new to online – olc workshop series for fundamental online teaching skills development

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The Online Learning Consortium ● onlinelearningconsortium.org

Developing Fundamental Online Teaching Skills

The Online Learning Consortium

NEW TO ONLINEWorkshop Series

Online Learning is who we are and what we do.


We’ve come a long way.

Originally funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Online Learning Consortium is now a non-profit, 501(c) (3) member-sustained organization.


The organization’s reach and impact have grown significantly since it was first conceived in 1992.

More than two decades later, we’re a self-sustaining member-drive organization with global reach and impact.

Key milestones along the way.

1992 1997 2004 2005 2009 2010 2014Alfred P.

Sloan

Foundation

establishes

the Sloan

Consortium

Inaugural issue

of the Journal of

Asynchronous

Learning

Networks

Quality

framework

established:

The Five

Pillars of

Quality Online

Education

First

Asynchronous

Learning

Networks

Conference

Sloan-C

Institute

established,

providing

online learning

workshops

and webinars

IELOL

blended-

learning

leadership

program

introduced by

Penn State

and Sloan-C

Sloan-C

incorporates

as a non-

profit, 501(c)3

Quality

Scorecard

introduced,

establishing

criteria for

excellence for

online learning

programs

Sloan-C

becomes the

Online

Learning

Consortium

(OLC)

What we do

– Workshops – 100s

– Mastery Series – 5+

– Certificates Programs

– Webinars

– Institute for Engaged

Leadership in

Online Learning

Penn State Collaborative

– Online Learning

20TH Annual

– Emerging

Technology

10th Annual

– Blended Learning

6th Annual

– Regional Events

Coming in 2015

CONFERENCES THE INSTITIUTERESEARCH &

PUBS

– Journals

Online Learning, a

Journal of the OLC

(formerly JALN)

– Surveys

Joint efforts with

Pearson, Babson, and

other Global Partners

– Book Series

– Workshop Publications

ADVISORY

SERVICES

– Custom Advisory

– Quality Scorecard

– Scorecard Advisory

– International

Program

Development

Services

MEMBERSHIP

– Community (NEW)

– Professional

– Institute

– Corporate

– Our Blog

– The View

– Social

OUR VIEWS

Although our name has changed, our focus has

not.

We provide the resources that position our members to achieve

success in this changing marketplace.

The Online Learning Consortium is the leading

professional organization devoted to advancing

quality online learning providing

professional development, instruction,

best practice publications and guidance to

educators, online learning professionals, and

organizations around the world.


Who is the OLC?


• Consortium of 513 institutions & 6,746 individuals dedicated to quality online education.

• Industry leader for 22 years in research and development of online learning through publications, conferences, research and faculty development…

Over 3,500 participants took a workshop with the OLC Institute last year!


Who are OLC Members??


• Members come from 50 states, along with the District of Columbia and the territory of Puerto Rico

• International members from 14 other countries

Data Current October 2014


Introductions


Sandra Coswatte (@SandraCoswatte)• Director, OLC Institute of Learning• 16 years teaching experience, 12 years online• 7 years experience in faculty development

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On the MenuToday’s Webinar


New to Online Workshop Series


• Acquire fundamental skills for online facilitation• Develop strategies to enhance the learning

environment• Various choices monthly


Online Schedule


• Workshop Focus – Excellence in Online Education• Searchable Schedule

• Date• Type• Track

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New to Online


Workshop AudienceFor faculty who are just getting started in the online environment, learn the basics of online course design, how to convert your content into a digital format, and how to find and evaluate tools for your online and blended courses.


New to Online Workshops


• New to Online: The Essentials• New to Online: Getting Started with Online Tools• New to Online: Putting Your Content Online


Fundamentals


Workshop AudienceThe basics of developing and teaching online and blended courses for new and veteran faculty, and instructional designers who support them.


Fundamentals Workshops


• Fundamentals: Giving Effective Feedback• Fundamentals: Engaging Learners in Online Discussions• Fundamentals: Increasing Interaction and Engagement• Fundamentals: Supporting New Online Learners• Fundamentals: Frameworks for Quality Design• Fundamentals: ADA and Web Accessibility




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Teaching online is fundamentally different.


