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The Learning House, Inc., provides training to online instructors, registrars and admissions personnel at institutions of higher education.
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Professional Development courses provide professional development for instructors to increase awareness and implementation of best practices for online higher education instruction. The training is administered through a series of online courses, designed to not only coach instructors on best practices, but boost instructors’ comfort level in teaching in an online environment. The Best Practices sessions are five-week, instructor-led classes. Classes are also available for the Moodle learning management system; the Moodle classes are self-paced and can be enrolled in at any time.
To register for any Professional Development courses, please talk to the online program coordinator at your school, or email training@learninghouse.com for further information.
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This course covers essential skills for teaching online. Included are descriptions of features common to most learning management systems and definitions of commonly used Internet terms. This course focuses on preparing for the first week of class. Participants learn to effectively review their course materials and settings, communicate expectations to students, and set the tone for a successful course. BP101 also covers asynchronous/synchronous communication, policy & procedure creation, and how to build an online community. This fully online, instructor-led course is five weeks in length; we recommend you allow four hours per week to complete course work.
The fee for BP101 is $500; however, this course is offered at no charge to faculty at Learning House partner schools. Email training@learninghouse.com for information and to sign up.
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Dates:
January 23, 2012 (full)
February 13, 2012
March 19, 2012
April 16, 2012
May 7, 2012
June 11, 2012
July 9, 2012
August 20, 2012
September 17, 2012
October 8, 2012
November 12, 2012
December 3, 2012
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BP102 examines practical applications of leading theories in online community and communications. Participants learn specific methods for addressing challenges and fostering a healthy online community. Participants learn methods for keeping students motivated and engaged in online courses. This course prepares instructors to identify and address motivational needs. This course also covers best practices for using groups in an online course. Participants learn to create effective assignments for group work and to facilitate successful group learning experiences. Prerequisite: Completion of BP 101
The fee for BP102 is $500; however, this cost may be waived for faculty at Learning House partner schools. Email training@learninghouse.com for information and to sign up.
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Dates:
January 23, 2012 (full)
May 29, 2012
September 24, 2012
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With hands-on assignments BP103 goes beyond the basics of online instruction to cover advanced online communication possibilities, in-depth copyright issues as they pertain to online instruction, tips for delivering synchronous and creating recorded lessons, and strategies for reducing the possibility of cheating in online classes. Prerequisite: Completion of BP 102
The fee for BP103 is $500; however, this cost may be waived for faculty at Learning House partner schools. Email training@learninghouse.com for information and to sign up.
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Dates:
March 19, 2012
October 15, 2012
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