EDU 603 Effective Teaching in K-12 Online Settings

3 credits

This course prepares students to deliver high quality instruction in fully online and blended K-12 learning settings. Navigating various learning management systems (LMS) currently used in K-12 online schools will be explored, as well as a focus on utilizing collaboration, assessment, and instructional tools within the learning management systems. Students will be guided to incorporate multi-media instruction through the use of video, sound, text, graphics, animation, and navigation features. Topics that will be covered include facilitating active learning, encouraging student to student and student to faculty interactions, building teacher presence, providing student feedback, and differentiating instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners. Students will complete a field experience focused on providing instruction in online and blended environments.