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Fundamental Concerns for Online Teachers

TECHNOLOGY


Learning Management Systems, Teaching Toolkit

EFFECTIVENESS

SATISFACTION

Retention, Academic Integrity, Assessment, Support

Faculty Workload, Student Engagement, Stakeholder Approval


Where do you begin??

The Basics


Know your format

“Online learning is not the next big thing; it is the now big thing.”

- Donna J. Abernathy


Online Coursework Formats


• Some components online

• Instruction face to face

Web Enhanced

• Significant face to face and online instructionBlended

• Completely online

• May include “live” sessions ..or notOnline


Quality“Quality is never an accident; it is always the

result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it

represents the wise choice of many alternatives.”- William A. Foster


One Final Question…

Q:What does a quality online class mean to you?

Do students and faculty measure quality in the same way?

Do they want the same thing out of the courses?


Quality Online Courses


A work in processContinual

review/revision/improvements


OLC Pillars of Quality


Beyond the basics…Begin with expertise.


OLC’s Pillars of Quality


Learning Effectiveness

Scale AccessFaculty

SatisfactionStudent

Satisfaction

5 Fundamental Online Teaching Concepts



Take advantage of the learning environment.

Provide learning experiences that are high quality in the modality being used.



Scale

Leverage key educational resources while offering new online learning opportunities to students and faculty.

Schools offer their best educational value to learners and to achieve capacity enrollment.

Cost-effective measures and practices.

Scale


Access

Provide meaningful and effective access throughout the entire student’s life cycle.

• Program selection• Course availability• Appropriate learning resources• Support (Academic, Financial, Student,

Technical)

Access


Faculty Satisfaction

Instructors find the online teaching experience personally rewarding and professionally beneficial

• School Provides Support• Opportunity for Research/Publication• Involved in the Governance and Quality Insurance• Institutional Reward System• Opportunity for Continued Professional

Development



Student Satisfaction

The goal is that all students who complete a course express satisfaction with course rigor and fairness, with professor and peer interaction, and with support services


Student Satisfaction

History of Distance Ed1728 - Mail Edu. - Boston

1922 - Radio Edu. - Penn State

1965 - Telephone Edu. - U of Wisconsin

1968 - Television Edu. - Stanford

1969 - Internet Created- Dept. of Defense

1976 - University of Phoenix Created

2002 - OpenCourseware Developed

Infographic and Data From StraigherLine.comhttp://www.straighterline.com/online-education-resources/online-

education-tools/infographic-history-of-distance-education/




3 Secrets to SuccessYOU need to know

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WHAT

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Commit Time & Effort

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Goal

Identify Sub-skills


Q: What skills are you building?

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January Workshop Faculty

• Experts Helping You• Learn From/With Them

To Build Your Skills



Engaging Learners in Online Discussions

Jan 30-Feb 6Dr. Brian Udermann

Brian Udermann is the Director of Online Education and a Full Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.



Increasing Interaction & Engagement

Jan 9-16Dr. David Mohr

David is a health services research investigator at the Veterans Health Administration and Research Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at Boston University School of Public Health.


The Essentials

Jan 30- Feb 06Dr. Donna E. Scribner

Donna Scribner has more than 35 years of experience in education, as a teacher at the middle, high school and college levels, and in developing and delivering professional development opportunities for teachers.


Putting Your Content Online

Jan 9-16Ann Musgrove

Ann has extensive experience designing professional development programs for instructors transitioning into online and blended learning environments. She an instructor in the department of teaching and learning in the college of education at Florida Atlantic University.


Frameworks for Quality Design

Jan 30- Feb 06Leah Chuchran

Leah currently holds the position of Digital Learning Specialist at Emory University representing the Center for Digital Scholarship.


Supporting New Online Learners

Jan 30- Feb 6Renee Aitken

Renee has over 14 years experience in online education as a designer, SME, course developer, and teacher.


Workshop Costs


• $169Member

Price

•$269Non-Member

Price

•10 Workshop Seats

•$950Workshop

Pass


Workshop Tracks


Tools Design

Learners Management

Tracks


Workshop Categories


Strategies Exploring

Management/Facilitation

Creating

Categories


Workshop Categories (continued)


Designing Skills Introduction

New to Online Fundamentals

Categories


See you online!


Thank you




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