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The Making of a Quality Online Course: Examples from the School of Arts and Sciences
1. THE MAKING OF A QUALITY ONLINE
COURSE:
EXAMPLESFROM THE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND
SCIENCES
Karena Curtis, A&S Online Program Coordinator
Jennifer Lewis, CETL Online Teaching Fellow
Madison College Convocation
January 9, 2013
2. A & S GOALS
All online AA/AS degree
Goes live by the end of Spring semester
Would like to increase offerings
Students take all online from us and then transfer
Possible Reverse Degree
3. WHERE SHOULD ONLINE CLASSES GO?
A & S IS WELL COVERED…HOWEVER….
Departments we would like to see add classes:
History
Philosophy
Music
Art
World Language
Performing Arts
Sciences…specifically, lab sciences
4. TAKING THE PTTO CLASS
The expectation of faculty taking PTTO
Next offerings*:
Spring 2013: January 21 – March 18
Summer 2013: Session I: May 20 – July
15, Session II: TBD
Fall 2013: TBD
* All upcoming courses are 8 weeks in length
5. 5 QUALITY COMPONENTS IN ONLINE
TEACHING
1. Community building
2. Providing information in multiple formats
3. Communication
4. Faculty accessibility
5. Outlining Course Expectations
6. COMMUNITY BUILDING
Humanize the class – make it REAL!
Improve Engagement with the Content and
Learning
Promote Student Interactions
Higher Rates of Success, Student Retention
Some Ideas to Use:
Be present in the online classroom (Blogs,
Announcements, Emails, Feedback, etc.)
Instructor and Student Profiles (Wikis)
Video Blogs (YouTube, TeacherTube, Vimeo)
Group Activities and Assignments (wikis, discussions,
projects)
7. EXAMPLE: JENNIFER LEWIS (EARTH SCIENCES)
General Geology online
Student profiles at the beginning of the semester
Detailed instructor profile
Video blogs to show instructor, introduce topic and
instill enthusiasm about topic
Small groups to make connections easier
http://bit.ly/Sk8ZLS
JLNielsen@madisoncollege.edu
8. UNIVERSAL DESIGN PRINCIPALS
Provide Opportunities for All Students to Learn
Present Content in Multiple Ways (Text, Audio,
Visual)
Multiple Options to Express Understanding
Multiple Means of Engagement (Individual v. group)
Some Ideas to Use:
Video Lectures (use captioning, too!)
Student Projects (allow for multiple ways to present)
Create variety and “pattern” in your courses
www.udlcenter.org
9. EXAMPLE: KARENA CURTIS (MATH)
Math website evaluation
Students locate and evaluate website
Written evaluation shared with group via Wiki
Clear project expectations
“How To” videos for the wiki tool
KMCurtis@madisoncollege.edu
13. EDIT PAGES OR READING COMMENTS
Students can Edit pages if you want
to create an activity such as Equation
Erasers or Correction Activities
Click here to read student comments!
14. COMMUNICATION
Pre-course Communication (Welcome Email)
Course expectations, time commitment, outcomes
“Push” Communication (Email, telephone, text
messaging, etc.)
“Pull” Communication (Video blogs, RSS feeds,
podcasts, etc.)
Some Tools To Use:
Use a variety of communication tools and strategies
Social Media (Twitter, Facebook)
Video Blogs (YouTube, TeacherTube, Vimeo)
15. EXAMPLE: MAUREEN ALLEY (FEATURE WRITING)
Two Storifies to show how Twitter is used in the
classroom:
http://storify.com/MaureenAlley/communication
http://storify.com/MaureenAlley/sharing-information
In her own words:
http://bit.ly/XMNpS2
MAlley@madisoncollege.edu
16. FACULTY ACCESSIBILITY
24/7 availability is not possible!
Response Time (email, phone, text, Skype, etc.)
24 hours during the week
48 hours over the weekend
Include details in syllabus
Remind students to follow up on non-responses
Some Tools to Use:
Email is the college communication tool – use it!
Phone calls clear lots of questions fast
Instant Messaging and Texting
Social Media (Twitter, Facebook)
Video calls (Skype, Google Hangouts)
17. EXAMPLE: RAMON FIGUEROA (MATH)
Camtasia and a tablet PC to create videos
General class-wide videos
Individual student videos (help on specific
problems)
Stores videos in libraries for all formats
http://www.ramonytere.com/techmath/
GoToMeeting (recordable) for office hours
RFigueroa@madisoncollege.edu
18. COURSE EXPECTATIONS
Course Note Prior to Enrolling
Pre-course Communication (Welcome Email)
Syllabus
Instructor Reminders (Email, Blogs, Assignments)
Some Things to Include:
Time commitment to complete the course
Level of interaction required
Quality of performance
19. EXAMPLE: JENNIFER TRACEY (ECONOMICS)
Student Presentations using VoiceThread
http://bit.ly/13gIQQa
Grew out of a discussion board assignment related
to the Presidential elections
Project Expectations include:
Detailed project description
Checklist
Rubric used for grading
Check it out here: http://slidesha.re/VTsiHY
JTracey@madisoncollege.edu