2014 LEARNING PROGRAMS at the Online Learning Consortium
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LEARNING PROGRAMS
11th Annual Blended Learning Conference
#blend14 Denver, Colorado
@SandraCoswatte
Director of Institute for Learning at @OLCToday
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Online Learning
Is Who We Are
And What We Do.
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22 years in research and development of
online learning through publications,
conferences, research and faculty
development…
CON·SOR·TI·UM (kn-sôrt-ēum, -shēum)
AN INDUSTRY LEADER
458 institutional members from 49 states and
14 countries dedicated to quality online
education
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WE’VE COME A LONG WAY
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Originally funded by the Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation, the Online Learning
Consortium is now a non-profit,
501(c)(3) member-sustained
organization.
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This organization’s reach and impact
have grown significantly since it was
first conceived in 1992.
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More than two decades later, we’re a
self-sustaining member-driven
organization with global reach and
impact.
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Learning Programs Designed
by Online Educators
for Online Educators.
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Making the Right Choice
Online Teaching Certificate
Program
Advanced Certificate
Program
Mastery Series
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Which Program Fits Your Needs?
Online Teaching Certificate
Program
Requirements
Prior Online Teaching
OR
Complete
New to Online: The Essentials
Advanced Certificate
Program
Requirements
3+ Years Teaching Online
OR
Complete the Online Teaching
Certificate program
+ 1 year Teaching Online
Online course
OR
ability to design an online course
Online course
You must have an online course that
you can revise
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What is the Online Teaching Certificate (OTC)?
Signature program featuring one-to-one mentoring to
help faculty improve quality of their online courses
Foundation Course (9 weeks) + 3 electives
Co-developed by core faculty to emphasize multiple
perspectives and approaches
Work at your own pace – you have up to a year to
complete the electives requirements
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OTC Program Prices
Option 1: Foundation Course + 3 Electives: $1849
New bundled pricing saves you $$
No member discounts or college pass coupons
Option 2: Foundation Course Only: $1499
Electives: $269 (non-member) $169 (member) each
1 college pass coupon per elective.
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2014 OTC Schedule
Cohort Start Dates Foundation Course
Electives & Final
Presentation
July 15 July 15 – Jun 6 July 31, 2015
August 5 Aug 5 – Oct 12 Aug 30, 2015
September 9 Sep 9 – Nov 14 Sep 30, 2015
October 7 Oct 7 – Dec 12 Dec 31, 2015
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Foundation Course
Learn core online teaching & course design
skills and knowledge
Begin to develop or revise an online course
Engage in mentor and peer exchanges to
improve understanding & provide new
perspectives
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Elective Track and Focus Areas
Online Design Interactive Syllabus
Effective Presentations
Course Design Frameworks
Online Learners MOOCs
Successful Group Work
Digital Storytelling
Online Management Faculty Development Strategies
Leadership Policy
Student Advising and Support
Online Tools Audio & Video
Social Media
Online Science Labs
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OTC Program Faculty
Excellent ratings for Accessibility,
Supportiveness, Knowledge, and Effectiveness
Professors, administrators, authors, and
award-winners in field of online learning
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Advanced
Online
Teaching
Certificate
Program
2014 NEW
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What is the Advanced Certificate Program?
Signature program featuring advanced teaching
effectiveness strategies for experienced online educators
Offered as a Blended Learning Opportunity
Program Begins at a Sloan-C Conference
Asynchronous and Synchronous events Online
3-week foundation course, three 1-hour live synchronous
sessions and a final live synchronous session to present
your revised course.
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How Can You Take
Your Course
To The Next Level?
