pdpie framework: online course development quality cycle
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PDPIE Framework: Online Course Development
Quality Cycle
Afsaneh Sharif, Senior Instructional Designer | UBC
ETUG Spring Workshop 2015
Introduction
• Define Quality• Research Problem & Question • Method• Result: PDPIE Framework• Conclusion & Discussion
What does quality in education mean to you?
Quality in education is a matter of accountability that: governments should mandate, accreditation agencies require, the general public/students expects,and faculty members need to support
(McKenzie, Mims, & Bennett, 2003)
How would you evaluate the quality of your work (i.e. teaching, course design) ?
Research Problem & ID Challenges
As an instructional designer, how do I know that I am doing a quality work and design?• Evolution of technology/learning environments• Inconsistent industry standards• Identity-related uncertainties• Maintenance of mastery in ID field• Changes in instructors and learners roles• Definition of quality
Constant Changes & Impacts
• Technologies/Online Learning
• Learners Roles
• Instructors Roles
• Instructional Designers Roles
Instructional Design Models
Identity and Role
23%
10%18%
10%
39%
What is your current position?
Instructional DesignerInstructional Support/Media DeveloperCourse De-signer/Course DeveloperInstructorOthers
52%
28%
15%
5%
In most cases, when you introduce yourself as an instructional de-signer, what exactly people do
think of you?
Don't know what is an ID job
A "tech" person
Instructor
Others
Existing Guidelines
Blood-Siegfried et al. (2008), after analysis of the existing rubrics, developed their rubric around five major criteria: 1) course organization and design, 2) course content, 3) instruction, 4) interaction, and 5) evaluation and assessment.
Nine steps to quality online learning: Introduction (Bates, 2012)
A Guide to Quality in Online Learning. (Daniel, 2013)
Key Elements in Course Design - Questionnaire
Interview & QA Framework
• N=8 4 females 4 males (service unit, Arts, Medicine, Human Resource)
• Themes emerged:• instructional design
models• ideal online course• an organizational
quality
Do you prefer/like to have a university (an institutional) policy/set of guidelines for quality of online learning?
The response to this question was universal…YES. All of the instructional designers preferred having such a policy. All prefer a flexible descriptive quality framework which can be modified and easily adapted.
PDPIE Frameworkhttp://wiki.ubc.ca/Design_Quality_OnlineCourse
Planning
Design & Development
Production
Implementation
Evaluation
Conclusion and Discussion
Not the complete answer to quality assurance, but critical component
As of June 3: 2590 Access (UNSW, VPD, ICBC, ID at UBC) Further research: effectiveness of the resource, cultural
factors
“the quality of e-learning is not something that can be delivered to the learner but is something that is co-developed by the learner and the provider during theteaching and learning processes”
Jung 2011
Thank You!http://wiki.ubc.ca/Design_Quality_OnlineCourse
Afsaneh Sharif