Abu Dhabi Womens College Certified Designer Course

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Abu Dhabi Womens CollegeCertified Designer
Course
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Arthur Rush Beverley Day
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• The Session
• Introduction to WebCT
• WebCT Course Overview
• Break
• WebCT Pedagogy
• Break
• Working with WebCT
• Session End

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• Who We Are
• Arthur Rush
• Masters On-line Learning (June 2006)
• Masters Education
• WebCT Certified Trainer, Senior Level
• Ed Tech 4 Years
• Beverley Day
• Masters On-line and Distance Learning
• WebCT Certified Trainer, Senior Level
• Ed Tech 4 Years
• Who are you?
• Name, Department, Teaching, On-line Experience (S
  or T)

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• Participants
• Varied abilities
• Beginner (Target for this course)
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Success Stories
• 1997 Official launch at ADWC
• Highlights from Catalogue

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• Whats it All About ?
• WebCT World-Wide
• Background
• Since 1996
• Merger of WebCT Vancouver and Universal Learning
  Technology
• In 70 different countries
• Tens of thousands of users
• Thousands of Institutions
• Conferences world-wide
• Most recently merged with Blackboard
• Vista, Campus Edition and HCT
• WebCT stands for Web Course Tools

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• Getting StartedIn groups, respond to the
  following points
• At which level would I place myself?
• Why am I doing this?
• What concerns do I have about the next 12 weeks?

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• So, what is WebCT?

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• Whats it All About ?
• WebCT is a course container
• 3 distinct functions
• Course Management applications
• Communication applications
• E-Learning applications

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• 3 distinct functions
• Course Management
• Communication
• E-Learning

• Course Management
• Calendar
• Syllabus
• Assignments
• My Progress
• My Grades
• Materials Repository
• Surveys

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• 3 distinct functions
• Course Management
• Communication
• E-Learning

• Communication applications
• E-Mail
• Discussion Board
• Chat
• White Board
• Student Tips
• Calendar

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• 3 distinct functions
• Course Management
• Communication
• E-Learning

• E-Learning
• Content Modules
• Discussion Board
• Chat
• White Board
• Quiz / Self Test
• Assignments

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• Integration of the of the Tools
• (Developed over time)

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• How Does it Work?
• Server _at_ Central Services
• Your Desktop Computer
• The Internet

WWW
WebCT Server _at_ Central Services
Your computer _at_ ADWC
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• So, what is the WebCT Certified Designer Course?

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• The course WebCT site

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Individual Unit Structure
Unit Tools Introduction
Unit introduction
Unit Objectives Assessment
Tool A Objectives
Assessment Tasks (D S)
Tool Overview
Relating to teaching
Tool support
Further information
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• Unit Icons

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• Unit Icons

Video demonstration
PDF handout
Web link
Module link
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• Assessment
• 80 Pass
• All tasks must be attempted
• Weightings
• 20 - Communications (1)
• 25 - Content (2)
• 25 - Assessment (3)
• 20 - Course Management (4)
• 10 - Additional Tools (5)
• Grades available in My Grades

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• WebCT CD Course Overview
• F2F session timings
• Tutor Availability
• Communicating using WebCT e-mail
• Discussion group support

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• What does a Unit look like?

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• Examining the Course Units
• Each unit has the same format
• Introduction overview of all covered tools in
  module
• Unit Objectives and Assessment (document)
• Optional Tour of the tools
• Subsequent modules one for each covered tool
• Final Discussion activity unit synthesis

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• What does a Module look like?

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• Each module has the same format
• Objectives
• Assessment
• What is the ______Tool? (Tool Description
  overview tool)
• Relating the _____ Tool to teaching (pedagogy)
• How do I use the _____ tool? (On-line help
  resources)
• Taking it Further (Additional information and
  usage)

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• Tour of Site and A Module

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• How does WebCT relate to teaching?

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• Who are Chickering and Gamson?(and why would I
  care?)

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• 7 principles of good teaching (1-2)

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• 7 principles of good teaching (3-4)

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• 7 principles of good teaching (5-6)

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• 7 principles of good teaching (7)

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• Activity Locate supporting tools to go with each
  principle
• With the understanding that you may not be
  familiar with all of the tools, attempt the
  following activity
• Work in pairs
• Visit the Course Site and examine the tools
• Attempt to associate the tools on the site with
  the 7 Principles
• Use the course site and the handout of Tools
  Overview

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• 7 principles of good teaching (1-2)

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• 7 principles of good teaching (3-4)

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• 7 principles of good teaching (5-6)

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• 7 principles of good teaching (7)

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• Great, but how do I use it?

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• Be glad to show you, but first

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• 3 distinct views
• Student View
• Designer View
• TA View

Each view has different levels of access.
Lets have a look at student and designer access!