Week 2 - Learning Activity 1

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Online Course and Instructional Components

    In this blog, we will be taking a simple look at “Online learning” course and content expectations” the expectations should provide a productive learning experience as well aid learners to develop comments and questions for the F2F (face to face) class times.  The importance of this blog is to make aware that online learning is not just a bump of information and the teachers become obscure.  Thus, the title “Blended Learning/hybrid” the learning needs to offer the learner the opportunity to interact F2F if they need further explanations or have directive questions. (NA)¹ 

The learning objectives are specific statements which plainly describe the outcome of the learning events. (NA)¹

    Research describes the “learning objectives” are; specific, observable and measurable outcomes. (NA)1 The outcomes of the product are the overall learning experience enables the learner to express what they are able to do as a result of the learning activities (output) (NA)¹

The markers are simply markers to gage and measure the progress of advancement toward achieving the main goal (NA)¹

    Web-based learning has mostly an open end of flowing information, you could say limited only by the user.  Online learners depending on age might find it distracting (shiny things) popups, chats, multimedia, in the controls of the classroom these distractions can be blocked out, at home, it is up to the parent to monitor and maintain safe browsing habits.1.        Kiddle – Visual Search Engine for Kids 2.        KidRex 3.        Maxthon Kid-Safe Browser 4.        KidSplorer Web Browser 5.        KidzSearchParents can find more on the site these few were found at;  Maketecheasier.com If I was to be teaching A blended / Hybrid / flipped classrooms. I would think the options of the learning outcomes would be utilized weekly bi-weekly and or at the conclusion of each teaching module. 

    This could be done in the way of survey for learners and even parents observations of the online time.  A couple of examples on most commonly used would be basic math for grade appropriate and foreign languages. 

   Teaching “Self-Assessments” to all grades as not only an aid to teachers but also a learning tool for aligning learners for the future.  Each of the learning objectives as with self-assessment each is a discipline as well a structure for learning to keep in view of values and learning mission goals. As teachers/advisors / and faculty should always be pointing our learners forwards to their future.

    As technology evolves we as teachers and school systems need to evolve like.  If the system stops then our learners suffer without the tools they need to move on and become a well informed and sellable employee in the future.  The area of technology changes almost daily keeping up is a challenge and costly but school systems still need to do what5 they can to put this information in their hand, the hands of the future, this not only applies to K-12 but undergrads and grad learners across all ages. 

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References

[1]No Author noted (NA) and no date (ND)“Components of learning objectives” The Peak Performance Center. http://thepeakperformancecenter.com/business/learning/business-training/learning-objectives/components-learning-objectives/

[2]No Author (NA) and no date (ND) “Eberly Center, Teaching Excellence & Educational Innovation”. Carnegie Mellon University. https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/designteach/design/learningobjectives.html

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