S TRATEGIES FOR E -L EARNING S UCCESS Aimee Guerin Northcentral University

P LANNING, P LANNING, P LANNING  Why plan? Planning and organization are central to all teaching, but they are especially important when teaching at a distance (Simonson, Smaldino, Albright, & Zvacek, 2012).

K EY E LEMENTS OF P LANNING  Instructional design  Systemic planning  Evaluation

I NSTRUCTIONAL D ESIGN / S YSTEMIC P LANNING  How does one effectively redesign a course for online delivery? 1. Identify the course elements / content. 2. Organize the topics into modules. 3. Create a set of measureable objectives for each module. 4. Determine what the learner and instructor will do to accomplish these objectives. 5. Select appropriate tools for delivery and interaction (student-content, student-student, student-instructor). 6. Determine the assessment tools and techniques.

E VALUATION  How does one effectively determine the quality of an online learning environment?  Build evaluation into the planning process by using a program such as Quality Matters.

E VALUATION  What is Quality Matters?  Quality Matters (QM) is a program based on research literature and national standards of best practice.  E-Learning institutions and instructors can develop courses according to QM standards.  QM provides a peer-review process for quality assurance and continuous improvement in e-learning courses.  An e-Learning course can be submitted for a formal QM peer-review.  E-Learning courses that complete this process are QM certified, assuring a high level of quality.

Q UALITY M ATTERS S TANDARDS  What are the Quality Matters Standards?  Standard 1: Course Overview and Introduction  Standard 2: Learning Objectives (Competencies)  Standard 3: Assessment and Measurement  Standard 4: Instructional Materials

Q UALITY M ATTERS S TANDARDS  Standard 5: Learner Interaction and Engagement  Standard 6: Course Technology  Standard 7: Learner Support  Standard 8: Accessibility

E-L EARNING C HALLENGES  Evaluating the Instructor  Knowing the Learner

E-L EARNING D EVELOPMENT R ESOURCES  The Sloan Consortium (  Sloan-C effective practices  EDUCAUSE (  Quality Matters Rubric for Online and Hybrid Courses (  Bates 12 “Golden rules” for the use of technology in education (in Simonson, et al., 2012, p. 172)  Canvas (  Punya Mishrya (  TECH21 (

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