Most instructional design theories can lend themselves to the development of online learning environments to a certain extent. The way in which these instructional design theories are applied is what makes the difference. The Introduction to AVID: Summer course would be a cross between a behaviorist learning theory and a constructivist learning theory. Four out of the six modules lean more toward the behaviorist side and the remaining 2 modules lean more toward the constructivist side. Typically the AVID curriculum lends itself more toward the constructivist side of spectrum, but the content of this course primarily focuses on helping the students get ready for the AVID elective. If the students can go into the AVID elective already knowing how to fill out certain forms, take certain notes, and follow certain strategies, then the time in class can be dedicated toward collaborating with peers, working on authentic projects, and developing the skills necessary to be college, career, and world ready. This 100% online bridge course will help make better use of the time spent in the AVID elective course, which in the future could be transitioned into a hybrid course.
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Designing the Introduction to AVID online course has definitely been a great learning experience. There are so many factors that I simply had not considered before. Through the process of developing this course, I could not help but think of how other electives could be improved by redesigning them into online courses. Unfortunately electives that are not athletics or fine arts can sometimes be thought of as a “dumping ground” for students that are not involved in those activities. I want to change this perspective by helping boost the quality of the elective classes. Transitioning to online courses would allow elective teachers to facilitate learning activities with a small group, while the rest of the class works on the online component. Two elective classes in particular that come to mind are Teen Leadership and Health.
Last week I worked on uploading all of the materials onto the LMS (Schoology) and creating a detailed outline of the first half of the course. This week I have been working on finalizing the details of the first half of the course and developing a detailed outline of the second half of the course, which you can read below.
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