Presentation on the e-Learning for Educators program at the NH Department of Education. A brief history of the program is followed by an orientation to the online professional development program and the services offered by NH e-Learning for Educators.

1. e-Learning for Educators
&
OPEN NH
Quality Online Professional Development
in the 21st Century
Presented by
Stan Freeda
NH e-Learning for Educators Project Coordinator
Office of Educational Technology
New Hampshire Department of Education

2. Online Resources

3. - orientation to the project
- experience an online course
- flexibility discussion
Agenda
- brainstorming
- wrap up

4. • Introduce yourself by choosing an adjective to modify
your name that starts with the same first letter.
Icebreaker
• For additional fun, try to add your location, position, or
another description that rhymes!
• Here’s mine!
Supportive Stan, the New Hampshire eLearning man.
Make sure your name/email on a small sticky note.

5. orientation to the project
experience an online course
Agenda
flexibility discussion
brainstorming
wrap up

6. e-Learning for Educators
New Hampshire e-Learning for Educators offers online professional
development courses through our Online Professional Educators
Network for NH (OPEN NH). Our 100% online courses allow you to
earn 35 contact hours that can be used to renew your current
educator credentials.
Optional graduate credits are available through Plymouth State
University for all our courses.
Project
began as a 5 year Ready to Teach Grant awarded to
Alabama Public Television.
Multi-states initiative.
Partnership between state education agency and a state public
television station.

7. e-Learning for Educators
Ten States participate in the initiative.
AL DE KY MD MO MS NC NH PA WV
In NH: 158 courses delivered in 5 years 1555 completers / 1682 registered (92.7%)

8. 1. Delivering Online Professional Development Courses
OPEN NH Courses
2. Training Local Educators to Instruct and Develop Online
Professional Development Courses
Project Design
Facilitator Training Course
Developer Training Course
3. Evaluating the Effect of Our Delivery of Online Professional
Development
Pre and Post Course Surveys
4. Conducting Research on the Effect of High Quality Online
Professional Development
Separate and isolated research courses
Accompanying surveys for students and teachers

9.  Focuses on content knowledge
 Emphasizes active learning
 Promotes coherence
 Provides a large amount of training sustained over time
 Encourages collaboration and collegiality among teachers
 Aligns with teacher needs
 Helps teachers apply to their practice (use student
instructional materials and/or student work)
Features
 Involves the school administration
 Includes mechanisms for assessing effectiveness and
making mid course corrections (action research)

10. Sustained Discussion of Content
&
Application of Knowledge
Content Discussions
 Web site explorations • Key course component
 Online videos • How content fits into
learners’ situation,
Course Design
 Other multimedia
needs, experiences,
Multi- and comfort level
Discussions over 7 weeks media
 Continuous Content Authentic Project
participation expected • Relevant
 Sustained immersion in • Complete over time
Discuss
content as course progresses
7 Weeks Project

11.  Regular OPEN NH Sessions run four times each year.
◦ Fall (October – November)
◦ Winter (February – March)
◦ Spring (April – May)
Course Delivery
◦ Summer (July – August)
 Districts can order special delivery courses that will run on
their time schedule.
What do you think
about the session
schedule and
accessibility of OPEN
NH ?

12.  AR The Arts
Content and Pedagogy
 BP Best Practices
 CE Curriculum Enhancement
 LA English Language Arts
 HE Health Education
 LT Literacy
 MA Mathematics
 SC Science
 SS Social Studies
 SE Special Education
 TE Teaching Enhancement

13.  Classroom Teachers
 Special Education
Teachers
Course Facilitators
 Principals
 Superintendents
 Library Media
Specialists
 Technology
Coordinators
 Informal Educators
 Department of
Education Staff

14. For your consideration….
Putting it online is Easy.
Developing Quality is a little more Challenging.

15. orientation to the project
experience an online course
Agenda
flexibility discussion
brainstorming
wrap up

16.  Go to www.opennh.net.
 Scroll to the Header.
Course Experience
 Look under .
 Enter .
 The course is set up using our course framework.
 The content of the course highlights of our course
model.
Visit the website
and explore the
course if you have
the opportunity.

17. 1. Orienting Yourself to an Online Course
2. The Discussion-Based Model for Online Learning
Course Experience
3. Discovering Online Content Resources
4. Discussing Content with Your Classmates
5. Working on Authentic Projects
6. Using Feedback to Enhance Learning
7. Using Self Reflection to Enhance Learning
Visit the website
and explore the
course if you have
the opportunity.

