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Presentation to ChairsTRANSCRIPT
Great Online Great Online CoursesCourses
Using the LAVC Best Practice ToolUsing the LAVC Best Practice Tool
When We Began
Types of Reactions to
Online Learning
3
Thank Goodness You’re Here
What’s Online Learning?
Death to Online Learning!!
Online Learning is now an accepted Piece of Curriculu
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ApprovedClasses
ApprovedClasses
1
22
151
Instructors
Trained
1
45
258
ClassesOffered
32
47
248
373
743
9940
Online Students
3 Different Subject Areas
Diversity of Classes from 1999-2002
40 Different Subject Areas
Diversity of Classes by 2011
40 Different Subject Areas
Diversity of Classes by 2011
Focus on Focus on QualityQuality
Now we must....
Who is in Who is in Charge?Charge?Who makes the
decisions about online teaching?
Los AngelesLos AngelesMission CollegeMission College
Requires a significant % of an online class to be completed and approved by Distance
Education Committee before the class can be offered
Los Angeles Trade Los Angeles Trade TechTech
Limits an online instructor on how much of their teaching load
can be taught online.
East Los AngelesEast Los AngelesCollegeCollege
Requires online instructors to take additional pedagogy training in online instruction before they
may teach online.
Los AngelesLos AngelesValley CollegeValley College
Leaves all decisions on who teaches what courses to the
Department Chairs
Department Department ChairsChairs
Decide what online course(s) to offer and who will teach them.
What do you What do you look for in an look for in an Online Course?Online Course?
More than one More than one way to teach way to teach online.online.
But there are some general,
useful concepts.
CCampus ampus DDistance istance EEducation ducation CCommitteeommittee
Created a Created a Distance Learning Distance Learning
Best Practices Best Practices ToolTool
Best Practices ToolBest Practices Tool
NotNot an evaluation tool an evaluation tool
Best Practices ToolBest Practices Tool
ButBut a a
• cooperative, cooperative, • work together, work together, • improve the classimprove the class• increase student successincrease student success
ToolTool
Best Practices Tool
COURSE ACCESSIBILITY and COPYRIGHT
Parts
COURSE OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION
COURSE ORGANIZATION and CONTENT
LEARNER/INSTRUCTOR INTERACTION
LEARNER ASSESSMENT
COURSE OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION
Announcement Introduction
Course Layout Understandable
Syllabus Posted
Instructor Introduction
Student Introductions
COURSE OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION
Make the Class Understandable
Create Positive Mood
COURSE OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION
“Hello, I am very excited for this class! I like how well you explain everything because to be honest I had no idea what was going on! Let's learn somethin'!!”
-- student in first week of class
The goal is to get the following type of reaction to your class....
COURSE ORGANIZATION and CONTENT
Appropriate Course Chunking
Unit Preview Provided
Text and Visual Content
Weblinks Provided
Audio and Video Content
COURSE ORGANIZATION and CONTENT
Logical Structure
Key is Variety
LEARNER/INSTRUCTOR INTERACTION
Announcements Made
Instructor - Student Interaction
Student - Student Interaction
Realtime Sessions Offered
Timely Instructor Responses
LEARNER/INSTRUCTOR INTERACTION
Keep Your Students Stimulated
LEARNER/INSTRUCTOR INTERACTION
Communication Opportunities
“Tribal Learning”
Give your students
We call learning from each other...
LEARNER ASSESSMENT
Multiple Methods of Assessment
Grading Policy Understandable
Assessments Appropriate to Online Learning
LEARNER ASSESSMENT
Variety of Assessments
Effective Use of Online Assessments
COURSE ACCESSIBILITY and COPYRIGHT
Effort to Recognize ADA Requirements
No Apparent Violations of Copyright Law
Best Practices Tool
COURSE ACCESSIBILITY and COPYRIGHT
Parts
COURSE OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION
COURSE ORGANIZATION and CONTENT
LEARNER/INSTRUCTOR INTERACTION
LEARNER ASSESSMENT
Chair ResourcesChair Resources
Start with the LAVC webpage and select “Online Classes”
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An Online Class is not
A Correspondence Course
“Build it and they will come”
“and Stay and Learn.”