Creating an online course for students

Objectives

 * 1) To create and pilot an online learning module for a selected cohort of students
 * 2) To develop a framework for an online course offering that can be extended to a large class
 * 3) To develop strategies for combining physical and digital learning
 * 4) To identify appropriate resources and develop capabilities in tools and platforms
 * 5) To allow children to become independent learners

How can this be structured
(These are tentative thoughts - to be discussed)
 * 1) Combination of a teacher-led session and student work
 * 2) Bi-weekly interactions (2 times in a week for 40 minutes)
 * 3) Once a week common platform to interact with students (20-30 minutes)
 * 4) Limit synchronous learning activity
 * 5) A 3-week course (or 4 weeks) - what duration will be effective
 * 6) With a defined learning objective and outcome at the end of the period
 * 7) An assessment at the end of this period to see how we have performed

What kind of resources are needed

 * 1) A data bank of activities
 * 2) Videos of teacher led sessions - demonstrating the activities, explaining, teaching
 * 3) Can be a series of short 3-5 minute videos?
 * 4) Can be a single video?
 * 5) Worksheets for students/ practice activities
 * 6) Downloadable worksheets
 * 7) Online worksheets / quizzes (Kahoot, Google Forms, H5P)
 * 8) Materials that are created and curated for students to see/ hear and play with
 * 9) Links to simulations on the web
 * 10) Links to Geogebra files (these could be uploaded on KOER as HTML - students need not install Geogebra)
 * 11) Preparation for an online interaction
 * 12) Internet
 * 13) Device
 * 14) Teachers could invest in a stylus kind of equipment
 * 15) Learn to use a platform (BBB is one good option)

Challenges/ concerns

 * 1) Device availability
 * 2) Internet access
 * 3) Student internet safety - Google related tools can be a problem
 * 4) How do we assess and track?