Badges!

Republished with permission of the University of Wisconsin Stout Tech Tips Newsletter October 30, 2013 Editor: Karen Franker

This e-newsletter is brought to you by University of Wisconsin-Stout School of Education.  NOTE: Web version of the newsletter http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/resources/blog.cfm   Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/onlineteaching --------------------   In this issue... 1. Digital and Open Badges for Teaching and Training 2. Tech Tip: Top Sticky Note Apps for Student Collaboration  3. You're the First to Find Out…      Dates for January, February and March 2014 Online Classes     Digital and Open Badges for Teaching and Training   Explore the latest uses of digital badges to assess and support learning, increase motivation, and offer skills credentialing to learners of all ages.   Recognizing, Supporting, and Attracting Adult Learners with Digital Badges Daniel Hickey describes the marketing benefits of awarding digital badges, including helping prospective students see the value of a program. In addition, he addresses seven key questions that institutions need to ask to ensure that badges enhance learning outcomes.   Digital Badges Would Represent Students’ Skill Acquisitions Katie Ash examines the arguments for and against the use of badges to provide a more granular view of K-12 students’ accomplishments.   How Badges Really Work in Higher Education David Raths explores how and why higher ed institutions are implementing digital badges, including key questions that administrators should ask about alternative credentialing. Design Principles for Motivating Learning with Digital Badges Katerina Schenke and others provide eleven key principles for ensuring that badge design successfully motivates learners including: evolving requirements, competition, and identity recognition.   Open Badges: Portable Credentials for Learning Bill Brandon explains how Mozilla Open Badges differ from digital badges in providing structured credentialing systems to document learning. Design Principles for Assessing Learning with Digital Badges Rebecca Itow and Daniel Hickey describe their top ten principles for effectively using badges to assess learning including: leveling systems, mastery learning, and rubrics. 7 Things You Should Know About….Badges (PDF) The Educause staff provides an overview of the significance of digital badges in documenting learners’ achievements, and focuses on the challenges and teaching/learning implications of using badges in higher education. Digital Badges: An Annotated Research Bibliography Sheryl Grant and Kristan E. Shawgo have created this comprehensive annotated bibliography on digital badges. As this is a collaborative work in progress, the authors invite others to share their favorite resources.   Tech Tip: Top Sticky Note Apps for Student Collaboration - Video Tony Vincent compares the features of Padlet http://padlet.com/  (formerly Wallwisher) and Linohttp://en.linoit.com/ . Both digital tools facilitate student sharing of photos, videos, and ideas on virtual walls-- all without requiring students to have email addresses, log-ins, or passwords.   Dates for January, February and March 2014 Online CoursesList of Dates and All Online Classes Check out the great online classes for an instructional design certificate or online teaching certificate, reading teacher and reading specialist certification, as well as courses about autism, classroom management, working with at-risk students, cyberbullying, differentiated instruction, the flipped classroom, using games for learning, disciplinary literacy, iPads in the classroom, STEM, writing with the 6-Traits, middle school math and more. Register Online   Sign up today to reserve a spot. No payment is due now; 10% is due in early February. Request Information Online  School of Education Online Professional Development University of Wisconsin - Stout Phone: (715) 232-2253 Archives - back issues in case you missed the most recent newsletter.

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Take a single class for License Renewal.  Work toward a certificate at your own pace.

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• Develop and enhance your online teaching skills. 
• Teach online from anywhere as a highly effective e-learning professional. 
• Hone your skills to compete in a rapidly growing job market!
• Take any one of the classes below for license renewal!
• A university tution freeze is in effect!

EDUC 760 Elearning for Educators 3 graduate credits
This is the introductory course in the E-Learning and Online Teaching Graduate Certificate, is an approved elective in the online Master of Science in Education degree program, and is open as an individual course to students seeking professional development.

EDUC 762 Assessment in E-learning 3 graduate credits

EDUC 763 Instructional Design for E-learning 3 graduate credits

EDUC 761 Creating Collaborative Communities in E-learning 3 graduate credits 

Take any or all of these classes at your own pace.  Every class is offered every semester.

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Online Graduate Writing, Math, and STEM Classes for Teachers

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Writing

EDUC 744 909 Middle School - Adult 6-Traits Writing Instruction (Click for Info)
EDUC 744 920 PK-Elementary 6-Traits Writing Instruction (Click for Info)
Learn to teach and assess writing with the 6-Traits of writing process (voice, ideas, word choice, organization, sentence fluency and conventions). Help learners meet Common Core and state writing standards. 

Math

EDUC 744 914 Methods of Teaching Middle School Math (Grades 4-8) (Click for Info)
Learn advanced teaching strategies and math interventions to help students meet Common Core math standards, improve test scores, and provide for individual needs.

EDUC-648 960 Math Assessment for Response to Intervention (RTI) (Click for Info)
Learn how to select and use assessment tools in mathematics to identify learning problems, to monitor student progress, and implement Response to Intervention practices

STEM

  
EDUC 744 971 Integration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) (Click for Info)
Explore  research-based instructional strategies for engaging diverse learners to prepare for career pathways in STEM-related fields. Learn how to inspire all students, including girls and minorities who are underrepresented in STEM fields, to pursue STEM careers.

Enroll today. Tuition Due during first week of class in June.  

See: 34 different online classes for teachers!

EDUC 650 Integrating Social Media Instructional Strategies

University of Wisconsin Stout
Online Course 1 semester hour graduate credit
Instructor: Dr. Kay Lehmann
Tuition and Registration
EDUC 650 Integrating Social Media Instructional Strategies
EDUC 650 July 8 - August 2, 2013 (Enroll today!)

