Session 11:

Final Exam Project

hi everyone

I've been busy and tired last week, I have a baby boy on last Monday.
I want say thank you to Dr. Newberry and to every one help me and give me power to complete my work
thank you to all my friends in this class and i hope to meet you in other classes


this is my website:

((LINK))

I hope you like it

Eman Aldhafiri

session: 10

Session 10: Deliver

In ETEC 541 I learned many new,good and effective points that can help my in future as designer online course and also as an instructor.

I learned the following:

1- To create an effective online course we need to have good experiences designed.

2- Because there are many students in the course that mean we have different learning styles. In this case the designer needs to use multiple instructional methods.

3- The good instructor always makes sure the students reach their need by check their assignment weekly and give them an effective feedback.

4- The instructor need to give the students clear course for example: Dr. Newberry gives us clear points about what we need to do in each session and include the course word document and pod cast.

5- The instructor needs to give the students fast feedback about their works. For example: Dr. Newberry gives us our grades in each week with an effective comment on our assignment. Also he always answers our email in same day or day after we email him.

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I use what I learned in this class to create my online course:

• I focused to use only free online course material I used Skype, free website to the course, ((scribd)) , Microsoft PowerPoint, also there are a word documents explaining each step of the method to solve every problem that may the student face it when they try to open the program or the PowerPoint.

• I tested my media to make sure every things work and clear, by asking several friends that close to me, to view the PowerPoint, syllabus and the documents before upload them in scribd website and also after I upload them too.

• After I upload all my media I will have some sample students try all the media in their place that they be upload the media for example, at home, work, university etc.

• I will ask these students about the problem that may be face it when they view the materials, for example: download speeds, the clear of the color, clear of the words size, etc.

• I will have some sample students try to view the media in different kind of computer, such as, Vista, Windows XP, and Macintosh. And I will take note if they face any problem I will fix it to make sure the desired students learning outcomes are being met.

• I tried to give a clear direction on what students need to do before each session and use step by step to show student what they need to do in each assignment.

• The delivery methods that I used in my online course for Communication

1. Email and blog (Asynchronous)
2. Videoconferencing by using Skype program (Synchronous)

Session 9

Session 9: Projects

Process

1. Download and review the Project Description document.

2. Select your delivery environment (CMS or website).

3. Assemble the materials you have developed and/or develop additional materials as needed to create an online course.

4. Write your project report.

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hi every one ''

((I post this homework early because I am trying to finish all the assignments that in etec541 before i have my new baby :) ))

Planning and production of the online course:

I don’t have access to a CMS because of that I used a website to present my course. My course includes many important links

First, a syllabus includes the name of the course and short description of the course, information about me, email address and phone numbers, my office hour, the grading system, lists course policies.

Second, the schedule of class includes all the sessions, the homework assignments, links to videos, also it include my own materials that I created for this course. The students can determine what information that will be covered in the class from week to week. Also students will know how to start and where to get help because the schedule will let them know every thing step by step and if they have any misunderstand they can send email to the instructor or call her in her office hours.

Third, one complete class session: this session will include directions on what to do and in what order. Also explain what the technology that we will use it and PowerPoint that created by the instructor to show the students type by step to use the new technology.

there is also explain for:

The homework for each session: students will be able to complete the assignments in one-week that are required. Some students might take longer to completed, or face problem they can communicate with instructor by email and ask hem about what they face or ask them more time to finish it.

The final exam: all the questions will choose to reflect the students' understanding of the objects that in this course. Student have one week to finish the exam. The exam will be in the instructor website also the instructor will send it to each students by email.

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When I finish all of the material I will post the link to the actual course that i have developed.

Please let me know what you think or if you have any suggestions!!!!

session 8

Session 8: Development - Testing

In this online course, I create some media and i will use Microsoft PowerPoint, syllabus, and some links in the syllabus. All The media that I create using ((scribd)) website to upload my PowerPoint and syllabus. And I will create word documents explaining each step of the method to solve every problem that may the student face it when they try to open the program or the PowerPoint.

I would test my media to make sure every things work and clear, by asking several friends that close to me, to view the PowerPoint, syllabus and the documents before upload them in scribd website and also after I upload them too.

After I upload all my media I will have some sample students try all the media in there place that they be upload the media for example, at home, work, university etc.

I will ask these students about the problem that may be face it when they view the materials, for example: download speeds, the clear of the color, clear of the words size, etc.

I will have some sample students try to view the media in different kind of computer, such as, Vista, Windows XP, and Macintosh. And I will take note if they face any problem I will fix it to make sure the desired students learning outcomes are being met.

Session 7

Process

1. Read chapters 9 and 10 in the Horton text.

2. Listen to Podcasts

3. Make a blog post discussing the use of media, especially new media in online learning.

Requirements

Your blog post must discuss the use of new media in online learning.

Explain your experiences with various media and discuss how you might integrate new media into the lessons that you are creating.

Before I stare discussing the use of new media I would learn more about some new things in this session :

Web 2.0:

The term Web 2.0 is commonly associated with web applications that facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design,[1] and collaboration on the World Wide Web. A Web 2.0 site gives its users the free choice to interact or collaborate with each other in a social media dialogue as creators (prosumer) of user-generated content in a virtual community, in contrast to websites where users (consumer) are limited to the passive viewing of content that was created for them. Examples of Web 2.0 include social-networking sites, blogs, wikis, video-sharing sites, hosted services, web applications, mashups and folksonomies. (link) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

New media:

is a broad term that emerged in the later part of the 20th century to encompass the amalgamation of traditional media such as film, images, music, spoken and written word, with the interactive power of computer and communications technology, computer-enabled consumer devices and most importantly the Internet. New media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community formation around the media content. What distinguishes New media from traditional media is not the digitizing of media content into bits, but the dynamic life of the "new media" content and its interactive relationship with the media consumer. This dynamic life, moves, breathes and flows with pulsing excitement in real time. Another important promise of New Media is the "democratization" of the creation, publishing, distribution and consumption of media content. (link) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_media

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My Experience:
The technology has become indispensible part in our lives. In last few years ago, online courses are more common used in colleges. Since I've been in college in Saudi Arabia I had never deal with online classes because we don’t have this technology in some of our universities.
I’ve been taken an online course since I came to USA at CSUSB. I remember the first class it was ETEC 500 with Dr Newberry it was difficult in the first class but I like it after few classes I enjoy online class and I toke another class that was ETEC 676 in summer 09 with Dr Newberry. I have deal with new tools of technology like: podcasts, audio and video, chatting, skype program and blogs. There are a few reasons that make online classes successful one of them: online class is make learning more interesting. In my experience with online classes make learning more easy to get my education it allow me to be a full time student without coming to the university, because I am a mother and wife.
There are some of advantage and disadvantage of online classes, the advantage of online class in general way:

• For students: they can play the lectures at anytime at any place, to take notes, complete assignment, do research, also to send and receive e-mail. Also students can share their information all over the world.

• For Instructors: they can record the lectures by using padcast or video. Also they can access to their students 24/7. Online class makes learning more interactive, more enjoyable, and more customizable. It improves students’ attitudes toward content and their interest in learning.

There are many media that I deal with it in the instructional technology program and there are Strengths and weaknesses of using each one:

1- threaded discussion: (definition)

This is one of the tools of online class, it make student communicant with each other and with their instructor.

The strengths:
Share knowledge:
Student can share their experiences with each other
Improve critical thinking:
Student can improve their critical thinking skills.
Also students can post their idea with out feel shy.
The weaknesses:
I agree with dr Newberry that "the oldest post stays on top and to find new messages you must scroll down to the botto m. The hierarchical layout of threaded discussion also makes it difficult to scan through the posts. And it can be difficult to follow all of the threads, especially long ones, without some frustration."

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(2) Skype:

Skype is a free program that allows student to chat with other and with their instructor through text, audio, and video.

The strengths:
* Free to Download.
* Students can connected with students who learning similar subject in the worldwide.
* Teachers can be available to their students.
The weaknesses:
* doesn’t work as well with student that have slower Internet connections.
* Doesn't work as well with student that have problem with typing.

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3. Blog:

Is a two-way communication tool

The strengths:

Students can share the information with each other

Students can leave comments on other students.

it is free

easy to use.

The weaknesses:

in my opinion i don't see any weaknesses since i use the blog.

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5. Talk Shoe:

The strengths:

Students can be used to relate a live podcast

Students can share the information with each other

It is free

The weaknesses:

with the new student who doesn't deal with this program before.

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6- Power Point:

you can create the power point by using Windows

The strengths:

Students can download the power point and view it when the want.

Easy to use

It's too easy to create slides

The weaknesses:

some time when you use the tools that in the PowerPoint in wrong way like the chose the wrong color with wrong background its make it hard to read and some time ugly.

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The Online Class :
In this class I will focus to development online materials , I would use power point a to explain some steps to my students ,I would use skype to contact with my student and allow them to contact with each other by blog. Student can connected with me by using email, they can send their assignment to me every week also answer my question that i put it in the end of my course.

the New Media, that dr Newberry said about it in his word document

Flickr, YouTube, TeacherTube

i didn't deal with flicker and teachertube before but when i read about them i like to use it in future

youtbue i know about it and when i face some different i type what i want to know about it and i find alot of video tube tooking in same the topic,

youtube is very helpful in education and help the students to learn.

session 6

Development process overview

This week's assignment is a little difficult for me to complete. I think the assignment is to design and develop the media for one lesson.

I would like to do session three in my course:

Session 3 25-31 January 2- student will learn how to interact and communicating 2-1 student will communicate with the instructor 2-1-1 students will use email each week to send the assignment to the instructor. 2-1-2 student will use skype to communicate with instructor. 2-2 student will communicate with other students. 2-2-1 student will communicate with other student by make comments in his\her blog. 2-2-2 students will learn how to make a positive comment to other students.

Student-Content Interaction: · Students will found all the requirements in the syllabus in the instructor website. Student-Instructor Interaction: · The instructor will post his email and skype id in his syllabus. · The student will communicate with the instructor by using email. Student-Student Interaction: · Students will communicate with each other by post comments in other three students every week. · Students can ask other students in the class for help through the blog .

Students will view the syllabus from the instructor website and read the requirements part in session three.

The requirements part will show in the syllabus like this:

Session 3 25-31 January 2- student will learn how to interact and communicating 2-1 student will communicate with the instructor 2-1-1 students will use email each week to send the assignment to the instructor. 2-1-2 student will use skype to communicate with instructor. 2-2 student will communicate with other students. 2-2-1 student will communicate with other student by make comments in his\her blog. 2-2-2 students will learn how to make a positive comment to other students.

Student-Content Interaction: · Students will found all the requirements in the syllabus in the instructor website. Student-Instructor Interaction: · The instructor will post his email and skype id in his syllabus. · The student will communicate with the instructor by using email. Student-Student Interaction: · Students will communicate with each other by post comments in other three students every week. · Students can ask other students in the class for help through the blog .

requirements 1- Read chapter 4 andd5 2- download the PowerPoint. 3-Download the skype program and sing in. 4- Send you ID to the instructor. 1- Post your 3rd post be sure that include: 1- your ID in skype 2- summarizes what u understands it from chapter 6- send your post link to the instructor email 7-read other students blog and make comments to three students

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The students will access to the materials by go to the instructor website and view the syllabus, the syllabus will include all the links to all the materials. The instructor will use the http://www.scribd.com program to post the syllabus and the power point because it is easy to use it. Also each week the instructor will send email has the link to the syllabus and the each week sessions. Students will view the syllabus and download what the have weekly from the session part. In each session student will find step by step what the instructor requirements in each week.

This the like for what the session three include:

1-(Syllabus) : show the students the requirements.

In the syllabus the students will view links for the following:

1-(PowerPoint): show the students step by step how can the download the skype program and how can sing in.

2-skype program: from this link student will download the program and sing in.

session 5

Course Content Characteristics:

I would like to design an online course, in this course will teach students the Characteristics in an online class to make them able to design an online course in the future. Students in this course are in college and adult student who have experience of using some technology tools. Students will learn about the Characteristics

in online classes. Students will also learn about how to use new technology tools. This course will be totally online class. In this class we will use instructor website and each students should have blog. And communication ways will be blog and email. I will use the two kind of e-learning (instructor-lead or learner –led)
because I believe that “ many e-learning course deliberately shift from instructor-led to learner-led during the progress of the course” (Horton,p .362) In the first classes I will use prod cast and power points (instructor-lead), and in end of the course the students will know the how important of the Characteristics to design their online class in the future (learner-led). Also I will mixture of Synchronous or asynchronous activities. I will blend the learning like what William Houston said in his book, I would use websites, books, broadcast and PowerPoint. Also the technologies that will use are the favor technologies that are reliable and available to many learners. The task of this course is combining between convergent and divergent. The student may face problem with some new technology tools that they don’t deal with it before, in this issue student will found many links suggest and explain some tools that can help the students in the syllabus at the instructor website. The course content and students needs that will be the most salient characteristics of the content that I believe will impact my design. The course material will be use in many times through the week. This course will save the student’s time, energy and money, they don’t need to come to the class because this course is totally online. And if they have any problem they can contact with the instructor by his email. Also students will found every link that need it in the syllabus for example, blog links and some technology tools. This course does not require the student to buy any website. Students need to access through the instructor website and found the prod cast lecture in each week lesson and will found also some links to Skype and every students’ blogs.

