Course Orientation Week
All OPEN NH courses begin with an optional face-to-face orientation, allowing participants to become familiar with course login procedures and overall course requirements. Orientation to the course continues online during the first week, so that participants become familiar with course expectations and get acquainted with their instructor and fellow classmates.

Six Weeks of Online Activities
Following the orientation, courses continue for six weeks, emphasizing theory-to-practice applications. Course work includes online discussions, reflections, readings, and projects. Course participants receive a certificate of participation that may be applied to their individual professional development plans.

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TE-01 Faciliating an OPEN NH Online Professional Development Course

This course is designed for educators with some online course experience who have a strong desire to facilitate online professional development courses with OPEN NH. Already trained OPEN NH facilitators as well as those with strong desire or other online experiences will update and enhance your skills and knowledge about how to effectively facilitate an online professional development course specifically for the OPEN NH program. This course will cover requirements necessary to facilitate, complete and submit paperwork pertinent to the facilitator and course participants. In addition to these topics, the course will also provide a refresher "how to" in the Moodle course delivery system, as well as look at some Web 2;0 tools that are useful for 21st Century course facilitators.

TE-02 Developing Effective Courses for Online and Blended Learning

The purpose of this course is to provide educators with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to design online and blended learning experiences for students. These skills are also important for those who want to expand or move their courses or content to the online environment Online learning is similar in many ways to traditional face to face learning, yet there are some important differences that must be recognized and understood before effective online content can be delivered. Throughout the course, you will explore elements of instructional design and best practices for the development of online learning experiences. You will explore several key elements of online learning that differentiate traditional and online instruction, such as discussion forums, Web 2.0 tools, and multimedia resources, As a final project, you will develop an online unit that you can use with your students in either an online or blended learning experience.

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