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APPLICATION OF IT IN EE:
CREATING ONLINE COURSES AND MATERIALS
Learning at personal level
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 What are online EE courses and EE material?
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 Online education:
 Defined as an approach to teaching and learning in
EE that utilizes Internet technologies to
communicate and collaborate in an educational
context.

 This includes technology that supplements

traditional classroom EE training with web-
based components and learning environments
where the educational process is experienced
online.
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 Academic and professional organizations agree that

using web-based learning environments can offer
sound pedagogical benefits.
 According to researchers:
 the web provides significant new revolutionizing
functionality in transmitting information to the student;
 providing forums for exchange.
 increasing opportunities for learning and alternative
formats for information.
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 Online learning can be used to supplement

traditional modes of learning with the following
advantages:
1. Enhancing student-to-student and teacher(s) to student
communication;
2. Enabling student-centered teaching approaches.
3. Providing 24/7 accessibility to course materials.
4. Providing just-in-time methods to assess and evaluate
student progress.
5. Reducing "administrative bureaucracy" around course
management.
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1. Students share perspectives;

2. Students experience a sense of equality;
3. Instructors are more accessible;
4. Accommodate different learning styles;
5. Provide opportunities for exploration;
6. Encourage additional rehearsal time;
7. Remove reliance on physical attendance;
8. Utilize time efficiently;
9. Maximize the classroom experience.
10. Reduce Instructor workload
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(1) Prepare Yourself:

i. Educate yourself by reading articles about:
web-based training;
i. instructional design
ii. Technology education,
iii. and online learning.
ii. Practice using the software a preferred software
for the learning ,management system/platform:
e.g.
1. MOODLE, (http://www.gig.etsii.upm.es/moodle)
2. BLACKBOARD
Take a training course, do a tutorial, or explore the
program.
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 MOODLE=Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic

Learning Environment,
 Moodle is a free learning management system that
enables you to create powerful, flexible, and engaging
online learning experiences.
 Assignment:
 Obtain online, read and report in 3 pages by
midnight of 15th October, 2014-via email:
 Document: type in Google search:
090924121303.pdf
 (late submission will not be marked)
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 Locate and introduce yourself to the Software

System Administrator on your
institution/workplace.
 Ask the System Administrator to create (or help
you create) a user account (username),
password, and a blank course Website for you.
 Understand hardware and software
specifications. Make sure your computer is set up
with the correct requirements (such as browser).
Again, refer to your System Administrator if you
need assistance.
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 (2)Prepare Your Materials

1. Gather your course materials and content in a
central location. Include items such as handouts,
slide shows, syllabus, overheads, lecture
notes, projects, assessments, and
discussion topics.
2. Determine what formats your materials exist in.
3. Take note of items already in electronic formats
such as word processing documents,
spreadsheets, and slides.
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1. Accommodate different types of learners.

2. Make sure visual learners have graphics and text they
can see to foster learning.
3. Provide narration and text for verbal learners.
4. Identify measurable course objectives. These should
incorporate materials delivered both in class and online.
5. Determine what core competencies and knowledge
students will need to meet these objectives.
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 (3) Make an Outline

 Make an outline that matches each course
component with associated date, teaching
materials, labs, assignments and
corresponding items.
 This comprehensive outline can be very helpful in
building a course skeleton.
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(4) Determine How To Deliver Materials

1. Determine which materials should be delivered in

the face-to-face component of your course (if your
course has one) and which items can be delivered
online.

2. Select items that are relevant to course objectives

and student learning experiences
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(4) Determine How To Deliver Materials

3 Prepare the materials for electronic delivery. This
may include:
 scanning graphics,
 creating files in a word processor,
 developing web pages in a web authoring tool, or
 creating slides in presentation software.
Nb: If necessary, consult your System Administrator
for assistance and advice
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 (4) Determine How To Deliver Materials

4 Avoid delivering materials that will distract the

student from the course objectives.

5 Do not add irrelevant information to “fill-up” your

website
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(5) Build a Course Skeleton

1. Create the organizational (or skeleton) structure of
your course. This involves creating a series of
clearly labelled folders that will hold course
materials.
2. Make a folder for every item in your outline (from
Step 3) or mimic the structure of your syllabus.
3. Enter the Course Information area and create
folders for the Syllabus, Grading Policies, and other
basic items relating to course management.
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 (5) Build a Course Skeleton

4 Enter the Course Documents area and create folders that
correspond with the main topics or sections of your course. Create
sub-folders for subtopics as necessary.

5 For example:
Week 1: Introduction to Solid Waste Disposal, (folder)
Week 2: Inorganic Solid Waste (folder)

Week 3: Organic Solid Waste (folder);

 Household Organic Waste (sub-folder of Week 3)
 Industrial Organic waste (sub-folder of Week 3)
4 Enter the Assignments area, and create folders that correspond
with your assignments
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(5) Build a Course Skeleton

6 Enter the Assignments area, and create folders that

correspond with your assignments.
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(6) Add Staff Information

1 Enter the Staff Information content area and create

an entry for yourself. If you have a picture of
yourself, include that too!

2 Create additional entries for teaching assistants,

technical assistants, guest speakers or other course
staff members
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(7) Fill in the Content

1 Enter each folder and add the content.

2 Include a short description for each item.

1 Indicate what the item is and how it is relevant to the lesson.
This description helps learners understand how to associate
(frame/attend to) this item in relation to rest of the course
materials
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(8) Incorporate the Technology into Other Course

Component
1. Enter the discussion board, create a forum, and post an
introductory assignment.
2. For example, you might ask each student to write one
to three paragraphs explaining who they are and why
they took your course.
3. Require students to read entries from other students.
4. Encourage them to respond to each other. This is the
first step in creating an “online community” for your
course.
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(8) Incorporate the Technology into Other

Course Component
1. Plan on adding at least one new topic to the
Discussion Board Forum each week.
2. Make sure this topic requires students to formulate
an answer and back it up with facts to demonstrate
their understanding.
3. Monitor and respond to student threads and
encourage students to do the same.
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(8) Incorporate the Technology into Other Course

Component
5 Locate at least three external websites that relate to
information you are teaching. Place these in the External
Links area and recommend students explore these sites on
“virtual fieldtrips.”
6 Optionally, structure an assignment that
incorporates researching and reporting information from
these fieldtrips.
7 Also, consider placing links to the download pages of
any plug-ins, players, readers, or viewers that are necessary
to access the various kinds of files or multimedia you are
using in your course.
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 9) Create an Introductory Announcement

1 Post an introductory message in the

announcements area.
2 Welcome the students to your course, direct them
to the Course Information area to obtain the
syllabus, and indicate the location.
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(10) Complete the Process

1 Preview course materials by checking each link,
proofreading descriptions, and viewing the course
from a student perspective.
2 Instruct students on how to get a System account
and log in. Consult your System Administrator for
institution-specific instructions.
3 Enjoy teaching your first EE online course!
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(1) Asynchronous communication and

(2) Synchronous communication

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 Asynchronous communication
 is communication that is a time-delayed or time-
deferred computer mediated mode of delivery.
 In an asynchronous environment, the sender and
receiver do not have to be present at the same
time for communication to occur.
 Asynchronous types of communication are:
 forums,
 emails and
 discussion boards
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 Synchronous communication
 is communication that takes place real-time.
 In a synchronous environment, the sender and
receiver have to be present at the same time for
communication to take place.
 Examples of the synchronous communication mode
of delivery are:
 audio/video conferencing,
 chatting,
 shared whiteboards and
 instant messaging.