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Using E-Guide listserve and Learning Times

gsteele — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:37:45 CDT

The E-Guide listserve address is: OLN-EGUIDE@LISTS.OLN.ORG E-Guides who have signed the MOU and have returned it are added to the list.

Please use this list if you have questions or announcements for the entire group. The list is monitored, so it will first be reviewed by the OLN staff. Unless they have a question, your comments will be posted.

Learning Times is a community learning space. When we use this tool, a url will be mailed to you containing the link to the site. We will ofternuse Learning Times to conduct our meetings.

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gsteele — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:35:59 CDT

E 4 ME Instructor's Training Manual and E-Guide Wiki

E 4 ME Course Overview

General Course Background

Course Content

Course Completion Procedures

E 4 ME Grading Information

Mail Merge Instructions for Word 2003

Vista Preparation – Navigation Tools and Keystrokes

Specific Suggestions for Online Facilitators

E 4 ME

"So you want to teach online?"

Appendix Examples of correspondence

E 4 ME Instructor Checklist

E-Guides Administration

Making Contact with your E-Advisee

E-Guide student Assignments

Examples of other Academic and Career Resources for both E-Instructors and E-Guides

Suggested Welcome Letters

gsteele — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:41:23 CDT

Hi George,
Jane Smith is your E-Advisee. She completed the November 2005 E 4 ME class. Listed below is her bio sketch for your information only. Please contact her by adapting the attached Welcome Letter and keep a record of your exchanges. We will share our E-Guide experiences online.
Jane's e-mail address is: jasmith@yahoo.com
Please confirm with me that you have received this message and will be able to work with this student.
Thanks so much, Julie

Examples of the First Message to Student from OLN Hello Jane,

George Steele is your E-Guide. I have sent him your information and he will contact you soon. When you receive his message, please contact me if you are no longer interested in this service.

Congratulations on completing E 4 ME!

Best wishes,
Julie

Hello (First Name),

Greetings and Congratulations on Completing Your E 4 ME Course!

I’m contacting you as your E-Guide…your personal adviser as you move from completing the E 4 ME course into your next steps on your educational path. We can work together on e-mail, you can call me at my office, or I can call you. Please let me know some days and times when it is best for me to contact you and send me your telephone number.

To better assist you, let me ask you a couple of questions. I have read the bio sketch you shared in your E 4 ME class, but I’d still like to know a little bit more so I can be more helpful to you.

What questions do you have about taking a course or going to college?
Have you been to college before and do you have any college credits?
What are your goals for more education?

Keep in mind that as an E-Guide, I can help you:

Find financial aid
Choose a course or degree
Choose a college or university that is right for you
Successfully navigate the OLN Web site
Introduce you to the right people at each college
Help you understand the steps needed to get enrolled in a course or degree program

As E-Guides, we are good listeners, and are here to help you. We are not here to make your decisions for you, but rather to assist you as you decide what will work best for you.

I look forward to hearing from you and helping in any way that I can.

Best,
Your Name,
Email Address
Phone Number

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Example: E 4 ME Automated Welcome Letter

gsteele — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:09:12 CDT

Greetings Gail Peters,

Welcome to E 4 ME! Your class will begin tomorrow, but please feel free to
take a look around your classroom today.

Before you begin, go to the following web page to make sure that your computer is set up properly to start E 4 ME: http://www.e4meohio.org/
Click on the “Computer Skills and Requirements” tab and the “FAQ - frequently asked questions” tab.

You will need the following information to login to E 4 ME:

1. Go to this web page: https://vista.kent.edu
2 Click "Ohio Learning Network"
3. Click "Log In"
4. Type in your "Username" and "Password" (these are case sensitive)
a. User name: Pete
b. Password: 12345cle
5. Click "OK"
6. To ensure your computer is set up properly for the E 4 ME class,
click "Check Browser" in the upper right corner of the screen and follow the
instructions displayed in the popup window
7. Close the popup window
8. Click on "E 4 ME (Course)"
9. Now, you are in your classroom

When you first enter the classroom, take a look at the items under
"Orientation", which is found in the middle of the screen. We recommend
viewing the "Navigation" video located under "Orientation Videos" before
beginning the class.

