Semester 1 2012-2013 TDSB e-Learning Teacher Handbook e-Learning Day School 2011 2012 Staff Handbook

http://tdsb.elearningontario.ca

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Teaching & Learning with Technology

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Welcome ............................................................................................................................. 3 Desire2Learn Help ............................................................................................................... 3 e-Learning Central Office (eLCO) Information ................................................................... 4 Educational Objectives ........................................................................................................ 4 Day School e-Learning Calendar ........................................................................................... 5 e-Learning Regional Centre Achievement Cycles .................................................................. 6 Day School Staffing - Semester 1 .......................................................................................... 7 e-Contacts at OSR Schools ................................................................................................ 8 Expectations ........................................................................................................................ 9
Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Summative Assessments ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 Reporting............................................................................................................................................................................... 10 e-Progress Reports ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Trillium Reports....................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Course Outlines................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Attendance ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11 *NEW* Web Attendance ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 *NEW* Non-Attending Students ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Verification of Class Lists..................................................................................................................................................... 12 *NEW* Online Individual Education Plans .............................................................................................................. 12 *REVISED* Online Exams ............................................................................................................................................... 13

Setting Students Up for Success ......................................................................................... 14 e-Learning Teacher Resources ............................................................................................ 15

Laptop Computers ............................................................................................................................................................. 15 TDSBweb ............................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Online Staffroom ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Desire2Learn Community .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Adobe Connect .................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Adobe Acrobat Pro ............................................................................................................................................................ 15 Turnitin2 ............................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Appendix 1 Course Outline Template .............................................................................. 16 Appendix 2 Course Outline Sample ................................................................................. 18 Appendix 3 Assignment & Expectation Planner ............................................................... 20 Appendix 4 Startup Checklist........................................................................................... 21 Appendix 5 e-Learning Comment Codes .......................................................................... 22 Appendix 6 Attendance Follow-up Log ............................................................................ 23 Appendix 7 - Trillium Web Attendance Modified Quick Reference Card .............................. 24 Appendix 8 Mark Summary* ........................................................................................... 25 Appendix 9 E-Learning Guidelines ................................................................................... 26

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Welcome
Dear Staff Member:

Welcome to the semester one of the e-Learning Day School program 2012-2013. This staff handbook has been written to support your work with your e-learning students. Please familiarize yourself with the information including the policies and procedures found in this handbook. For teachers new to e-Learning please take a moment to ensure you follow the Startup Check list- Appendix 4. All the best this semester and please connect with our e-Learning Central Team at anytime and to help you and your students with a rich and engaging online experience. Thank you for your ongoing commitment to student success. Sincerely,

Brian Hill
Lead Principal e-Learning & Online Programs

Kevin Bradbeer
Program Coordinator Teaching & Learning with Technology

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Desire2Learn Help
Desire2Learn (D2L) is our Learning Management System (LMS) provider. Their technical help desk is available 24/7.

phone 1-877-325-7778 email helpdesk@desire2learn.com

e-Learning Central Office (eLCO) Information

Phone: fax: 416-396-7433 Catherine Gu Chris Wray Bea Meglio Karen Beutler Andrea Brozyna Kevin Bradbeer Aftab Mirza Brian Hill Fax: 416-396-7433 Office Administrator LMS Technical Support e-Learning Contact Instructional Leader Student & Guidance Support Program Coordinator Vice Principal Lead Principal 416-396-8483 416-396-7484 416-396-7485 416-396-8482 416-396-5490 416-396-8484 416-396-7195

Please send all reports described in this handbook (course outlines, mark summaries etc.) to: elearning@tdsb.on.ca Please put your course code in the subject line emails. Thanks!

Educational Objectives
e-Learning administration and staff strive to: Provide a well-organized set of educational experiences in order for the students to successfully complete their diploma requirements. Create a stimulating work and study environment in the online classroom. Help our students develop sound work habits including full attendance. Offer a program that provides equal opportunity for student participation and success. Encourage our students to increase their respect for fellow students and to show respect through healthy, responsible behaviour patterns in the online environment.

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Day School e-Learning Calendar

Mon Tues 4 First day of classes Student accounts created by ELCO 11 Wed 5 Thurs 6 Fri 7 Teachers receive student profile information 14 Course Outlines due to ELCO elearning@tdsb.on.ca 21

September

10 Student Orientations at Regional Centres all week

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Tues 2 e-Progress spreadsheet report sent to teachers 9 Send e-Progress Report to ELCO elearning@tdsb.on.ca 16

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Fri 2 post Marks Maintain After Date (Dec. 3rd ) in gr 11&12 online classrooms 9

(Nov. 5th to 9th) Provide mid-term marks to your RC school Admin and notify students of mid-term marks

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3 Verification of class lists #3 Full disclosure- MMAD

December

10 Dates & times of culminating activities and/or exams due to ELCO elearning@tdsb.on.ca 17

4 ELCO request OSR school e-Learning exam schedule-(recommend Jan.24/25) 11

12 OSR School exam schedule due to elearning@tdsb.on.ca 19

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e-Learning Regional Centre Achievement Cycles

