Keys to Success Taking eLearning Courses

 

The courses are structured in weekly sessions (one orientation week plus six academic weeks) - each week begins on Wednesday. Each session has assignments for you to complete ... readings, activities, discussion questions. After you finish the reading assignments (Wed, day 1), sit back and reflect on what you’ve read. Complete the activities (Thu, day 2) and spend some more time reflecting on what you already knew and what you may have learned from the readings and activities. On Fri, day 3, contemplate your original post (thread) to the discussion question and post it to the weekly discussion forum. During the rest of the week read ALL original posts of your classmates and reply to two or three that appeal to you  (ake sure to return from time to time that those threads to read the ongoing discussion). That's how the learning is done. No need to be online at any given time on any given day - but you should spend about 3-4 hours a week reading, doing activities, reflecting, composing, posting, replying. You must complete the weekly assignments in the assigned week. You must successfully complete 6 of 7 weekly assignments AND complete the course project to receive credit for the course – course projects are due within 30 days of the course end dates (extensions can be granted on a case-by-case basis).

 

 

Registration Procedures

 

You can register online through STI PD for any of our online teacher professional development courses by following these simple instructions (or contact us if you do not have STI PD access):

 

  1. Go to https://pdweb.alsde.edu/pdweb/ for the STI PD registration page.
  2. Enter your USERNAME (you can obtain it from your central office).
  3. Enter your PASSWORD (you can obtain it from your central office).
  4. Choose the correct LEA from the drop-down list.
  5. Select the PD TITLES tab from those across the top of the page.
  6. Select the link SEARCH THE PD TITLE CATALOG.
  7. Enter the course number in the box along the right margin labeled PD TITLE NUMBER then click the SEARCH NOW button at the bottom of the page.
  8. After the course description appears, select the link LIST under VIEW SCHEDULE along the right hand margin.
  9. Scroll down the list of sessions until they find the session you wish to enroll in.
  10. Select the ENROLL NOW button associated with your chosen session.