Instructional Design Online Courses Susan Mircovich

Susan Mircovich Assistant Professor of Chemistry (Service = Instructional Designer) Kenai Peninsula College UAA Survey of Chemistry Intro to Organic and Biochemistry General Chemistry I and II

Session Objectives After completing this session we will be able to create an online course based on instructional design principles! 3 Lab shell

Why distance/hybrid courses & labs? Most UAA students are non-traditional: 61.4% part-time > than 50% over the age of 24 UAA Fact Book

5 Live far from campus / Older student Learn at my own pace Balance work & family What students say: Chem 103 Hybrid Lab Student Videos “Why I took Chem 103 online”

2 Models for ID: 6 GoalLearnersObjectivesAssessments Instructional Strategies AnalysisDesignDevelopmentImplementationEvaluation Instruct. Systems ADDIE Design

7 / How do you put everything together to make an integrated and cohesive learning experience for students? The challenge:

8 Quality Matters = 8 standards 1. Overview and Intro 2. Learning Objectives 3. Assessment 6. Instructional Materials 5. Learner Engagement 4. Technology7. Support 8. Accessibility QM RUBRIC AT

9 1. Course Overview and Introduction Ideas Record an Intro Write a Bio or Blog Student Intros Interactive Tour Susan’s Example General Chemistry I

Interactive “Start Here!” orientation Course Overview and Introduction Example

11 1. Course Overview and Introduction Example

12 1. Course Overview and Introduction Example

13 1. Course Overview and Introduction Example

14 2. Write Learning Objectives What will learners be expected to do? Terms of observable performance Useful statement of instructional intent After completing this unit the student will be able to: -Categorize elements as metals or non-metals. -Write formulas for ionic compounds. Example

15 2. Write Learning Objectives Hard to measure! Be awareLearnKnowUnderstandAppreciate NON Example

16 **Arizona State University’s Objective Builder! Resources for Teaching Online: The Padagogy Wheel by Allan Carrington is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at CarringtonCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License

After completing this course the student will be able to: 3. Recognize and interpret chemical models of the periodic table, atomic and molecular structure, bonding and chemical reactions Write Learning Objectives Course LO

18 2. Write Learning Objectives Lab UNIT LO

Assessments measure achievement of the objectives Assessment and Measurement Assessments

Instructional strategies help students to achieve objectives by guiding them through the process of learning Know your learners! Try a survey Instructional Materials/Strategies

21 4. Instructional Materials/Strategies Learner Prereqs? Math etc? Prior Knowledge Online Ready Learning Preference Motivation

22 4. Instructional Materials/Strategies Pre-instruction Content Presentation Learner Participation Assessment Follow thru activities – LABS! 5 components of instruction

23 4. Instructional Materials/Strategies 1. Pre-instructional activities 2. Content presentation 3. Learner participation 4. Assessment 5. Follow-through activities (LABS)! This is confusing… where do I click? NON- Example

24 Watch video tutorials on virtual lab site and by instructor Perform online labs using handouts Perform on-campus lab instructor led/lab manual 4. Instructional Materials/Strategies Instructional Materials Example

25 5. Learner Interaction and Engagement to be continued after lunch…. Student – content Student– faculty Student– student

Use free resources! Let students choose and create their own learning pathway. Kahn, pHet, Wisc Online, NBCLearn, Chemcollective, Carnegie Mellon OLI… ideas? Learner Interaction and Engagement to be continued after lunch….

27 6. Technology/Navigation Example

28 6. Technology/Navigation Road Map!

29 6. Technology/Navigation Menus

30 6. Technology/Navigation BA A166 Michael Haines used with permission Let’s look Inside …

Ideas? Technology/Navigation CONSISTENT Navigation Synchronous/ Asynchronous Audio VideoWebsites Graphics Graphs Tables Learning Objects

Don’t forget the “personal touch”! Individual feedback Phone congrats on outstanding work Ideas? Support and Accessibility 32 Get Personal

7 and 8 Support and Accessibility You can link to your University’s resources here 33

Questions? 34