Welcome to my introductory module. You can access my module in one of two ways. If you wish to read this in PDF format feel free to click on the Introductory Module Link.
AHeitz Introductory Module Documentation
If not, you can follow along below.
If you wish to look at my course’s WordPress site, please click on the link below. Please note that this site is currently under construction. One unit will be complete late March 2016 as part of my completion of ETEC 565A.
Personal Health & Education Learning Site
Course Prototype Description
Online and blended learning environments are thriving in BC with over 284,000 students currently enrolled in some sort of online class (Barbour, 2013). Both online and blended learning environments offer students a great deal of flexibility and provide students the opportunity to work with their peers as they develop essential 21st century skills such as collaboration and problem solving. As BC teachers implement the new curriculum into their practice, it may also be timely to reflect on their pedagogy and practice to see where they can meaningfully add technology and elements of blended or online learning. Furthermore, teachers also need to consider various learning management systems that best suit their technical skill level as well as their students’ needs. Below are the details of a blended learning course currently being designed for a grade 6 middle school Physical and Health Education classroom in BC using WordPress as the LMS.