online faculty quality
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ETOM Fall 2013 ConferenceTRANSCRIPT
Quality
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I associate the term “quality” with:
A. Online CoursesB. Online FacultyC. High CostD. Student Experience
Online accessibility IS a faculty duty!
A. YesB. No
Goals
• Show how the ETOM Online Teaching and Advanced Online Teaching Certification courses can help:– Improve your marketability as an online teacher.– Improve the quality of online teachers you hire.– Give faculty the advanced skills they need to
develop and teach quality online courses.
Online Faculty Certifications
A. NoneB. InternalC. ETOM Online Teaching Certification D. Other
Online Teaching Certification (OTC)
• Six week online course offered by ETOM.• Focused on quality standards identified in
MCCVLC Online Course Development Guidelines/Rubric
• Orientation to online teaching and learning.• Designing an online course.• Constructing an online course.• Managing and supporting an online course.
Multiple Platforms
Barriers to Online Faculty Quality
A. Technical SkillsB. Teaching ExperienceC. Instructional Design/CurriculumD. Ability to Organize and Manage
ETOM OTC Competencies
• articulate outcomes (competencies) that provide a foundation for design and focus for the learner;
• set up instructional consistency, matching outcomes, content, practice/feedback, and assessments;
• plan effective management of course materials, assignments, and interactions;
• develop effective online organization of course, including clear directions and policies for students;
• effectively use a LMS to develop their course.
NMC Horizon Project: 2013 Higher Ed
ETOM Advanced OTC
• Six week online course offered by ETOM.• Emphasizes how the appropriate use of
instructional technologies can enhance online learning and improve course quality
• Stresses how the use and deployment of these instructional technologies does not need to be expensive or difficult to master.
ETOM Advanced OTC Module 1
• Incorporating Audio and Video– Sound Instructional Design – Capturing Audio and Video – Using Existing Audio and Video
ETOM Advanced OTC Module 2
• Creating Multimedia Content– Creating and Using Images – Free and Open Source Tools – Combining Content Effectively
ETOM Advanced OTC Module 3
• Integrating Social Applications– Blogs and Wikis – Facebook– Twitter and other Web Apps
ETOM Advanced OTC Module 5
• Emerging Technologies – Mobile Learning – Virtual Worlds and Gaming – Open Learning
ETOM Advanced OTC Module 6
• Pulling it All Together! – Peer Review– Final Presentation– Course Evaluation
GRCC HLC Change Visit
• Continuous Quality Improvement– In order to maintain such quality, it should
consider a recertification process for its online courses. Rapidly emerging technologies and tools – Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and online tutoring did not exist seven years ago – also speak on behalf of regular reviews of the techniques and technologies used in online courses.