Program Overview

K-12 Blended & Online Learning Course

The K-12 Blended & Online Learning Course is designed to introduce K-12 teachers and the community to blended and online learning through the instructional media of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC).

Course Structure

The course is divided into two levels:

• Level One: Participants will engage in community discourse and online interaction to gain knowledge and understanding of K-12 blended and online learning.
• Level Two: Participants will challenge themselves to become competent in basic K-12 blended and online instruction by evaluating and creating K-12 blended and online learning experiences.

Course Requirements

The course requires participants to:

• Watch videos and read key documents that address foundational knowledge about trends in K-12 online learning, iNACOL standards, engaged learning strategies, assessment and differentiation in the online learning environment.
• Interact with performance tutorials and access sample K-12 blended and online learning objects.
• Complete graded assignments to receive a digital course certificate.

Instructional Strategies

The course will utilize the following instructional strategies:

1. Instructional videos
2. Key readings
3. Collaborative Discussion Boards
4. Quizzes
5. Exam
6. Video tours of virtual school partners
7. Guest video presentations
8. Interactive open educational resources
9. Weblinks
10. Study guides
11. Participant-created sample syllabi
12. Participant-created sample instructional designs
13. Participant-created sample modules
14. Peer critique and evaluation
15. Templates
16. Video tutorials
17. Formative assessment surveys

Credit and Certification

Participants who complete all levels and assessments have an opportunity to earn Professional Learning Units (PLUs) and/or College Credit at Kennesaw State University.

• Participants holding a renewable teaching certificate may submit specified materials for transfer credit evaluation (fee-based) to receive 3-credit hours at Kennesaw State University for satisfying the requirements of ITEC 7480.
• Certified teachers may request continuing education credit from state professional licensing agencies.

Associated Academic Programs

The K-12 Blended & Online Learning MOOC can be applied towards the completion of the 9 credit hour Online Teaching Endorsement offered by the Department of Instructional Technology in the Bagwell College of Education at KSU.

• The endorsement consists of the following 3 credit hour courses:
  • ITEC 7480 Introduction to Online Learning (3)
  • ITEC 7481 Designing & Developing Online Learning (3)
  • ITEC 7482 Facilitating Online Learning (3)
• Students who complete the Online Teaching Endorsement can apply those 9 credit hours to the following M.Ed. programs in the Bagwell College of Education:
  • Master of Education in Early Childhood Education
  • Master of Education in Instructional Technology
• The course by itself without the Online Teaching Endorsement can also be applied towards the Master of Education in Teacher Leadership degree.