistant funding to do just that - all college expenses and most of her living expenses. She's taken an unpaid hiatus from her pubic school job while she works on her Ph.D. in Special Education.
online teachingThanks for all of the useful information On 1/26/09, marjoryt wrote: > you should also investigate: > 1) companies that provide the technology to the colleges, > universities, and businesses that use it. For example, > Blackboard, Wimba, Desire2Learn, Camtasia. > 2) Investigate the state boards of education, who may have > offices...See MoreThanks for all of the useful information On 1/26/09, marjoryt wrote: > you should also investigate: > 1) companies that provide the technology to the colleges, > universities, and businesses that use it. For example, > Blackboard, Wimba, Desire2Learn, Camtasia. > 2) Investigate the state boards of education, who may have > offices to teach the teachers, instructors, and staff across > the state. For example, here in Mississippi, the State Board > for Community and Junior Colleges sponsors the MSVCC > (Mississippi Virtual Community College). This consortium uses > Blackboard to deliver community college courses across the > state to all community colleges. Students at one cc can enroll > in online classes offered at that campus, at that college, or > at other community colleges across teh system. Every community > college has a Distance Learning Coordinator responsible for > training students, instructors, staff, handling day to day > technology issues, and being the resource person for the other > colleges. > > Your master's degree program is considered THE preferred degree > for this position. > 3) Again in Mississippi, high school students are required to > learn Blackboard software (be exposed to it before > graduation). Many of the larger school districts hire people > with your degree as administrative support and trainer. > > I know probably 15 or 20 people with that degree, and not a > single one of them spends their day teaching classes to > undergraduate students. Instead, they all teach instructors or > function as administrators.