Goals of PTOL Workshop Provide a focus for developing an online course Develop understanding of the online course environment Identify goals for an online course Identify online teaching strategy and tools Help participant develop a course site map to organize online course curriculum

What is Distance Education? What is online education? What is computer-based instruction? What is outcomes-based education? What is assessment? What is quality education ?

Quality Teaching and Learning  Instructors Committed to Curriculum  Instructors Connected to Students  Quality Communication between Students and Instructors  Well-defined Objectives  Meaningful Assessment  Access to Useful Resources and Tools

Courseware Features Control Panel Presentation Tools Communication Tools Assessment Tools

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Presentation Tools

Communication Tools

Assessment Tools

What are the similarities and differences between on campus and online courses?

Similarities and Differences Similarities Same Objectives, Content, Resources, Same Learning Cycle Communication Assessment Course orientation and course contract Differences Reach students and teach students differently Flexible class schedule Asynchronous communication cycles Communication is less verbal, more written Classroom is fragmented by types of activity More planning, less spontaneity

Goal Setting - Placing Your Course in a Context. Why will your course benefit from articulated performance goals? External Pressures Student Accountability Course Design

What Do You Want to Accomplish? Personal/Professional Goals Curriculum/Program Goals Course Goals Student Goals

Personal/Professional Goals - AW Use technology to reach & teach more and better students. Independence and flexibility in my work schedule. Continue to innovate in response to a changing environment.

Curriculum/Program Goals - AW Prepare students for transfer to upper division business programs Prepare students for careers and employment in a financial position Provide accounting component to a variety of prof/tech programs

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Student Goals - Financial Accounting #1 - AW Prepare for future studies in accounting and finance Build foundation in business and economics education Improve technical skills Pass the class!

At what level do you the expect the student to learn? Absolute knowing: Knows the facts and can answer questions like how, what, where, and when. What? Corresponds to Bloom’s Knowledge, Comprehension. Transitional knowing: Can apply the methods or knowledge to specified situations and can compare and contrast methods. How? Corresponds to Bloom’s Application.

At what level do you the expect the student to learn?  Independent knowing: Uses the knowledge to form opinions in nonspecific situations and can answer the question why. Why? Corresponds to Bloom’s Analysis, Synthesis. Contextual knowing: Integrates the knowledge into a broad context and is able to evaluate perspectives to make reasoned decisions and policies using this knowledge. What if? - Corresponds to Bloom’s Evaluation.

What is your definition of a successful student? “A successful student in my online course can demonstrate the achievement of (insert learning objectives) at (insert learning levels) of knowledge.”

Definition of a successful student… “A successful student in my online course can distinguish between and apply the four different methods of inventory valuation, demonstrating a transitional level of knowledge.”

Goal Congruence? Student Assumptions Faculty Expectations

Online Learning Activities What activities can you use to help the student achieve the objectives at the appropriate knowledge level?

Online Learning Activities Lecture Discussion Practice Research Other?

Online Teaching Resources Instructor-generated web pages and digitized content Textbook and other publisher resources Web-based field trips and resources Library resources Student-generated resources Other?

Break out Activity Select your learning activities for a specific learning objective at a given level of learning. Identify the materials you will use and create to provide your students with different ways to achieve that learning objective.

Definition “Educational assessment is the systematic collection, interpretation, and use of information about student characteristics, educational environments, learning outcomes, and client satisfaction to improve student performance and professional success.” from the guide commissioned by the AECC, Assessment for the New Curriculum: A Guide for Professional Accounting Programs

Q: Who was Socrates? A.Socrates was a famous Greek teacher who went around giving people advice. They killed him. Socrates died from an overdose of wedlock. After his death, his career suffered a dramatic decline.

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ASSESSMENTS What assessments can you use to provide evidence that the student achieved the learning objectives at the level of knowledge expected?

Examples of Assessment Tools Exams Reports Research papers Presentations Participation Other?

Break out Activity Create an assessment plan for a specific learning objective at a given level of learning. Identify the assessment instruments you will use and create to provide your students with different ways to demonstrate achievement of that learning objective.

Overcoming Challenges: Work-around strategies Technical challenges Teaching challenges Institutional challenges

Tips and Tricks Use Student Contributions As Course Content Don’t Emphasize the Resources- Emphasize the Work Students Do With Resources Manage and Organize Your Files! Let the Students Drive The Technology Parity of Objectives, Not Parity of Assignments

Online Course Orientation Course Survey and ContractCourse Survey and Contract How to Use the Tools and ResourcesHow to Use the Tools and Resources Expectations for Performance and CommitmentExpectations for Performance and Commitment Rules of Engagement and Codes of ConductRules of Engagement and Codes of Conduct Establishment of CommunityEstablishment of Community Counseling and AdvisingCounseling and Advising

Are Students Ready to Take an Online Course? Learning Styles and Learning Issues Technical Issues EdCC Student Self Assessment

Technical Considerations

Learning Style Considerations

Conclusions Match Program and Course Goals, Learning Activities and Assessment ToolsMatch Program and Course Goals, Learning Activities and Assessment Tools Clear Expectations and CommunicationClear Expectations and Communication High-tech Requires High-touchHigh-tech Requires High-touch Actively Engage StudentsActively Engage Students Use Accessible TechnologyUse Accessible Technology