GENERAL INFORMATION
Course Name : SPAC 001/E-Learning Intensive Class
Facilitator : Ranzolin G Bayeta, MEd
Date : May 11, 2020
Time : 9 am to 11:30 am
1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Location : SPAC Cafeteria
Contact Information :
[email protected]COURSE DESCRIPTION
Online classes supplement or substitute the face-to-face interaction in an educational
setting. Intensive researches and discussion have been conducted on the principles and
strategies of teaching and learning online classes. Through Moodle, this course will
provide the students with the hands-on experience in an online environment.
Furthermore, this course seeks to equip educators with the knowledge and skills on
designing their online classes for the coming school year.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. Appreciate and understand the unique opportunities and challenges offered by e-
learning.
1.1 Define e-learning and other terminologies used in the field.
1.2 Describe current global trends in e-learning.
1.3 Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of online learning.
1.4 develop an online learning plan.
1.5 Explain the role of e-learning in the Gospel Commission.
1.6 Appreciate the importance of understanding e-learning in today’s schools
2. Examine the different ways of designing online instruction
2.1. Identify the basic assumptions of instructional design.
2.2. Discuss the strategies that constitute instructional design theories.
2.3. Explain the different instructional design theories.
2.4. Describe the steps in developing an online and blended course.
2.5. Discover faith-integrated and mission oriented online course designs.
2.6. Develop an online course module utilizing an instructional design for optimal
learning.
COURSE REQUIREMENT
A. Participation in Class Activities (20%)
Active participation in all the learning activities of this course is encouraged, with
collegial contribution and constructive feedback figuring as important elements in this
course. Be sure to post your ideas in the forum and interact with other students in the
class.
B. Creation Output
One of the stages in your learning journey is the Create. At this stage, you have to
develop plans in relation to your online class. Every lesson you will have one creation
output.
a. Chunking Content (10%)
Your first output of this class is on chunking your online content. In this activity you
will identify the sequence of your topic of your choice and their corresponding critical
elements. As you chunk your content, you have to consider the following questions:
1. How many weeks is your course or grading period?
2. What are the competencies you will cover?
3. How many modules for each topic?
4. What are the critical components of each module?
The format is given in a doc file. Just complete five topics in a grading
period/semester.
b. Instructional Planning (30%)
After identifying important lessons and competencies, the next output is your
instructional plan. You have to develop your plan following the D’SPAC framework.
A format will be given in doc file.
C. Online Course Development Project (30%)
You will undertake a personal online class project which you are expected to develop
and submit progressively on the indicated dates. As this is an intensive class, only one
unit of a fully online course is expected to be completed by the end of the course.
The project content and organization will be evaluated according to the following
criteria: 1) mission and objectives, 2) course content, 3) instructional design, 4)
assessment, and 5) technology use.
D. Online Course Review Reports (10%)
A vital characteristic of this course is the development of a critical eye or sensitivity to
what constitutes a quality online course. You will be given an opportunity to review
online course modules of your classmates. It is intended that each report will be useful
in refining the recipient’s developed project. These reports will be evaluated in terms
of organization, comprehensiveness, usefulness, insights gained, and the effective
communication of relevant principles.
EVALUATION RUBRICS
Online Forum Rubric
Participation in the daily online forums will be evaluated according to the following
rubric:
Reading Report Rubric
Online Course Project Rubric
The online course project that will be developed for this class will be evaluated using
established quality standards for online courses that are to be discussed in class.
GRADING STANDARDS