Regional Centre David & Mary Thomson CI Dr Norman Bethune CI LAmoreaux CI Malvern CI North Albion CI Parkdale CI Thistletown CI Semester 1 Term 1 Sept 4 Nov 9 Sept 4 Nov 8 Sept 4 Nov 8 Sept 4 Nov 9 Sept 4 Nov 5 Sept 4 Nov 9 Sept 4 Nov 9 Semester 1 Term 2 Nov 12 Jan 31 Nov 12 Jan 31 Nov 9 Jan 31 Nov 12 Jan 31 Nov 6 Jan 31 Nov 12 Jan 31 Nov 12 Jan 31
Timelines for the submission of marks are determined by the marks administrator at your school. The dates in this handbook are only intended as guidelines.

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Day School Staffing - Semester 1

Class
BAF3ME-10 BBB4ME-10 BBB4ME-11 BOH4ME-10 BOH4ME-11 CGR4ME-10 CGW4UE-10 CHI4UE-10 CHV2OE-10 CHV2OE-11 CHY4UE-10 EMS3OE-10 ENG4UE-10 ENG4UE-11 ETS4UE-10 EWC4UE-10 GLC2OE-10 GLC2OE-11 HHS4ME-10 HHS4ME-11 HNB4OE-10 HSB4ME-10 HSB4ME-11 HSP3ME-10 HZT4UE-10 MDM4UE-10 PPZ3OE-10 PPZ3OE-11 SES4UE-10 SNC4ME-10 SVN3EE-10

Teacher
Al Brodie Joanna Eagar Ritsa Koutsouvanos Krista Yeung Leah Cosgrove Sonya Rai Maria Weber Andria Natale Mike Izzo Mike Izzo John Mckibbin Anthony Parise Wendy Krekeler Anastasia Reid John Ouzas Maria Marchese Alexandra Dobbin Alexandra Dobbin Luis Filipe Lindsay Culver Lisa Whetter Bryan Wires Nicole Shockness Laura Norris Effie Vernuccio Ming-Yi Teh Diana Coutsoyannopoulos Kevin Boyle Ethel Koumarelas Brad Kennedy Elaine Littlejohn

Course Description
Financial Accounting Fundamentals International Business Fundamentals International Business Fundamentals Business Leadership Business Leadership The Environment and Resource Management Canadian and World Issues Canada: History, Identity & Culture Civics (0.5 Credit) Sem1Term1 Civics (0.5 Credit) Sem1Term2 World History: The West and the World Media Studies English English Studies in Literature The Writers Craft Career Studies (0.5 Credit) Sem1Term1 Career Studies (0.5 Credit) Sem1Term2 Individuals and Families Individuals and Families The Fashion Industry Challenge and Change in Society Challenge and Change in Society Intro to Anthro Philosophy: Questions and Theories Math of Data Management Health for Life Health for Life Earth and Space Science Science Environmental Science

RC
MVCI NACI MVCI DNBCI PKCI NACI DMTCI DNBCI MVCI MVCI DMTCI DMTCI LACI TTCI MVCI LACI DNBCI DNBCI PKCI LACI TTCI DMTCI LACI MVCI LACI LACI DNBCI DMTCI MVCI NACI DMTCI

