Course

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• Course Group Design

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Agenda

• Course Group Design
• What is a custom course?
• Join a course
• Monitor progress
• Create a play list
• Ultimate course
• Plan for Success
• Review

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Update

• How have things been going since QuickStart?
• Did you share a clip with your staff?
• Did you distribute IDs?
• Did you begin working on school-wide content?
• Are teachers building PLPs?
• Did you build a PLP for yourself?

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Phase 2

• Customization
• Collaboration
• Application
• Accountability

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1. What is a custom course?

• Guided Tour
• Course Mix and match whole modules from
  several programs. Video clips are not
  included on the dashboard. Course Outline
  has hyperlinks to video content.
• IE Danielson
• Play list Short specific play list. Clips are
  posted on the dashboard.
• IE Principals

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2. Join a group

• Hands On
• Join your group MakiCGD
• Play a clip
• Respond to the blog
• Add a comment to the discussion board

• Debrief
• Discussion Board What are some good topics for
  your course?
• Monitor your to do list Completed assignments
  tab
• What do learners like about courses?
• What do group leaders like about courses?
• Who can create courses?
• How do you monitor group progress?

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3. Monitor Progress

• Review What is the Reports tab for?

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3. Monitor Progress

• Guided Tour What is the purpose of the Overview
  tab?

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4. Create a play list

• Handout Course-Group Design - Step by Step
  Instructions
• Guided Tour
• Plan
• Create a group
• Add program assignments
• Add custom assignments

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4. Create a PlayList

• Debrief
• Whats the best way to assign outside content?
  Blog or General?
• How many clips/modules should you add?
• How do I add learners to my group?
• Can I alter the order of the assignments?
• Who can see the viewing progress of my learners?
• Can I remove comments from the discussion board?
• Are you ready to build your own course for your
  staff?

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5. Build your own
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6. Plan for Success

• How many hours would you expect at this point in
  your implementation?
• Lets check!
• Access your reports

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• Q and A

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True or False?

• T/F Learners can join more than one course.
• T/F Group leaders can create an unlimited number
  of courses.
• T/F Any learner can create courses.
• T/F The Program Library can be accessed from the
  Group Leader Dashboard.
• T/F A Group Leader cannot add learners to their
  groups.
• T/F To monitor viewing progress, group leaders
  must create groups.
• T/F The Overview tab shows the same information
  as the Results tab.
• T/F Reports can be exported to an excel file.
• T/F I will remember how to create a custom course
  after this workshop.

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• Does all PD lead to change?
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Michael Fullan Never send a changed individual
into an unchanged environment Alan November
Spray and pray
So.what will you do to when you get back to your
school?