Walden University

EDUC-6715I-5 New and Emerging

Technologies
Instructor: Jacqueline Derby

Spotlight on Emerging Technology:

Online Learning in K-12 Schools

By: Rod Schuch

5-30-2010
What are web-based Course Management Systems (CMS)
also know as Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Learning Management Systems



• Learning Management Systems are software that

enables the management and delivery of
learning content and resources to students.
They provide an opportunity to maintain
interaction between the instructor and
students and to evaluate the students by
providing immediate feedback on online
assessments.
• Most LMS are web-based to facilitate "anytime,
anywhere" access to learning content and
administration. Course Learning Management
Systems in education fall under two broad
categories:
ü Commercial systems such as: Blackboard TM,
WebCTTM, eCollegeTM, Desire2LearnTM etc.
ü Open source products such as: Moodle, Sakai,
Segue, Coursework etc.
 Why use a course management system
CMS or LMS may offer
 advantages for both


features students and staff:

• Course information and • Access at any time, from
reading lists anywhere
• Access to electronic • Resources are always
readings available: an online
reading is never 'out
• Discussion boards on loan' like
textbooks.
• Online quizzes
• Improved quality of the
• Multimedia content st
21 century student
including video learning experience
• Assessment collections through the
integration of
 technology based
learning.
• An availability for all
course-related
documents,
communication and
activities.
• Provides information on
student activity and
 Implementation of a Course
Management System
 Using E - Learning tool such as :
 Moodle, teachers can create online lessons that can be used
by students who are absent for a single day , truant or are
homebound for an extended period of time. These lessons can
also prove to be useful when using substitute teachers. It
is a great tool for teachers who teach the same lessons more
than once per day. These teachers may find this online
presentation to be helpful as a structural framework for
presenting the same lesson multiple times. Teachers can also
post homework assignments, guidelines for projects, rubrics,
and other helpful items within the forums that are available
via the site. Using email and blogging, teachers may even be
able to provide homework help for their students in real
time. A system like Moodle can also be very useful in the
classroom as well, grading assignments, lessons and quizzes,
providing immediate feedback to the teacher and the
students. plus, It also allows for easy communication with
parents.
Applying a Course Management System
 Lapeer Community Schools, Lapeer, Michigan is in
the process of creating a 21st Century Classroom in
each of the schools in our district. I feel these
types of systems would be a great asset for those
teachers who will be teaching subjects in 21st
century classrooms. A (CMS) will provide teachers a
way to break out of the everyday mold and give
their students a true 21st century experience that
they can use both at home and in the classroom. The
specific guidelines for teacher training (PD)
should make the process go smoothly, and the
teachers should also welcome the opportunity to
earn PLU credits. In addition, I could predict that
most of the teachers in our core curriculum
courses would benefit by using these (CMS/ LMS) to
set themselves apart from other schools in the
area. One other asset of (CMS/LMS) is that it could
also be a useful tool for creating other
Lapeer Community schools
Learning Technologies
 Lapeer Community schools
Learning Technologies
Power Teacher


• All Lapeer administrators,

teachers and parents are
using Power Teacher in a
variety of aspect in the
office, classroom and
home.
• Power teacher used for
taking attendance and
lunch count
• Setting Up Power Teacher
grade book
• Setting up categories,
final grade weighting,
• student groups, and
preferences
• Power teacher allows
working with assignments,
recording scores, viewing
reports, and adding
teacher comments.
 Lapeer Community schools
Learning Technologies
CPS e-Instruction
 
§ CPS (Classroom Performance
System), and Exam View
Assessment Suite are tools
which separately or together
can be used to produce and/or
administer formative and
summative assessments, exams,
and common assessments for
individuals or the entire
class.
§ CPS lessons can take a variety
of forms. questions can be
prepared in the CPS program
itself, be associated with
pictures or PowerPoint slides
or imported from the Exam
CPS e-Instruction
cont…
• The item analysis report gives
the teacher a view of the
distribution of answers from
the entire class indicating
the correct answer for each
and displaying, if selected,
the standards reflected in
the question.
• Another option available for
review lessons are the “team
activities.” Questions from
any lesson can adapted for a
“Jeopardy”- like quiz game.


View Assessment Suite. Once

the class has been created
and students entered, lessons
can be associated with the
class and administered at any
time.
 Lapeer Community schools
Learning Technologies
Education 2020
 Education 2020 cont…


• Education2020 was implemented • In the Lapeer At-Risk High

this year in Lapeer Community School, dropping out of
school. E 2020 provides core school is never an easy
and elective instruction in a decision, but some of our
virtual school setting for students lose hope, get bored
students in grades 6-12. E or feel as if they can’t be
2020 courseware is aligned to successful in the traditional
state and national standards classroom. E 2020 has allowed
and is helping Lapeer us the rare opportunity to
students recover and accrue catch them before they leave.
credits for graduation and E 2020 has offered our
prepare for state, end-of- students an opportunity to be
course, and key standardized successful today so that
tests. school success and graduation
• E 2020 is a web-based model, is a foreseeable goal for
teacher-led video delivery, them.
and proven instructional
approach, E 2020 offers to
our students some of the most
engaging and individualized
instruction of any virtual
school solution available. It
combines best-practice
pedagogy with next-gen
technology that enables our
school to customize content
and settings and it provides
an opportunity for Lapeer
students to learn at their
 Recap
 The Lapeer Community School district has made some improvements to
create a 21st century learning environment but, it has only touched the
surface. Our district is very rural with a low socioeconomic standing plus,
with the state of Michigan’s poor economy our schools systems have taken
a serious hit. In most of the districts class rooms, technology is very limited
and is not used as often because we just do not have the resources yet.
There are small few who are benefitting from what technology we have
available but, for the most part, teacher are still instructing in the 1990’s. I
also believe because of the high seniority teaching staff that our district
has it is difficult to teach these old dogs some new tricks. These teachers
were successful at one time teaching from textbooks, writing notes on a
white board (Chalk Board), and assessing by testing only. The world has
changed at a very rapid pace over the past decade and that pace has
opened new doors in education with the advanced learning resources and
modules. By taking on-line classes my eyes have been opened to what is
out there in the cyber world of education my only hope is that one day I will
be able to implement within my curriculum and lessons. I do enjoy learning
about technology and even though I am a bit older, I am not yet one of
those old dogs yet. I am excited by our districts improvements in
technology but frustrated at the same time. I would love to adopt a
CMS/LMS with my students but the availability of computers in my school
are limited. Those students who are using the E 2020 program have seen
some success and it does allow them a different perspective outside the
normal class room setting. But it does allow teachers the opportunity to
implement it in their rooms I would like to use a CMS for lessons,