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e-Contacts at OSR Schools

SCHOOL A Y Jackson SS Agincourt CI Albert Campbell CI Alt Scarborough Education Avondale Alt SS Bendale BTI Birchmount Park CI Bloor CI Burnhamthorpe Adult Learning Centre C W Jeffereys CI Cedarbrae CI Central Commerce CI Central Etobicoke HS Central Technical School City Adult Learning Centre City School Contact Alt School Danforth Collegiate & TI David and Mary Thomson CI Delphi Secondary Alt School Don Mills CI Don Valley Junior HS Downsview SS Dr Norman Bethune CI Drewry SS Earl Haig SS East York Alt SS East York CI Eastdale CI Eastern Commerce CI Emery CI Etobicoke CI Etobicoke School of the Arts Etobicoke Year-Round Alt Centre Fisherville Junior HS Forest Hill CI Frank Oke SS George Harvey CI George S Henry Academy Georges Vanier SS Greenwood SS Harbord CI Heydon Park SS Highland Junior HS Humberside CI Jarvis CI John Polanyi CI Kipling CI Lakeshore CI L'Amoreaux CI Lawrence Park CI Leaside HS Lester B Pearson CI Malvern CI Maplewood HS Marc Garneau C.I. Martingrove CI Monarch Park CI PHONE 416-3953434 416-3966680 416-3966074 416-3966918 416-3953134 416-3966148 416-3965187 416-3931440 416-3947138 416-3953179 416-3964405 416-3930037 416-3943840 416-3930070 416-3939740 416-3931472 416-3931455 416-3930614 416-3965530 416-3963274 416-3953192 416-3953012 416-3959306 416-3968200 416-3953262 416-3953824 416-3962925 416-3939630 416-3939604 416-3930234 416-3953235 416-3944888 416-3946946 416-3942120 416-3953033 416-3931870 416-3943163 416-3943185 416-3954307 416-3959360 416-3930752 416-3931655 416-3938922 416-3963303 416-3938122 416-3930149 416-3953303 416-3946474 416-3946433 416-3968055 416-3939505 416-3962385 416-3965899 416-3931490 416-3966857 416-3962414 416-3947222 416-3930200 eCONTACT Christine Zaghikian Stephen Buck Ronna Stulberg Darren Livesey Robert Pazzano Phyllis Erdos Freida Roidis Wendy Griffin Douglas Sapsford Shannon Zangari Dawn Dodham Iwona Kurman Nicholas Mills Christina Conrod Alison Warner Lori Bernier; Marie Melo Vivian Meyer Tina Maestri Enrico Del Rosso Heather Ade Karin Phillipson Josie Micallef Marcia Ziskind Deborah Williams Beverley Basen Gael Robertson-Craig Don Hedrick Glenn Edwards Carla Brentel Heather Gillett Tripta Uberoi Tammy Greeley Patricia Warnock Bryon White Lucy Burston Harvey Israelovitch Kailea Lorenson John Frogley-Rawson David Mindenhall Theodore Tzalalis Debbie Tulk Sue Shirley Yuri Narula Elana Goldman Gilles Simon Peter Moravec TBD Jennifer Mackay Deborah Walker Palma Mastroianni Matt Perry Denise Wilson Catherine Haghighat Claudine Tyrell Saby Chandi James Jan Jennifer Archer Cathy Zeldin SCHOOL Nelson A Boylen CI Newtonbrook SS North Albion CI North Toronto CI Northern SS Northview Heights SS Oakwood CI Oasis Alt SS Parkdale CI Pleasant View Junior HS R H King Academy Richview CI Riverdale CI Rosedale Heights SA Runnymede CI SATEC @ W A Porter CI Scarlett Heights Academy SCAS Overflow School of Life Experience (SOLE) School SEED Alt Silverthorn CI Sir John A Macdonald CI Sir Oliver Mowat CI Sir Robert L Borden BTI Sir Wilfrid Laurier CI Sir William Osler HS SE Year-Round Alt Centre SW Year-Round Alt Centre St Andrew's Junior HS Stephen Leacock CI Subway Academy I Subway Academy II The Student School Thistletown CI Ursula Franklin Academy Vaughan Road Academy Victoria Park CI West End Alt School West Hill CI West Humber CI West Toronto CI Western Tch Weston CI Westview Centennial SS Wexford CSA William Lyon Mackenzie CI Windfields Junior HS Winston Churchill CI Woburn CI York Humber HS York Memorial CI York Mills CI Yorkdale ALC Yorkdale SS PHONE 416-395-3278 416-395-6530 416-394-6405 416-393-8585 416-393-0284 416-395-9133 416-393-1790 416-393-8278 416-393-9023 416-395-3088 416-396-5560 416-394-4826 416-393-9886 416-393-1590 416-394-3210 416-396-3365 416-394-7748 416-396-5592 416-393-0910 416-393-1084 416-394-7038 416-396-6797 416-396-8090 416-396-6811 416-396-6822 416-396-6834 416-396-4552 416-396-4552 416-395-4695 416-396-8013 416-393-0234 416-393-0940 416-393-9639 416-394-7727 416-393-0477 416-394-3230 416-395-3510 416-393-0656 416-396-8250 416-394-7461 416-393-1510 416-393-0500 416-394-3270 416-395-6629 416-396-6878 416-395-3339 416-395-3107 416-396-6886 416-396-4574 416-394-3290 416-394-3001 416-395-4253 416-395-4417 416-395-4417 eCONTACT Carol McDonald Annie Chu Yau-Fei Chan Michelle de Braux Catherine Goldsmith Sevil Tanrikulu Betty Butler Joseph Ghassibe Christine Laurin Martin Himelson Jason Podur Sam Miceli Dave Robb Diana Backay Paul Edwards Rachel Stetter Nancy Boynton Sheriffa Eyasu Lisa Turner Liam Rodrigues Marcello Nigro Line Brassard John Renzetti Michael Barnes Renee Rawlins TBD Kim Janzen Shari Burnard Ostrom Coughlan Lorraine Christine Gillespie Catherine Hong Louie Gemmiti Anna Bethany Tomlinson Roland Straatsma Ali Callegarini Marta Smodis Rose Ullah Eleonora Ferrari Catherine Harrison Francesca Zuccarelli James Arnott Eduarda Madeira Chris Bis Nalinee Dindial Colin Ng Dan Chippier Martin Lacasse Gayle Francis Judy Bellstedt Majda Resnik Rick Picciotti Janet Wilton LoriAnn Pressello Jonathan Cox

A spreadsheet with more OSR school e-Contact details is in your online locker.

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Expectations
You are strongly encouraged to: Use Adobe Connect as an instructional tool on a regular basis in your online classroom. Ask your students if they have an IEP or have special needs and follow through on supporting these students. Use the LMS Quiz tool throughout the semester if your students are writing a final supervised online exam. All e-Learning students have the right to
Expect a safe and supportive online environment. Know how they are evaluated in each subject. Expect impartial and courteous treatment from their teacher. Discuss with their OSR (home) school administration/guidance counsellor questions of an academic or personal nature regarding e-Learning. Expect academic assistance from their teacher.

The e-Learning program expects students to

Attend every class (log on every school day Monday to Friday) Follow all OSR (home) school rules and classroom expectations. Exhibit a respectful and courteous manner and attitude in the online classroom Refrain from any inappropriate language or behaviour, in particular that which is disruptive, profane, harassing, or intimidating. Follow their school and board policy regarding plagiarism and crediting sources.

e-Learning has many advantages for students and for teachers. Because of these advantages, online learning has become increasingly popular and its extraordinary growth shows no sign of slowing down. As the illustration at right shows, however, online learning is not without its challenges. Without our help, e-Learning students could feel lost, frustrated and alone. Teacher effectiveness makes all the difference. If we create caring and engaging learning communities our students will be able to enjoy the advantages of online learning.

Advantages

Challenges

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Policies & Procedures

Evaluation
Multiple evaluation opportunities are highly recommended. Students benefit from multiple opportunities to demonstrate their learning. Meaningful feedback and multiple evaluation opportunities keep students on their toes and optimistic about their chances to succeed All marks should be clearly listed on a legibly organized mark sheet, using computer software such as MarkBook. For e-Learning, the mark calculation methods align with your curriculum area, Regional Centre school and the Toronto District School Board Policy. The student will be evaluated on the basis of a term mark (70%) and final summative evaluation mark (30%). Final summative evaluations consist of: culminating activity online exam culminating activity & online exam Examinations will be conducted online using the LMS quiz tool

Summative Assessments
Please vet exams and culminating activities (summative evaluation 30%) with your subject Curriculum Leader and/or school administration. Heres the procedure for summatives: (see page 13 for the revised online exam process) Teachers send the dates & times of culminating activities to ELCO. (note: Not all courses will have exams, some will only have culminating activities) ELCO reminds teachers to inform and confirm with each student the date and time of online exams and/or due dates for culminating activities ELCO will send OSR schools a confirmation of their e-Learning students and summative assessment dates & times if applicable

Reporting
It is important that students know how they are doing in their online course. Frequent meaningful feedback helps them know where they stand, what their strengths are and where they need to focus their efforts for improvement. When student marks are updated regularly on their standing in your course, unpleasant surprises and upsets can be avoided.

e-Progress Reports
e-Learning teachers send electronic e-progress report to their students/parents and a summary to elearning@tdsb.on.ca early in the semester. The Lead Principal will email teachers a template to complete with the following information for each student: assignments submitted, assignments due, absences, and progress (E, G, S or N). Once all teachers have submitted their reports, the ELCO will send the interim progress reports to the e-Learning Contacts and VPs at the OSR schools.

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Trillium Reports
Our students receive two formal reports per semester: Report mid term Description For the mid-term reports use the same mark entry method as at your day school. Include a mark, 3 comments* and learning skills. For the final report use the same mark entry method as at your day school. Include a mark, one comment* and learning skills. Submit to Regional Centre Date due Based on the RC Reporting Cycle Based on the RC Reporting Cycle

final

Regional Centre

*IMPORTANT NOTE Comments must be from the TDSB Comment Bank do not write your own. There are now comments specific to e-Learning. Please see Appendix 5

Course Outlines
Because teachers and students come to e-Learning from a variety of OSR (home) schools and backgrounds, it is important that the material presented in class is consistent and representative of the course outlines approved by the Ministry of Education and the TDSBs Teaching & Learning Department. Make sure that you are very familiar with the outline of the course you are teaching. Please use the attached course outline template (Appendix 1) and provide a copy to your Regional Centre Administrators and email a copy to elearning@tdsb.on.ca by September 14, 2012. Note: If you are teaching a multiple section course, please collaborate with your e-Learning colleague to submit a common course outline. If you teach a grade 12 course, clearly indicate whether your class has a final exam. The e-Learning Central Office will place your course outline on file for reference should any questions arise.

Attendance
Regular attendance is important for the success of any student regardless of the type of program, but it is particularly important in e-Learning courses. In requiring regular attendance from your students, please use the following procedure: At the beginning of your course stress the importance of regular attendance (students must login every school day Monday to Friday) . Complete contact information for your students (based on Trillium registration) will be placed in your online locker by the e-Learning Central Office Please take progressive steps to re-engage students after several days absence: Email the student Call/email home to discuss the situation with the students parent or guardian Call the students OSR school e-Learning contact (a list of all e-Learning Contacts is found on page 9) Appendix 6 of this handbook provides an attendance follow-up log for you to use.

