An Open Educational Resource for Faculty Development to Develop and Teach Blended and Online Courses cuOpen
Carleton’s Context Certificate The Provost’s Advisory Group on the Expansion of Online and Blended Learning The CU Strategic Integrated Plan OAVPTL Teaching & Learning Framework Instructors’ & Departmental Increased Interest in online learning & ePedagogy communities
Project 1. Certificate in Blended and Online Teaching 2. Open Educational Resources 3. PowerPoint for face-to-face workshops 4. SCORM packages for online delivery 5. Teaching Tip sheets 6. Video vignettes 7. Creative Commons licensing
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Ministry funding Dev: Sept – May 2014 Two cohorts have completed program One in progress Certificate in Blended & Online Teaching
Process External Project Manager (Dual Code) External Media Production & Communication (Kyle Mackie) Internal – Four core developers Internal CUOL Media Production
Topics 1. Benefits and Challenges of Online Education 2. Online Teaching Skills 3. Instructional Design Models and Theories of Learning 4. Online Course Development 5. Learning Outcomes as Blueprints for Design 6. Assessment in Online Environments 7. Communication Strategies in Online Environments 8. Synchronous and Asynchronous Tools 9. Online Learning Communities 10. Interaction, Engagement and Motivation 11. Gamification in Education
Structure 1 Certificate runs as a blended (35 hours) course. Modules hosted in Carleton’s LMS Positive feedback from first cohorts
Structure 2 11 modules (available open & ) open Theoretical & practical skills Focus on pedagogy
Challenges Resources (time/staff) Finding a fine balance between pedagogical and technological topics Faculty expectations/different levels of background knowledge/motivation/prejudices towards online courses Institutional adoption Maintaining content relevancy
Next Steps Collaboration (internally and externally) Communicate Enhance/Tweak
Take Away IT’S FREE! Freely available as open resources to any institution or person. EVERYTHING: All materials online (video, slides, tips, facilitator guides, SCORM packages with source code) UNBRANDED: Institutions can easily re-brand it and use it
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