Technology & Instruction for UNEX

Eric Kim is teaching a new course at UCR Extension starting this month,  All the World's a Stage: Introduction to Street Photography . The course starts January 16th, 2012 and is being offered online, with two photography-related field trips. If you can't make it to the Riverside area for the field trips, I think Eric can accommodate you with alternative assignments. It should be an exciting class. Eric's videos and writings will give you an idea of how passionate he is about street photography, but he's also thought quite a bit about the sociological implications of taking pictures of strangers in the street, so you'll learn more than just photographic techniques. Check out Eric's website for more information about him and his photography.

One of the biggest challenges in moving a class online from a face-to-face format is figuring out what to do with the portion of the class that was spent in a classroom/lecture hall. Since our workload formula is 2 hours of work outside of class for each hour in class, the classroom portion, in theory, accounts for 1/3 of the learning time. The remaining 2/3 could conceivably remain the same -- readings, assignments, group projects, etc. with some changes needed to make things work online. My experience working with a wide range of instructors has been that those with previous pedagogical training handle the transition from physical to virtual classroom better than those who base their teaching approach primarily or solely on  the lecture model. If classroom time was mainly devoted to someone standing in front of students talking and working their way through presentation slides, things may not go smoothly if we try to replicate that experience online. (Whether that experience is wor

We have three courses for instructors which are still available for registration. 113MSCC11 Teaching Online with Moodle : online, 4 weeks, starts January 10 – this class covers the basics of teaching online and using Moodle. Participants learn about the online environment as they participate in the class and complete assignments. Development of a detailed course syllabus is the final project. Emphasis is on the unique features of online teaching and learning, and the transition from face-to-face to online. Open to anyone who might be interested in teaching online, not just UCR Extension instructors; no previous experience required. Optional project is to produce a proposal for an online course at UCR Extension. 113MSCC10 Teaching Online with Moodle : face-to-face, 3 meetings, starts January 11th; 6-8 PM, Wednesdays at UCR Extension – same as online version listed above. 113MSCC12 Producing Media for Your Online Course: online, 3 weeks, starts February 7th . Instructors learn