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*NEW* Web Attendance

Starting this semester e-Learning teachers will take DAILY attendance using the Trillium Web Attendance (TWebATT) this tool is not for your f2f classes No more bubble sheets for e-Learning classes, hurray!
https://secure.tdsb.on.ca/twebatt NEW

Each day teachers will record e-Learning attendance for the PREVIOUS day TWebATT ONLY works on a TDSB networked computer; it cannot be accessed from a personal computer Select the ZLERN Track if applicable and then your e-Learning class code Activate (students who have logged in) preReg students (click submit to save) Only mark students Absent, not Late Heres an example of how TWebATT works: o On the morning of Wednesday Sept. 12 the teacher goes to their D2L class list. o The teacher looks at their students Last Accessed date o They then open TWebATT and marks ABSENT any student whose Last Accessed date was Monday Sept. 10th or earlier (the student did not login on Tuesday Sept. 11th) Check out the Trillium Web Attendance Quick Reference Card in Appendix 7.

*NEW* Non-Attending Students

From September 24th on an ongoing basis, eLCO will notify OSR schools of non-attending students (10 consecutive absents). OSR schools will encourage students to attend or will follow steps to drop (demit) students from e-Learning. Students with 15 consecutive absents will be demitted from the Online Classroom, and from the Trillium class list.

Verification of Class Lists

Verification of class lists takes place 3 times per semester. This is the procedure: eLCO emails both LMS and Trillium class lists to e-Learning teachers e-Learning teachers match class lists in the online classroom to Trillium Web Attendance class lists and report any discrepancies to their VP. RCs report discrepancies to the e-Learning Central Office

*NEW* Online Individual Education Plans

NEW

eLCO provides OSR school principals with a list of students with IEPs enrolled in eLearning for the current semester/term as well as the names of the e-Learning teachers and e-Learning Regional Centre school contacts. The principal delegates to a staff member at the school (special education or e-Learning contact) the task of sharing the IEPs of all students enrolled in e-Learning courses with the associated e-Learning teachers. e-Learning teachers will receive via TDSB Outlook email a .pdf copy of their students IEP. Please follow this procedure: Upon receipt of an e-mail containing a copy of a students IEP, immediately move the e-mail from your Outlook Inbox to a dedicated folder for IEP emails - do not save copies of the IEPs or e-mails to any other folder or drive At the end of the semester/term delete all e-mails from the dedicated IEP folder - If any printed copies of IEPs are produced, at the end of the semester/school year shred all copies

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*REVISED* Online Exams

Supervised online exams are held in grade 12 courses only. Students must have an opportunity to practice using the LMS Quiz Tool (unit tests, exam review quiz) before using it during their exam.

Procedure
Teachers indicate their class has an exam In their Course Outline, teachers of grade 12 courses notify their students and eLCO that their class has a supervised online final exam eLCO tells OSR schools which students are writing an online exam eLCO sends each OSR school a report listing the grade 12 e-Learning students who will be writing a supervised online exam that semester this report includes: student number, student name, course code and teacher name OSR School schedules exam eLCO will provide OSR schools with a range of recommended dates for final e-earning exams OSR School sends eLCO exam date and time information eLCO asks the exam scheduling VP at each participating OSR school to provide the date and time of the supervised online exam session at their school exam date and time information for each student writing a supervised online exam is collated eLCO sends exam date and time date to teachers each teacher will receive a report with the following information for each of their students: exam scheduling VP, exam date and exam time [location?] Teachers setup exam restrictions for their class Using the information from the exam information report, teachers setup custom restrictions for their exam teachers setup Special Access to the exam for each student in their class Exam > Restrictions > Advanced Availability > Special Access Teachers confirm exam information with students Confirm exam dates, times & locations with students The onus is on the students to confirm or correct the information Supervised Online Exam Information Flow

indicates teacher exam on Course Outline eLCO

informs which students have exam

schedules exam OSR school notifies eLCO of date and time eLCO

compiles & sends exam dates and times

teacher

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Setting Students Up for Success

Make Connections
Our e-Learning students need our help every bit as much as our face-to-face students do; in fact, they need our help even more. Just because we cant see them, doesnt mean theyre not real. And vice versa. We have to make a really conscious effort to reach out to them. Call, page, email, It will be worth the time and effort.

Mix It Up
Using a variety of instructional strategies is just good teaching in any context, but its even more important for effective e-Learning. Its overwhelming and daunting to look at masses of text. Visuals significantly increase student engagement. Multimedia helps keep your course colourful and interesting.

Be Responsive
Timely and meaningful feedback is key to the success of our e-Learners. If assessments indicate that students are struggling, take the time to review and reassess. Trim the sheer volume of content and assignments to fit the needs of your students while meeting the overall curriculum expectations.

Keep it Simple
Make sure your instructions are simple and clear. If wording in the LMS is convoluted or vague, edit it for clarity. If its your first time teaching a course, try doing the assignments yourself. If the instructions arent clear to you, theyre bound to be confusing for your students.

