2. Matthew Mansour - 2010

3.  Introduce yourself to 1 person sitting close to you and tell them….  Who you are  Your Expertise & Background  Why you are here  Don’t Forget ME!!!

4.  …taken an online course  …taught an online course  …developed an online course

5.  Learning Paradigm shift  By 2011 university students will not remember life before computers.

7.  Years of experience  Wisdom ◦ Trials & Tribulations  Tons of Best Practices

8.  Recognize the shift  Push Traditional Instructors to Put courses online with no formal training. ◦ Poor quality ◦ Talking heads ◦ Static powerpoint ◦ Reading assignments & Discussions

9.  Discuss what e-learning is  Meet our teams  “Experience Research”  Discuss best and worst practices

11.  Online Books?

12.  Discussion Boards

13.  Fancy Design Software?

14.  Is e-Learning as effective as traditional face to face courses?

15.  It depends on… ◦ Instructor/Course Design ◦ Learners

16.  Are Traditional Courses Always effective?

17.  What was your favorite face to face class?  What made this class stand out?

18.  …taken a BAD online course In your groups discuss what specifically made this course “BAD” _______________________

19.  Don’t give clear instructions / navigational directions in the course  Don’t communicate with the students ◦ Don’t participate in discussions ◦ Don’t return e-mail or voice mail  Wait until the very end of the course to return graded assignments

20.  Put folders inside of folders inside of folders  Don’t Chunk  Assume they will read ◦ Post important information in only one place

21.  Use fancy media that requires plug-ins ◦ Don’t tell students upfront ◦ Let them try to figure it out on their own ◦ (Long download times)

22.  …taken a GREAT online course In your groups discuss what specifically made this course “GREAT” _______________________

23.  Clear Navigation  Clear Expectations  Interaction ◦ Instructor-student ◦ Student-student ◦ Student-Content  Timely Communication

24.  Clearly outline your expectations ◦ How and where to put/find assignments ◦ Something TANGIBLE  Clearly outline student expectations ◦ “All assignments will be returned by…” ◦ “e-mail will be returned within 36 hours”

25.  Communicate with students ◦ Return e-mail and voice mail promptly  The number one issue at MQ when lecturers and teachers receive feedback in there Teacher Evaluations is “ my teacher did not communicate or respond in a timely manner”

26.  Put the students in charge of their own learning ◦ “Idolgogy”  Use appropriate Multimedia to address various learning styles ◦ “Disnegogy”

27.  Foster networking within the class ◦ Don’t let them think they are alone  Engage the students in interaction ◦ Play games ◦ Create Scenarios

28.  “CHUNK” material ◦ No more than 1 hr at a time  Post important items in multiple locations

29. From Campus Technology Magazine:  “As with any learning environment, the most worthwhile student experiences emerge when students can interact with their educators.” (Villano, 2008) From the Online Cl@ssroom publication:  “…research shows that loneliness…drives away a lot of online students.” (Terrell, 2008)

34. Ease of Use Communication Interaction-Engagement TIMELY Feedback Clear Expectations Clear Navigation

35.  Horton, William. E-Learning By Design Workshop, Training 2006 Conference. Orlando, Fla.  http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/eLearningForDev/default.htm http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/eLearningForDev/default.htm  http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/k4levels/index.htm http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/k4levels/index.htm  http://training.usgs.gov/TEL/ISD/Evaluations.html http://training.usgs.gov/TEL/ISD/Evaluations.html  www.wikipedia.com www.wikipedia.com  Villano, M (January 2008). 13 Tips for Virtual World Teaching. Campus Technology, 21(5), 41-46.  Terrell, S (2008).Consider Learner Characteristics, Learning Conditions in Course Design. Online Cl@ssroom. ?, 8.  http://technologysource.org/article/seven_principles_of_effective_ teaching/ http://technologysource.org/article/seven_principles_of_effective_ teaching/  Quality Matters FIPSE Grant project online: http://www.qualitymatters.org/FIPSE.htm