1. Teaching Online in Higher Education Douglas Young University of Texas-Pan American An Online Workshop in Online Pedagogy

2. Problem Growing regional need for Higher Education Training faculty in WebCT No growth in number of courses

3. Problem No model how to teach online Software training not enough New workshop

4. Genesis No Lecture Online Web Site Model Cannot Answer All Questions Asynchronous: Student May Answer Questions First

5. Genesis Four Principles Immersion as Students Interaction as Key Design Courses Modify Teaching Behavior

6. Genesis Other Guidelines No Pedagogical Buzzwords Not “Computer Jocks” Practical, with Some Theory

7. Immersion as Students Do It to Learn It Computer skills Increase Skills Progressively Be able to answer student questions

8. Interaction A lecture is a process where information is passed from the notebook of the lecturer to the notebook of the student without necessarily passing through the minds of either. Anonymous Educator’s Signature File

9. Interaction Michael Moore’s Three Levels of Interaction Instructor/Learner Learner/Content Learner/Learner

10. Interaction Discussion Email Tests Portfolio Assessments Glossary Chat Telephone Graphics & Photos Web Search Tools

11. Interaction

12. Learning Styles Teaching Styles = Learning Style What is one’s Learning Style Keep it “Interactive”

13. Learner-Centered Is the student really responsible for his/her own learning? Instructor-centered model Too much work Students Need Structure Sage/Guide

14. Techniques Graded Participation Peer-critique Guest Speaker Sequenced Skills

15. Spanish TOL Response to Demand First Session Began May 6 Current Session – September 9 – October 21, 2002

16. Outcomes Drop Outs 31% finished – skewed by UTPA, otherwise 35% More Work Time Management Computer Skills Correlation to Cost

17. Outcomes

18. Conclusion 265 people from 40 schools have attended. Favorable feedback, but no hard data.

19. Douglas Young dayoung@panam.edu cdl.panam.edu