Online Learning

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Online Learning

• College Preparation
• Continuing Education
• ABE

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Introduction

• Barbara Anderson
• Fort Peck Community College Instructor
• Business Courses
• College Preparation Courses

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Lets try Reading on Site!
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Reading Lessons on the Web

• Who Benefits?
• College Prep students
• Adult Learners
• Adults with Learning Difficulties
• ESL or non-native English speakers

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Info Page for Instructors

• Computers need
• multimedia capabilities
• Real Player
• For Full-streaming video
• For Full-streaming audio
• http//literacynet.org/cnnsf/instructor.html

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More Instructor Info

• Install needed software
• Visit Web site
• Check for Dead End Links
• Contact site director or technical support if
  necessary

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Lets Read
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The Main Idea

• Read
• Respond
• React
• Right? No, Write. Right!

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How it works.

• Students
• Choose story delivery method
• Read/view/hear selected story
• Interactively respond to questions
• Receive immediate feedback
• Submit reading reaction form
• Time on task varies per learner

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What This Means

• Individualized learning
• Reading skills practice
• Online
• Anytime
• Choice of Story Categories appeals to students
  preferences

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Lesson Objectives

• Students will learn to utilize
• multimedia learning aids
• media dimensions that help develop reading
  skills
• Students will
• read, respond, and write their reaction to the
  reading
• receive immediate feedback

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At The Site

• Select Story Module
• Story
• Abridged Story
• Story Outline

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Apply Reading Strategies

• Preview the material
• Tap into knowledge bank
• Relate to topic
• Set a purpose
• Gauge the difficulty

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Preview

• Read and Think
• About title and author
• Subheadings
• Words in italics or bold print
• Skim
• First and last paragraphs
• Study
• Illustrationsmaps, graphs, pictures
• Preview
• Margin notes or footnotes

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Tap into Knowledge Bank

• Brainstorm
• What do I already know about this material?
• How does this material relate to me?
• Tell yourself
• What you already know.
• What you think you know.
• Write down this information.

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Set a Purpose

• Ask yourself questions
• Why am I reading this?
• What do I expect to learn?
• How will reading this material help me?

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Gauge the difficulty

• The reading selection
• Is it heavy?
• Is it light?
• Is it long?
• Will I need to reread it?

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Assessment

• Word Selection
• Multiple Choice
• Vocabulary
• Sequencing
• Questions and Answers
• Review Answers

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The Lesson

• Students, please
• Select a work station
• Access the Internet
• Click link
• http//literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html

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Its Your Turn!

• Students,
• Please
• Write response to story question
• E-mail response for posting
• Share response in class
• Thank you!

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The End