Going the Distance

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Going the Distance
Faculty Development and Instructional Design for
Web-based Courses E-BIR SIG Sessions AACP Annual
Meeting Kansas City, MO July 15, 2002
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Presenter

• Tracy Chapman, M.Ed.
• Director
• Office of Information Technology and Learning
  Resources
• School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
• Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE

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Objectives

• Identify major pedagogical topics to be
  considered in preparing faculty to teach in the
  online environment
• Summarize the course development process for
  moving courses to the online environment
• Summarize major instructional design guidelines
  for course web sites and web pages
• Summarize major faculty support issues to be
  considered as courses are moved to the online
  environment

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If youre headed in the wrong direction,
technology wont get you to the right place.

• Ehrmann, 2002

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Information Provider
Where are you now and where do you want to be?
Course Provider

• Level 1 Course Marketing/Syllabi via the Web
• Level 2 Web Resources for Student Exploration
• Level 3 Publish Student Generated Materials
• Level 4 Course Resources on the Web
• Level 5 Repurpose Web Resources for Others

• Level 6 Web Component is Substantive and Graded
• Level 7 Graded Activities Extend Beyond Class
• Level 8 Entire Web Course for Resident Students
• Level 9 Entire Web Course for Offsite Students
• Level 10 Course within Programmatic Initiative

Bonk, 2001
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Major Topics of Faculty Development

• Prerequisites
• Development Teams
• CMS
• Quality
• Netiquette

• Knowing Your Students
• Instructors Role
• Interactivity
• Spinning Your Web

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Prerequisites

• Basic computing technology skills
• Internet connection
• HTML creation software
• Hardware meets minimum specifications

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Course Teams You are not alone

• What are course development teams
• Team members and their functions
• What if you do not have a team??????

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Course Management Systems

• What are they?
• What is available at your institution?
• Do I have to use a CMS?
• Should I use a CMS?

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Quality in the Online Environment

• 7 Principles for Good Practice applied to the
  online environment
• Design basics
• Elements of instruction
• Web design
• Course review process

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Netiquette

• What is it?
• Top 10 guidelines

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Knowing Your Students

• Characteristics of Successful Learners(Whitis,
  2001)
• Most are busy and need support to succeed
• Confident, motivated
• Assume responsibility for own learning
• Creative and risk takers
• Work well alone and together
• Good communicators

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Knowing Your Students

• Characteristics of Successful Online Students
• Ability to realistically evaluate personal and
  professional schedule/determine if time allows
• Strong written communication skills
• Proactive in solving problems as arise
• Online education way to further education, not
  easier
• Belief high quality learning can take place
  without going to a classroom

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So Youre Going to Teach Online

• Characteristics of Successful Teachers (Whitis,
  2001)
• Lifelong learner
• Experienced teacher with a collaborative style of
  teaching
• Enjoys up front conceptual work
• Skilled at group process
• Explicit expectations
• Provides detailed and frequent feedback

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So Youre Going to Teach Online

• What is the instructors role in the online
  educational environment
• Pedagogical
• Social
• Technological
• Managerial

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Building in Interactivity

• Being visible
• Feedback
• Engaging reluctant students
• Discussion, chat, whiteboard

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Spinning Your Web

• The 4 steps to course development
• Timeline
• ADA compliance

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Course Development Process

• A Four Step Approach

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Initial Meeting

• Meet the team members
• Overview of course development process
• Assessment of current hardware/software
• Assessment of instructors IT, and online
  pedagogical skills
• Begin preparation of syllabus, schedule,
  introduction, and web site structure

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Initial Meeting (cont.)

• Identify goals
• Instructional analysis
• Analysis of learners
• Write objectives
• Plan assessment instruments

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Development of the Course

• Develop instructional strategy
• Develop and select instructional materials
• Instructor creates content, and activities
• Designers put content online
• Frequent meetings to evaluate course web site
  development

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Course Review

• Formative review of course web site
• Revisions
• Creation of online evaluation materials

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Piloting the Course

• Student group for feedback
• Tweaking as a result of student feedback
• Discuss course management strategies
• Tutorials
• HTML software use for editing
• Use of communication tools

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Revisions

• During semester course is taught - formative
  assessment
• Revisions
• Summative assessment as end of semester
• Revisions

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Faculty Support Issues

• Technical, Pedagogical, Moral

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Faculty Support Issues

• Technical
• JITT model works
• At faculty work location
• Easy access to assistance

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Faculty Support Issues

• Pedagogical
• ½ to full day seminars
• Away from faculty work location
• Opportunities to connect with other faculty
• Easy access to assistance

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Faculty Support Issues

• Moral
• Peers
• Administrative
• Rank tenure process
• Rewards
• Time
• Clerical

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References

• Graham,C., Cagiltay,K., Lim,B., Craner,J., and
  Duffy,T.M., (2001), Seven Principles of Effective
  Teaching A Practical Lens for Evaluating Online
  Courses, Technology Source, March/April 2002,
  Retrieved June 2, 2002 from http//ts.mivu.org/def
  ault.asp?showarticleid839
• Shea, V. Netiquette. San Francisco Albion Books.
  1994
• Stamm,R., Howlett, B., (2002),Effective Course
  Content by Design, Technology Source,
  January/February 2002, Retrieved June 2, 2002
  from http//ts.mivu.org/default.asp?showarticlei
  d937actionprint

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Thank you..
tchapman_at_creighton.edu http//spahp.creighton.edu/
chapman