1. Student Centered Learning: Demonstration of an eLearning Case Study
Luann Drolc Fortune, PhD
Saybrook University
Elearning journeys
Rzeszów, Poland October 25, 2016

3. Integrative Medicine & Healthcare
Global shift to a wellness model
In US: Encouraged by new national healthcare
Departure from conventional service delivery models
Refocus from treating pathology to preventive approaches
Elevating wellness to a priority: Optimal human performance and experience

4. Instructional Demands of Integrative Medicine
Additional training for healthcare professionals and medical practitioners
New roles, e.g. healthcare coach, nutritionist
Research: Evidence for best practices
Explanatory studies: identify mechanisms
Exploratory scholarship: develop frameworks
Each of these requires a new way of thinking
Technical training
Scholarly knowledge acquisition
Developing translational researchers
Multi-disciplinary collaboration to draw from multiple traditions and modalities

5. Case Report: Saybrook College of Integrative Medicine
Demonstrate the workings of an online classroom
Designed for a humanistically framed pedagogy directed to adult learners
Interactive presentation will include an exploration of
classroom architecture and functions
engagement activities and assignments to generate interactive learning
expectation setting via standard assessments, procedures, and policies
how the curriculum is operationalized into an electronic medium (Canvas)
Summarize advantages & limitations of model for other applications & settings

6. Saybrook Culture: Grounded in Learner’s Self-Care
• Integrative mind-body education begins with the individual student
• Curriculum includes training in self-care, and cultivates self-awareness for wellness
• Learners use this knowledge and experience to work within their professional communities to facilitate optimal wellness and healing for others.

7. Parallel linked systems: One Drive, , My Records, My Saybrook (library & website-catalog), My Learning

8. Student gateway

9. Demonstration Classroom architecture and functions Based on template
Standardized by home section and work modules
Each course runs on predictable schedule
Content revised each year
Engagement activities and assignments
constructed interactively
formalized under a standard assessment system
Curriculum operationalized into eLearning classroom via Canvas

10. Classroom Architecture
Each course is based on a detailed syllabus & contains a standardized Home Module:
Syllabus
Videoconference information
Q&A section, Announcements
Links to library, admin contacts
Policies & Procedures
Course and program resources
See MBM5600 Master Home Section:

11. Syllabi Standardized to a Template
Course Description (from catalog)
Course Objectives
Required Readings
Assignments with Detailed Descriptions
Triangulate with College Guidelines, Policies and Best Practices
Module by Module Instructions and Spaces for Submissions and Interactions
MBM5600 syllabus - See

12. Classroom Functions Each module:
Overview: objectives, readings, assignments, resources
Assembled weekly or bi-weekly
Discussion forums, content-based with choices
Engagement Activities:
Writings: Essays, Papers, Logs
Videoconference Agendas
Recordings
Posters

13. Visit a Canvas Classroom
MBM5540 Master

14. Assignments as Engagement Activities
Academic Research Paper: Consistent academic standards, e.g. taxonomy, APA format & style, critical thinking, scholarly flow
Reflection Paper:  Shorter paper, often a case report
Skill Development Posts: Written assignments that demonstrate knowledge base or skill mastery
Videoconference Calls: Agenda to support Module content, include student presentations
Log/Evaluation Entries: e.g., Coaching, Biofeedback, Hypnosis, and Somatics Practice
Content mastery: Quizzes, exams
Discussion Questions: Peer engagement with content
Refer to online syllabus template at

15. Discussion Forums: Learning through Peer-Interaction
Discussion Questions:
Short expository essays ( words)
One or two per module based on content
Choices of multiple questions
Required replies constructed to establish a conversation thread based on question
Standards set for grading points assignment: accurate, well cited, clear, advances conversation
Faculty are to summarize the themes generated
See MBM5600 master at

16. Curriculum to Operationalization
Program development & course mapping
Course development: objectives, resources, interactive assignments, current and relevant resources, expert facilitator
Review by faculty/student committee
Creation of online course master
Assessment by students & faculty: revisions
Curriculum to Operationalization
Courses develop from program sequence and competencies
All new & revised courses begin with a concept developed by leaders & content expert
All course content begins in detailed syllabus & supplements designed for online learning
All syllabi are vetted by program directors and Academic Review Committee (faculty & students)
Finalized syllabus are converted to online “masters” and then recopied for each live course

17. Advantages and Limitations
Most of course work can be done from a distance on learner’s schedule
Allows multiple content-expert instructors to share their practice expertise
Course materials & classroom pre- established
Familiarity promotes efficiency
Optimizes learning through andragogy
Reduced face-to-face contact
Added expense of traveling to residential conferences
Demanding pace for students and faculty with few breaks
Requires advanced technology and specialized instructional expertise
Reduces flexibility and spontaneity in the classroom

18. Other Applications and Settings
Ideal for emerging fields relying on practice-driven expertise
Well suited to geographic, global distribution of learners and faculty
Provides opportunities for articulation agreements and institutional collaboration
More appropriate for mature adult learners who are self- motivated and disciplined
Better matched to didactic knowledge demanding strong writing skills and executions

19. Questions? Luann Drolc Fortune, PhD Saybrook University College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences