Blackboard Exemplary Course Process 9:00am-9:50pm Presented by Kelly Winchell Teaching and Learning with Technology 2013
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Blackboard Exemplary Course Program Presenter: Kelly Winchell Wilmington University, TLT May 4, 2013
Blackboard Catalyst Award 0 The Blackboard Exemplary Course Program began in 2000 with the goal of identifying and disseminating best practices for designing engaging online courses. 0 Using the Exemplary Course Rubric, instructors and course designers are able to evaluate how well their own course conforms to best practices outlined in the rubric.Exemplary Course Rubric 0 Courses that are submitted to the program will be evaluated using the rubric by a peer group of Blackboard clients. Then, a Reviewer Council reviews any course that received at least one exemplary rating. 0 From there, courses that receive two or more exemplary ratings will be reviewed by the Exemplary Course Directors to determine who will receive an Exemplary Course Award.Exemplary Course Directors
Benefits of Participating Submitting your course for review will provide you the opportunity to: 0 Reflect on your own course design through a self-evaluation of your course and gain new perspective and insights on your course. 0 Receive detailed feedback on your own course development including best practices and areas for improvement. 0 Apply lessons learned from the Exemplary Course Rubric to your own courses or those you are helping to develop. 0 Gain professional development experience and recognition for your accomplishments and participation in the program.
Blackboard Exemplary Course Program Rubric The Blackboard Exemplary Course Program(ECP) recognizes course creators whose courses demonstrate best practices in four major areas: 0 Course Design 0 Interaction & Collaboration 0 Assessment 0 Learner Support. ECP Rubric
2012 ECP Award Winner Course Tour
ECP at WilmU 3 Review teams 0 Each team member participated in several Blackboard training sessions 0 Each team was given one course (from other institutions)to review using the rubric 3 Courses submitted 1 winner!!! 0 Sandy Bennetts MEE 7633: Integrated Methods for Teaching Elementary Reading and Writing
Exemplary Practices Recognizing exemplary practices here at WilmU 0 Online Instructor Newsletter Online Instructor Newsletter Online Course Development and Redevelopment 0 Rubric 0 Peer Review Process
Resources 0 Films on Demand Films on Demand 0 Web 2.0 Tools Web 2.0 Tools 0 Self Introduction Video Self Introduction Video 0 Blackboard Collaborate Blackboard Collaborate 0 Snagit Snagit
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