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Best Practices for Quality Online Courses

Best Practices for Quality Online Courses. How Are F2F and Online Courses Similar?. They deliver content They have learning objectives They involve student-faculty interaction They have assessments/evaluations They award grades. Camp Observations related to online

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Best Practices for Quality Online Courses

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  1. Best Practices for Quality Online Courses

  2. How Are F2F and Online Courses Similar? • They deliver content • They have learning objectives • They involve student-faculty interaction • They have assessments/evaluations • They award grades

  3. Camp Observations related to online • http://worditout.com/word-cloud/97155 • But let’s not lose site of the what happens in many F2F classes • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o

  4. How Are F2F and Online Courses Different? • Students are distant from each other • Students are distant from the faculty • Typically more self-paced • Reliance on technology presents both constraints and opportunities

  5. “Quality is never an accident, it always the result of intelligent effort”John Ruskin

  6. Some General Principles of Good Instruction • Student-Faculty interaction is encouraged • Students should work with each other • Active learning should be encouraged • Prompt feedback is given • Time on Task is emphasized and rewarded • High expectations are communicated to students • There is respect for diverse talents and ways of learning • (Source: Chickering and Gamson, 1987)

  7. Instructional Designers and Librarians An instructional designer is trained in instructional pedagogy and theory. Instructional designers study current research and emerging trends to ensure that the instructional experience is best suited for the goals and objectives of the course as set out by the instructor. An instructional designer can help focus on student achievement by combining active learning, the correct use of online tools, and engaging interaction with the instructor and fellow students.

  8. Roles of Instructional Designer • Help with Higher Order Thinking Skills • Assist with measuring learning outcomes • Assist with LMS navigation and design • Assist with “tool” evaluation • Assist with “rethinking” the F2F approach and consider new ways for online learning • Integrate library resources more fully into course

  9. Some Principles of Good Practice • WCET Principles of Good Practice • Quality Matters • Sloan Consortium • Penn State Quality Matters • Accrediting Agency Standards • Regional • Discipline Specific

  10. The Design Process • Envision building a Digital Course, NOT Migrating a F2F class for online delivery • Remember the Audience • Upper vs. Lower vs. Graduate • Adult vs. Traditional

  11. Specific Areas of Concern • Academic Integrity • ADA • Student Support Components • Social Components

  12. Determining Fit • Is digital instruction appropriate for the faculty member? • https://weblearning.psu.edu/FacultySelfAssessment/

  13. Determining Fit • Is digital learning appropriate for the student?

  14. Questions/Discussion

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