Upcoming Courses

Strategic Teaching for Online Learning

Level I (STOL I)

> Sept. 27-Oct. 27, 2010
> Nov. 29, 2010-Jan. 21, 2011
(with Dec. 11-Jan. 4 for holiday break)
> Mar. 21-Apr. 20, 2010

Level II [STOL II]

> Jan. 31-Mar. 2, 2011

Course Info

Duration: 4 1/2 weeks
Fee: $279
Fully Online
Grad Credit Available for added fee

THE LINCOTOWER EXPERIENCE

"The course has given me a realistic, as well as helpful, orientation to online learning. I have discovered strategies, contacts, and resources that didn't exist for me just a few weeks ago."

"I greatly enjoyed taking STOL I. I got to experience what it is like to be in an entirely online class…Group work, synchronous discussions, asynchronous activities all contributed to my learning."

"I have been enlightened by what this class had to offer…Students' needs are met through student-to-student engagement and collaboration, teacher contact, and use of the 21st Century Skills."

Teachers

We offer short courses to help teachers

• develop successful strategies for online teaching
• adapt course design to online student needs
• promote active online student participation and interaction

Strategic Teaching for Online Learning I (STOL I)

• Orientation to Online Learning
• Online Communication Strategies
• Online Learning Resources and Lesson Design
• Collaboration and Learning Styles

Strategic Teaching for Online Learning II (STOL II)

• Feedback and Assessment
• Managing Online Instruction
• Ethical and Legal Issues
• Create and Teach the Perfect Online Lesson

In our courses you experience the roles of online learner, collaborator, and facilitator. We emphasize a nurturing environment that takes you from where your are to where you want to be.

Each STOL course is a 41/2 week online course organized in four modules. Educators enrolled in the course need to commit 15 hours for each module and 5 hours for end-of course requirements for a total of 65 hours of engagement to complete each course. 

Credit Information

• Graduate Credit available (2 semester hours each course)
• Accepted in several states as CEU's or licensure recertification credits
• STOL courses meet Wisconsin's requirement for online teaching
• The STOL I course meets TXVSN-required professional development for Texas teachers inexperienced as online instructors
• Iowa State Education Association members qualify for $20 rebate after successfully completing a STOL course

Contact us for questions about credit needs: onlinepd@lincotower.com

Prerequisites

Enrollees must hold at least a bachelor's degree and have daily access to a computer with an Internet connection. Prerequisite computer skills include finding information on the Internet, basic word processing, and sending/receiving e-mail.