This presentation showcases our attempt at Stevenson University to use Quality Matter rubric as a guide, a free, cloud-based Course Management System (CMS) as a structured supplementary channel, and emerging technologies as a model for the process of online course development. We hope this approach would help our instructors embrace both QM Rubric and emerging technologies, and build the collegial and collaborative relationship between faculties and instructional designers to improve the quality of our online courses.
Student learning is a key consideration for students who have increasing numbers of
educational options in on-campus and online academic programs. A modified version of the Community of Inquiry survey was used to gather data from two groups of students; one group was organized into a formal learning cohort and one group was not part of a cohort. The data collected point to the positive power of the cohort and perceived increased satisfaction of the students.
Quality Matters has recently created and piloted a new rubric for continuing education and professional development courses. As part of the pilot program, the Center for eLearning submitted an online professional development course for recognition. This course is called the eLearning Designer/Facilitator Certification (EDFC) course, and the faculty who take it are assisted by instructional designers in creating new online courses.
In this session, we examine the application of Quality Matters as a framework for designing professional development for high school faculty and blended courses for high school students. We explore pedagogy and practice and the importance of professional development for faculty who are transitioning a face-to-face course to a blended model. We share results and testimonials from a year-long professional development program to assist faculty with:
Our teams use the QM Rubric as a valuable tool to build and review online courses. Now, we want to advance our faculty development initiatives to include a tool to review online teaching. This session will share an instrument, based on the Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education, faculty can use to review their online teaching and will describe the study that was conducted to refine this instrument for further use.
An instructional designer and Quality Matters (QM) Institutional Representative noticed an increase in the number of requests for several types of assistance with online courses across campus that tended to fall into one of four categories:
Cal State Online is a new initiative that provides centralized support to deliver fully online programs for the California State University system. This presentation will describe two different models for setting up Quality Assurance with two campuses. A customized model of the QM rubric was used to develop a course template using QM standards. Presenters will share samples of how a course template can be provided for instructors that incorporates the rubric and can provide some level of consistent navigation across programs.
Would you turn down FREE hidden treasures that create excitement in your online course delivery? This session will uncover the buried treasure of publisher resources that are available to online instructors. Instructors and designers simply need a treasure map to lead them where “X Marks The Spot”. This session will reveal how to blend hidden publisher treasures into your current course content. If you seek such secrets; I say, “Argh Matey, welcome aboard!”
The Audience Will Discuss Pros and Cons Of Using An Outside LMS With Their Course
