Web Based Instruction Implementation Plan

Time and Budget Allocations for Personnel Personnel and duties Estimated time Instructor: Eight hours weekly Ginny Cronin Create course Create instructional videos Provide face-to-face instruction Grade student work Provide feedback on student performance Provide support for minor technical issues Principal: As needed Carol Van Wormer provide administrative support, advice, and guidance. IT teacher: As needed Mike Jennings provide technical assistance to students, parents, and instructor as needed Administrative support: As needed Various consultant teachers meet with instructor to understand the format and goals of the course, so as to direct appropriate students to the course during academic counseling. Communicate concerns as expressed by parents and students to the instructor. Cost .2 FTE, as per salary agreement

No cost beyond salary

No cost beyond salary

No cost beyond salary

Final Preparation for Implementation

Initial Learner Contact and Registration How is the course advertised?

Responses The Expository Writing Course will be advertised in the course description guide and the course scheduling guide as well. Consultants will meet with all families and guide students with writing needs to this course. The Expository Writing Course will begind in the middle of September, with all credit courses and last until the end of the first semester. The course will be repeated for a different cohort in the spring semester. Students will attend the first class of the semester in a face-to-face setting, as this is a hybrid course. Parents will also be expected to attend the first class, and this will be made clear on the registration form. Families are notified by e-mail, the program website, and postal mail of the dates for class registration in early September. The instructor will send both students and their parents a welcoming email, providing the key code, a link to the Edmodo site. During the first parent/student class, the instructor will walk participants through the sign up process, use of the site and webpage, and direct parents and students to the instructional videos posted on the site that cover this same material.

When does the course begin/end?

How are learners first contacted?

How do learners know where and when to register? How do learners learn how to access the course site?

How do learners identify the software requirements or plug-ins needed?

Requirements are listed on the site and will be explained in the first class and the welcoming email.

Who do learners contact for technical or administrative assistance?

Students may contact any of the instructional technology teachers during school hours for assistance. They can also contact the instructor in class,m through the disscaussion forum, email, private Edmodo message, or telephone.. There is no course text for this class. All support materials are available online. This is paperless class. Responses The instructor has her own page, sign in information and admisitrative rights on the LMS. She is both the course designer and instructor. Firefox or Explorer 8 are acceptable browsers for this course. Additional plugins required include Windows Media player, QuickTime, Flash and Adobe Reader. Students will be required to use Word for the word processing, unless they are fluent both in word processing and use of tables in another word processing program. Most documents will either be available or shared through the LMS or via email. Google documents may also be used. Automated responses will be used on holidays and off hours.

How do learners obtain support materials?

Technical Requirements How does the instructor access the LMS?

What software or plug-ins are needed to use the WBI?

How does the instructor send and share documents or feedback on assignments?

How will instructor or learners There will be instructional training videos access online skills training? accessible on the LMS as well as the course Youtube Channel. There will also be support through the course Q&A board on the LMS. The instructor is the designer and administrator, so no specific training is necessary. In the future, if other teachers use the LMS system, training videos and workshops will be provided. How will the WBI team Students will be given information how to distribute support obtain their textbook for the course both materials? through their departments and by the online course registration process. The instructor will also explain where to get the book on the first day of in-school class. There will also be a map on the LMS site. How will instructor or learners There will be a link on the LMS system that report allows learners to report broken links or other technical problems? malfunctions within the site. In the event access to the site is not possible, learners can also report problems via email to the instructor or send the instructor an SMS. Participant Communication Tools How will the learners, They will communicate via email, bulletin instructor and student boards, face-to-face meetings, text-message, assistant contact each other? video chat, text chat and during in-school class time. How are course expectations The course expectations are most clearly shared? described in the course syllabus which is available online on the course site. The instructor also provides a hardcopy of the syllabus to student on the first day of in-school class and explains each part of it. How do learners and Files will shared via handouts in class as well as a instructor share files? document resource page on the course site where students can download materials. Students will also submit assignments using the

LMS digital drop-box.

Aspect of Management
Instructor Activity Strategies Activate Links Links will be activated in the LMS, as each module is presented to students. Deadlines established on the syllabus and on the assignment page of the LMS. Also, students will be reminded of due dates in our face-to-face sessions. Assessment will occur through the posting of sub skills on the LMS, through peer review, and at the end of each module through assignment submission to the instructor.

Establish Deadlines

Assess Learners

System Failures Track learner participation, assignments, assessments, etc

Any problems with system failure will be directed to the IT teacher for assistance, Mike Jennings. Assignments submitted in Edmodo will be graded within one week. Those grades will appear on a cumulative grade sheet which is available to both parent and student at all times.

Learner Activity Identify activities

Strategies Log into the LMS several times a week to check on assignments and optional assignments posted on Edmodo. Clarify any confusion about assignments during face-to-face sessions, or through e-mail.

Participate in class activities Attend face-to-face class at least once per week. Complete assignments and activities as directed on the LMS, Edmodo. Post on the LMS discussion board and participate in discussion board activities as directed. Complete class assignments Complete assignments by the assigned due date. Keep track assignments through the spotlight function of Edmodo, the calendar function, and the class discussion forum

Parent Activity Monitor Q & A board

Strategies Read the postings of their student and other students on the discussion boards, addressing concerns if and when they arise. Read and attend to the syllabus outline, deadlines, and instructional goals of the course, contacting the instructor by e-mail, phone or face-to-face as necessary with concerns.

System or technology failures

Manage the technology issues surrounding the computer which the student uses at home.

Finding Lost Learners

Contact students who have missed more than one face-to-face class or who have failed to hand in an assignment. Contact parents if student nonparticipation continues to be an issue.