Online+Course+Dichotomy

= **Online Initiative Dichotomy, or "Determining the Granular Size"** =

Creating common understanding around our online professional development has many different challenges. One is identifying who the target audience would be. Another is to determine the format for professional development.

Another challenge is to determine the scope of the project, or "how big is this?" More specifically, it is these questions: • Who commissions the work? • Who oversees the work? • Who is designing the work? • Who is maintaining the work? • Who is promoting/marketing the work? • Who is paying for the work?

We have broken this down into 4 categories, depending on the direction the work comes from. This helps define the roles of the participants involved and gives us some common vocabulary to talk about future projects. (Directed) By || Director Role || Resources Provider & AEA PD Online Role || Key Verb || Example || • Director Groups are Supportive || • AEA PD Online = Project Management & Development, • ??? = Consultation || Require (Only 1 will exist in the state, constantly updated/maintained by AEA PD Online) || • iEvaluate • OLLIE || • AEA PD Online = Consultation, or Support || Promote || • Google • Instructional Coaching || • AEA PD Online = Project Collab. & Support (as Available) || Aware of/Encourage || • CSEPD || • General Awareness of Directors, Online Council || • Individual Instructor = Development, • AEA PD Online = Support, Recruitment, and Mentoring || Diversify/Broaden || • Spanish for Educators ||
 * Type || Developed
 * Statewide || Statewide (AEA PD Online) Development || • Determined Priority by AEA PD Online
 * Major Initiative || Statewide Lead Team or Director Group || • Direction from Individual Director Group, Provision of Time/Stipend for Involvement || • Statewide Teams = Project Management & Development
 * Minor Initiative || Collaborative Development with Consultants || • Direction from Individual Lead Team, Appropriate Director Group is Supportive || • Consultants = Development
 * Elective || Individually Developed or External Content || • Approved by AEAPDOnline License Renewal Coordinator