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SIGOL (Online Learning)

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A SIG for educators who are involved with or interested in online learning; Web 2.0; telecommunications such as video conferencing and distance learning; and technology integration.

Members: 83
Latest Activity: Apr 13

SIGOL Brings You...

great sessions at PreConference! On March 7, 2012, SIGOL will sponsor three half-day sessions:

MEET MOODLE! - 8:30 - Noon onsite. Presenter: Anne Thorpe, Certified Moodle Instructor, 2.0 Certified Moodle Administrator - This session is for beginning Moodlers who want to start their own course from scratch. We will complete an overview of Moodle and course design as well as a few of the most commonly used Moodle tools. in this hands-on session you will get started on creating a basic course in which you can enroll students immediately. Moodle on! NOTE: Beginning Moodlers must have their own Moodle course in which they are the instructor to participate in this workshop.
ADVANCING YOUR MOODLE COURSE TO MEET THE MULTIPLE NEEDS OF LEARNERS - 1:00 - 4:30 onsite. Presenter: Anne Thorpe, Certified Moodle Instructor, 2.0 Certified Moodle Administrator- Scholarship Available! See below! This session will include hands on creation of forums, assignments, quizzes, even glossaries, all of which are effective in guiding learners to meet your teaching goals. NOTE: Intermediate and beyond Moodlers must have their own Moodle course in which they have been teaching to participate in the workshop.
iPAD2 SCREENCASTING FUN - 1:00 - 4:30 offsite. Presenter: Carolyn McCarthy, Educational Technology Consultant, Shiawasee RESD -Scholarship Available! See below! Using apps such as VoiceThread, Explain Everything, ScreenChomp, and ShowMe, participants will create one or more screencasts or tutorials on their own iPad2. Prepare to have a ton of fun learning together, but at your own comfortable pace, and creating the tutorial of your choice.
Scholarships are available for a participant in each of the afternoon sessions. You must be registered for the session to qualify. Please complete a quick survey to be considered.

opportunities to learn & network with like-minded educators throughout the year including the use of the SIGOL Diigo group.

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Comment Wall

Comment by Miriam Taylor on March 22, 2009 at 11:42pm: Thanks so much for inviting me to present at the pre-conference. Here is the link again to my blog for the materials. http://t3training.edublogs.org Click on the MACUL 2009 tab at the top.

Comment by Jeff Trudell on March 13, 2011 at 8:07pm: I am interested to know if there is a list of high schools that offer all course work online and blended? If you know of some, post them here.

Comment by Jayne Galbreath on March 15, 2011 at 9:38pm: Am attending my first MACUL conference this week. Am interested in ways to use online and blended learning with my advanced middle school math students as a supplement to classroom instruction. Any recommendations on presentations to attend?

Comment by Christy on March 16, 2011 at 5:23pm: Interesting article, "The Effect of a Masters Degree," http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning_forwards_pd_watch/2011/03/t...

Comment by Christy on March 16, 2011 at 5:25pm: For those of you involved in teaching in an online environmnet...Do you think today's children could complete their entire high school education online and be educated enough to get into the top universities and compete in the global markets?

Comment by Patricia Beson on March 17, 2011 at 8:29pm: Found this cool site for those who enjoy making videos to share.

10 Fantastic Creative Multi-Media & Video Applications

Comment by Jayne Galbreath on March 19, 2011 at 11:28am: Checking out ALEKS for some of my accelerated math students. Stopped at their exhibit at Macul - looks interesting.

Comment by Phil Somerville on March 19, 2011 at 3:00pm: Christy,

Some things that I do in the classroom are online so I get the perspective from both sides I think. Now I'm not sure if our online learning is complete like others but I can still get a pretty good idea of what is happening with my students.

To answer your question, I think it depends on the student. Some students have real trouble listening to a teacher or other students so an online environment may work better for them because they have the ability to teach themselves. I also think other students are needy for support so an online environment will not work for them. So I think student could potentially learn in an online environment and still compete globally.

Comment by Jane Perzyk on March 19, 2011 at 3:28pm: Christy's question is a good one; statistics on college acceptance rates from online high school students seems to be non-existent, at least with my cursory search. I did find an excellent FAQ sheet from NACOL with lots of data, but not what we are looking for. I have written Susan Patrick, president/CEO of NACOL, to see if she is aware of any studies done in this area. I will post what I find out from her!

http://www.inacol.org/press/docs/NACOL_fastfacts_083010-lr.pdf

Comment by Jennifer Hoffman on March 19, 2011 at 5:25pm: I teach Spanish online for Westwood Cyber High and am looking for websites and ideas to help teach Spanish through project-based learning. I have found it very difficult to never actually work with my students in person. It seems to be a lot to communicate online. If anyone has any ideas, please send them my way.