Welcome to EDT-8130 - Making Online Classes Interactive
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Welcome!
Welcome to Educational Technology (EDT) 8130, Making Online Courses Interactive. This course examines the practice and theory of using educational technologies within online courses to ensure student interaction. A variety of opportunities to practice online teaching include presenting course content using Blackboard Collaborate via Pilot Live, web page creation using the Weebly website creator, and introduces the VoiceThread application as a means of presenting slide-based content that encourages student participation, critical thinking, and interaction (Garrison 2017).
Welcome to Educational Technology (EDT) 8130, Making Online Courses Interactive. This course examines the practice and theory of using educational technologies within online courses to ensure student interaction. A variety of opportunities to practice online teaching include presenting course content using Blackboard Collaborate via Pilot Live, web page creation using the Weebly website creator, and introduces the VoiceThread application as a means of presenting slide-based content that encourages student participation, critical thinking, and interaction (Garrison 2017).
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Start Here
This professional development workshop content focuses on the Community of Inquiry framework. To begin this PD online workshop, move your cursor over the EDT 8130 tab located on the left side of this page. Then, proceed in sequential order through sub-tabs that review chapters 1-6, 7-9, and 10-12 respectively. Be sure to read the chapter overviews, view pre-recorded Blackboard Collaborate and VoiceThread sessions, and take the course content assessment at the bottom of each page.
This professional development workshop content focuses on the Community of Inquiry framework. To begin this PD online workshop, move your cursor over the EDT 8130 tab located on the left side of this page. Then, proceed in sequential order through sub-tabs that review chapters 1-6, 7-9, and 10-12 respectively. Be sure to read the chapter overviews, view pre-recorded Blackboard Collaborate and VoiceThread sessions, and take the course content assessment at the bottom of each page.
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Instructor Information
My name is Bret. I am a Wright State graduate student finishing the last semester of a Master’s of Science in Leadership Development (MSLD) program, graduating in April 2017. Upon graduation, I begin coursework toward an M. Ed. in Educational Technology (Instructional Design). I am a 2004 graduate from Urbana University with a BS in Business and Organizational Leadership, and have two associate of science degrees from the Community College of the Air Force.
My name is Bret. I am a Wright State graduate student finishing the last semester of a Master’s of Science in Leadership Development (MSLD) program, graduating in April 2017. Upon graduation, I begin coursework toward an M. Ed. in Educational Technology (Instructional Design). I am a 2004 graduate from Urbana University with a BS in Business and Organizational Leadership, and have two associate of science degrees from the Community College of the Air Force.
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I work for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright Patterson AFB as a technical lead in the facility management division. I am a 25 year federal employee and 30 year veteran of the Ohio Air National Guard, having worked in the Civil Engineer career field with a electrical/mechanical and facilities management background. Career experience includes maintenance of powered support equipment, aircraft arresting systems, facility management, and organizational leadership.
Key Assignment
1. Create an online workshop that incorporates Community of Inquiry (CoI) theory in a digital web conference format.
1. Create an online workshop that incorporates Community of Inquiry (CoI) theory in a digital web conference format.
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Community of Inquiry (CoI) Overview
In simplistic terms, a Community of Inquiry (CoI) is a community of learners who collaborate in an electronic learning (e-learning) environment. Within the CoI, learners also assume the role of teacher who engage in discourse to make meaning, generate inquiry, and confirm understanding for the purpose of learning and application of course concepts.
The CoI framework consists of three interdependent presences - Social Presence, Cognitive Presence, and Teaching Presence. These three presences create a sense of identity through focused communication combined with distributed learning and teaching among members of the community (Garrison, 2017).
In simplistic terms, a Community of Inquiry (CoI) is a community of learners who collaborate in an electronic learning (e-learning) environment. Within the CoI, learners also assume the role of teacher who engage in discourse to make meaning, generate inquiry, and confirm understanding for the purpose of learning and application of course concepts.
The CoI framework consists of three interdependent presences - Social Presence, Cognitive Presence, and Teaching Presence. These three presences create a sense of identity through focused communication combined with distributed learning and teaching among members of the community (Garrison, 2017).
Permissions
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“I acknowledge that I retain the ownership of this intellectual property, but give permission for this presentation to be shared in other educational settings with the agreement that the authors are given credit for the production.”
Reference
Garrison, D. R. (2017). E-learning in the 21st century : A community of inquiry framework for research and practice. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge
Garrison, D. R. (2017). E-learning in the 21st century : A community of inquiry framework for research and practice. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge