Summer Institute II:  SPDC E-Courses

Dates:  July 28- August 8, 2003

1 Court Street, Exeter, NH

 

Time:  M-F, 8:00-4:00

Stipend for each Institute II participant:  $800

Stipend for teaching the course during the 03-04 school year:  $800 total (can be divided between or among team members)

Requirements:  Teacher or administrator in any SAU 16 school district, attend 10-day institute

Application Deadline:  April 18, 2003

 

Goals

 

• To design and build on-line courses for educators on topics that are relevant to their work in the classroom
• To provide teams of teachers and/or administrators with the resources and time to develop on-line courses for other educators.

 

Agenda

• Introduction to teaching on-line
• Designing on-line courses for adult learners
• Using WebCT
• Scheduling and promoting your e-course

 

Available Resources

 

• All participants will receive training and resource manuals
• A facilitator will be available during each day of the institute to provide additional training

 

Sample E-Courses

Course:  Interactive Distance

Author:  University of Houston, Clear Lake

http://courses.cl.uh.edu:8900/SCRIPT/INST6437/scripts/serve_home

Course Online Course for Teachers:  Teaching Evolution

Author:  PBS

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/course/

Course: Biotechnology - Molecular Genetic Markers Module
Author: Deborah Good, University of Massachusetts

http://workbench.webct.com:4136/SCRIPT/Molecular_Genetics/scripts/serve_home

Course: Show Me - A demonstration course
Author: Shirley Ambrose

http://workbench.webct.com:4037/SCRIPT/ShowMe/scripts/serve_home

Course: Modern English Grammar
Author: Dr. Beth Rath Young

http://workbench.webct.com/SCRIPT/Grammar/scripts/serve_home

 

APPLICATION

Individuals or teams of teachers and/or administrators are eligible to apply for this institute.  Each member should complete a separate application.  Only one narrative is required for each team. 

 

The intent of this institute is to provide teachers with the time and resources necessary to design and facilitate on-line courses for other educators during the 2003-2004 school year.  You must agree to the following requirements of this program:

þ      I will attend all ten training days

þ      I am a teacher or administrator employed by an SAU 16 school district

þ      I have basic skills in the use of Microsoft Office® and Internet Explorer®

þ      I, or my team, agree to facilitate this e-course during the 03-04 school year.  In return, each team will receive an $800 stipend. 

I will receive the following:

þ      $800 for completing the two weeks of training

þ      80 hours of professional development credit

þ      Access to WebCT

Please submit a 1-page narrative that is organized as follows (only 1 required per team):

·         Title of project

·         Team members

·         Description of course

·         Length of course (minimum of 10 hours)

·         Tentative schedule for offering e-course during the 03-04 school year.

 

Application approval procedure:

·    This is a competitive application process as there are limited seats available due to budget restrictions. 

·    Applications will be judged on the quality of the application and potential impact on teachers

·    Open seats will be made available to other SAU districts which have committed to joining the SPDC consortium once all SAU 16 applications have been processed

 

Submit application by April 18 to:

Susan Fournier

SAU 16

24 Front Street

Exeter, NH  03833

Applicants will be notified of their status by May 2, 2003