Paradigm Shift:
Designing
Teacher
Websites
Mara Alagic
Paradigm Shift:
Designing Teacher Websites
Learners
Teacher’s Website: What goes online?
Web pages
Action
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Paradigm Shift: Learners
Student
Learning is more personalized.
It is the student who is accountable for
mastery.
Parent
Teacher
Staff
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Paradigm Shift: Learners
Student
Parent
Informed
Able to ask questions
Teacher
Staff
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Paradigm Shift: Learners
Student
Parent
Teacher
Any teacher that can be replaced by a
computer probably should be.
The role of the teacher shifts dramatically
in an online environment: Teacher is no
longer primary source of information.
Staff
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Paradigm Shift: Learners
Student
Parent
Teacher
Staff
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Teacher Web Site:
What Goes Online?
Maps: Syllabus
Calendar
Links to curriculum objectives
Course expectations/Policies
Academic requirements
Tools
Skills
Ideas
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Teacher Web Site:
What Goes Online?
Maps
Tools: Curriculum Resources
Textbook
State/District curriculum
Online texts and content
Supplemental/Enrichment
Skills
Ideas
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Teacher Web Site:
What Goes Online?
Maps
Tools
Skills: Activities
Graphic Organizers
Projects and Papers
Experiments
Multimedia Devices
Adaptive learning ideas
Ideas
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Teacher Web Site:
What Goes Online?
Maps
Tools
Skills
Ideas: Academic Content
Notes from textbooks/class
Study guides
Discussion groups/Threads
Assessment
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Static & Dynamic Web Pages
If a web page is If a web page is
static the content dynamic, it requires
remains relevant frequent maintenance
regardless of time. (some of which can be
– E-texts of history of automated).
mathematics – Calendar, announcements
– Pascal’s triangle – Problem of the Week
– A set of questions – Problem of the Day
– Journal Topic for Today
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Passive versus Interactive
Web Pages
If a web page is If a web page is
passive the content interactive, it requires
offers information an action from the
but it does not give user, either on-line
an opportunity for (dynamic interactive) or
interaction. off-line.
Examples: Examples:
– ... – ...
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Action: Develop a Web Site
to Support Your Course
Identify set of documents that you regularly
distribute in your classroom. Having these
documents online may be your first step.
Consider how your classroom is organized:
course materials, activities, assessment, . . .
Design model based on the teacher’s
organizational style is especially helpful to
students.
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Action: A Curriculum
Management Model
Putting your curriculum online is a great
first step when designing a teacher web-
site. It may be just a “cut and paste” job.
Make a link! Or, give a credit.
LONG TERM GOAL:
To link daily activities to specific curriculum
objectives.
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