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UMBC’S ALTERNATE DELIVERY PROGRAM: SUPPORTING HYBRID COURSE REDESIGN

Learn how UMBC's Alternate Delivery Program supports faculty in converting courses to a hybrid format. Get assistance with technology, feedback from peers, and access to a network of hybrid faculty for support.

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UMBC’S ALTERNATE DELIVERY PROGRAM: SUPPORTING HYBRID COURSE REDESIGN

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  1. UMBC’S ALTERNATE DELIVERY PROGRAM: SUPPORTING HYBRID COURSE REDESIGN Karin Readel Thursday, Sept. 16

  2. BACKGROUND ON UMBC Enrollment: Approximately 10K Undergrad/ 3K Grad Course Offerings for Fall 2010:

  3. History of Alternate Delivery Program (ADP) • Started in 2005 for Summer/ Winter sessions • Initially targeted high demand courses, Gen Ed courses, and courses suited to hybrid format • Expanded in 2009 for Fall/ Spring semesters • Increasing room shortage at peak times • Targeting faculty teaching 40-70 seat courses • Requires 50% F2F, 50% online

  4. PROGRAM GOALS • Provide realistic outlook on what it will take to convert course to hybrid format • Provide assistance with available technology • Provide opportunity for feedback from peers • Create network of “hybrid” faculty for support and feedback

  5. ADP WEBSITE (HTTP://UMBC.EDU/OIT/HYBRID)

  6. FIRST STEPS FOR FACULTY • Self-Enroll in Hybrid Course Design Bb Organization • Complete Doodle polls for presentation dates • Submit letter of support from Dept. Chair • Post thread announcing completion of these tasks on ADP Requirements Discussion Board

  7. Next STeps • Complete & Post “10 Hybrid Planning Questions” • Adapted from Univ. Wisconsin, Milwaukee’s excellent “Ten Questions for Course Redesign” and support site (http://www4.uwm.edu/ltc/hybrid). • Survey of current Bb skills • Allows reflection on course learning goals, and impact of moving course to hybrid format • Arrange for F2F interview with ITNM Staff

  8. INTERVIEW PROCESS • Opportunity to discuss specific issues faculty will face in course and suggest possible solutions • Helps focus faculty on specific activities that they can develop for their 2 required “deliverables” • Provides faculty with early feedback in case of foreseeable problems

  9. POST INTERVIEW • Review presentations by past participants in ADP • Use DB to reflect on what techniques they would/would not use and why • Develop deliverables and place on Hybrid Course Practice Bb Community • Enroll a student and a colleague and request feedback at least one week prior to presentation

  10. PRESENTATION OF DELIVERABLES “10 minutes of fame” • 1 minute posing pedagogical problem • 1 minute showing how deliverable solved problem • 1 minute discussing student/peer feedback • 2 minutes describing next steps • 5 minutes for Q & A Presentations are open to entire campus; we encourage Administrators, ADP alumni to attend

  11. STIPEND! • Once the course is taught in hybrid format, the faculty member receives a $2500 stipend

  12. EVALUATION • ADP participants are asked to evaluate the program • Survey on Bb • Students in Summer/ Winter sessions are given a survey on their experience in hybrid course • Student surveys published on ADP website

  13. FUTURE PLANS: • Offer a version of the 1-day Hybrid Workshop online • Adjust timing of ADP program to better fit with UMBC course proposal timeline

  14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks to the following at UMBC for making this program work! • Office of Summer, Winter and Special Programs • Office of the Provost • Division of Information Technology • Faculty Development Center

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