1. Glenn Johnson Instructional Designer Department of Statistics Penn State University Teaching Statistics Online: Understanding the Perspective of the Distant Learner April, 2015

2. 1999 - approached by the World Campus to develop the online version of STAT 500, Applied Statistics, a pre-requisite of the other graduate- level Applied Statistics courses. Spring of 2001 - began teaching STAT 500 online. Due to the positive experience we continued to develop more online courses. 2006 - received approval for the Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics, admitting 16 online students in 2006-07. The certificate program has grown and admitted 326 students in 2012-13 for a total of 1,126 students since its inception. Summer of 2009 - full MAS program for online delivery. The first online MAS cohort began in the Spring 2010 semester with 9 students; since then 115 students applied to the program in 2012 and 143 students in 2013.

3. time enrollment Grad UG Online

4. Service Courses STAT 100 – Statistical Concepts and Reasoning STAT 200 – Elementary Statistics MAS Core Courses STAT 414 - Introduction to Probability Theory STAT 415 - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics STAT 501 - Regression Methods STAT 502 - Analysis of Variance and DOE STAT 580/581 - Statistical Consulting Practicum MAS Elective Courses STAT 464 - Applied Nonparametric Statistics STAT 480 - Introduction to SAS (1 credit) STAT 481 - Intermediate SAS (1 credit) STAT 482 - Advanced Topics in SAS (1 credit) STAT 497C - Topics in R Statistical Language STAT 500 - Applied Statistics STAT 503 - Design of Experiments STAT 504 - Analysis of Discrete Data STAT 505 - Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis STAT 506 - Sampling Theory and Methods STAT 507 - Epidemiological Research Methods STAT 509 - Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials STAT 510 - Applied Time Series Analysis STAT 897D - Applied Data Mining I

5. Penn State’s World Campus Registration Marketing / Administration Technical Support / Proctor Support Information Technology Services (ITS) Storage (PASS, Box) Course Management System (ANGEL / Canvas?) Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Communication Tools (Adobe Connect) Training / ID Support Department Development Support Teaching Assignments

6. Walther’s Social Information Processing Theory Images from wisegeek.com, wikipedia, wikimedia commons

7. Foundational Components Syllabus – the overall plan for the course. Content - What are the topics that you plan to cover? What might this content look like? Assessments - What is it that you want you students to know and/or be able to do? How will you know if they get there? Interaction - Mechanisms that you can use along the way so that you and your students know you are on the right track.

8. Required by the University, College or Department Recommended Online Specific Setting and Managing Expectations!

9. A balancing investments in Technology ID / Technology Support Course Author Time Lecture Capture w/ Powerpoint Mix of narrative, images, and formulas augmented by short video segments. Accessibility

10. Process 1)Review the Learning Objectives 2)Review the Program Goals 3)Write the Final Exam First! Issues # and Types of Assignments, Weights & Distribution? Proctored Exams? Students are more likely to cheat when: -a great deal is riding on the outcome, -students care about performing to earn some external reward, and -when they don’t believe they have a good shot at succeeding through legitimate effort. Miller, Minds Online Students are more likely to cheat when: -a great deal is riding on the outcome, -students care about performing to earn some external reward, and -when they don’t believe they have a good shot at succeeding through legitimate effort. Miller, Minds Online

11. Discussion Presentation of Material Feedback Examples, Examples, Examples! Rollover / Pop-ups? Animate? Announcements Office Hours A ttention – R elevance – C onfidence - S uccess John KellerMotivational Design

12. MathJax / LaTeX Examples: Drupal, Piazza Annotation Apps ShowMe ExplainEverything Doceri (+ remote control) Screencasting Jing Inline Grading Canvas, Blackboard Communication / Presentation Tools Adobe Connect Zoom “Good teaching is good teaching, regardless of the technology.” Michelle Miller, Minds Online

13. Glenn Johnson – gfj100@psu.edu Department of Statistics Penn State University