- I will use what I learned in this course over the next 30 days by . . .
Have kids work on asynchronous discussions through Blackboard and Sharepoint. I am going to give them the chance to lead a discussion and go through the challenges and benefits of working in a form of communication such as asynchronous discussions.
- I will use what I learned in over the next year by . . .
I am going to try and incorporate the idea of synchronous discussions into my classroom through a web development tool. While I know that elluminate would be difficult for the full classroom, I can have students work with different small groups and lead a discussion on a variety of different topics across my curriculum.
- After completing this course I would like to learn more about . . .Program fees for the different types of online class hosting formats. We have worked with a variety of free one's and some paid subscriptions, but we have never really been told the cost of those paid subscriptions.
Hi Nick - Consider taking a look at the Web sites for some of the learning management systems (BlackBoard, Moodle, BrainHoney, Angel) and web conferencing software (Elluminate, DimDim) to get a sense of pricing.
ReplyDeleteAlso, take a look at the Florida Virtual School site. They are one of the biggest content providers and offer many options for content delivery.
http://www.flvs.net/areas/elearning/usworld/Pages/default.aspx
I have enjoyed learning with you over the past few weeks and wish you the best in all your future endeavors,
Greg Mahaffey