After viewing these items, return to the classroom "Home Page" by clicking on
the link in the upper left corner of your screen. The classroom "Home Page"
gives you access to the E 4 ME "Course Content" (located in the middle of the
screen) and to messages from your instructor, which are found under "Mail"
and "Discussions" in the upper middle section of the screen.

Although you are taking a self-paced course, you are asked to complete on
average one unit per week. For the actual pace and outline of the E 4 ME
course, please refer to the "Course Schedule", which is found on the left
side of the classroom "Home Page".

If you need technical support (with password access, or problems accessing E 4 ME) prior to getting into your course, send an e-mail to e4meohio@oln.org

After successfully getting into your E 4 ME course, all future mail for your class will be sent within the tools of the E 4 ME course, and your instructor will be available to help you. In the meantime, please be sure to double-check your personal e-mail settings
to ensure that any messages sent to you outside of the E 4 ME course will
not be filtered by your e-mail program. For additional information about
this, take a look at "E-Mail Filters" located under "Orientation" on the class
"Home Page".

Good luck and enjoy the class!

All the best,

The Ohio Learning Network

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gsteele — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:14:31 CDT

Unit One: An Introduction to E-Learning

gsteele — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:55:38 CDT

Conceptually:

Unit One is designed to help students focus on their motivation for pursuing additional education. Both career/economic and personal growth is mentioned as broad possible reasons. The exercises in this unit are intended to help students clarify their reasons for pursuing additional education.

Unit One provides a definition of e-learning.

Informational:

Unit One introduces students to the first pre-test.

Students will begin using tools in this unit that they might encounter in future e-learning courses. For example, tools such as PDF documents, PowerPoint files and Discussion Board Postings will be introduced.

Unit One asks the student to use the Discussion Board. The following is a copy of the assignment, which is located in the E 4 ME course under Unit One Assignment: Autobiography.
- Example: Copy of the assignment, which is located in the E 4 ME course under Unit One Assignment: Autobiography.

The final question in the Unit One Quiz provides students an option to cancel enrollment in E 4 ME. If a student chooses to cancel enrollment, she/he will be automatically directed to a final survey of the course. At this time, the student is also given the opportunity to re-register for a future E 4 ME class or to speak with an OLN Regional Coordinator. For tracking purposes, the instructor should label the students who choose to cancel enrollment at this stage of the course as “Opted Out.” This choice is located in the Status field of the gradebook.

Relational:

Reassure students that they can have a variety of reasons for furthering their education.

Reassure students that they only need to have basic computer skills to take an e-learning course. If they are unsure, direct them E-mail at a Glance, Mouse Exercises, or Office 2000 Tutorials.

The instructor should post an autobiography on the Discussion Board by noon of the first day of the course. The instructor’s autobiography should serve as a sample for the students to follow, and it should allow them to get to know the instructor better. Please be sure to clearly mark your autobiography as a posting from the instructor—for example, title the post “Instructor Autobiography.” In addition to posting an autobiography, the instructor should encourage students to respond to two additional student autobiographies, with the goal of developing a sense of community during the course.
- Examples: Instructors' autobiography.

