Online Teaching and Learning in Action

Overview

Online Teaching and Learning in Action is designed to provide practitioners with an ongoing community of practice as you implement digital learning innovations. In this program, you will develop and refine your online and blended learning plans with peer support — as you move from planning to action utilizing the tools of design thinking.

Whether you are a classroom teacher, curriculum leader, or administrator, you will need support as you implement innovative, technology-enhanced  ideas into your teaching and leadership. This program serves as an action-oriented space where you can engage in conversation, participate in a supportive community, give and receive feedback from peers, and iterate on work in a flexible environment.

Program Details

Online Teaching and Learning in Action is a six-week virtual workshop that provides those who are teaching, learning, and leading in online and blended environments with a supportive community as you extend, implement, and evaluate your digital practice. 

Weekly Content Overview

Each week, you will have the opportunity to engage with the following:

Innovation by Design: Adopt and practice frameworks related to designing for innovation, with an emphasis on data-driven iterative cycles and design thinking for educators.

Research-Based Frameworks: Explore a framework for digital learning. Each week starting in Week 2, we will explore practical applications of the different dimensions of the Community of Inquiry model in action.  

Ongoing Discourse: Reflect upon and apply ideas from the weekly content in dialogue with your peers in Yellowdig, a social-media-inspired, user-centric discussion forum.

On-Demand Expertise: Access weekly supporting content from experts through pre-recorded or written resources. This asynchronous component of the program provides additional support as you apply and implement new strategies.

Real-Time Interaction: Participate in two synchronous facilitated sessions centered on design thinking which will guide you through the process of interactive brainstorming, ideation, and testing your prototypes.

Moderators will be present to provide technical assistance, suggest additional resources, and recap and highlight key discussion contributions.

Guest speakers include:

• Dr. Sean Arthurs, Educator & Senior Principal at Arthurs & Associates
• Tom Daccord, Co-Founder and CEO of EdTechTeacher
• Dr. David Dockterman, Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
• Aneeqa Rana, Founder of DreamLab Education & OTLA Facilitator

Participants should expect to spend 3-4 hours per week on coursework, culminating in a total of 20 clock hours awarded at the completion of the program.

Learning Objectives

• Participate in a community of practice
• Develop and expand upon your work currently underway related to teaching, learning, and leading online
• Engage in a supportive action-research process supported by fellow participants to better understand what strategies work for your learners and contexts
• Understand and practice design thinking as an approach to innovative and equitable online teaching and learning
• Continue to deepen your knowledge of strategies for online and blended teaching and learning

Who Should Attend

The program is designed for those who are currently teaching, learning, and leading in online, blended, or tech-enhanced environments.  Previous participants of Developing Strategies for Online Teaching and Learning are strongly encouraged to participate. K-12 educators at all roles and levels are welcome, including:

• Superintendents
• Principals
• Administrators
• Curriculum Directors
• Instructional Leaders
• Teachers
• Colleagues of past participants of Developing Strategies in Online Teaching and Learning (the recommended Part One)  who are working together in implementation teams.

Registration will take place on an individual basis, though teams are welcome.

If you did not take Developing Strategies in Online Teaching and Learning (the recommended Part One), you are still welcome to register for Online Teaching and Learning in Action. We will provide background reading which will not replace the experience of Part One but will allow you to participate in this next-step program. 

Fees & Policies

Full tuition is due by the indicated payment deadline, which you may find above or on the program’s community page. While a purchase order confirms enrollment, full payment is still required by the payment deadline. Please note that failure to pay by the payment deadline will result in your withdrawal from the program. Click here for more information on payment, refund, and withdrawal policies.

Tuition includes all instructional materials required for participation in the program. The Harvard Graduate School of Education reserves the right to change faculty or cancel programs at its discretion. The school is not responsible for any planning expenses incurred.