Own Your Course

Theres a lot of content in your online course. This comprehensive coverage is great, but if left unaltered it can be overwhelming for you and for your students. Using your professional judgment and keeping the overall expectations in mind, customize the content and assignments to meet the needs of your learners. Its your course.

Build a Community
You can build a learning community with your students online. Model accepting and inclusive responses. Let your students put their own stamp on your course. Share their successes the way youd display student work in a real classroom. You can make your class a place students will look forward to coming to each day.

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e-Learning Teacher Resources

Laptop Computers
All e-Learning teachers are equipped with a TDSB laptop. These laptops were purchased to support the e-Learning program at your school. Please complete and sign the equipment loan agreement for your laptop and return it to Aftab Mirza.

TDSBweb
In the e-Learning Online Classroom page on TDSBweb youll find a large collection of videos and other resources that will help you get started and for you to use for reference. Follow this path: TDSBweb > Teachers > Teaching & Learning > ICT > eLearning > Online Classroom

Online Staffroom
On your My Home page youll see the Online Staffroom listed as one of your courses. This is a place where you can find resources and share ideas with fellow TDSB e-Learning teachers. All of our program materials (templates, calendars, contact information, etc) are also stored here. Drop by!

Desire2Learn Community
D2L is our LMS (Learning Management System) provider and theyve created an online community where D2L teachers from around the world can share information and ideas. Setup an account at: https://community.desire2learn.com

Adobe Connect

This online audio/video conferencing tool helps you create a space for real time communication and collaboration with your students. Set up regular Connect meetings and conduct tutorials, conference about projects or have groups brainstorm ideas. Log in at: https:tdsb.adobeconnect.com Your username is your TDSB Outlook email address.

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Streamline your grading with the comment / markup features available in Adobe Acrobat Pro. You can give detailed feedback with the audio recording feature and save the graded document as a .pdf to return to the students dropbox. This is licensed software that can only be installed on TDSB computers. For installation contact the Enterprise HelpDesk and provide your serial number.

Turnitin2
Accounts are available if you wish to use Turnitin2 with your online students. The Turnitin writing cycle has three parts: Originality Checking, GradeMark Digital Grading and PeerMark Peer Reviewing. Learn more about this tool at http://www.turnitin.com

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Appendix 1 Course Outline Template

To complete this template, delete the appendix title and replace all text in square brackets

TDSB e-Learning
Course Outline Semester 1
2012-1013

[Course Code Course Title] [Teacher Name], [Day School] Contact Information
Email: [firstname_lastname@tdsb.elearningontario.ca] School Telephone: [416-39#-####] Office Hour: [enter availability information]

Course Description
[This course ]

Assessment and Evaluations

To promote student success, ongoing formative assessment and feedback will be given to students. As required by the Ministry of Education, students will be assessed in the four areas of the achievement chart. The chart below provides percentages for each category. All evaluations are expected on the due date, however, they will be also accepted up and until the ultimate due date. Submission after the ultimate due date results in a mark of zero or a 10% deduction.
Assessment Category Knowledge and Understanding Thinking and Inquiry Communication Application Percentage

The final grade will be determined as follows (in accordance with Ministry of Education standards):
Term Work Based on evaluations from throughout the course Summative Evaluation 70%

30%

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Learning Skills Assessment

Skills: Responsibility Organization Independent Work Collaboration Initiative Self-regulation Rating Scale: E Excellent G Good S Satisfactory N Needs Improvement

Due Dates
Assessments & Evaluations Due Date Ultimate Due Date

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Appendix 2 Course Outline Sample

TDSB e-Learning
Course Outline Semester 1 2012-2013 HHS4M Individuals and Families in a Diverse Society Sample Teacher, North Albion Collegiate Institute Contact Information
School Telephone: 416-396-7980 Office Hour: Monday Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Stop by and ask a question at this link: http://tdsb.adobeconnect.com/hhs4moffice/

Course Description
This course applies current theories and research from the disciplines of anthropology, psychology, and sociology to the study of individual development, family behaviour, intimate and parent-child relationships, and the ways in which families interact within the diverse Canadian society. Students will learn the interpersonal skills required to contribute to the well-being of families, and the investigative skills required to conduct and evaluate research about individuals and families.

