an open educational resource for faculty development to develop and teach blended and online courses...
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An Open Educational Resource for Faculty Development to Develop and Teach Blended and Online Courses
cuOpen
Carleton’s Context
Certificate
The Provost’s Advisory Group on the Expansion of
Online and Blended Learning
The CU Strategic Integrated Plan
2015-2018
OAVPTL Teaching & Learning Framework
Instructors’ & Departmental
Increased Interest in online learning &
ePedagogy communities
Project
1. Certificate in Blended and Online Teaching2. Open Educational Resources3. PowerPoint for face-to-face workshops4. SCORM packages for online delivery5. Teaching Tip sheets6. Video vignettes7. Creative Commons licensing
• Ministry funding
• Dev: Sept. 2013 – May 2014
• Two cohorts have completed program• One in progress
Certificate in Blended & Online Teaching
http://carleton.ca/cuopen/
Process
External Project Manager (Dual
Code)
External Media Production &
Communication(Kyle Mackie)
Internal – Four core developers
Internal CUOL Media Production
Topics
1. Benefits and Challenges of Online Education2. Online Teaching Skills3. Instructional Design Models and Theories of Learning4. Online Course Development5. Learning Outcomes as Blueprints for Design6. Assessment in Online Environments7. Communication Strategies in Online Environments8. Synchronous and Asynchronous Tools9. Online Learning Communities10. Interaction, Engagement and Motivation11. Gamification in Education
Structure 1
• Certificate runs as a blended (35 hours) course.
• Modules hosted in Carleton’s LMS
• Positive feedback from first cohorts
Structure 2
• 11 modules (available http://carleton.ca/cuopen & www.ecarleton.ca )
• Theoretical & practical skills
• Focus on pedagogy
Challenges
• Resources (time/staff)• Finding a fine balance between pedagogical and
technological topics • Faculty expectations/different levels of background
knowledge/motivation/prejudices towards online courses
• Institutional adoption• Maintaining content relevancy
Take Away
IT’S FREE! Freely available as open resources to any institution or person. EVERYTHING: All materials online (video, slides, tips, facilitator guides, SCORM packages with source code)
UNBRANDED: Institutions can easily re-brand it and use it