The Team Approach: A Paradigm Shift for Designing Successful Online Courses NERCOMP 2005 College for Lifelong Learning, Manchester, NH
Presented by… Reta Chaffee Instructional Technology Coordinator Caroline McAlpine Instructional Designer Copyright Reta Chaffee & Caroline McAlpine, This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author.
Challenges... Faculty are accustomed to working independently Online teaching strategies are not the same as in class strategies Faculty are isolated in developing courses Learners are new to online environment Courses need to be developed in set timeframe College needs to maintain level of consistency and quality
Faculty accustomed to working independently…
Need to develop partnership (buy-in)
Courses need to be developed within set timeframe
Create standard development process
Instructors not homogenous group
Course development process is flexible
Change existing teaching strategies
Faculty experience online course as a student
Students new to online environment
Online learning is different…
Courses need to be high quality
Create standard templates
Faculty feel isolated
Create a virtual learning community
What we have learned…. Quality of courses improves with team approach Faculty are willing to work as team in developing course when introduced to the concept early Students are satisfied with learning experience (93% would take another online course) A virtual learning community needs to be fostered
Resources College for Lifelong Learning: Introduction to Learning Online OIC Website (see menu for Learner’s Guide) Sample NERCOMP site: Illinois Online Network The Technology Source (Peer-reviewed periodical assisting faculty to face challenge of integrating technology)
Questions?
College for Lifelong Learning University System of New Hamphsire 175 Ammon Drive, #215 Manchester, NH (603)