Course Information:

Instructor:

Dr. James Grunwald

Title:

Teaching Online

Course Number:

EDU9501

Level:

College

Credits:

3

Scheduled Offering:

June 14- August 6, 2010 (online) 8-week format

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Course Outline:
Unit 1 - Getting Started
        Lesson 1- Working Online
        Lesson 2 - Searching

Unit 2 - Online Learning
        Lesson 3 - Online Distance Learning
        Lesson 4 - Online Resources & Copyright Issues

Unit 3 - Managing an Online Course
        Lesson 5 - Today's Students
        Lesson 6 - Learning Styles
        Lesson 7 - The Prospective Student
        Lesson 8 - The Role of the Instructor - part 1
        Lesson 9 - The Role of the Instructor - part 2
        Lesson 10 - Online Communication - part 1
        Lesson 11 - Online Communication - part 2
        Lesson 12 - Learner Assessment
        Lesson 13 - Course Evaluation

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1. Review the basics of working online.

2. Experience being a student in an online course.

3. Gain a better understanding of what online learning is and is not.

4. Gain a better understanding of the benefits and risks of online learning for both students and instructors.

5. Learn how to manage and teach an online course.

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Course Materials:

1. Most course materials will be available online and accessible through the "MLC Moodle" course management system (CMS).

2. Required reference book: Essential Elements: Prepare, Design, and Teach Your Online Course by Elbaum, McIntyre, & Smith; Atwood Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1-891859-40-4 (Not available through MLC Bookstore. Purchase online. One source is http://www.atwoodpublishing.com/books/180.htm List Price $19.95)

3. Optional reference book:
   Using Moodle: Second Edition by Cole, Foster. O'Reilly Community Press, 2007. ISBN 10: 0-596-52918-X | ISBN 13: 9780596529185
    (Available at http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596529185/ as well as from other online sources.)
   A free zipped download of the book is available at http://docs.moodle.org/en/Using_Moodle_book

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Class Procedure:
The entire course will be conducted online. Participants will work through various lessons and complete assigned activities by specific, often weekly, due dates. Many of the course activities will ask you to create a written response (either by yourself or as a cooperative activity) and then to submit it to your instructor for grading. For some of the activities in this course you are required to join in with the class discussion by reading the comments of others and posting your own comments in the forum discussion area.

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Time commitment:
The amount of time you need to spend on the course per day or per week depends a great deal on your prior knowledge of computers, the topic being studied, what you hope to get out of the course, and your prior experience working with computers, the Internet, and online learning.

Spreading the 75 hours out over a semester of 15 weeks would result in an average of 5 hours per week. Realize that this is only a rough estimate and that your experience might not be typical, resulting in a greater or lesser time commitment on your part. (If taking the course during the compressed 8-week summer session, expect to devote twice as many hours per week to the course.)

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Questions:
Email the MLC Office of Continuing Education, Julie Balge at balgejl@mlc-wels.edu or

course instructor Dr. James Grunwald at grunwajr@mlc-wels.edu

Questions about learning online? Check out Online FAQ.

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Registration & Cost:
Registration information, including costs, can be found through the MLC Office of Continuing Education website.

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