The instructor should send an e-mail at the end of the first week to those students who have not yet begun the course. This message should be sent using e-mail external to the course. The following is a sample message.
- Example: Instructor's external e-mail to students at the end of the first week to those students who have not yet begun the course
- If you would like to use a mail merge to facilitate the process, please refer to the document created for us by Connie Shriver

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Articles related to teaching at a distance

gsteele — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:35:10 CDT

Wilson, Melanie, An investigation into the perseptions of first-time online undergraduate learners on orientation events, Journal of Online Learning, Vol. 4, No. 1, March 2008

E-Guide student Assignments

gsteele — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:34:38 CST

New Process:

Student submits request for E-Guide on last page of E 4 ME course.
Gail evaluates student as E 4 ME Completer (or not)
Gail sends one email request to E-Guide every two months with all student data inside table attachment
Gail asks for E-Guide to confirm receipt and availability for all students at once
Gail sends introductory email to student. Instructor follows-up with his/her first contact to student.
Gail updates E-HOD
Gail updates original Excel spreadsheet in OLN-Docs
Gail creates compiled roster of E-advisees every 2 months and saves to OLN-Docs
Gail sends request to E-Guides for status on their work with E-advisees for the previous 2-month period. (This should help E-Guides also keep track of their annual work with students on a periodic basis.)

E-Guides will be expected to advise on helping students to:

Find financial aid
Choose a course or degree
Choose a college or university that is right for the student
Successfully navigate the OLN Web site
Introduce student to the right people at each college
Help student understand the steps needed to get enrolled in a course or degree program
Track student’s progress and report on whether student enrolls into a degree granting college or university to OLN
Give an estimate (every 2 months) of the amount of time spent with E-advisees and (as a function of submitting a student status summary) how students have benefited from the time spent with the E-Guide

Example of the 2-month summary:

E-Guide: Amy Sloan	Estimated Time Advising this period:
Student/E-Guide	Email Address	Student Status	Class/Instructor
C Shirk	scottshirke4me	Here is where status will be entered.	Aug 07-A. Sloan
Tony Harrison	harrison9989@sbcglobal.net	Ditto above	Aug 07-C. Shriver
Timothy Gerard	timgerard@juno.com	Ditto above	Aug 07-C. Shriver
Audrey Rozowykwiat	audrey.rozow@laposte.net	Ditto above	Aug 07-C. Shriver
Laura Ingram	Laura.ingram@yahoo.com	Ditto above	Aug 07-A. Sloan

NOTE: E-Guides receive a similar table when they receive their initial student assignments every two months.

Instructors Welcome Students to the Course Using E-mail Internal to the Course

gsteele — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:02:44 CST

Example One:

Hello and welcome to your E 4 ME course! You made it!

My name is FIRST LAST and I will be your instructor during this four week course. I hope you find it to be an enjoyable experience and a useful opportunity to learn a lot of information about online learning.

This self-paced course is designed for you to work your way through it with guidance from me. When you first log in to the course, on the “Home Page,” you will find a “Course Schedule” with a suggested timeframe for taking the course. Depending on your schedule, you may want to move at a faster or slower pace, but keep in mind that this class ends on DATE.

As you enter the classroom, please remember to click on “Orientation” on the Home Page and review the “Computer Requirements” and the “Navigation” video, which is located within “Orientation Videos.”

To get us started, I would like everyone to finish Unit One and post an autobiography on the “Discussions” board no later than DATE. As you read others’ autobiographies please comment, just as you would in a classroom or at a meeting.

If you need technical help, be sure to take a look at the FAQs (frequently asked questions) at:
http://www.e4meohio.org/e4_faq.php
and send an e-mail to me or to Gail Peters using the “Mail” tool in your course. To practice this, send Gail an e-mail now and include me in the "Send To" field. You will find both of our names and e-mail addresses listed under the “Browse for Recipients” button.

Good luck with the course and please let me know if I can help you in any way.

All the best,
Instructor’s Name

Example 2:

Hello and welcome to your E 4 ME course!

You made it!

My name is FIRST LAST and I will be your instructor during this four week course. I hope you find it to be an enjoyable experience and a useful opportunity to learn a lot of information about online learning.

This course is designed to be self-paced. You can work at your own speed and at a time convenient for you. When you first log in to the course, on the “Home Page,” you will see an area titled “Course Schedule.” This schedule suggests a timeframe for you to follow in order to complete the course on time—keep in mind that this class ends on DATE. Depending on your schedule, you may want to work at a faster or slower pace. Try to log on everyday if you can but, if you cannot, then make sure you do so several times a week. Otherwise, you will start to fall behind.

