Online Distance Learning using

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Online (Distance) Learning using

• Blackboard (tm)

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Online (Distance) Learning and

• Electronic Communications

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Introduction

• Rod Jara
• Director of the
• UA Great Lakes Regional Training Center
• UA Online Instructor
• HVACR Technician since 1977

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Need to Recruit Talent

• As of March 3, 2009 ONet OnLine listed 949
  occupations
• What is ONet?
• Copied Spreadsheet from ONet
• Occupation categories subcategories
• Computers 15
• Automotive 5
• Electrical 12
• HVAC 2

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Need to Recruit Talent

• Need to make yourself
• your Institution
• MORE ATTRACTIVE
• TO
• Talented Young People

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Need to Recruit Talent

• CareerOneStop
• U.S. DoL - sponsored Web site
• UA/MSCA HVAC Careers
• 5starCareers.com
• Other HVACR
• Quick example

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United Association (UA)

• Full name
• United Association of
• Journeymen and Apprentices
• of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry
• of the United States and Canada

• Plumbers
• Pipefitters
• Steamfitters
• Sprinkler Fitters
• Service Technicians (HVACR)

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United Association (UA)

• Membership is approximately 326,000
• 307 local unions US and Canada
• Size varies from 12,000 to
• Need for Distance Learning offerings

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College Credits for HVACR

• Institutions offering degrees
• Ferris State University Premier HVAC Program
• WCC Washtenaw Community College
• Other Institutions
• UA WCC Partnership

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The fear of many instructors

• How can I possibly learn to use another complex
  application?
• I will loose my job.
• Computers can break or lock up.
• You cannot teach trade occupations using
  computers.
• Software CANNOT replace human beings yet, and
  probably ever.

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Subjects Items - Online

• Safety Text, Rules.
• Theory
• Quizzes Exams
• Reading assignments
• Research contacting manufacturers
• Almost all OEM manuals and related information is
  being placed online.
• Others?

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Recruiting HVACR Technicians

• Article in HVAC Business Magazine
• Inspiration begins at the high school level. For
  some reason, technical schools have been
  stereotyped as less desirable than four-year
  colleges and universities.
• Online Recruiters
• http//www.hvacagent.com/
• http//www.mepjobs.com/

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Making Learning Attractive

• Old ways are obsolete - Some
• Slides, Plastic overheads, old texts
• Power Point Presentations ???
• What do young persons want?
• OR
• How do young persons want to learn?
• My story about efficiency calculations
• Efficiency Calculations - Today

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Online Learning is not new

• My experience began in 1989
• First online class in 1997
• Only email was used as communication between
  student and instructor
• Hotmail Old Electrical Online Class
• My First Online Teaching Interface
• Student Desktop
• Blackboard(tm)

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Blackboard(tm)

• Current UA Online Classes Offered
• Heat Pump Fundamentals
• Refrigeration Controls
• Computer Aided Drafting (CAD)
• Intro, Intermediate, Advanced 3-D
• HVAC STAR Exam preparation
• Electrical Controls
• Labor History

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Blackboard(tm)

• Class Demonstrations
• Heat Pump Fundamentals Online
• Login to Blackboard
• Demonstrate Class areas
• Documents Assignments
• Wimba Virtual Classroom
• Archived Presentation
• Live WhiteBoard

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Alternatives for Online Lessons

• Free YouTube
• Example
• Lesson can be view video
• Prepare questions regarding video
• Have the answers emailed to you
• Dozens maybe hundreds of videos
• You can make your own
• Another Example

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Alternatives for Online Lessons

• Free Email
• www.google.com - gmail
• www.hotmail.com Windows Live
• www.yahoo.com Yahoo Mail
• Conduct a survey to find out what your students
  are using.

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Online Surveys

• Here are some of the companies you can check for
  the services discussed in this article
  http//www.hvacrbusiness.com/issue/article/1006/cu
  stomerfocused_research.aspx
• SurveyMonkey.com
• This is an online tool that helps you create and
  publish electronic custom surveys. With the help
  of a survey wizard, you select the types of
  questions and answer choices. You can track
  survey responses, as well as who responds so you
  can send reminders to people to participate. Your
  data can be viewed using real-time graphs and
  charts, as well as by raw data which you can
  download for further analysis through Excel or
  some other statistical software.
• SurveyShare.com
• Internet service that lets you create and conduct
  online or e-mail surveys. You can design your own
  survey, or choose from a library of templates.
  You can view customizable charts and graphs to
  help you analyze your data or you can access and
  download your results in real time and analyze
  the data using your own statistical software.
  (All responses are anonymous, unless one of your
  survey questions asks for contact information.)
• QuestionPro.com
• Web-based service that allows you to conduct
  online or e-mail surveys, such as customer
  satisfaction surveys, customer loyalty or
  retention measurement surveys, and employee
  satisfaction surveys, among others. You can take
  advantage of customizable survey templates as
  well as customizable analysis tools.
• Zoomerang.com
• Web-based tool that provides a number of
  templates for quickly creating online, e-mail and
  even text-based mobile surveys. You can customize
  how you view your data, and you have access to
  online survey experts for help in survey creation
  or analysis. Each of these services provides a
  level of access that is free to use. For more
  advanced tools, there are various additional
  fees.

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Alternatives for Hosting

• Moodle www.moodle.com
• www.desire2learn.com/about/
• Wimba - www.wimba.com
• Others Google Search

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Contacts Links

• Blackboard Inc.
• Blackboard Info Request
• WCC Contact Patrick M.Bevilacqua
• Regional Sales Manager
• 248.393.2498 - office
• 248.613.7337 - cellular
• email  pbevilacqua_at_blackboard.com
• Wimba Representative Sally Cozort
  scozort_at_wimba.comOr information available from
  www.wimba.com

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Why Online Access is Vital

• You cannot stop technology
• Need to provide what a business expects of the
  employees.
• Young persons today expect things online
• Angel Video Click here
• Blogs Click Here

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Thank for your Time

• Good Luck to all Have a safe trip home