Sharing Online PD Content

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Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:1315] RE: Scheduled On Courses VS Open Entry-Open Exit
From: Dlhargrove_at_aol.com
Date: Thu Apr 01 2004 - 18:26:05 EST

Thanks Beth for the info. And that leads me to another question... all of our web-based trainings were created with grant funds, and are open to anyone in the country. Since they are PD and not credit courses, we let anyone have access. I'm wondering how many other programs are out there, like your Teacher Orientation that others outside of the home state could link to or access. Is there an opportunity to link to yours? How about everyone else? Anyone else out there have some online PD that "outsiders" could link to? We've had a number of educators login to our trainings.. while it adds to the work load of our online facilitator, she monitors activities and sends a certficate to their staff development contact. In Texas for example, they are awarding them their own inservice points for completing our training.

Who else can share their hardwork?

Debra

Debra Hargrove
Florida TechNet

Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:1318] RE: Scheduled On Courses VS Open Entry-Open
From: Linda Robinson (L-Robinson1_at_wiu.edu)
Date: Thu Apr 01 2004 - 22:32:56 EST

Our EC-TIIS (Early Childhood Technology Integrated Instructional System) online workshops (www.wiu.edu/ectiis/) are open to "outsiders." We have 9 workshops on topics related to assistive technology and young children. Topics include emergent literacy, expressive arts, math, science, social studies, adaptations, curriculum integration, family participation, software evaluation, computer environment, and technology assessment. We are conducting research on how the workshops are used so participants are required to register (no cost) and complete a quick survey. We invite participation!

We are currently writing a grant to continue our research on the effectiveness of the online workshops and are looking for university faculty who would be willing to incorporate the workshops into their courses, and groups of educators and families. If you or your site would like to participate, I would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks.

Linda Robinson
Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood
Western Illinois University
L-Robinson1_at_wiu.edu

Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:1319] RE: Scheduled On Courses VS Open Entry-Open Exit
From: Jane Mencer (jmencer_at_famlit.org)
Date: Fri Apr 02 2004 - 08:09:30 EST

You've probably seen the information about it already but, in case you haven't, please visit Verizon Literacy University at www.vluonline.org for free, open to anyone, short, self-paced, online courses about adult and family literacy.

Jane Martel Mencer
Instructional Designer
National Center for Family Literacy
325 West Main Street, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40202-4237

phone: 502/584-1133 ext 169
fax: 502/584-0172
e-mail: jmencer_at_famlit.org

Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:1339] Sharing Online PD content
From: Duren Thompson (solveig_at_utk.edu)
Date: Mon Apr 05 2004 - 08:32:57 EDT

Oooooo Debra, thanks for the segue!

I mentioned earlier that the Midwest and Southern RTC's are planning to pilot a "centralized" AE online Professional Development Course system via The Learning Manager next year. The idea is to try to "gather" as many AE Online courses as we can from as many states as we can, into this learning management system and then allow other states to access to "running/offering" these courses through the management system. So TN's courses will be in there and some of Ohio's courses will be in there, and if you want, Debra, Florida's courses could be in there, etc. and then AE Professional Developers could "go shopping" for the AE online course they needed to offer in their state or region. Depending on the rights the state permits, you could offer it exactly as designed, mold it to your state's needs, or you could even take "bits" from lots of different courses in order to create a new course of you own! (TLM uses the "learning objects" idea to create a database of 'Assets" and "Modules" within a given course - so components can be "swapped about" amongst various courses and/or new courses - depending on the rights authorized by the original creators.)

This is the software tool Jackie and I are currently learning - and like everything new there is a learning curve. Currently I feel an awful lot like I am braiding the Elephant's tail - I haven't even *begun* to tap into this tool's vast resources and tools. I feel a bit like I am doing everything the hard way. But our learners seem to be ok with it - discussion and learning seem to be happening. They followed the step by step guide just fine to get going in it. It *is* different than Blackboard, and like all "changeovers" there are things we feel we've lost and things we've gained. I suspect there is a whole lot more to this to be gained - I just need to be patient with myself as a learner.

Tim Ponder and Bill McNutt are collaborating in this - hopefully Tim can say more?

Duren Thompson
Center for Literacy Studies

Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:1343] Re: Sharing Online PD content
From: Dlhargrove_at_aol.com
Date: Mon Apr 05 2004 - 11:25:25 EDT

Hi Duren and others,
Your ideas regarding the centralized PD system is fantastic! I was just about to email our state director and others at DOE to see what the possbilities would be for our AE's to use online modules from other states. I'll mention your centralized idea to them and confirm that you can include our trainings.

Please keep us all posted as the status of that system,

Debra Hargrove
Florida TechNet

Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:1349] Re: Sharing Online PD content
From: Duren Thompson (solveig_at_utk.edu)
Date: Mon Apr 05 2004 - 12:47:40 EDT

Debra -
For the upcoming year (July 2004 - 2005ish) we will be "piloting" the system - there will be no cost to programs we contract with who come with content they are willing to share with anyone. If you are interested in being part of the "guinea pig" group - please let Jean Stephens, our director, know. jjstephe@utk.edu Eventually we may have too many "volunteers" but I don't think we've reached that point yet...

After the pilot year, there will be a charge for programs/states to "offer" courses from the database/using the TLM tool. The pilot year is being used to figure out, partly, how much it will all cost, how the logistics of us all sharing will work, and what the "rates" will need to be.

I have no real idea what the rate will be - but I know they are taking into consideration what *we* here in TN think would be reasonable per learner (what *we* have a budget for) as our state leadership grant will have to *pay* this TLM grant to use the service just like everyone else. So it is unlikely to be exorbitant. I *do* know that they are currently talking about a discounted rate to those who provide content that can be offered to others - so if you *do* submit your content, it will be cheaper. But folks who *have* no online content to share *will* be able to simply contract to offer the course via TLM to folks in their state.

Jean's really the coordinator of this effort - I'm just on the front lines wrestling with the new software as a designer and facilitator!  :)

Duren

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