One of the first things you should do before beginning the Course Content is to click on “Orientation” on the Home Page and review the “Computer Requirements” and the “Navigation” video, which is located within “Orientation Videos.” This will help you make sure that your computer is set up properly and it will also familiarize you with how the course works.

In addition to reading through the course content and doing the assignments and quizzes, please be sure to check your e-mail and the discussion area frequently. E-mail and discussion are the two primary means of communication in this course. If you are reading this message, then you already know how to check your mail. There will also be an assignment in the Introduction section of the course content that will require you to send me an e-mail with answers to some questions.

After the e-mail assignment, in Unit One you will be asked to post your autobiography in the discussion area—please complete this no later than DATE. When you click on “Discussions” at the top of the page, you will find that I have already posted my autobiography. Please feel free to respond and/or comment to mine and to the other students who will be posting their autobiographies. In an online course, you do not get to meet the other students in your class face-to-face. The discussion area is a great way for students to get to know each other, and you may find that you have things in common with some of the other students. You will also find that they are just as busy and active as you are. Remember, the discussion area is seen by everyone in the course but, when you send an e-mail, only the person(s) you send it to can see it.

If at anytime during the course you have technical problems or have difficulty accessing information, be sure to take a look at the FAQs (frequently asked questions) at:
http://www.e4meohio.org/e4_faq.php
and send an e-mail to me or to Gail Peters. She will also be available to assist you. In fact, it would be a good idea to send Gail an e-mail at the start of the course just to say “hi” and introduce yourself. You will find her listed among the list of students when you click on the “Browse for Recipients” button in your e-mail message. This is also where you will find my name and e-mail address. All e-mail is “internal” to the course. We will not be using external e-mail.

Good luck with the course and please let me know if I can help you in any way.

All the best,
Instructor’s Name

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Instructor's E-mail at the end of the First Week to Those Students Who Have Not Begun the Course

gsteele — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:01:08 CST

Greetings Name,

Welcome to E 4 ME! Your class started on Date, but you may still join in. You will need the following information to log into your E 4 ME online course:

Web Address: https://vista.kent.edu
Click on Ohio Learning Network Click Log In
User name: XXXX
Password: XXXX

Please note that your WebCT ID and Password are case sensitive.*

Once you log in, click on the link labeled “E 4 ME_#”. When you first sign in, click on “Check Browser” in the upper right corner of your screen. Please follow the directions in the box to ensure your computer is set up for you to take the course.

After you have entered the course, please click on “Orientation” and review “Computer Requirements” and the listed “Orientation Videos” titles. I would recommend that you view the “Navigation” video before beginning the course. Please use the other videos as a resource, by viewing them as needed. If you need technical help, send an e-mail to Katie Smith using the “Mail” tool in your course. All mail for the course will be done within the tools in the E 4 ME course, but, just in case, please double check your personal e-mail settings to be certain any messages sent to you outside of the E 4 ME course will not be filtered by your e-mail program (for example, if you are a Hotmail user, make sure e-mail messages are not sent directly to your “junk” mail folder). Good luck and I'll see you in class.

All the best,
Instructor’s name

Connie Shrivers suggestions:

duana5@localnet.com

Hello duana:

I noticed you haven't signed on to the E4Me class you signed up for this month. It isn't too late to get started now! Please reply to this message if you have been having any technical trouble. If for some reason you have decided not to take the course right now, please email me to let me know that, too.

You will need the following information to log into your E 4 ME course:

Web Address: https://vista.kent.edu

Click on: Ohio Learning Network

Click: Log In

User Name: duana

Password: duana

*Please note that your User Name and Password are case sensitive*

Once you log in, click on the link labeled E4ME (Course) - E4ME_247_November_07

Click on "Course Content" (second icon from the left) to get started working through the course information, assignments and quizzes.

