A Journey of Innovations in Higher Education at a Graduate Health Sciences Institution Devrim Ozdemir, Ph.D.

Background Traditional Online Learning Experience Non-traditional Online Learning Experience Focused Online Learning Experience

Traditional Online Learning Experience Lead Instructional Designer at Black Hills State University Developed an Instructional Design Services Portal Developed Quality Assurance System for Online Courses Developed Online Workshop Registration System Developed and Revised hundreds of online courses in Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Special Education, Early Childhood Education, English, Mathematics, Library Media, Accounting, Economy, Business Administration, Humanities, Sociology, Indian Education, Information Systems, Strategic Leadership, Philosophy, Psychology, Mass Communication, Wellness, Art, and Human Resource Management Completed 203 online course reviews in 2 years 5 months using the adapted public domain version of QualityMatters rubric Moderated Online Student Orientations Provided workshops on accessibility, universal design, creative commons, web 2.0 technologies, LMS tools, cheating and plagiarism, copyright and fair use, and many educational topics in online education through face-to- face and webinars

Non-traditional Online Learning Director of Language Technologies at George Mason University Development of first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for GMU Development of first online competency-based degree program with prior learning assessment (Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Technology and Innovation) (market analysis, curriculum development, and coordination among business and applied information technology programs) Coordinated Distributed Education courses via Cisco supported classrooms for less commonly taught foreign languages among four different universities (GMU, JMU, UVA, VT) Secured a grant from SCHEV and developed OASIS in collaboration with the associate provost for undergraduate education and the director of IT projects and Information Services Lead Instructional Designer at Black Hills State University Developed a Virtual Learning Environment using Second Life

Focused Online Learning Experience Developed online courses in Master of Public Health and Master of Health Administration programs and hybrid courses in Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Developed a Quality Assurance Review System in the LMS and reviewed 32 courses in MHA and MPH programs. Lead the MHA program to develop and implement their electronic portfolio initiative in D2L Lead the programs to conduct curriculum alignment to utilize learning analytics (D2L Insights) and aligned course curricula of more than 60 courses in three different programs Developed Learning Object Repositories in D2L LOR to conduct curriculum analysis Supported all three program during their accreditation site visits

Three Innovations Learning Management System as an Online Course Design Review System Learning Object Repositories for Curricular Analysis Learning Analytics for Evaluations at Program, Course, and Individual Student level

Learning Management System as an Online Course Review

Learning Object Repositories for Curricular Analysis LOR: A shared folder in the cloud that one or more users can upload stand-alone electronic documents to share with other permitted people Metadata: In addition to the data that uploaded files contain other attributes (data) can also be attached to those files called metadata such as author’s name, duration, target audience, etc. Taxonomy: Taxonomies can be created in the LOR to categorize the uploaded files. Current Use 1: A pre-identified teaching/learning activities and assessment strategies, uploaded learning objects from courses have been analyzed to determine the percentage of higher vs. lower teaching/learning activities and assessment strategies based on the estimated time for student to complete the activity. Current Use 2: Content provided to the students has been analyzed to determine if students are properly prepared for the licensing exams using the content blueprint provided by the licensing association.

A Sample of the Learning Objects in the Repository

Curriculum Mapping to Curriculum Alignment Intended Curriculum Theme 1 (Clinical Skills) Course 1 Course 5 Course 7 Aligned Intended, Enacted, and Assessed Curriculum Competency or Program Goals Course Objective1 Teaching and Learning Activity 1 Teaching and Learning Activity 2 Summative Learning Assessment 1 Course Objective 2 Teaching and Learning Activity 4 Summative Learning Assessment 2

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Learning Analytics Student Name and Photo

Results Improvement of the alignment between intended, enacted, and assessed, and learned curriculum Degree program level reports such as Student Learning Assessment Reports of the degree programs Special accreditation self-study documents to report on the attainment of student learning outcomes Internal course evaluation reports and advisory board meetings Improvement of the program competency coverages in certain courses Improvement of course objectives to target for higher order learning Improvement of assessments and corresponding rubrics for higher order learning Improvement of teaching and learning activities to promote higher order learning Analyze and improve the efforts on certain competencies such as Interprofessional Education and Cultural Competency Improve collegial collaboration between faculty during the faculty retreats Improve the student learning by presenting functional course objectives and immediate achievement results on these course objectives and their corresponding competencies Improving collaboration between advisors and students by providing advisees’ progress to the advisors in the program via Auditor Widget

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