Learn What's New in 2015 at the OLC Institute for Learning

What’s New For 2015
@SandraCoswatte
Director of Institute for Learning at
@OLCToday
The Online Learning Consortium ● onlinelearning-c.org

What Are Your
Learning Goals
for 2015?

Reasons 4 Continual Development
• Advance Your
Career
• Staying Relevant
• Helping Your
Students
• Learning Is Fun!

Online Learning
Is Who We Are
And What We Do.

CON·SOR·TI·UM (kn-sôrt-ēum, -shēum)
513 institutional members from 50 states and
14 countries dedicated to quality online
education
AN INDUSTRY LEADER
22 years in research and development of
online learning through publications,
conferences, research and faculty
development…

WE’VE COME A LONG WAY

Originally funded by the Alfred P. Sloan
Foundation, the Online Learning
Consortium is now a non-profit,
501(c)(3) member-sustained
organization.

This organization’s reach and impact
have grown significantly since it was
first conceived in 1992.

More than two decades later, we’re a
self-sustaining member-driven
organization with global reach and
impact.

10th Anniversary Celebration
INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING
2005-2015

Learning Programs Designed
by Online Educators
for Online Educators.

Our 2013 Learning Community
350: Online Teaching Certificate
3500: Workshop Participation

Making the Right Choice
Online Teaching Certificate
Program
Advanced Certificate
Program
Mastery Series

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

Online
Teaching
Certificate
Program
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Foundation Course Components
10Weeks with weekly research & discussion topics
Quality Syllabus & Schedule Teaching & Learning Activities
Copyright Emerging Technologies Online Communities
Accessibility Workload Management Assessment & Evaluation
Quizzes, Discussions, & Draft Course Content Designs

Electives
50+ elective options
100+ scheduled workshops
Pedagogical concepts, technical skills
Numerous track and focus areas
7 day, 3 day, and 3 hour options

Threefold Mentoring Process
Angulo & DelaRosa (2006)
Planning
Assessment
Collection
Organizing

OTC Certificate Program Prices
Option 1
$1849
Foundation Course
+ 3 Electives
•New bundled pricing
saves you $$
•No member
discounts or college
pass coupons
Option 2
$1499
Foundation Course
Only
•Add your own
electives a la carte
•$269/each
(non-member)
•$169/each
(member)
• 1 college pass
coupon per elective.
Option 3
$2098
Foundation Course
+ Mastery Series
•Electives bundled in
3 month series
•Earn Recognition of
Mastery in specialty
area
•No member
pass coupons

2015 OTC Schedule
Cohort Start Dates Foundation Course Electives & Final
Presentation
January 13, 2015 January 13 - March 24 January 31, 2016
February 10, 2015 February 10 - April 21 February 28, 2016
March 10, 2015 March 10 - May 19 March 31, 2016
April 7, 2015 April 7 - June 16 April 30, 2016
May 12, 2015 May 12 - July 21 May 30, 2016
June 9, 2015 June 9 - August 18 June 30, 2016
July 14, 2015 July 14 - Sept 22 July 31, 2016
August 11, 2015 August 11 - October 20 August 31, 2016
September 8, 2015 September 8 - November 17 September 30, 2016
October 6, 2015 October 6 - December 15 October 31, 2016
November 10, 2015 November 10 - January 19 November 30, 2016

Advanced
Online
Teaching
Certificate
Program

How Can You Take
Your Course
To The Next Level?

Advanced Certificate Focus Areas
Accessibility
Active learning
Assessment
Educational Gaming
Interactivity
Multimedia
Social Media

Advanced Certificate Pricing
One
Price$1499
Mastery Series
•No member
pass coupons

2015 Advanced Certificate Dates
• 4 Times To Begin
– January 16 - April 10
– April 17 - July 10
– July 17 - October 9
– October 16 - January 9

Online
Teaching
Mastery
Series
8 Choices

Be Recognized
For Content Specific
Online Teaching Mastery.