The content characteristics lead me to use good tools in this course for example; pod cast, PowerPoint, give the student’s good links.

Instructor Characteristics

The instructor in this course has good skills in technology and online teaching experience. He has prior online teaching experience. Also the instructor is very familiar with the content, and he has different degrees in tech skills and online teaching experience. The structure is fixable with content and he can change it baisdon on student needs. The instructor always tests the content including the tools for example: pod casts, links, video and audio and make sure every thing works before represented to the student. The instructor checks his email every day and give the students feedback very quality. Also he make sure to check the students post every week and give them feedback and focus to develop the students technology skills by give them a new tools every week to use it.

The instructor characteristics lead you to test my content many time to make sure in every thing before deliver the course.

Student Characteristics

All students in this course are college freshman and sophomores with good technology skills and each has successfully taken an online course. There are 9 students in this course. The students in this class should be self-motivated. Also they should be ready to work and learn. They understand the importance of learning the material presented and how this knowledge will not only be useful this course but in classes they plan to take in the future. The most of the students would have experience with technology.

For the student to student interaction, the blogs is will be the best tool. That way all of the students can read other students postings and make comments.

The student characteristics lead me to use design the course in what are student needs and what their background of using technology.

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Course goal:

Make the students know how the important of the Characteristics in design online course and develop student’s technology skills and make them use some new technology tolls.

Course Objectives:

1-Students will learn about the Characteristics in online course

1-1 Students will be able to discover the first thing that can impact his course design, which is a content characteristic.

1-1-1 students will know some good and effective tools in the content Characteristic.

1-2 Students will be able to discover the second thing that can impact his course design, which is an instructor characteristic.

1-2-1 students will know some good and effective tools in the instructor Characteristic

1-3 Students will be able to discover the third thing that can impact his course design, which is a student’s characteristic

1-3-1 students will know some good and effective tools in students characteristic.

2- student will learn how to interact and communicating

2-1 student will communicate with the instructor

2-1-1 students will use email each week to send the assignment to the instructor.

2-1-2 student will use skype to communicate with instructor.

2-2 student will communicate with other students.

2-2-1 student will communicate with other student by make comments in his\her blog.

2-2-2 students will learn how to make a positive comment to other students.

3- students will learn how to use some technology tools

3-1 students will use skype.

3-1-1 student will download the skype program

3-1-2 student will make user name in skype

3-1-3 students will send the user name to the instructor and post it in his blog.

3-2 students will use blog

3-2-1 student will create a blog for this online class

3-2-2 student will disngn his blog

3-2-2 students will post every week his assignment in his blog

4-in the end of this course Students will be able to cover all the content and tools in this online course.

4-1 students will be able to discover all three things that can impact his course design, content characteristic, instroctor characteristic, students characteristic

4-1-1 students will do the final exam

4-2 student will learn how to interact and communicating with the instructor and other students.

4-3 students will learn how to use some technology tools in effective way.
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Interactions

For the interactions in this course, I will focus on the first 3 objectives. They are as follows:

1-Students will learn about the Characteristics in online course

2- student will learn how to interact and communicating.

3- students will learn how to use some technology tools

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1-Students will learn about the Characteristics in online course

Student-Content Interaction:

· Student will read the required chapters in the textbook and learn about the Characteristics in online course

· Students will view the syllabus from the instructor website

· Student will download the lecture (podcast ) from the syllabus in the instructor

website that related to the same topic.

· Student will view the word that have some question related to the topic the word will be in the instructor website.

Student-Instructor Interaction:

· Student will answer the question and post it in his website.

· Students will send email to the instructor has the link of his assignment in his, before the deadline.

· If some thing not correct, the instructor will give notice to the student, and the student have to correct the mistake before the deadline

Student-Student Interaction:

· *Student will read other students blog.

· Students will interact and make comment in three studnts’ blog every week.