Assessment and Evaluations

To promote student success, ongoing formative assessment and feedback will be given to students. As required by the Ministry of Education, students will be assessed in the four areas of the achievement chart. The chart below provides percentages for each category. All evaluations are expected on the due date, however, they will be also accepted up and until the ultimate due date. Submission after the ultimate due date will result in a mark of zero or a 10% deduction.
Assessment Category Knowledge and Understanding Thinking and Inquiry Communication Application Percentage 25% 25% 25% 25%

The final grade will be determined as follows (in accordance with Ministry of Education standards):
Term Work Summative 70% 30%

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Learning Skills Assessment

Skills: Responsibility Organization Independent Work Collaboration Initiative Self-regulation Rating Scale: E Excellent G Good S Satisfactory N Needs Improvement

Due Dates
Assessments & Evaluations
Orientation Unit 1: Investigating the Individual Culminating Project Unit 2: Up Close and Personal Culminating Project Online Orientation Activities Unit 1 Activities 1, 2 & 3 Unit 1 Activities 4, 5 & 6 Step 1. Research Proposal Unit 2 Activities 1, 2 & 3 Unit 2 Activities 4, 5 & 6 Step 2. Secondary Research Unit 3 Activities 1, 2 & 3 Unit 3 Activities 4, 5 & 6 Step 3. Primary Research Method Unit 4 Activities 1, 2 & 3 Unit 4 Activities 4, 5 & 6 Step 4. Primary Research Analysis Unit 5 Activities 1, 2 & 3 Unit 5 Activities 4, 5 & 6 Step 5. Final Research Paper

Due Date
September 11 September 18 September 25 October 4 October 11 October 25 November 1 November 8 November 15 November 21 November 29 December 6 December 13 January 10 January 16 January 18

Ultimate Due Date

September 14 September 21 September 28 October 7 October 21 October 28 November 4 November 11 November 18 November 26 December 2 December 9 December 16 January 14 January 18 January 20

Unit 3: Family Fundamentals

Culminating Project

Unit 4: Diversity

Culminating Project Unit 5: Social Issues Culminating Project

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Appendix 3 Assignment & Expectation Planner

Sample Unit from CGR4M The Environment and Resource Management A full Excel planner template that you can customize is available in the Online Staffroom.
Unit 1: Natural Systems Activity Assignments 1: Creation Story Organizer 1: From the Beginning 2: Creation Story Discussion 3: Renaissance Scholars 1: Energy Budget Graph 2: The Sun 2: Sun's Impact Diagram 3: "How do you use resources?" 1: Layers of the Atmosphere Organizer 3: The Atmosphere 2: Ozone Layer Discussion 3: Extreme Weather Fact Sheet 1: Hydrolic Cycle Questions 4: The Hydrosphere 2:"Water use" 3: Flood Newspaper Report 1: Soil Questions 5: The Lithosphere 2: Soil Discussion 3: Mass Wasting Research 1: Source Reliability 6: The Biosphere 2: Gaia Discussion 3: Geologist Resume 1: Enviro Relationships Diagram 7: Spaceship Earth 2: Grindsbrook Writing Activity 3: "Describe your fav natural" 1: Biome Study 8: Biomes 2: "Biome I'd like to live in 3: Species Research Ecosystem Field Study Guide2 9: Unit Culminating Activity Method Rubric Discuss Rubric Rubric Rubric Journal Rubric Discuss Rubric Rubric Journal Rubric Rubric Discuss Rubric Rubric Discuss Rubric Rubric Rubric Journal Rubric Discuss Rubric Rubric Think Know Comm Know Think Comm Applic GIV.03 HEV.02 GI2.06 Know Comm Think Think Comm GI2.07 GI2.09 GI3.03 SS3.05 Think Comm Applic Think GI1.03 SS1.02 GI2.04 Know Applic SS1.01 GI2.08 Category Know Comm Overall Expectation Addressed

Planning considerations:
Provide assignments with meaningful names (instead of the numbering system in the LMS) Hide extra assignments whose overall expectations have been addressed elsewhere Hide assignments that dont build towards the unit or course culminating tasks or are required to address overall expectations Use the curriculum document for your course and this template to help plan your course

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Appendix 4 Startup Checklist

Before Your Course Starts Course Outline (see Appendix 1 for a template and Appendix 2 for a sample) Review curriculum and plan assignments and units (see Appendix 3) Ready for Day One in Your Online Classroom The Meet the Teacher page in the LMS should be completed (Content > Student Information) its very discouraging for students to click on this page and find it blank FAQ edit this NavBar tool to clarify all of your course policies and expectations Online Orientation decide whether youre going to use the orientation with your students and hide this module if it wont be used Populate the Calendar with at least the first weeks activities Unit 1 needs to be student friendly and ready to go - hide all further units from view Set-up your Adobe Connect meeting/tutorial and post the URL link for your students During the First Week Phone home to introduce yourself to the parents or guardians Email students within the online course Icebreaker activity or online orientation (hide orientation unit if youre not using it to avoid confusion) ask your students if they have any special education needs / accommodations Invite students and parents to your school for a meet the teacher session (coordinate the date with your Regional Centre e-Learning colleagues) Strongly encourage your students to attend your meet the teacher session By the End of the First Week Send a positive email message or create a news item congratulating your students on making it through getting signed up and logged in and for beginning their course work Praise their efforts in discussions and activities Follow up on students who havent logged in yet; they can fall behind very quickly No shows please email OSR School e-Learning Contacts (info in locker) and elearning@tdsb.on.ca And A Few Things To Remember You are creating and encouraging a sense of community You dont have facial expressions or body language to add nuance to what youre saying, so avoid dry humour or sarcasm as it can come across (unintentionally) as harsh or mean You are getting a sense of who your students are and how you can best work with them Respond to each student at least once in the initial discussion forum Check web links and repair any broken ones or change the link Dont push ahead too quickly, some students might have difficulty getting logged in initially Your students might be feeling anxious and unsure, be patient and flexible Dont feel like youre alone; there are many supports in place and people you can talk to Take the time to do some up-front set-up (like completing the FAQ and restricting the release of units) and youll save time and reduce your workload throughout the semester Have fun!