When signed into the course, be sure to check your email and to read any posts on the discussion board.

If you'd like some extra help, click on "Orientation" to review the duana"Computer Requirements" and the "Navigation" videos.

Let me know if you have any questions, or if there is anything I can do to help you complete the course!

Your Instructor,
Connie Shriver

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Mail Merge Options for Word 2003

gsteele — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:52:32 CST

Mail Merge Instructions for Word 2003:

Connie Shriver, an E 4 ME instructor, graciously wrote these directionsfor us, on how to perform a mailmerge .

Save the class list you receive from Gail before the start of your class in a location you remember.
Open the Reminder Mail Merge Document.
Click on “Tools” then “Letters and Mailings” then “Mail Merge…”
This should open the mail merge task pane on the left side of the screen.
Select Document type: Letter. Click “Next” at the bottom of the task pane.
Select Starting Document: Choose “Use current document.” Click Next at the bottom of the task pane.
Select Recipients: Choose “Use an existing list.”
Then click “Browse” The “Select Data Source” Window will open. Navigate to the class list you received from Gail. Select the list, then click open. If a “Select Table” window opens, select “Sheet 1$” and click OK.
This will open the “Mail Merge Recipients” window. In this window you have the option of selecting the students to whom you wish to send the reminder. This is helpful if you have several students who have signed on and are working through the course because, of course, they do not need to receive the reminder.
Once you have selected the recipients you wish to merge, click “OK.”
Then, click “Next” at the bottom of the task pane.
Assuming Gail uses the same headings that Katie has used previously, the Mail Merge Document should have the correct fields already in the document that I am sending.
It’s really easy to insert “Mail Merge Fields” if you are using your own brand new document.

a. To start, I place my cursor before the beginning of the letter to insert the student’s email address.
b. Click “More Items…” in the task pane. The “Insert Merge Field” Window pops up.
c. Select “email” then click “insert” and then “close.”
d. Next, place your cursor after “Hello” in your letter. Here is where you would want to insert the student’s first name.
e. Click “More Items…” in the task pane. The “Insert Merge Field” Window pops up.
f. Select “firstname” then click “insert” and then “close.”
g. Place your cursor after User Name:
h. Click “More Items…” in the task pane. The “Insert Merge Field” Window pops up.
i. Select “id” then click “insert” and then “close.”
j. Place your cursor after Password:
k. Click “More Items…” in the task pane. The “Insert Merge Field” Window pops up.
l. Select “Password” then click “insert” and then “close.”

This would be an excellent time to be sure the “E4ME_247_November_07” information is correct if you choose to include that in the letter.
Click “Next” at the bottom of the task pane. This gives you a chance to preview your letter. If there’s anything that doesn’t look right, just click the “Previous” link at the bottom of the task pane and make any corrections necessary.
Click “Next” at the bottom of the task pane.
This brings up the “Complete the Merge” window in the task pane. Click on the link “Edit Individual Letters.” This will bring up the “Merge to New Document” window. Select “All,” then click “OK.”
A new document will be created called “Letters1” that has a page for each student with their individual sign on information on it.
I recommend reviewing this document, mainly to make Proper Names capital since so many students do not bother to use capital letters, or use them exclusively. (grrr…)
The final step is to copy the first letter, paste it into your email, then simply cut the email address and put it into the “TO” box in your email. Send email, and repeat as necessary.

Save the Reminder Mail Merge Document, but I personally do not save the “Letters1” document with the merge information.

When written out like this it sounds like a lot of work, but it really isn’t once you have done it once or twice. If you use Outlook, you can actually merge directly to Outlook and it will automatically create individual messages. (I don’t use Outloook.)

Any questions, please just shoot me an email at cshriver@wscc.edu.

J

Example: E 4 ME Technology Support Welcome Message for Discussion Board

gsteele — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:41:15 CST

Greetings E 4 ME Learners,

My name is Gail Peters. I will be assisting your instructor in case you have any technical questions as you work your way through the E 4 ME course.