18. Questions?
while you wait …
Content
is
Easy.
Education
is a little more
Challenging.

19. orientation to the project
experience an online course
flexibility discussion
Agenda
brainstorming
wrap up

20.  Professional development opportunities through OPEN NH
courses.
 4 sessions each year.
 District cohort special request.
 Professional development opportunities through OPEN NH
teacher enhancement courses.
Facilitating an Online Professional Development Course
Flexibility

 Developing Effective Courses for Online and Blended
Learning
 District Deals for cohorts.
 OPEN NH Cadre of trained facilitators available.
 OPEN NH Cadre of trained developers available

21.  Courses for educator professional Development.
NH e-Learning Program
 Courses for teaching enhancement.
 Online and Face to Face delivery.
ITEM COST PARTICIPANTS
Online professional development $130 Individual registration
course ($120 early registration)
Online professional development $440/district cohort 4 participants
course district cohort ($110/cohort participant) 25 participants
$2625/district cohort
($105/cohort participant)
7 week Facilitated Online Course $325/ participant Individual registration
training in online course $4500/ district cohort Up to 15 participants
facilitation.
7 week Facilitated Online course $325/ participant individual
training in hybrid and online $4500/ district cohort Up to 15 participant
course development and design
Face to Face training on variety of $500/ half day (3 hours) Up to 25 participants
topics related to virtual learning $800/ full day (6 hours)
and virtual learning environments
Blended online and onsite training $500 for online space plus Up to 25 participants
on variety of topics related to $500 onsite half day training
virtual learning and virtual learning
environments

22. NH e-Learning Program
 Space to run online courses.
 Space for online collaboration or professional learning community.
ITEM COST PARTICIPANTS
Online Collaboration $30 per participant Unlimited
Space Annual
Membership
Online Course $650 per course Up to 25 participants

23.  Collaboration spaces.
NH e-Learning Program
 Facilitated or non-facilitated content modules.
 Facilitated courses or non-facilitated tutorials and courses.
ITEM COST PARTICIPANTS
Online Collaboration Space $300 / space N/A
Adapt existing training material $2000 N/A
or content into an Open NH 7
week online PD course format.
Adapt existing training material $5000 for up to 7 units N/A
or content into a generic online $300 for each additional
course format to be exported. unit
Non-facilitated Modules $300 for first N/A
$200 each subsequent
Non-facilitated Tutorials $500 for first N/A
$300 each subsequent

24.  Data evaluation and collection, summary and enhanced reporting.
NH e-Learning Program
 Additional online services as needed.
ITEM COST PARTICIPANTS
Evaluation – Data collection and $2500 Evaluation – Data
brief summary reporting collection and brief
summary reporting
Evaluation – Data collection and TBA; priced per project Evaluation – Data
extensive reporting collection and
extensive reporting
Additional online services TBA; priced per project Based on project.

25. For your consideration….
Doing things online is Easy.
Meaningful activity is a little more
Challenging.

26. orientation to the project
experience an online course
flexibility discussion
Agenda
brainstorming
wrap up

27. Brainstorm / Discussion
 Ground Rules of the Game:
◦ Everybody has at least 1 general comment.
◦ Everybody responds to at least 2 other comments.
 Here is the framework for the Discussion:
◦ Based on what you know about the OPEN NH, our course design
and delivery model, and quality learning, in what ways can e-
Learning for Educators help you, your school, and district provide
a coherent and effective professional development program?
Support your answers with at least one fact or idea from the
presentation.
 Note! No one is taking score!

28. For your consideration….
Asking Questions is
easy.
Thoughtful
discussion is a little
more Challenging.

29. orientation to the project
experience an online course
flexibility discussion
Agenda
brainstorming
wrap up

30.  NH Educators Online | www.nheon.org
 Online Learning in NH | www.nheon.org/onlinelearning
Online Learning
 OPEN NH website | www.opennh.org
 OPEN NH course site | www.opennh.net
 OPEN NH You Tube Channel | www.youtube.com/user/opennh
 OPEN NH eLearning Blog | www.nheon.org/elearn
 MSSLE Conference wiki | www.mssle09.pbworks.com
 Video on 10 State e-Learning for Educators Project
http://www.aptv.org/APTPLUS/elearning/index.asp

31. e-Learning Testimonial
e-Learning is mighty cool courses!

32. Contact Information
For more information
Stan Freeda
Educational Technology and Online Learning
Office of Educational Technology
NH Department of Education
Stanley.Freeda@doe.nh.gov
603.271.5132