An Assessment of Freshman Composition Online

1. An Assessment of Freshman Composition Online NMHEAR 2004 Albuquerque Susan Wood

2. Distance Education Student Profile • What are the assumptions about who they are? • What are the assumptions about the skills they need?

3. Effects of Geographic Separation

4. Effects of Media/Technology

5. Comparison of Online English 111 Students to Traditional Classroom Students for the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 Semesters

6. Comparison of Online English 111 Students to Traditional Classroom Students for the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 Semesters

7. Comparison of Online English 111 Students to Traditional Classroom Students for the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 Semesters

8. Comparison of Online English 111 Students to Traditional Classroom Students for the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 Semesters

9. Comparison of Online English 111 Students to Traditional Classroom Students for the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 Semesters

10. Comparison of Online English 111 Students to Traditional Classroom Students for the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 Semesters

11. Comparison on Online English 111 Students to Traditional Classroom Students for the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 Semesters

12. Comparison on Online English 111 Students to Traditional Classroom Students for the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 Semesters

13. Comparison of Online English 111 Students to Traditional Classroom Students for the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 Semesters

14. Comparison on Online English 111 Students to Traditional Classroom Students for the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 Semesters

15. Comparison on Online English 111 Students to Traditional Classroom Students for the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 Semesters

16. Comparison on Online English 111 Students to Traditional Classroom Students for the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 Semesters

17. Comparison on Online English 111 Students to Traditional Classroom Students for the Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 Semesters

18. Learner Needs What are the implications of distance and technology on the distance learner profiled in these slides? • Distance learners use four times more metacognitive strategies than their classroom counterparts. • What prepares them for this demand?

19. Strategizing for Successful DE classes: Instructional Design • Three Pillars of Online Course Design • User motivation • Course structure • Instructional objectives

20. Learner Motivation • John Keller’s ARCS Model • Attention • Relevance • Confidence • Satisfaction

21. Course Structure

22. Instructional Objectives • Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction • Gain Attention • Inform Learner of Objective • Recall Prior Knowledge • Present Material to be Learned • Provide Guidance to Learner

23. Instructional Objectives • Elicit Performance • Provide Informative Feedback • Assess Performance • Enhance Retention and Transfer

24. Reflective Practitioner • How does this information apply to your class(es)? • Example: Online Debate Assignment and studentparticipation