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    Online Teaching Workshop

    Workshop Overview

    Description

    The Online Teaching Workshop (OTW), designed for both novice and experienced face-to-face teachers who are shifting to online teaching, gives participant’s strategies for creating and delivering effective online sessions.  Through participation in this workshop, participants will develop skills for creating and delivering engaging and effective lessons.

    Workshop Goal

    The main goal of the workshop is to have participants apply online teaching strategies, techniques, and tools to create lessons that fulfill learning objectives and effectively engage learners. 

    Workshop Topics & Objectives

    Topic

    Objective

    Shifting to Online Teaching through a Flipped Approach

     
    • Develop an understanding of the link between Bloom’s taxonomy (with higher order and lower order thinking skills) and a flipped learning approach
    • Integrate flipped classroom activities and techniques in online lesson plans based on learning objectives
    • Use a lesson plan template and online delivery outline to plan components of a flipped lesson

    Exploring Online Platforms, Resources, and Tools
    • Evaluate different online platforms and resources and platforms to use in online or blended lessons
    • Integrate a variety of resources and tools into online lesson plans to enhance online teaching / learning and achieve learning objectives

    Building Student Rapport and Engagement in Online Teaching
    • Understand effective online student rapport and engagement strategies and techniques
    • Integrate student rapport and engagement techniques and tools in online lesson planning and delivery

    Planning Online Class Management
    • Assess the differences between face-to-face and online classroom management
    • Understand effective online classroom management techniques and tools
    • Integrate online classroom management techniques and tools in online lesson plans

    Delivering Online Teaching Demonstrations
    • Create online flipped lesson plan and delivery outline with all online teaching components to effectively engage students and achieve learning objectives
    • Deliver online flipped classroom demonstration integrating resources and tools to enhance students’ online learning experience

     

     Workshop Time Commitment

    The workshop runs for 5 consecutive working days.  In order to complete the workshop, participants are expected to spend 2 hours attending each synchronous session and 1 hour daily to complete each asynchronous assignment. The total number of expected hours is 15. 

    Assignments & Expectations

    The workshop is fast-paced and the training received is contingent on each preceding session.  The content of each lesson builds on the content in the previous session. Participants are expected to complete the asynchronous assignments after each synchronous session.  

    Activities used for instruction and assessment of learning include: synchronous live sessions, asynchronous videos and readings, oral and written tasks, discussion boards, and quizzes. At the end of the workshop, participants will submit a completed online teaching lesson plan and online delivery outline, and deliver a short lesson demonstration for feedback.

    Assessment & Certification

    Participants will receive a Complete / Incomplete final assessment. Participants who complete all required activities / tasks within the time frame of the course will receive a certificate.

    Participant Success

    To be successful in this online workshop, participants should:

    • Attend all synchronous sessions
    • Complete assignments on time
    • Participate in discussions and activities

    Technical Requirements & Support

    AMIDEAST Online classes require a desktop, laptop or mobile device combined with a WIFI or minimum 3G network connection.  Recommended browsers include:

    • Desktop/Laptop: Chrome, Firefox, or Edge (latest versions)
    • Mobile iOS (12.2+): Safari Mobile
    • Mobile Android (6.0+): Chrome Mobile

    For ongoing support, a WhatsApp group will be created to promote open lines of communication. 

    For other problems or questions, participants will post on the AMIDEAST Online discussion forum, which the trainer will monitor daily and answer questions. 

    Workshop Assignments 

    Date

    Synchronous

    Asynchronous

    Thursday, August 27, 2020

    OTW Orientation Session

    (1)   Flipped classroom listening comprehension video

     

     

    Shifting to Online Teaching through a Flipped Approach

     

    (1)   Flipped classroom quiz

    (2)   Part I of lesson plan to be completed

    (3)   Reading: Integrating Technology in the Classroom: Eight Keys To Success

    (4)   *Post reading quiz and reflection

     

    Exploring Online Platforms and Resources

    (1)   Platforms & resources quiz

    (2)   Part II of lesson plan to be completed

    (3)   Listening: Keeping Students Engaged In Digital Learning

    (4)   Writing: How would you build rapport and keep students engaged online?

     

    Building Student Rapport and Engagement

    (1)  Building Student Rapport and Engagement Quiz.

    (2)   Part III of lesson plan to be competed

    (3)   Classroom management reading

    (4)   Oral: 30-second – 1-minute recording of how to create online classroom management

     

    Planning Online Class Management

    (1)   Online classroom management quiz

    (2)   Integrate classroom management into lesson plan

    (3)   Submission of OTW completed lesson plan

    (4)   Submission of online delivery outline

     

    Delivering Online Teaching Demonstrations

    (1)   Delivery of lesson demonstration and feedback

    (2)   Workshop evaluation questionnaire

     

    *reflection paper for experienced teachers

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