ensuring quality in blended and online
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Workshop presented at the Distance Teaching and Learning Conference in Madison, WI, on August 7th, 2013.TRANSCRIPT
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Strategies to Ensure Quality in Online and Blended Courses
August 7th, 2013
Dylan Barth and Tanya JoostenLearning Technology Center, [email protected] of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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Overview
• Introduction to UWM Online
• Breakout activity, questions to ensure quality
• UWM’s processes to ensure quality
• Conclusions
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Introductions
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University of Wisconsin –MilwaukeeLearning Technology Center (LTC)
Dylan Barth, [email protected] Tanya Joosten, [email protected] Mangrich, [email protected]
LTC.uwm.edu | [email protected] | @UWMLTC
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About us
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Faculty development programs and pedagogical consultation
Technology training and support
Evaluation and research
The LTC provides faculty development and pedagogical consultation, technology training and support, and evaluation and research of an array of course delivery modes, including tech enhanced, blended, and online.
What we do?
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Delivery modesTe
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TraditionalSelf-paced
MOOCsFlex
Content• Text• Images• Audio• Video
Interactivity• Discussions• Groups• Feedback
Assessment• Written and oral examination• Discursive• Portfolio
Pedagogical considerations
For each delivery mode, there are pedagogical considerations to be made with regard to content delivery, interactivity, and assessment.
The UWMLTC faculty development program and pedagogical consultations with our team guide instructors in making decisions about these considerations.
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About UWM Online
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What is blended and online for UWM?
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Web-enhanced0 - 20%
Blended21 - 99%
Online100%
Blended 121 - 50%
Online withcommensurate
reduction in seat time
Blended 381 - 99%
Online withcommensurate
reduction in seat time
Blended 251 - 80%
Online withcommensurate
reduction in seat time
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What are we doing today?
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1. How do you foster faculty awareness and interest in online and blended teaching? How do you motivate faculty to design effective online and blended courses that include pedagogical or technological innovation? What incentives are in place for course redesign?
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2. What makes for an effective online and blended learning model? What opportunities should be available to help instructors learn effective practices in design and delivery of online and blended courses? What experiences should be provided to faculty to effectively teach online and blended courses? How can you develop a community of online and blended practitioners on campus?
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3. How will instructors know when they are providing quality online and blended courses? How will faculty, programs, or the campus know whether the course was a good course? What tools or services could be provided for evaluating the effectiveness of online and blended courses? How will quality be communicated to the larger campus (e.g., students, faculty, administration, etc.)?
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How does UWM ensure quality?
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1. How do you foster faculty awareness and interest in online and blended teaching? How do you motivate faculty to design effective online and blended courses that include pedagogical or technological innovation? What incentives are in place for course redesign?
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The Information Technology Policy Committee encourages divisions and individual departments to ensure that their tenure, promotion, and merit processes value innovative forms of publication, research, and teaching
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2. What makes for an effective online and blended learning model? What opportunities should be available to help instructors learn effective practices in design and delivery of online and blended courses? What experiences should be provided to faculty to effectively teach online and blended courses? How can you develop a community of online and blended practitioners on campus?
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UW-Milwaukee Faculty Development Program:
Purpose | Format | Outcomes
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Overall purpose or goals
• Design, develop, teach, and advocate for blended courses
• A practical approach – Get started– Redesign course– Develop course material– Acquire teaching skills
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Program format
• Taught in a blended format and in multiple formats during the academic year
• Face-to-face meetings and online assignments
– Model good blended practices
– Experience blended course as a student
– Effective teaching model
• Experienced blended teachers are program facilitators
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Program Structure
F2F 12.5 hrs
Online 1F2F 2
2.5 hrs Online 2
F2F 32.5 hrs
Showcase2.5 hrs
Post-Program
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Program activities
• Presentation, demonstration, small-group activities, facilitator feedback, peer feedback, online discussion, consultation
• Emphasis on faculty “active learning”– Discussing– Questioning– Developing
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Main Program Outcomes
1. Start of a redesigned course
2. New teaching skills and knowledge
3. Re-examine both face-to-face and online component
4. Faculty know what to expect
5. Faculty get their questions answered
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• Ten questions • Online vs. F2F - Integration• Designing learning modules
• Decision rubric for content choices
• Learning objects
Course Content
• Progressive/summative• Before, during, and after• Self evaluation• Peer evaluation• Student evaluation
Course Evaluation
• Rubrics• CATs• Templates • Traditional formats
Assessment Plan
• Synchronous/asynchronous• Establishing voice• Discussion forums• Small groups
Online Learning Community
• Managing expectations• Time management• Technology support
Helping Your Students
• Staying organized• Managing workload• Avoiding course and a half
Course Management
Course Redesign
Transitioning to blended teaching
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Pedagogical meets technical
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Specialized workshops
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Online and Blended Teaching Group (OBTG)
• User-driven, monthly meetings for sharing questions, concerns, and resources
• Demonstrations, presentations, discussions• Online community of instructors
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3. How will instructors know when they are providing quality online and blended courses? How will faculty, programs, or the campus know whether the course was a good course? What tools or services could be provided for evaluating the effectiveness of online and blended courses? How will quality be communicated to the larger campus (e.g., students, faculty, administration, etc.)?
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Faculty Development Resources
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Peer Evaluation Handbook
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Student Evaluation Data
• Enter slides
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Certification Program
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Communicating Quality
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