MSU to offer noncredit online course about advanced online instruction for teachers | Online Instructors - Montana State University
Montana State University will offer a noncredit course that introduces advanced strategies and technology for online instructors by MSU News Service.
Registration for “Advanced Online Teaching” is now open, and the course will run from Oct. 5 through Nov. 6. It is presented by MSU Academic Technology and Outreach and the Master of Science in Science Education program at MSU.
The course takes a practitioner’s look at the art of online instruction. Using many of the current pedagogical approaches, participants will be introduced to more advanced features and strategies of online instruction. These strategies include the expanded features of learning management systems; using supportive technologies such as podcasting, webinars, video conference tools and other applications; and gamification options.
Course assignments include readings, online discussion and reflection. Participants can expect a highly active, engaging and professionally stimulating class session each week...
The MSSE program’s John Graves and Jessica Anderson will teach the course. Graves is the lead instructor for the MSSE program. He holds a doctorate in education and has over 35 years of experience with middle school and university instruction, with an emphasis on helping teachers remain current with best practices in science education. He was the recipient of MSU’s Excellence in Online Teaching Award in 2012.
Anderson is the manager for learning and development at BetterLesson, a website with free searchable lesson plans, strategies, activities and professional learning for educators. An alumna of the MSSE program, she holds a doctorate in education and has 13 years of experience teaching kindergarten through 12th grade and coaching adult learners with a focus on implementing online and blended instruction in student-centered ways.
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Source: Montana State University
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The course takes a practitioner’s look at the art of online instruction. Using many of the current pedagogical approaches, participants will be introduced to more advanced features and strategies of online instruction. These strategies include the expanded features of learning management systems; using supportive technologies such as podcasting, webinars, video conference tools and other applications; and gamification options.
Course assignments include readings, online discussion and reflection. Participants can expect a highly active, engaging and professionally stimulating class session each week...
The MSSE program’s John Graves and Jessica Anderson will teach the course. Graves is the lead instructor for the MSSE program. He holds a doctorate in education and has over 35 years of experience with middle school and university instruction, with an emphasis on helping teachers remain current with best practices in science education. He was the recipient of MSU’s Excellence in Online Teaching Award in 2012.
Anderson is the manager for learning and development at BetterLesson, a website with free searchable lesson plans, strategies, activities and professional learning for educators. An alumna of the MSSE program, she holds a doctorate in education and has 13 years of experience teaching kindergarten through 12th grade and coaching adult learners with a focus on implementing online and blended instruction in student-centered ways.
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Source: Montana State University