If you need any assistance, be sure to take a look at our FAQs, and let your instructor know that you are having problems. If you need additional assistance, your instructor will notify me so that I can help out as well.

Good luck and please contact me anytime I can be of service.

Sincerely,
Gail

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Introduction to Course

gsteele — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:28:18 CST

Conceptual:

Informational:

Gail Peters will send instructors a class roster that includes students’ Vista IDs and passwords. The following is an example of the e-mail message that will be sent with the roster.
- Example: Note to instructors with class roster that includes students’ Vista IDs and passwords.
Gail Peters person will post a welcome message on the Discussion Board. The posting will be listed under a topic titled Technical Support. The following is an example of the e-mail message.
- Example: Welcome message on the Discussion Board listed under a topic titled Technical Support
Students will receive an automated Welcome Letter the day before the course begins. The following is a copy of the automated letter.
- Example: Students will receive an automated Welcome Letter the day before the course begins.
Students should be encouraged to view the orientation video discussing course navigation prior to beginning the course. The remaining orientation videos: use of mail, the discussion board, quizzes and surveys, and browser settings can be viewed optionally if students feel the videos are needed.

Those who complete the entire course successfully will receive a certificate of completion.

Relational:

Instructors welcome students to the course using e-mail internal to the course. The following link is to two samples of internal Student Welcome messages.
- Instructors welcome students to the course using e-mail internal to the course

After students enter the course for the first time, greet them once again by sending an individual e-mail internal to the course. The Track Students feature, which is located in Vista, may be used to verify whether students have entered the class
- (see Vista Preparation – Navigation Tools and Keystrokes ).

Reply to students’ first e-mail assignment. The following is a copy of the assignment, which is located in the E 4 ME course under
- Example: Instructor's reply to students’ first e-mail assignment

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Example: E 4 ME Technology Support Note to Instructors

gsteele — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:26:06 CST

Greetings Name,
Thank you for leading the E4ME_#_Month_Year course!

(1) Here is the information you will need to access your E 4 ME course.

Logging into the course:
Server: https://vista.kent.edu
WebCT ID: XXXX
Password: XXXX

(2) The attached Excel sheet contains all students names, e-mail addresses, WebCT IDs, and passwords, who are taking the course this month. All of your students have been added to the E 4 ME course. All class sections have been highlighted on the spreadsheet in alternating colors to differentiate sections. An automatic Welcome Letter will be sent to them during the afternoon of the day before the course opens. This month, the Welcome Letter will be sent on Sunday, DATE. Please make sure your instructor welcome message is posted in WebCT Vista prior to the time that the automatic letter is sent.

(3) Begin your new class no later than Noon on the first Monday of the month (this month it opens on Monday, DATE).

(4) At the end of the first and second week of class, send an e-mail to those students who have not yet begun the course. Remember, this e-mail must be sent to students’ personal e-mail addresses and not the e-mail addresses listed inside of the E 4 ME course.

(5) Shut down your course by Midnight of the 2nd day of the month following your course.

(6) If your students need any technical support, please e-mail me using the Mail tool.

Please contact me anytime if I can be of assistance.

Warm regards,
Gail

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Specific Suggestions for Online Facilitators

gsteele — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:27:33 CST

Discussion Boards and Navigation

Use a specific title in the subject line.
Include a line or two of the post you are responding to.
Write easy to read posts by avoiding lengthy blocks of text.
Categorize or start new threads when the discussion threads become too long.
Allow students adequate time to read and respond to discussion topics.
Do not overload students with too much information at one time.

Discussion Board and Participation

Provide students MANY opportunities to practice discussion.
1. feedback to peers
2. sharing experiences
3. sharing resources
Provide a safe and encouraging environment.
Explain the value of discussion and its connection to e-learning.

Tips on Responding to Quizzes and Surveys

Provide tips to help students as they work through course exercises by reminding them to:
1. “save” their answers inside each quiz before exiting the quiz
2. click the “submit” button to send each quiz to the instructor for review and/or grading

You might also find this article interesting, Distant, Not Absent: Keeping online learners engaged can help them reach the finish line.

