OLTD 502 - Digital Continuum
OLTD Learning Outcome:
Create assessment and evaluation methods and tools most suitable to the strengths and challenges of face-to-face, blended, and online learning environments.
Evidence to support outcome: AVS Student Feedback Survey
Reflection to Support Evidence:
I created this survey as a tool for providing feedback from our main stakeholders, the students, on how they see the strengths and weaknesses of our program. The survey is based on a model presented as an evaluative tool in the Community of Inquiry. This fit in nicely with OLTD 502 Developing a Digital Continuum.
In my exploration of how learning theories and learning environments are being tailored to digital learning environments, I couldn’t help but be drawn toward the Community of Inquiry model of learning. The fact that this model closely mirrored my own learning theory made it that much more attractive. The basic premise is that there are critical relationships that make learning environments successful. I used this survey to see how our students felt about the way we were designing our program delivery model. My aim was to try to see if the students felt engaged and successful in our program.
This particular learning outcome ties in very well with our systemic look at assessment strategies and the development of tools that focus on Assessment for Learning. The results of using the survey tool will assist me in being able to articulate how I see our Synchronous Cohort Model of online learning being a valid example of blended learning. I feel that this particular learning outcome allowed me to look at a broader picture than just assessment of courses in a particular learning environment. I was able to explore how these strategies could be used to develop a more successful method of course/program development and delivery that would cover how we might proceed with building ‘best practice’ within our school.
OLTD Learning Outcome:
Integrate current cognitive learning and change management theory by examining current cognitive research on emerging practices for face-to-face, blended, and online learning environments.
Evidence to support outcome: Providing Success for Every Learner in a Virtual Learning Environment, Final paper for OLTD 502
Reflection to Support Evidence:
This particular evidence is the final paper I wrote for OLTD 502. I wanted to explore the nature of how I see effective learning environments can be applied to online and virtual delivery methods.
This whole course was quite interesting in having us explore the nature of learning theories and how they can be applied to face-to-face, blended, and online environments. I was quite amazed in discovering how the Community of Inquiry model very closely resembled my own thinking on how to create the best environment for engaging students. That is, never ignore that relationships are at the heart of good learning. Moreover, in looking more deeply into constructivist and connectivist theories, the same underlying emphasis on relationship can be found.
In being responsible for guiding the growth of a new online school, I have had to first describe what I thought would be the best approach to program development and delivery, and then find ways to defend these ideas when they seemed to not align with what other stakeholders felt was best. Being able to articulate what research is actually current and how it supports dynamic learning environments has been a great help in maintaining what the staff and students feel is the best direction for sustainable growth in our school. By continuing to build a body of authentic research and development for best-practice in any learning environment will certainly help us as we try to keep evolving as a provider of online learning.
Create assessment and evaluation methods and tools most suitable to the strengths and challenges of face-to-face, blended, and online learning environments.
Evidence to support outcome: AVS Student Feedback Survey
Reflection to Support Evidence:
I created this survey as a tool for providing feedback from our main stakeholders, the students, on how they see the strengths and weaknesses of our program. The survey is based on a model presented as an evaluative tool in the Community of Inquiry. This fit in nicely with OLTD 502 Developing a Digital Continuum.
In my exploration of how learning theories and learning environments are being tailored to digital learning environments, I couldn’t help but be drawn toward the Community of Inquiry model of learning. The fact that this model closely mirrored my own learning theory made it that much more attractive. The basic premise is that there are critical relationships that make learning environments successful. I used this survey to see how our students felt about the way we were designing our program delivery model. My aim was to try to see if the students felt engaged and successful in our program.
This particular learning outcome ties in very well with our systemic look at assessment strategies and the development of tools that focus on Assessment for Learning. The results of using the survey tool will assist me in being able to articulate how I see our Synchronous Cohort Model of online learning being a valid example of blended learning. I feel that this particular learning outcome allowed me to look at a broader picture than just assessment of courses in a particular learning environment. I was able to explore how these strategies could be used to develop a more successful method of course/program development and delivery that would cover how we might proceed with building ‘best practice’ within our school.
OLTD Learning Outcome:
Integrate current cognitive learning and change management theory by examining current cognitive research on emerging practices for face-to-face, blended, and online learning environments.
Evidence to support outcome: Providing Success for Every Learner in a Virtual Learning Environment, Final paper for OLTD 502
Reflection to Support Evidence:
This particular evidence is the final paper I wrote for OLTD 502. I wanted to explore the nature of how I see effective learning environments can be applied to online and virtual delivery methods.
This whole course was quite interesting in having us explore the nature of learning theories and how they can be applied to face-to-face, blended, and online environments. I was quite amazed in discovering how the Community of Inquiry model very closely resembled my own thinking on how to create the best environment for engaging students. That is, never ignore that relationships are at the heart of good learning. Moreover, in looking more deeply into constructivist and connectivist theories, the same underlying emphasis on relationship can be found.
In being responsible for guiding the growth of a new online school, I have had to first describe what I thought would be the best approach to program development and delivery, and then find ways to defend these ideas when they seemed to not align with what other stakeholders felt was best. Being able to articulate what research is actually current and how it supports dynamic learning environments has been a great help in maintaining what the staff and students feel is the best direction for sustainable growth in our school. By continuing to build a body of authentic research and development for best-practice in any learning environment will certainly help us as we try to keep evolving as a provider of online learning.