Mastery Series Framework
Strategy
Pedagogy
Implement
Support Research

All 2015 Mastery Series
Improving and
Evaluating Quality
in Online Learning
Leadership in
Online Learning
Social Media in
Online Education
Instructional
Design
Blended
Learning
Mobile
Learning
Online
Nursing
Online
Science Labs

Mastery Series
How many hours of work per week should I expect?
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;

What makes a great Mastery Series?
•Ongoing learning experience with breaks for application
•Expert facilitator and a community of peers
•Practical activities to help you develop skills and
confidence you can put to use right now
Pedagogy
Research
Exploration
Integration

Mastery Series Components
What do I get out of this experience?
Final Projects
such as
•Capstone Portfolio
•Learning Design
•Course Materials
•Interactive Module
•Funding Plan
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

Program
Preview
 Perform a critical analysis of a
course you currently teach or
support based on research and
best practices
 Design an assessment plan
which incorporates formative
and summative assessments
 Develop a blended unit of
instruction, seamlessly
combining face-to-face and
online elements
Who should attend?
• Faculty interested
in developing
courses in the
blended format
• Instructional
designers

Program
Preview
 Design an institutional plan
for deploying and managing
online learning
 Develop understanding of
what policies you need to
develop in order to
accommodate the emerging
trends in online education
 Assemble a financial plan for
budgeting and investments
Who should attend?
• Administrators of
online learning
programs and
divisions
Administrative
experience required.

Program
Preview
 Expert feedback and ideas to
assist you in developing
mobile expertise
 Analyze research and
resources to make evidence-based
decisions on why and
how to implement mobile
learning
 Ideas, connections, templates
and experience designing and
developing mobile learning
deliverables
Who should attend?
• Online and face-to-face
faculty interested in
adopting mobile
technologies for
teaching
• Instructional designers

Program
Preview
 Perform a critical analysis of
nursing course you teach and
gain feedback from colleagues
and an experienced facilitator
 Exposure to and training in
using various emerging
technologies to enhance your
teaching
 Develop a plan for
incorporating social media and
multimedia into your course
Who should attend?
• Nurse educators
who support
healthcare programs

Program
Preview
 Reflect on your online
course and develop a
plan for improvement
Design an online science
lab
Present your research
based ideas for the
incorporation of science
labs
Who should attend?
• Online science
instructors
• K-12 science teachers

Program
Preview
 Develop a social media presence
for your online teaching
 Gain confidence with social media
tools and features, including
hashtags, social networks, media
creation and curation, wikis and
blogs
 Create resources, activities and
assessment strategies to support
and engage learners through the
use of social media
Who should attend?
• Online faculty
interested in
incorporating social
media into their
teaching

Program
Preview
 Develop a course outcomes
matrix to align your learning
activities and develop effective
assessments
 Explore design strategies to
improve effectiveness for your
learner population
 Produce a plan to help you
gather feedback and assess
course design effectiveness
Who should attend?
• Faculty who want to
redesign a course for
learning effectiveness
• Faculty developers who
teach faculty how to design
courses
• Online educators who are
taking on course
development responsibilities

Program
Preview
 Explore how other institutions
have used the Quality Scorecard
 Evaluate your own program(s)
and exchange feedback with
faculty and administrators at
other institutions who are also
implementing the Quality
Scorecard
 Design and implement an
improvement program based on
the Quality Scorecard
Who should attend?
• Administrators at the
institutional, college, and
department levels
• Faculty program chairs
• Educational leadership
specialists

2015 Mastery Series Choices
Blended Learning 2/6-4/10 5/1-7/3 8/14-10/30 11/6-1/15
Evaluating and Improving Quality
in Online Programs
3/20-5/22 6/26-9/4 9/25-11/20 12/11-2/12
Instructional Design 2/20-4/17 6/12-8/21
Leadership in Online Learning 3/6-5/8 7/31-10/2 11/13-1/15
Mobile Learning 1/9-3/13 4/3-6/5 7/17-9/18
Online Nursing 1/9-3/13 2/20-4/17 5/1-7/3 8/28-10/30 11/6-1/15
Online Science Labs 4/10-6/19 9/11-11/13 12/11-2/12
Social Media 1/23-3/27 5/15-7/24 9/25-11/20