By Ann McClure, University Business, November 2007.

E 4 ME Course Overview

gsteele — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:18:39 CDT

E 4 ME is the Ohio Learning Network’s (OLN) free online course designed to introduce e-learning to Ohioans. The goal of the course is to offer e-learning as a viable option for potential students looking to start or continue their education. To achieve a course objective of taking students through an e-learning experience, the content is presented using e-learning delivery methods.

OLN staff, as well as staff from other organizations associated directly or indirectly with higher education in Ohio, are the instructors for this course. This training is designed to assist non-OLN staff, who may not be familiar with the general context or specific information pertinent to advise students in this course about e-learning options.

The course consists of an introduction and 5 units that address:

Introduction to Course: Course goals

An Introduction to e-Learning: Value of acquiring more education; Definitions of e-learning; and Course technical requirements

Is E-learning for Me?: Students’ fit with e-learning; e-Learning and higher education vocabulary; Students’ time for e-learning; and Time management resources

Planning Your Education: Navigation of OhioLearns! catalog to see courses, certificates, and degrees available through Ohio higher educational institutions; and Choosing an Occupation

Assessing students’ interests and skills

Reviewing the relationship between education and careers

Enrolling in a College or University: Home institution choice and course registration; Financial aid information; and Transfer information

Next Steps: Students’ feedback of information learned during the course; and Course evaluation

Units in the course serve as the central organizing component for this manual. They are integrated with the training schema proposed by Wes Habley (1995).
Habley’s training schema includes three major areas for training.

Concept components: These topics encompass what instructors need to understand about the students and their environment
Information components: These are topics that the instructor needs to be knowledgeable about, including familiar items, such as institutional objectives and goals, program and course offerings, referral sources and services.
Relationship components: These are behaviors that the instructor needs to demonstrate in order to be effective in teaching students, including demonstrating an attitude of warmth and welcome, asking questions that invite students’ involvement in discussion, and helping students use effective decision-making strategies.

Habley, W. “Advisor Training in the Context of Teaching Enhancement Center” In R. E. Glennen and F. N. Vowell (eds.) Academic Advising a Comprehensive Campus Process. National Academic Advising Association Monograph Series, no. 2. Manhattan, KS: NACADA, 1995.

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E 4 ME Checklist

gsteele — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:14:06 CDT


ACTIVITY	COMPLETED
Take E 4 ME course as a “student”
Read E 4 ME Instructor Training Manual
Review manual with OLN staff, clarify questions, etc.
Practice using Vista (See the E 4 ME Instructor Wiki: Vista Preparation – Navigation
Tool and Keystrokes at http://wiki.e4meohio.org/index.php?title=Main_Page Mail (sending internal to Vista) Discussion Board (adding entries and replying to existing entries) Quizzes (reviewing, grading, and adding comments) Desktop (modifying and adding banners) Grade Book (managing student progress)

Receive student roster from the E 4 ME technology support person with names, IDs, and passwords
Prepare and send an internal Welcome e-mail for students
After students enter the course for the first time, greet them once again by sending an individual e-mail internal to the course
Prepare instructor autobiography and post to the discussion board
Reply to students’ first e-mail assignment, which asks them to explain whether they intend to complete the course for a certificate and how best you might help them to succeed in the course
Respond to students’ autobiographies and record completion in the Grade Book under the column labeled Autobiography
At the end of the first week, post question “Would I Be a Good e-Learner?” to the discussion board
At the end of the first week, reassure students of how they can strengthen their skills to be successful e-learners
At the end of the first week, send an external e-mail to those students who have not yet begun the course
At the end of the second week, send an external e-mail to those students who have not yet begun the course
Monitor student progress at least once a day
Grade essay portion of quizzes within 24 hours
Answer e-mail from students within 24 hours
Send encouraging e-mails when necessary
After conclusion of the course, record students’ Status --Complete, Non Complete,
Never Logged On, or Opted Out-- in the Grade Book (See the E 4 ME Instructor Wiki: Vista Preparation – Navigation Tool and Keystrokes at http://wiki.e4meohio.org/index.php?title=Main_Page)
After conclusion of the course, compile all of the students’ Catalog Search assignments into a single Word document and send it to the E 4 ME Program Coordinator.

