6. #moocfail
Looking Back at the “
Fundamentals of Online Education” Crash
Online Class on How To Teach Online Classes Goes Laugha
MOOC Mess
The MOOC Honeymoon is Over: Three Takeaways from the
How NOT to Design a MOOC: The Disaster at Coursera and
Fundamentals of Online Education: Dude, where’
s my MOOC?
9. Ask the right questions
How do we support all students?
A. Using web 2.0 to reach more students.
B. Start small, will grow.
How can we reach them systematically?
A. Mapping events & setting milestones.
How can we make sure this is happening?
A. Online CMS & Accountability via
Naviance.
How can we provide effective support?
A. PD & Training for all staff involved.
10. Blend In
Combine with existing online platform that our district is using: Moodle for
the online class.
•Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a
Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment
(VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create
effective online learning sites (moodle.org)
11. Start with the end in mind
Start with the end in mind
College Counselors piloted initial set of milestones
Post-secondary meeting for sharing ideas, mapping
desired outcomes
Identified key lessons needed
School-based teams decide how to implement –
when, how, via advisory or academic class, what
supporting experiences are needed (blended
learning).
Checking in via milestone completion and success
planner tools in Naviance.
12. Desired Outcomes
Student’s will learn how to:
1. Understand the post-secondary application
planning and completion process via Naviance.
2. Understand basic concepts of the technology used
to complete the college application.
3. Understand the appropriate roles of the applicant,
parents, counselor, teachers, registrars, and college
representatives within Naviance.
4. The final product will be a completed application.
(Senior Application milestone completion).
13. Module One & Two
The Application Process:
Example:
1. Video showing the college application
process and technical aspects of
Naviance:
http://www.screencast.com/t/0z1agc4f
•Technical aspects of Naviance
•Location of college application websites
14. Module Three
Roles & Responsibilities Videos
Students & Parents
http://www.screencast.com/t/oCWRb38F
Teachers & Counselors
http://www.screencast.com/t/vw32w0EKnt
http://www.screencast.com/t/4Cq5g0ec
15. Module Four
Module Four – Bringing it together
Milestones marked via Naviance.
Utilizing CCR Curriculum in Naviance:
• Application(s) listed in Naviance
• Letters of recommendation(s) requested
• Transcript(s) requested
• Resume
• Essay
16. Pilot Program
• Garza High School Online will host the
course via Moodle
• Austin High & Garza High Students will be
“loaded” into the College Readiness course.
• Start small (2013-2014)
• Disrupt specific classes for pilot program
• AVID
• Pre-Advising requirement (select Seniors
2014)
17. Online Tools
Social Media
LIKE us on facebook!
http://facebook.com/AustinHSCollegeCenter
Follow us on Twitter!
http://twitter.com/AHSCollege
18. Hosting Sites
• Garza High School Online
www.garzahighschool.org
• Moodle
https://moodle.org/
• Blogger
www.blogger.com
• Wikispaces
www.wikispaces.com
• Jing
www.techsmith.com
• Vimeo
https://vimeo.com
• You Tube
www.youtube.com
19. Questions?
Tara Miller, M.Ed.
College & Career Counselor
Stephen F. Austin
High School
1715 W. Cesar Chavez
Austin, TX 78703
tmiller@austinisd.org
(512) 414-7232
Thank you
20. Your Feedback Matters!
Thank you for attending the
Naviance Summer Institute 2013!
We greatly appreciate your feedback, please
complete a brief evaluation for this session at:
http://go.naviance.com/evaluations
