2007 Faculty Summer Institute Designing Instruction for the Web: Building Your Course Framework Building Your Course Framework Heidi Jung Instructional Designer Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Welcome! On an index card, please write at least one question you have about designing your course for the web environment?

Introductions   Name   College/University   Tentative Name of Course   Level of Experience with Web/Online Instruction

Welcome  Index Cards  Introductions  Instructional design model  Handout Exercises  Online Course Framework  Begin building your own framework  Starting your online course  Q/A

Q: What should we consider as we design for the Web?

Designing Web-based Instruction   Goals and Objectives   Students/Learners   Instructional Strategies   Evaluation A simple 4 Step Model

Step 1: Determine Learning Objectives   Shapes the content of the instruction   Lets students know what is expected of them.   Improves efficiency   Makes the evaluation process more measurable

Course Learning Objectives Need to Know Nice to Know

Course Learning Objectives Need to Know Nice to Know  Students will be able to identify the different landscape styles in history.  Students will be able to recognize famous landscape architects’ names and the style they are known for.

Step 2: Identify Students Needs Knowv.s.Unknown Learning Maturity/Styles? Learning Environment? Speed connection? Experience?

Step 2: Identify Students Needs KnownUnknown Now What? Students have internet access. Is their internet access dial-up or high speed?

Now What? Addressing Student Needs KnownUnknown Addressing Needs Students have internet access. Is their internet access dial-up or high speed?  Develop low tech version of large download content.  Create an electronic survey to find out more about the students’ internet access.

Determine student expectations? Q: How can you... Get answers to your unknowns? Get to know your students?

Getting to Know your Students   Pre-course Communication   Pre-course Survey   Online Student Profile   Introductions via Discussion Board   Chat Room Activities   Keep “touching base” with the student

Q: Where to go from here?

Building Your Online Course Framework STUDENT NEEDS

Step 3: Establish Instructional Strategies  Select your online method.  Hold student’s attention  Need to support learning with “practice”  Need to reinforce learning with “feedback”  Ensure good communication

Keeping Students’ Attention   Variety   Chunking   Consistency   Use Examples & Visuals   Discussion/Collaboration   Communication/Feedback   Level of Learner Participation

Ensuring Good Communication   Establish rapport early   Build a Community   Balance Dialogues Instructor to student Student to student Student to materials   Watch for online cues Participation Completed Assignments

Q: How can we ensure quality control?

Step 4: Evaluation   Measuring Learning Outcomes   Pre-test/Post-test   Student Satisfaction Survey

Writing Test Questions  Look at your Learning Objectives.  Break Objectives into individual key points.  Turn each key point into a measurable question.

Writing Test Questions Table example goes here.  Look at your Learning Objectives.  Break Objectives into individual key points.  Turn each key point into a measurable question.

Seeing the Big Picture  Online Course Design Matrix Learning Outcome/Student Need Learning Outcome/Student Need Current Face-to-Face Method Current Face-to-Face Method Online Method/Supporting Tool Online Method/Supporting Tool Practice Practice Feedback Feedback Test Test

Q: Getting Started?

Pre-Course Considerations   “Print Packets” to be mailed in advance   Technology requirements   Course instructions   Pre-course survey   Pre-test   Start establishing a rapport

Starting your Online Class  Introduce the technology  Introductions (Instructor & Students)  Set ground rules  Explain the course structure  Engage students from the beginning

Post-Course Considerations   Post-test   Post Course Communication for Participants (ListServ)   Follow-up on longer term outcome measures

Don’t focus so much on the “box” that you forget to look outside it.

Thank You! Heidi Jung Instructional Designer Southern Illinois University Carbondale Phone: 618/