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Prince George’s Community College Online Express. Training Faculty to Teach Online Mary Wells Margo Chaires Andrew Habermacher. Distance Learning at Prince George’s Community College. Telecourses - well established but declining (729 students in Fall 99 to 381 Fall 01)
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Prince George’s Community College Online Express Training Faculty to Teach OnlineMary WellsMargo ChairesAndrew Habermacher
Distance Learning at Prince George’s Community College • Telecourses - well established but declining(729 students in Fall 99 to 381 Fall 01) • Interactive courses - not well established, low enrollments (25 students in Fall 01) • Online Courses • 1996 - Few courses; no institutional support • 1998 - Institutional support begins • 1999 - More courses; Online Express funded
Planning and Implementation • Administration • Faculty Consultant(s) • Technology Resource Center • Instructional Support • Technology Support
Faculty Agrees To: Attend orientation and 10 2-hour training sessions Use Blackboard List course in Schedule of Classes Demonstrate course to colleagues College Agrees To: Compensation Training Development Provide Blackboard as CMS Provide training Provide Instructional Design support OLE Agreements
OLE Faculty Training Course • Ten weekly 2-hour sessions plus work sessions • Emphasizes teamwork among faculty,administrative offices & technical support • Targeted development of online general education courses leading to degrees. • Qualified fulltime or adjunct faculty wishing • to adapt an existing course to offer online or • to create a “shared” course for use by other instructors.
OLE Major Components • Pedagogy • Instructor’s Role Changes • Student Centered • Technology • Web Page Authoring • Course Delivery Software
Challenges of Training Faculty to Teach Online • Computer skills • Lack of experience as online students • Tendency to focus on technology • Perceptions of online pedagogy • Understanding of online course development process
Faculty Web Pages • Need for Faculty Web Page • Orient students • “Advertise” course • Online students expect it • Create With Front Page • Provide Template • Use Front Page as editor and Web page creator
Using Blackboard to Teach Online Pedagogy • Tours of Existing Online Blackboard Courses • Provide Blackboard Account• As a Teacher in Own Course • As a Student in Online Express• Handouts and course content• Documents• Internet Links• Quizzes and Surveys Threaded, asynchronous discussion Digital Drop Box
OLE Modifications • Multi-phased Assessment Process (implement Spring 02) • Phase One - New Course Evaluation • Phase Two - Course Evaluation after 2nd semester • Phase Three - College Faculty Evaluation Process • Phase Four - Student Evaluations
Phase One • Using Checklist for Online Faculty • Given at Orientation • Includes major categories of course design • Web page construction • Interaction (student-student; student-teacher) • Orienting students to the course • Navigability • Engaging students • Giving feedback to students
Phase Two • Using Principles of Good Practice • Based on Chickering and Gamson’s Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education • Focus on active learning, interaction