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Working with ex-offenders

gsteele — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:35:37 CDT

Some of the advisees you might be working with will be ex-offenders who have taken the E 4 ME P course. This special designed E 4 ME course (E 4 ME P) is only offered to incarcerated inmates within Ohio correctional facilities. Those who qualify to take the course have been selected because they are non-violent offenders and are taking the course as their first step in establishing an educational plan.

In most cases, you will not be able to tell if the learner you are working with is a graduate of the E 4 ME or E 4 ME P coures. One distinction is important to remember: those taking the E 4 ME P course took the course in a classroom with an instructor and did not have Internet access.

As with all advisees, your primary means of communication should be through e-mail or an arranged phone conversation using your office phone number. If a face-to-face meeting is arranged, it must be in your office. You should not provide your home phone number or personal e-mail address to any advisee. Likewise, you should never arrange a meeting with any advisee outside of your office space.
If you have any questions about working with an ex-offender, please contact Lorraine Cimimillo or David Nell, both transition counslors working at the Community Connection, 675 W. Market Street, Lima, OH 45801.

Lorraine Ciminillo, 419 225-8793, 419 225-9273, jciminillo@communityconnectionohio.com
Dave Nell, 419 225-8793, dnell@communityconnectionohio.com

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OhioLearns!

gsteele — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:21:26 CDT

OhioLearns! is OLN's statewide distance course, certificate, and degree catalog. It is found at: http://www.ohiolearns.org/

OhioLearns! has two sections, one for courses and the other for certificates and degrees

Courses:http://www.ohiolearns.org/catalog/courses_form.php Course search tips are found at: http://www.ohiolearns.org/ohiolearns_help.html
Certificates and Degrees:http://www.ohiolearns.org/catalog/degrees_form.php

All content in OhioLearns! is from Ohio two- and four-year public and private Ohio instituions. To use OhioLearns! for accessing and acquiring information to make better student referrals to Ohio instituions, refer to the Referring Students to Campuses section of this E-Guide Wiki.

If you have any questions regarding the catalog, please direct your inquiries to George Steele gsteele@oln.org , or to OLN Regional Coordinators at: http://www.oln.org/rc/.

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Transfer Issues

gsteele — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:17:14 CDT

Issues related to transfer of courses from one instituion to another are best handled at the institution where the learner intends to go. Using the course transition pages found in OhioLearns! and helping students identify key program or course contacts is the most important way an E-Guide can help a learner start this process. This is discussed in the section Referring Students to Campuses in this E-Guide Wiki.
The Course Applicability System(http://miami.transfer.org/cas/index.jsp) (CAS) is discussed in E 4 ME. Students might be interested in using this tool for help with transfer related issues. CAS provides Course Equivalency Guides, Academic Programs, Courses Offerings, Transfer Course Evaluations, and Degree Audit Reporting in a web environment. Students, faculty, and the interested public can easily retrieve these from the Internet for participating Ohio CAS institutions. Students contemplating a transfer may submit their course work to any institution within the CAS network for evaluation against that institution's academic programs. CAS provides information on courses, course equivalencies, and program requirements at a CAS institution to anyone who accesses a CAS Web site. For students who become a "CAS Member," CAS provides information on how their specific course work will transfer and apply toward a degree at a CAS institution. CAS provides a variety of services at its site. These free services include:

establish a new CAS account
log-in to an existing CAS account
log-in as a guest
review CAS sites outside of Ohio
review the CAS manual for using the site as a student, adviser, or administrator

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