As Pam, noted in the previous blog post we have a new course that focuses on the teaching of writing. Writing Across the Curriculum Online ® (WAC) features an in depth look at implementation and practice of the “Writing Workshop,” also known as “Writers’ Workshop.” Students of this course will have the opportunity to [...]
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Taking the Constructivist Path to Teaching Writing
Posted in New Courses, Wikis, tagged constructivism, Constructivist, grammar, mechanics, teaching, teaching writing, writers workshop, writing, writing workshop on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What’s Next?
Posted in Communication, New Courses, tagged Communication, course development, new course on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As you can tell, the Online Course Development team has been busy and we want to share our excitement with you!
During the Sakai implementation, we continued our efforts to improve our existing courses while developing additional course offerings. After all, that is our goal for PLS! Over the past two weeks, you’ve heard about Classroom Management (CM) and Merging [...]
So Many Courses, So Little Time!
Posted in New Courses, tagged Foundations of Literacy: Beginning Reading, Reading Across the Curriculum, Simulations and Gaming Technologies for the Classroom, summer course offerings 2009, Teaching Through Learning Channels on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This summer we’re offering two new courses, Simulations and Gaming Technologies in the Classroom (SGT) and Reading Across the Curriculum (RAC), both of which have gone through field testing and are ready to go. Both courses have many features in common: current educational theory, hands on activities, and collaboration to create new products.
SGT delves into [...]
Sparking Curiosity and Fascination: Math and Science Education
Posted in New Courses, tagged Education, Math, Science on September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The blog topic this month will focus on the topics of Math and Science Education.
The importance of strong education in both Math and Science is a topic near and dear to my heart. This might be because I sometimes question the quality of education I received in both topics. I agree with Kathy [...]
Can you hear me now?
Posted in Instructional Design, New Courses on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This month the Online Course Development Team has introduced some of the people that help author our courses and hopefully given you some insight into our work with Subject Matter Experts.
“Where do these people come from?” you might ask. It’s the network! One of the “byproducts” and great benefits of being part of the education [...]
New Courses: From Concept to Development
Posted in New Courses on May 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Where do ideas for new courses come from?
As you would expect , there is not just one path for ideas or concepts to become Performance Learning Systems courses. New ideas come from college-partners, participant and facilitator suggestions, and educational trends.
College-partners
Sometimes college-partners request courses be developed for a specific degree program. This was the case for [...]
New Course: Strategies for Middle School Science Teachers
Posted in New Courses on May 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“Science is built up with facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house.”
—Jules Poincaré, mathematician, 1908
In Strategies for Middle School Science Teachers, we assume that participants already have the content knowledge—the facts—required for their positions. They can identify [...]
New Course: Simulations and Gaming Technologies for the Classroom Online
Posted in Games, Instructional Design, New Courses, Technology, tagged games in the classroom, gaming, gaming technologies, lesson plan, new course, video games on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is a great disconnect between how we teach our children in school and how they learn outside of the classroom. Students multitask and communicate in ways that we, their teachers, were not able to as children. Technology is second nature to them and video games are playgrounds. Why not take advantage of that fact [...]
New Course: Teaching Algebra to Middle School Students
Posted in New Courses, tagged Algebra, e-learning, Math course, Mathematics, Middle School, online learning on May 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A note about this month’s blog topic series: This month we will review some of the online courses currently in development or new to enrollment.
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You can register for Teaching Algebra to Middle School StudentsTM Online on the PLS Website: http://www.plsweb.com/graduate_courses/full_course_listing/online/algol/
“The rules and procedures of school mathematics make little sense to many students. They memorize examples, [...]
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