Title: Getting Started: Online Course
1Getting Started Online Course Program
Development
Sloan-C International ALN Conference November
13, 2003
- Jacquie Moloney, Ed.D.
- Carolyn Siccama
- Steven F. Tello, Ed.D.
- University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Kelvin Thompson
- University of Central Florida
University of Massachusetts Lowell Continuing
Studies and Corporate Education
2Agenda Introductions
- Introductions
- Course Overview
- Course Discussion Forum
- Course Faculty Development
- Critical Elements of Online Programs
- Is Your Institution Ready?
3Discussion Forum Comments
- How many read the discussion postings?
- How many of you posted comments?
- Summary of pre-conference comments
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4Discussion Forum Comments
- How to motivate/facilitate faculty participation?
- What are effective faculty development
strategies? - How to motivate/facilitate student participation?
- What does it cost to develop a course or program?
Is online education cost effective? - Who are ALN target audiences?
- How to assess program effectiveness?
- How to select appropriate technology for ALN?
- How to balance FTF and ALN?
5Successful Online Courses Programs
6Course Faculty Development
- Carolyn SiccamaDistance Learning Faculty
CoordinatorContinuing,Corporate Distance
EducationUMass Lowell
7Course Faculty Development
- 4 Phases of Course Faculty Development
- Online pedagogy Discussion Training
- Technology training hands-on
- Support while teaching
- Course redesign/enhancements
- Introduce Faculty To
- Course development guidelines
- Administrative guidelines
- Faculty development team
- Technical support services
8Phase I and II Online Teaching Institute
- Online Pedagogy Discussion Training
- Faculty as online student
- Initial course development planning
- Discuss/share with colleagues
- Technology Training hands-on
- Introduce Learning Management System (LMS)
- Match support staff to faculty needs
- Consulting sessions
95 Critical Elements of Online Course
- Online Syllabus
- Objectives, expectations, tone
- Course Content/Notes
- What are they? What they are not?
- Interaction
- Discussion, chat, email
- Instructional activities/projects/assignments
- How can we use power of web?
- Assessment
- Are students learning?
10Phase III and IV The Course is On!
- Support while teaching
- Logistical support
- Technical support
- Problem-solving
- Course redesign/enhancements
- Course evaluations
- What worked, what didnt?
- Modifications and improvements
- Enhancements
11Small Group Activity Effective Practices
- Identify one effective practice in your course or
faculty development efforts that has been
successful at your institution. - Sloan-C Effective Practices Websitehttp//www.slo
an-c.org/effective/
12Online Program Development
- Steven Tello, Ed. D.Associate Director of
Distance LearningContinuing, Corporate
Distance EducationUMass Lowell
135 Critical Areas of Online Program Development
- Faculty Development Support
- Selection of Online Programs Structure
- Student Services
- Technology Infrastructure
- Program Evaluation Quality Assurance
14Develop and Support Faculty
- How do you motivate/facilitate faculty
participation? - Faculty development technical support program
- Support of colleagues institution
- Financial Incentives
- Professional Incentives
- Plan for managing intellectual property
- Issue of time
- Addressed if supports are in place
15Selection of Online Programs Structure
- Which programs should you move online?
- Driven by your market, student base!
- What is institution known for?
- Requires a selection process budget process
- How should online program be structured?
- Asynchronous or Synchronous, Blended,
Web-Enhanced - Look at student needs, program, institution
- Then look at technology media
16Redesign Student Services (but dont
mention youre doing this -)
- Move on-campus resources online
- Orientation Registration
- Advising/Tutoring Financial Aid
- Library Alumni Community
- Form cross-college teams with focused projects
- Enrollment staff, DCE staff, Technical staff
- Start incrementally, one form at a time
- Review/Revise Policies Procedures
- If I lived in California, how would I register
for a class? Drop? - Growing integration of Web, LMS, SIS
17Make Informed Technology Choices
- Course/Learning Management System must
- Support ease of student faculty use, must
facilitate interaction - Support course development,adapt to structure,
support administration - Robust, Scalable Systems Architecture - 24/7
- System must grow with enrollments, programs,
future technology - Based on industry hardware/software emerging
e-learning standards - Consider hardware, software and network growth
- Should you Host or Outsource LMS?
- Costs associated with both
- Licensing, Staff, Connectivity, Hardware,
Development - Access, Customization,Support
18Program Evaluation Quality Assurance
- Satisfaction
- Retention
- Achievement
- Quality of Learning Experience
- Quality of Students
- Quality of Program
19Institutional Readiness
- Kelvin ThompsonCoordinator of Professional
ProgramsCourse Development Web Services
University of Central Florida
20Transformational Assessment
- Dean Jacqueline Moloney, Ed. D. Continuing,
Corporate Distance EducationUniversity of
Massachusetts Lowell
21Assessment Principles Online Education
- Reflects institutional mission
- Online Program Consistent with Mission
- Assessment is planned and iterative
- Prove no significant difference
- Engages multiple constituents
- Upper admin, faculty and professionals
- Applications of assessment lead to improved
learning - Faculty Development based on assessment findings
- Assessment leads to institutional transformation
22Transformational Assessment
23Resources Information
- http//www.sloan-c.org/
- UCF Course Development Web Services
- http//cdws.ucf.edu
- Sample course available at
- http//continuinged.uml.edu/online
- UMass Lowell Institute for Online Teaching
- Training, Course Development, Consultation
- http//continuinged.uml.edu/online/institutes.htm
- Jacquie Moloney Jacqueline_Moloney_at_uml.edu
- Carolyn Siccama, Carolyn_Siccama_at_uml.edu
- Steven F. Tello, Steven_Tello_at_uml.edu
- Kelvin Thompson, Kthompso_at_mail.ucf.edu