When starting out on this project, I was planning a module for District 95’s consumer education course. The goal was to bring a blended learning or distance learning opportunity to the students within the District. While planning and designing this module, many different aspects came up. Who will be implementing this module, how long will it take the learners to get through the module, how does this module compare to the face-to-face classroom, how will this module be implemented, and what will be in place for a backup plan in case the technology component fails. Throughout this paper we will be taking an in-depth look at each of these aspects, in order to give a clear picture of this module. Part A: The Who and How Based on Figure 1, we …show more content…
We could control the content of the course, knowing that it aligns with what our District’s objectives are, and most importantly keep FTE up.” Thus, the beginning of planning the module. At this point I, myself am going to be the one who will be doing them implementation, but if the program takes off, I could end up training others in the Business Education Department on how to instruct the course. Twelve Days That is correct, 12 days. The traditional summer sessions are Monday through Thursdays, from 7:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with Fridays as a non-attendance day. When breaks are removed that is four hours of instructional time. The idea of distance learning brought up a few areas of discontentment. The first came from the Business Education Department, “how to keep the validity of the unit tests.” Even in the face-to-face classroom, I have seen students take screenshots of the materials located on Canvas (our learning management software). This reason alone, is why this module went from being a full distance learning course, to a blended learning course. Blended learning courses “incorporate both online and face-to-face activities, often require more preparation time outside of the classroom for students than traditional face-to-face courses” (Margolis, Poter, & Pitterle, 2017). Students will be expected to come into the building for the unit tests after they have completed the online module with all the formative assessments. District 95 offers two
This programme will suit learners who want to gain the skills required to start up their own business or progress towards higher education study in management, human resources, accounting, finance or marketing.
There has to be at least 100 hours with physical presence of a supervisor. This gives students opportunity to use the skills that they have learned in class (Michigan, 2012).
The students have a traditional schedule where they go to seven classes a day on Tuesdays and Thursdays, where teachers teach through examples, models, and projects. On the remaining days of the week, students do not have to go to class. They receive their classwork online, along with teachers’ notes, resources to learn, and a place for students to talk and interact about assignments. If students need help on these days, teachers are available in their classrooms for extra assistance and students are welcome to come in anytime. This program teaches time management and allows students to have more time to explore their passions. Students no longer have to spend the exact same amount of time in an easy class as a hard class. Students decide for themselves what they need to spend time on. For students in the 11th-12th regular program, they go to classes every day with opportunities to have 2 unscheduled periods for extracurriculars, internships, jobs, or volunteering. Extracurricular and volunteering opportunities, as well as part-time jobs for students, are available in the rotating area so students can still be at 1.1g for the necessary 3 hours per
This semester having to track all of my buying has been very helpful and eye opening. I was able to break down all of my buying into 8 categories; clothes, food (groceries), food (restaurants), entertainment, gas, gym, miscellaneous, and school. I was able to conclude that most of my purchases were paid with a debit card with the exception of my school payments. Most of my purchases were in store with the exception of a few purchases online. The majority of my purchases were wants and not necessities, and after doing this project throughout the semester I have a lot of unnecessary buying. This paper is a reflection of all of my buying.
Family and Consumer Sciences Education has tremendously evolved since its beginning roots with Ellen Swallow Richards. FCS has obtained a new role within public schools and the community, far different than it was before. What was previously seen as the classes for "women" is now a requirement for high school graduation plans. The positive societal views on Family and Consumer Sciences is increasing the execution in the furthering of this program. The following analyzes and examines the Family and Consumer Sciences curriculum that is currently being implemented into Texas public schools.
All classes will be Monday through Friday, from 8am until 12:50 pm. Even though these classes are only 15 days long, students will be able to earn the full three credits, as if they took the classes during a regular semester. Prices for these classes will be the same as any three credit class taken during a regular semester; TC has a price chart available on the college website for students who want to check prices. Students will be informed by their instructor
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the similarities, differences, pros, and cons between face-to-face classrooms, distance learning, and hybrid environments. The role of the instructor and student both change depending on the learning style chosen. Some are better for some students, and others are best due to time restrictions or the material being taught. There is not one strategy that will work for every class, each should be selected specifically for the environment and to fit the student’s needs.
I am looking forward to find a way to get my students involves with technology from home and to come more prepared for in-depth learning instead of just basic knowledge. Currently, I am just taking this blended class to see what it is like to teach a blended classroom.
To provide some background information, consumer literacy can be defined as the ability to choose and use communications products the right way. This allows people to buy the right products and purchases or to get the best deals possible. A statistic that I found interesting was that roughly 3.2 million adults are deceptive towards unsolicited mailings, phone calls and internet scams. These techniques that scam people cost consumers around the world around 3.5 billion years ago. Nowadays, consumers lack the understanding to many concepts that we focus on in this course. The importance of learning about consumer literacy is that it will allow consumers to be better able to protect themselves or their loved ones from harmful scams.
The resources required too implement the proposed courses and the manner in which the courses can be evaluated for success or failure.
Course Duration: The course will be opened for 6 weeks. The initial competency level of the student will dictate the amount of time spent in the course.
FIVE DAY INTENSIVE COURSE: 20hrs pre course online study + 40 hrs over 5 day = 60hrs.
There will be 12 weeks of 3 x 1 hour lectures per week, and 9 x 1 hour tutorials at scheduled times during the semester. The first tutorial starts on the week of 25 Feb.
I was really interested in Business analysis and after taking this course I made a goal myself to initiate a new company by myself but I think I need more knowledge, technical skills and managing skills. The way you teach the topics with real life examples of your own will give me grip on this subject. I got some more motivation after telling her experience in real life and taught us how world relies on Information
If I had weeks or months to only work on designing this course, then it would already be fully developed. I am designing the course unit by unit and trying to make something more substainable than I have had in the past. I want to have lots of units I can do and if needed reorganize the units based on students needs. This way I can have a whole class ready each year.