Mastery Series Pricing
One
Price$599
Mastery Series
•No member
pass coupons

2015 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Types of Workshops
• Time Commitment – 6 Hours Estimated
regardless of types
• Length of Workshop
• 7 Day
• 3 Day
• 3 Hour

How To Choose
• Tracks
– Online Design
– Online Tools
– Online Management
– Online Learners

NEW TO ONLINE
For faculty who are just getting started in the
online environment, learn the basics of online
course design, how to convert your content
into a digital format, and how to find and
evaluate tools for your online and blended
courses.
• New to Online: The Essentials
• New to Online: Getting Started with Online Tools
• New to Online: Putting Your Content Online

STRATEGIES
In our strategies series, faculty, administrators and
support staff in online programs will uncover
effective techniques for structuring services and
offering support to online faculty and students.
• Strategies to Increase Faculty Motivation
• Strategies to Improve Retention
• Strategies for Supporting Online Faculty
• Strategies for Evaluating Online Faculty
• Strategies for Supporting & Advising Students
• Strategies for Improvement: Quality Scorecard

EXPLORING
In our exploring series, dig deeper into the application of
popular educational technology tools while exploring
research-based pedagogical best practices for the
integration of those tools. For novice online faculty,
instructional designers, librarians, and technologists.
• Exploring Interactive Video Tools
• Exploring Open Educational Resources
• Exploring ePortfolios
• Exploring Digital Storytelling
• Exploring Spatial Thinking with GIS
• Exploring Online Math Labs
• Exploring Competency Based Education

FUNDAMENTALS
The basics of developing and teaching online and
blended courses for new and veteran faculty,
and instructional designers who support them.
• Fundamentals: Giving Effective Feedback
• Fundamentals: Engaging Learners in Online Discussions
• Fundamentals: Increasing Interaction and Engagement
• Fundamentals: Supporting New Online Learners
• Fundamentals: Frameworks for Quality Design
• Fundamentals: ADA and Web Accessibility

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT &
FACILITATION
For online faculty and teachers looking to
improve their classroom management and
online facilitation techniques.
• Managing Faculty Workload
• Facilitating Student Research & Curation
• Facilitating Group Work Online

CREATING
In our creating series, develop elements which can be
incorporated into your online and blended courses
through hands-on experience using research based
evidence about technology effectiveness.
• Creating an Interactive Syllabus
• Creating Infographics for Learning
• Creating Effective Presentations
• Creating Rubrics
• Creating Multimedia Introductions
• Creating Effective Assessments
• Creating Concept Maps
• Creating Multiple Choice Quiz Questions

INTRODUCTION TO
For faculty, administrators, instructional designers
and technologists interested in exploring new
technology tools.
• Introduction to Collaboration Tools
• Introduction to Mobile Apps and Tablets
• Introduction to Screencasting
• Introduction to Audio and Video Tools
• Introduction to Online Presentation Tools
• Introduction to Copyright and Fair Use, Part 1
• Introduction to Copyright and Fair Use, Part 2

DESIGNING
In our design series, explore, evaluate and design
learning environments that extend beyond the
traditional classroom models.
• Designing a Flipped Classroom
• Designing Competency Based Instruction
• Designing Gamified Learning Environments
• Designing Courses with a Multimodal Approach
• Designing Online Community College Programs
• Designing Developmental Education Courses
• Designing with Accessibility in Mind

Workshop Prices
7 Days
Member Price –
$269
Non-Member Price –
$169
3 Hour & 3 Day
Member Price –
$249
Non-Member Price –
$149

Workshop Pass
• 10 seats per year
• 1 seat equals one workshop registration
• The Workshop Pass is valid for one full year
from when payment is received

2015 Workshop Pass
One
Price$950
Member Only
Product

“A moment's insight
is sometimes worth a
life's experience.”
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, SR.

QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU
Sandra.Coswatte@onlinelearning-c.org
@SandraCoswatte

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