Explore effective ways to use social media for communication with parents, in the classroom and for personal professional development. Learn how to use social networks and cloud-based tools including Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and other personal learning networks.

Who should enroll?
Designed for elementary, middle school, and high school classroom teachers, special education teachers, guidance counselors, school administrators and support staff at all levels.

Prerequisite: A basic understanding of how to sign up for accounts using web-based tools and a willingness to explore social media instructional strategies.

Description
Social media strategies for professional development, global collaborative initiatives, learning community development and collaborations. Digital citizenship and learning outcomes and assessment using social media.

This course is an approved elective in the Master of Science in Education online degree program. 

NOTE: You may enroll in this course to meet your goals for professional development, license renewal, or to complete graduate credits and transfer the credit to another university.

Textbook
Levinson, M. (2010). From fear to Facebook: One school’s journey. ISTE: Eugene, OR. ISBN-13: 978-1564842701 Available from amazon.com or iste.org as a paperback or from amazon.com as a Kindle edition.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Advocate and model safe, legal, and ethical use of social media.
• Evaluate a variety of social media tools for professional or classroom use and develop learning applications.
• Demonstrate an understanding of collaboration and communication strategies using social media with other professionals, community partners, or parents.
• Critically analyze connected classroom projects and professional development opportunities conducted via social media.
• Develop an assessment tool for evaluating social media for classroom or professional applications.
• Develop an action plan demonstrating ethical and effective application of social media for communication, professional development, assessment of learning, learning communities, experiential learning or integration in the curriculum. 

Alignment with Standards
Course objectives are aligned with the following:

Wisconsin Standards for Teacher Development and Licensure (WI DPI) 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 4 and 5

No travel to campus is required. Because this class is asynchronous and open to you 24/7, you may participate from your home or work computer during hours that are best for your work and family schedule.

The class is highly interactive with a significant discussion component. All discussion postings, projects and assignments will be submitted via the course discussion board and dropbox. Activities are conducted according to a schedule with specific due dates each week.

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The following online courses still have a few openings for summer term.

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EDUC 641 Mobile Learning Instructional Design (iPad, iPhone, smartphones and tablets)Explore using your an iPad (any version), or iPod Touch, iPhone or other tablets and smartphone to integrate mobile learning in your classroom, professional development and in the flipped classroom.

EDUC 642 Teaching Digital Media Literacy in the Content Areas Designed for educators at all levels who are incorporating disciplinary literacy, primary sources, inquiry and informational text reading skills.

EDUC 646 Using Games for Learning and Assessment 
Explore quests, incentives like badges, the core tenants of game-based learning and how it supports the inquiry process. Integration of interactive games and simulations and using games for assessment. 

EDUC 650 Integrating Social Media Instructional StrategiesExplore effective ways to use social media for communication with parents, in the classroom and for personal professional development. Learn how to use social networks and cloud-based tools including Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and other personal learning networks. 

 
EDUC 651 Project-based Learning in the Flipped ClassroomExplore instructional strategies for implementing the flipped classroom approach with any subject and grade band of learners to improve student motivation and engagement. Implications for classroom management and assessment

Work at a distance, in a well organized week to week module based environment. Engage with other educators from around the world.  Learn, share, and grow together as you work with subject matter experts and skills online facilitators to get real value along with needed recertification units.

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Bulletin for our UW-Stout Certificate Holders

Happy Holidays to everyone!

I'd like to call your attention to a few new courses that graduates of our E-Learning and Instructional Design Certificate programs might want to consider.

Adding additional units to your Certificate areas will help you establish your subject matter expertise. When it comes to college and university employment.  Most schools want to see 18+ graduate units beyond your masters degree on your transcripts.  With this in mind...

If you have the E-Learning Certificate, consider earning the Instructional Design Certificate.

If you have the Instructional  Design Certificate, consider earning the E-Learning Certificate.

For new classes that would enhance either certificate consider:

Susan Manning: 
EDUC 646 Using Games for Learning and Assessment
1 graduate credit
Integration of interactive games and simulations with the curriculum, implications for effective assessment. Use of games to support collaboration, problem-solving, decision-making and to increase motivation and engagement in the classroom including benefits and drawbacks.
February 4 - March 1, 2013 or  April 1 - 26, 2013

Kay Lehmann:
EDUC 696B Integrating Social Media Instructional Strategies
1 graduate credit
Explore inspiring and effective ways to use social media for professional development, training or in the classroom. Connect  professionally and/or connect students with learning opportunities via social networks and cloud-based tools. Learn how to use Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and other personal learning networks for instantaneous and targeted professional development.
February 4 - March 1, 2013

Ann Bell:
EDUC 641 Mobile Learning Instructional Design (for cell phones, tablets and iPads)
3 graduate credits
Explore how to integrate mobile learning in your classroom using handheld technology such as the iPad, iPad2, iPod Touch, iPhone, and smartphones. In-depth analysis of mobile learning research, trends, instructional strategies, curriculum integration, professional development, and on-the-job training, and use in the flipped classroom.
January 28 - March 22, 2013  or March 25 - May 17, 2013

Jim Erbe:
EDUC 744 929 Web Design for Educators
3 graduate credits
Explore the essential elements of Web design and utilize practical activities and step-by-step procedures to design, build, and post a website using Google Sites. Learn what makes an effective educational website and what features are critical to motivate learning.
January 14 - March 8, 2013

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Dennis O'Connor
Program Advisor
UW-Stout E-Learning and Online Teaching