Can My Students Succeed if I Offer My Class Online? [email protected].

Can My Students Succeedif I Offer My Class Online?Can My Students Succeedif I Offer My Class Online?

[email protected]@jalc.edu

My BackgroundMy Background

•I am the College’s faculty software trainer (Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, PowerPoint (beginning

and advanced), Camtasia, Lectora, Irfanview, Adobe GoLive (web authoring), Blackboard and all of Blackboard’s many features, etc.)

•I am the College’s Blackboard administrator

•I teach Computer Art I and II online

•I am the College’s faculty software trainer (Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, PowerPoint (beginning

and advanced), Camtasia, Lectora, Irfanview, Adobe GoLive (web authoring), Blackboard and all of Blackboard’s many features, etc.)

•I am the College’s Blackboard administrator

•I teach Computer Art I and II online

I found one of the most difficult things about making a traditional class into an interactive, online class is mentally converting the material over into the virtual world.

I found one of the most difficult things about making a traditional class into an interactive, online class is mentally converting the material over into the virtual world.

Secondly, you have to find the tools that will help make this conversion possible.

Secondly, you have to find the tools that will help make this conversion possible.

•It is difficult enough to keep students on pace in a face-to-face class, but online it’s tougher.

•If the student doesn’t feel like the instructor is right there with them to guide, encourage, and even discipline, the chances of bringing them to a successful conclusion is greatly diminished.

•It is difficult enough to keep students on pace in a face-to-face class, but online it’s tougher.

•If the student doesn’t feel like the instructor is right there with them to guide, encourage, and even discipline, the chances of bringing them to a successful conclusion is greatly diminished.

This session will demonstrate the process of converting a lab intensive class into a stand-alone, online class using video screen captures on CD, and discussion boards.

Methods used to motivate and encourage the students will be shared from multiple experiences and classes.

This session will demonstrate the process of converting a lab intensive class into a stand-alone, online class using video screen captures on CD, and discussion boards.

Methods used to motivate and encourage the students will be shared from multiple experiences and classes.

Immediate Needsof the Students


•I provide them with a crash course on composition

•I provide them with information on How to Save Files for Blackboard



•Then I must provide them with information on How to Post Files to Blackboard



I mentioned a CD…

One week before my class starts I mail a CD to all of my online students.

The CD contains class lectures and demonstrations covering their textbook.



I provide some extras to encourage and reinforce what the students are learning. Here is one example.

Opportunities for the students to exhibit their work are provided through posting within Blackboard or links to sites on the Internet.

My Immediate NeedsMy Immediate Needs

Communications issues, either through the discussion board or other various communications, is addressed through the use of netiquette.

Additional Needs for me…Additional Needs for me…

I use Irfanview to make screenshots of the statistics page in Blackboard to show the students that I know just how much they are really doing and when.

I use Irfanview to make screenshots of the statistics page in Blackboard to show the students that I know just how much they are really doing and when.

FeedbackFeedback

Input from the students has been positive from the very beginning, which was three years ago.

“Having the course lectures and Photoshop videos on CD is great. I can take it with me anywhere to do my work.”

“The CD saved my life!”

Input from the students has been positive from the very beginning, which was three years ago.

“Having the course lectures and Photoshop videos on CD is great. I can take it with me anywhere to do my work.”

“The CD saved my life!”

Questions Please?Questions Please?

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Thank you for coming.Thank you for coming.

Can My Students Succeed if I Offer My Class Online? [email protected].

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