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Maximize Course Development with External Content  

Maximize Course Development with External Content  . Using the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC) Mary Schlegelmilch , Omaha Public Schools Dr. Roni Huerta , Omaha Public Schools Terri Rowenhorst , Monterey Institute for Technology and Education. Mission OPS.

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Maximize Course Development with External Content  

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  1. Maximize Course Development with External Content   Using the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC) Mary Schlegelmilch, Omaha Public Schools Dr. Roni Huerta,Omaha Public Schools Terri Rowenhorst, Monterey Institute for Technology and Education

  2. Mission OPS The mission of the Omaha Public Schools is to provide educational opportunities which enable all students to achieve their highest potential. AIMS 1. High Student Achievement 2. Safe and Secure Learning Environment 3. Professional Work Force 4. Partnerships 5. Effective and Efficient Use of District Resources

  3. The Goals of NROC To create a repository of high-quality undergraduate, high school, and AP courses and distribute them at little or no cost to students and teachers worldwide. In pursuing this goal, NROC achieves other important outcomes: • increasing access to high-quality content designed for online • helping establish content and technical standards for online content • fostering collaboration among content developers and users • promoting the scholarship of teaching • addressing the needs of underserved students • supporting the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement

  4. NROC Course Structure • Course elements are formatted and organized in a systematic structure to… • Import into a variety of CMS • Import into content repositories

  5. Designed to be Adapted Faculty or staff may customize the courses within the CMS • Reorganize • Add or delete content • Modify assignments or assessments

  6. Enhance an Existing Course Use NROC content to enhance your existing course. Or to supplement hybrid or classroom content for students.

  7. Why Use External Content? • High-quality and diverse usually beyond the means of institutions • Multi-modal learning experiences • Allows instructor to focus on designing the learning experience • Saves time and money

  8. What is a Learning Object? • “An assembly of learning media, including text, graphics, animation, video, audio, simulations, hyperlinks, and assessments, to present a specific concept(s) and achieve defined learning objectives.”

  9. Graphics Text Documents Interactive Exercise Documentary Video Newsreel WWII Learning Object NROC History Demo

  10. Building Courses The Home Front US History, Semester 1

  11. Advanced or Remedial Study Instructor Presentation Offered Course Reassemble Learning Objects NROC Course

  12. OPS Example • Physics • Standard 4 Lesson 110 • US Government • Standard 2 Unit 3.1 • Standard 2 Unit 3.4

  13. 2006-07NROCCourses

  14. Selecting Content To achieve course learning outcomes • What content adds value? • Multi-modal or media-rich • Activities, assignments, assessments utilizing CMS • Simulations and interactivity • And is appropriate? • Bandwidth and Accessibility • Support and Reliability • Design and Usability • Rights of Use and Costs

  15. Sources of 3rd Party Content • Commercial • Print publishers (ePaks and Course Cartridges) • Course vendors (Thinkwell) • Supplement providers (WebAssign) • Non-Profit & Open Educational Resources (OER) • Course Developers (Telecourse providers) • Repositories (Wisc-Online) • Referatories (Merlot) • OERs (NROC) • Institutions/Communities of Practice • Local Initiatives (Maricopa Learning Exchange)

  16. External Content:A Decision-Making Model Do I want to use 3rd party content? No Continue building course on my own Yes How do I plan to use the content? Replace existing content Augment existing content Start with all new content

  17. The Ecology of External Content Replace existing content Start with all new content Augment existing content What sources do I want to use? Repositories/ referatories Community of Practice Publishers & non-profits Time

  18. Pedagogical Strategy Replace existing content Start with all new content Augment existing content What computer-aided strategies do I want to utilize? terminology research design theories Vocabulary Drill Access to tools Multimedia Presentation Simulation Podcast

  19. Quality Standards Evaluate search results • Design Integration • flexibility • Color • Editing/CMS • Navigation • Detachable/target • Plug-ins • Technical Integration • reliability • Linked location • Embedded location • IP/storage • SCORM • Support Implementation

  20. Continuous Improvement Evaluating Effectiveness • Student Engagement Levels and Performance • Learning Outcomes and Achievement • Using CMS Tools • Networking and Sharing in Communities • Feedback loop with the developer • Course evaluation tools like OCEP or cEval

  21. OCEP: Categories and Process The Evaluation Team • Project Director ●Instructional Design Evaluator • Academic Evaluator ●Technology Evaluator OCEP categories - 7 major divisions • Scope and Scholarship • User Interface • Course Features and Production Values • Assessments and Test Items • Instructor and Learner Communication • Technology • Distribution Model • www.edutools.info/ocep

  22. Access this presentation at the NROC Network! http://www.nrocnetwork.org/nroc_commons?go=1548863 Omaha Public Schools Mary Schlegelmilch mary.schlegelmilch@ops.org Dr. Roni Huerta veronica.huerta@ops.org Monterey Institute for Technology & Education www.montereyinstitute.org Terri Rowenhorst trowenhorst@montereyinstitute.org

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