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2-Student will learn how to interact and communicating

Student-Content Interaction:

· Students will found all the requirements in the syllabus in the instructor website.

Student-Instructor Interaction:

· The instructor will post his email and skype id in his syllabus.

· The student will communicate with the instructor by using email and skype.

Student-Student Interaction:

· Students will comunecat with each other by post comments in other three students every week.

· Students can ask other students in the class for help through the blog .

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3- Students will learn how to use some technology tools

Student-Content Interaction:

· Students will download the podcast from the syllabus.

· Students will view the links from the syllabus

Student-Instructor Interaction:

· The instructor will post some links about using skype and chat board and some different tools.

· Students will download the skype program from the website.

· The students will send email to the instructor has id name in skype program.

Student-Student Interaction:

· Students will communicate with each other by post comments in other three students every week.

· Students can ask other students in the class for help through the blog.

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Session 1 11-17 January Introduction to the class. Review of the syllabus.	· Student-Content: · Podcast from the instructor he present hem self and what is expected from the class. · The podcast present the syllabus and the syllabus will describe in detail what exactly is expected from the first week. · Student-Instructor: · *Students will email the instructor their email · Students will create their own blog and email the instructor the address for their blog. Student-Student: · Students will create their own blog · The students will describe themselves and tell why they are taking this class and what they know about creating online course and what they hope to learn from this class.
Session 2 18-24 January 1-Students will learn about the Characteristics in online course 1-1 Students will be able to discover the first thing that can impact the course design, which is a content characteristic. 1-1-1 students will know some good and effective tools in the content Characteristic. 1-2 Students will be able to discover the second thing that can impact the course design, which is an instructor characteristic. 1-2-1 students will know some good and effective tools in the instructor Characteristic. 1-3 Students will be able to discover the third thing that can impact the course design, which is a student’s characteristic 1-3-1 students will know some good and effective tools in students characteristic	Student-Content: · *Podcast presentation of the Content, Student and Instructor Characteristics · *the textbook’s description of the Content, Student and Instructor Characteristics Student-Instructor: · *Instructor will post some question about the topic, Student will answer the questions and post it in their blog and send email the instructor before deadline. · If any students’ answer was not correct, the instructor will send email to student and he have to correct the mistake before the deadline. Student-Student: · *Students will communicate with each other by post comments in other three students every week. · Students can ask other students in the class for help through the blog .
Session 3 25-31 January 2- student will learn how to interact and communicating 2-1 student will communicate with the instructor 2-1-1 students will use email each week to send the assignment to the instructor. 2-1-2 student will use skype to communicate with instructor. 2-2 student will communicate with other students. 2-2-1 student will communicate with other student by make comments in his\her blog. 2-2-2 students will learn how to make a positive comment to other students.	Student-Content Interaction: · Students will found all the requirements in the syllabus in the instructor website. Student-Instructor Interaction: · The instructor will post his email and skype id in his syllabus. · The student will communicate with the instructor by using email and skype. Student-Student Interaction: · Students will comunecat with each other by post comments in other three students every week. · Students can ask other students in the class for help through the blog .
Session 4 1-7 February 3- students will learn how to use some technology tools 3-1 students will use skype. 3-1-1 student will download the skype program 3-1-2 student will make user name in skype 3-1-3 students will send the user name to the instructor and post it in his blog. 3-2 students will use blog 3-2-1 student will create a blog for this online class 3-2-2 student will design his blog 3-2-2 students will post every week his assignment in his blog	Student-Content Interaction: · Students will download the podcast from the syllabus. · Students will view the links from the syllabus Student-Instructor Interaction: · The instructor will post some links about using skype and chat board and some different tools. · Students will download the skype program from the website. · The students will send email to the instructor has id name in skype program. Student-Student Interaction: · Students will communicate with each other by post comments in other three students every week. · Students can ask other students in the class for help through the blog.
Session 5 8-14 February (Final exam) 4-in the end of this course Students will design effective online classes. 4-1 students will be able to discover all three things that can impact his course design, content characteristic, instructor characteristic, students characteristic 4-1-1 students will do the final exam 4-2 student will learn how to interact and communicating with the instructor and other students. 4-3 students will learn how to use some technology tools in effective way.	Student-Content: · Final exam will post in the instructor website. Student-Instructor: · *Instructor will send the exam link to each students email · *Once the student has completed the exam post it in their blog and send email to the instructor. Student-Student: · *Students can comments in other students blog and give them some advices.