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Synopsis

There is a good chance you will one day have to teach music online. This class will look at the various media and means for teaching online, examine the different pedagogical approaches and issues involved and culminate in a 4-6 week project where you will teach online.

Prerequisites

TopFourth year status in music or permission of instructor

Teaching Modes

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The first half of the class will be spent looking at your options, demonstrations of and practice with the technology, discussing pedagogical models and developing instructional materials. The second half will be exclusively for the projects with class time reserved for discussion about the projects and individual meetings.

Learning Outcomes

TopStudents will learn the current methods and pedagogical approaches to teaching music over the Internet. Students will engage with musicians around the world in lessons, classes and workshops, both as instructors and participants.

Schedule

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Week 1-2 Overview of current synchronous and asynchronous online learning pedagogical approaches and models. Initial online meeting with potential students.

Week 3 - 4 Single meeting instruction – master class or presentation. Guest online presenter demonstration.

Week 5-7 Designing the learning environment. Identify outcomes, Review of online instruction sites and materials. Production of instructional materials (i.e.videos, podcasts, blogs, websites, downloadables). Assessment models.

Week 8-13 Supervised instruction projects, real-time, asynchronous or blended. Class or individual. Continuous development of instructional materials. Documentation of and reflection on experience. Peer observation and review of instruction.

Practical Work

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This is a project-based class and as such you will have a great deal of leeway in what you decided to do and how you choose to do it. You will design and implement some type of online instruction. This might be a group of studio lessons, a class or ensemble coaching or something else. It can be either real-time or not. It’s entirely up to you. You will create the lesson plans and all the support materials required. You will also setup the schedule, locate students. You will work in pairs or small groups, but each student will be expected to teach his or her own project. You will need to document and reflect on your own project and that of your fellow group members. More details will be provided in the project description handout.

Assessment

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The criteria for evaluating the project is negotiated between the student and the instructor based on established assessment models for online education. Students will identify their objectives, explain how the learning environment supports those objectives and define how to evaluate the effectiveness of the instruction.They will then evaluate whether the objectives have been met for their own project and that of their peers.

Grading Criteria

Assignments

20%

Design of Learning Environment	20%
Quality of instructional materials	20%
Effectiveness of instruction	20%
Documentation, reflection and peer-evaluation	20%

Syllabus

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Fine Print

Academic Integrity: NUS publications, guidelines, and consequences govern all matters pertaining to academic integrity. Please see the following documents:

NUS Honour Code: https://team.nus.edu.sg/registrar/ info/info/nus_honour_code.pdf

Statute 12: Discipline with Respect to Students

Regulation No.12A: Scheduled Offences, Deposits

Regulation No.12B: Disciplinary Proceedings before the Board of Discipline Regulation No.12C: Disciplinary Proceedings before the Disciplinary Appeals Board, Deposits

Appendix D : Scheduled Disciplinary Offences : Penalty Guidelines

Plagiarism NUS: http://emodule.nus.edu.sg/plagiarism/

Plagiarism Warning: http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/graduate/plagiarismwarning.htm

Board of Discipline Summary Case Record: https://stuweb.nus.edu.sg/registrar/info/discipline2006.htm

Absences: Students are expected to attend all classes. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain lecture notes and assignments for any missed classes. Students with excessive absences, excused or not, are unlikely to pass the class.

Classroom Disruptions: Classroom disruptions include, but are not limited to, entering or exiting class during class time without an emergency, eating in class, cell phones, speaking disrespectfully toward others, using profanity, and using languages other than English. Each student is allowed two warnings; each violation after two warnings will result in a 2 point reduction from the student's final grade.

Final Grading: You will be assigned a grade based on your total score at the end of the semester using the following performance percentages: 0-39.9 F, 40-44.9 D, 45-49.9 D+, 50-54.9 C, 55-59.9 C+, 60-64.9 B-, 65-69.9 B, 70-74.9 B+, 75-79.9 A-, 80-84.9 A, 85-100 A+, except for possible final grade curves.

Professionalism: All deadlines will be established in consultation with the instructor. Failure to meet a deadline will result in reduced grades. As a representative of YSTCM, you must demonstrate responsibility, particularly by being prepared and keeping appointments. Failure to keep appointments with project participants without notice will result in dismissal from the class with a failing grade.

If you have any questions or concerns related to this course, please address them directly with the instructor. Please feel free to stop by during office hours or to make an appointment to discuss any aspect of the course.