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Advanced Certificate Focus Areas
Accessibility
Active learning
Assessment
Educational Gaming
Interactivity
Multimedia
Social Media
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Benefits of Advanced Certificate Program
Receive direct feedback from peers regarding
course redesign
Integrate various methods designed to increase
student engagement and critical thinking skills
Learn about and incorporate methods designed to
help students take greater ownership and
responsibility of learning
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Benefits of Advanced Certificate Program
Provide better resources for students with
varying learning styles
Take necessary steps to ensuring a quality
learning experience for all learners – including
those with disabilities
Learn about and incorporate assessment
measures designed to help you be more
consistent in grading and provide better feedback
to students
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2014 Advanced Certificate Program Dates
April 2, 2014 - July 18, 2014
July 2, 2014 - October 10, 2014
October 22, 2014 - January 30, 2015
Dallas 4/9-11
Denver 7/8-9
Orlando 10/29-31
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Mastery Series Components
Required
Experience
•One year
Blended/Online
Teaching
Experience
or
•New to Online: The
Essentials – 1 week
workshop
Reflection and
Application
Periods
•Time in between
workshops
•Apply concepts and
skills from
workshop
Three 7 Day
Workshops
•Explore relevant
research and
strategies
•Apply concepts to
develop an
effective teaching
& learning
environment
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Estimated Mastery Series Time Commitments
Total Required Hours Synchronous Hours
Workshop 1
1 Week
6-7 1
(recorded)
Reflection & Application Period
3 Weeks
2-4
Workshop 2
1 Week
6-7 1
(recorded)
Reflection & Application Period
3 Weeks
2-4
Workshop 3
1 Week
6-7 1
(recorded)
Totals 22-29 hours
over 9 weeks
*typical synchronous work
= 3 hours
*Most mastery series have a 1-hour sync session per workshop;
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Blended Learning Mastery Series
• Workshop I: Research & Design
– Analyze research related to blended learning designs, student learning and
satisfaction, and assessment
– Develop a blended course design plan with outcomes and objectives
• Workshop II: Assessment Techniques
– Analyze assessment strategies for their suitability for face-to-face or online
use;
– Develop an assessment plan
• Workshop III: Teaching Techniques
– Analyze teaching methods and learning activities for use in either face-to-
face or online settings
– Develop a teaching unit for your blended course that includes face-to-face
and online components
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Mobile Learning Mastery Series
• Workshop I: Research and Design
– Analyze mobile learning research
– Develop a mobile learning design plan
• Workshop II: Teaching and Learning Strategies
– Analyze teaching methods and learning activities for use in your
mobile learning environment
– Develop a teaching unit that includes mobile learning options
• Workshop III: Assessment Techniques
– Describe assessment considerations and strategies
– Develop an assessment plan for your mobile learning activities
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Online Nursing Mastery Series
• Workshop I: Using Multimedia Instructional Technology to Foster Faculty-Student
Engagement
– Synthesize and discuss the nursing literature regarding online learning, online
learning theories and best practices, and the benefits of using educational
technology in online nursing classrooms.
– Create a multimedia instructional component for your current or future online
course.
• Workshop II: Social Learning Theory and Using Social Media to Enhance Learning
– Synthesize and explain social learning theory, the nursing literature regarding social
presence and the influence of educational technology on social presence,
satisfaction, and learning.
– Create a course plan for that incorporates a social-media enhanced virtual discussion
and collaboration space.
• Workshop III: Transform Your Online Nursing Classroom
– Synthesize theory, knowledge and skills relative to educational technology and
modify course lesson plans accordingly.
– Create and present a final project that incorporates multimedia and social learning
components.
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Online Science Labs Mastery Series
• Workshop I: Research & Design
– Describe and discuss the 5E instructional model of science teaching.
– Synthesize and discuss the science education literature regarding teaching science labs
online, including online learning theories and best practices, and the benefits of using
educational technology to reach virtual students.
– Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of virtual versus hands-on "wet-labs"
for teaching and learning in distance education.
• Workshop II: Teaching and Assessment Techniques
– Summarize various approaches used by different scientific disciplines to create a rigorous
online laboratory course component.
– Create a course plan that incorporates student-student, student-content, and student-faculty
interactions to enhance the online laboratory learning space.
– Create a formative and summative assessment plan for an online science laboratory.
• Workshop III: Capstone Project
– Synthesize theory, knowledge, and skills relative to teaching a science laboratory online.
– Create and present a capstone project that culminates in the creation of a highly interactive
online science lab exercise that incorporates student-student, student-content, and student-
faculty learning.
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Spatial Thinking and Web Mapping Mastery Series
• Spatial Thinking and Web Mapping I: Building Foundations
– Analyze research related to spatial thinking and apply it to the educational environment.
– Explore how to embed key spatial thinking themes into your instruction, including issues of
scale, data quality, working with spatial data and maps, and developing the spatial thinking
‘habit of mind.’
• Spatial Thinking and Web Mapping II: Learning Key Skills
– Apply foundations learned in the first workshop to thinking about real world issues at a
number of scales and across a number of themes.
– Create, symbolize, save, and share web maps to understand how to use geotechnologies
to enhance teaching and learning through content, skills, and perspectives.
• Spatial Thinking and Web Mapping III: Solving Problems
– Learn how to incorporate real time and field data into your instruction using web mapping.
– Use spatial and tabular data, tools in web mapping platforms, and the spatial perspective
to better understand real world issues in a deeper way and to solve problems.
– Create your own lesson using geotechnologies and create a plan for implementing it in the
classroom.
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Sneak Peak
Mastery Series in Development for 2015
Improving and
Evaluating Quality in
Online Learning
Leadership in Online
Learning
Social Media in Online
Education
Instructional Design
We are proud of the many offerings we have at the OLC institute for Learning. This presentation is designed to help you identify which programs are right for you.
Over 350 people participated in the Online Teaching Certificate program
Over 3,500 people participated in a Workshop
Select Program Based On Skill Level and Experience
Online Teaching Certificate
Advanced Teaching Certificate
The Certificate Program is Sloan-C’s flagship learning event designed to enhance your online facilitation skills and improve your online learning experience.
The Certificate Program will run five times during 2014, with the next cohort starting on January 14th, 2014.
Also mention both synchronous and asynchronous options.
Examples of different track offerings. See http://sloanconsortium.org/institute/workshops/2014schedule for complete offerings
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