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List the Learning Management System (LMS) and technology skills required of instructors in the online classroom.
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Identify and apply basic learning style theories
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Recognize and establish an appropriate teaching presence in an online CE classroom.
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Identify methods of motivating online students.
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Discuss online teaching best practices.
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List methods of facilitating online discussions.
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Consider assessment methods appropriate to the ir course.
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Identify key legal issues for FERPA, ADA, and copyright in online courses.
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Navigate the course site and identify course components
Experience online orientation as a student
Assess your current knowledge of technologies used in the online classroom
(computer skills and Learning Management System LMS skills)
Assess your time management and organizational skills -
Identify resources that can and cannot be used in online courses according to copyright law, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the TEACH Act.
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Engaging and Motivating students:
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Describe what is different about student learning online
Explain why active learning is important and describe techniques to facilitate o active learning in your online class
Describe ways to engage and motivate students in an online class
Learning Styles: o Explain how students can learn effectively through different learning styles
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Identify characteristics of each learning style
Identify your preferred learning style
List effective learning strategies for your preferred learning style(s) o o
List examples of how to accommodate different learning styles within your course
List characteristics of non-traditional student learning styles/preferences/needs
List examples of how to accommodate non-traditional students’ learning styles/preferences/ needs
Consider appropriate online instructor roles :
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Provide feedback to online students both one-on-one and whole-class
Give examples of ways to promote student-student interaction.
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Assessment Integrity o discuss academic/assessment integrity in online courses o consider the level of assessment/assessment integrity that is appropriate for o your online course identify appropriate methods of assessment/assessment integrity for your online course
Monitor Student Progress o Identify methods you can use to monitor your student's progress in your o o course
Identify student self-assessment methods
Identify methods you can use to facilitate students ability to monitor their own progress.
Professional Development o List resources for your continued professional development in online education
Emerging Topics o Consider emerging topics
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FERPA o Identify educational records protected under FERPA. o o o
Identify student rights under FERPA.
Recognize “legitimate educational interest”.
Explain parents’ rights under FERPA. o o o o
Respond to requests for student information.
List methods of securing student records.
Identify your institution’s FERPA contact personnel.
Identify your institution’s basic FERPA procedures and policies.
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Identify the major legal issues related to ADA.
Identify your institution’s ADA contact office/personnel.
Identify your institution’s ADA policies, procedures and guidelines
Copyright o Define copyright law and list the conditions for copyright law to be applied. o Define fair use and the factors to determine fair use. o Define plagiarism and recognize the difference between plagiarism and copyright law.
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