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Appendix 5 e-Learning Comment Codes

5LSST 5LSST 4LSST 4LSST 4LSST 4LSST 3LSNS 3LSNS 3LSNS 3LSNS 2LSNS 2LSNS 2LSNS 2LSNS 1LSWK 1LSWK 1LSWK 1LSWK In this e-Learning course @ contributes in discussion posts by answering questions in support of class learning. In this e-Learning course @ contributes in course web conferences that support the learning of others. In this e-Learning course @ is beginning to complete discussion activities by responding to classmate posts for knowledge building. In this e-Learning course@ is beginning to attend course web conferences to support learning. In this e-Learning course @ is beginning to read course instructions carefully. In this e-Learning course @ is beginning to reflect upon feedback and make the necessary changes for future work. In this e-Learning course @ should continue to complete discussion activities by responding to classmate posts for knowledge building. In this e-Learning course @ should continue to attend course web conferences to support learning. In this e-Learning course @ should continue to read course instructions carefully. In this e-Learning course @ should continue to reflect upon feedback and make the necessary changes for future work. To improve in this e-Learning course @ should complete discussion activities by responding to classmate posts for knowledge building. To improve in this e-Learning course, @ should attend course web conferences to support learning. To improve in this e-Learning course, @ should read course instructions carefully. To improve in this e-Learning course, @ should reflect upon feedback and make necessary changes for future work. In this e-Learning course $ needs to login, read the instructions, and complete course content, assignments, and assessments regularly. In this e-Learning course $ needs to communicate with the instructor when absent. In this e-Learning course $ needs to attend web conferences and ask the instructor for assistance. $ is registered in this e-Learning course but does not log in regularly and has fallen behind in the course content and assignments.

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Appendix 6 Attendance Follow-up Log

This is a suggested format for tracking students who havent logged into your online classroom for more than several consecutive days Students name Emailed student Contacted parent/guardian Called the e-Learning Contact at OSR School

Contact Information Note: Home phone numbers are located on your Trillium class list and full registration information (parent or guardian name, contact phone number, email etc.) will be placed in your online locker. A list of all OSR School e-Learning Contacts is also in your online locker

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Appendix 7 - Trillium Web Attendance Modified Quick Reference Card

Logging In to TWebATT When logged on to a TDSB networked computer go to: Student list Deleting Attendance Click Erase button at the left of student row Activating PreReg Students

https://secure.tdsb.on.ca/twebatt

Enter your Trillium user ID and password Make sure to use correct upper/lower case Attendance Page Dropdown Lists Contents

Student list contains Active and PreReg students for selected class. PreReg students are displayed at top of list If selected class does not meet on selected date, the student list is empty. If attendance for student has been entered in core Trillium, the student row is disabled Entering Attendance Select track, date , class, period Select Absent/Late/Excused, Reason, enter Note and Comment for appropriate students (Grant Days are updated in core Trillium only) When completed (for class, day, period), check off Attendance Completed checkbox Click Submit to save ! Attendance Completed Checkbox

Enabled checkbox indicates PreReg student Activating Individual Students: Select students checkbox Click Submit to save Activating All Students: Select All PreReg Students button on the Toolbar Click Submit to save

Track all tracks for all your current classes use ZLERN if applicable to see your e-Learning class Class all your current classes Date attendance dates for your classes Period all periods for selected class Reason reasons for selected attendance If you do not have any current classes, the Class and Date dropdown lists are empty % in Class list identifies classes with multiple blocks per day * in Class list indicates that attendance has been entered and completed via TWebATT

This checkbox must be checked off when all attendance for class/day/period has been entered If unchecked, the class/day/period will keep appearing on Attendance Not Completed report

! Do not enter attendance for PreReg students. Activate them first! Entering attendance for PreReg students does not activate them Shared students must be activated in Home school first Non-shared students can be active in one school only Application Support SIS Support: 416-395-HELP option 4

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Appendix 8 Mark Summary*

Teacher: _____________________ e-Learning Regional Centre: _________________
# of marks below 50% 1 # of marks above 50% 20

Subject e.g. Math

Code

Class Size

80% + 7

70-79% 7

60-69% 3

50-59% 3

Class Average 76.7

MHF4UE 21

*Or use a similar report from MarkBook Additional Comments:

________________________________ Teachers Signature

_____________________ Date Please Note: Duplicate copies of this Mark Summary should be given to the Regional Centre School Office and emailed to the e-Learning Central Office.

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Appendix 9 E-Learning Guidelines

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