To: ShawnaArroyo,ManagerStudentRelations From: Dr.SusanBussmann,DistanceEducation,OCIPDirectorSandraJohnson,DistanceEducation,OCIPCoordinatorSubject:OCIPYear4ReportDate: July30,2013DistanceEducationrespectfullysubmitsthefollowingYearFourReportfortheOnlineCourseImprovementProgram(OCIP)andtheOneYearPlus(1Y+)FellowshipProfessionalDevelopmentProgram.1. WhateventswereprovidedbytheOnlineCourseImprovementProgram?FromSeptember2012toMay2013,45eventswereprovidedasfollows:

ThirteeneventswerehostedinconjunctionwiththeTeachingAcademysuchasLet’sTalkOnlineTeachingandguestspeakers.EightofeventswerehostedinpartnershipwiththeCanvasSupportteam.Forty-twooftheeventsdirectlysupportedQualityMatters(QM)Standards.OCIPhasorganizedtheprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopsandpresentationsaswellastheonlineprofessionaldevelopmenttrainingcoursethematicallyaroundtheeightresearch-basedQualityMattersRubricandStandardstoensurequalityinblended/onlinecoursedesign.FormoredetailedinformationoneventsprovidedbytheOCIPteam,seeAppendixA.2.Whatresourcesdidtheyusedtohavebeforeversusnow(bookrental,onlinematerialsonly,etc)?Thisinformationiscollectedinthe1Y+Fellowsapplicationform.Plus,theyagreetoworkonreducingthecostofthesuppliesandmaterialsforthecourse.Someexamplesofchangesinthecost

Type Number PercentageLet’sTalkOnlineTeaching 7 15.5HybridWorkshops 20 44.5Webinars 4 9OpenLabs 9 20Presentations 2 4.5DistanceEducationSpeakers 3 6.5TotalEvents 45 100%

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ofcoursesuppliesandmaterialswerereportedbythe1Y+Fellowssuchas,offeringmaterialsindigitalformat,useofetextbooksincludinginformationonrentingbooks,useofvideo,audio,andrecordingsforlessonsandassignmentsthatareofferedonline.SeeAppendixBforfacultycommentsonreductioninmaterialcosts.

3.Didanyofthefacultyreceivefeedbackfromstudentsonthedifference/whatfeedbackhaveyoureceivedfromthefaculty?AsofApril29,2013,51courseevaluationshavebeensubmittedforthefollowingCohortIVcourses.(Pleasenote-mostcoursesarescheduledtobetaughtFall/Spring2013-2014).SeeAppendixCforstudentcomments.

CourseTitle NumberofReponses

ASTRO308IntotheFinalFrontier 0BIOL154EssentialsofAnatomy&Physiology 0BUS203Business&ProfessionalCommunication 2CEP110HumanGrowthandDevelopment 0CJ432IssuesinCriminalJustice 0ENGL203Business&ProfessionalCommunication 26

ENGL218Technical&ScientificCommunications 0HIST302V/538ScienceinModernSociety 0HNDS449/549DietTherapyII 0HRMT412BeverageManagement 0MGT309OrganizationalBehaviors 0MUS101ClassicalMusicAppreciation 1OECS235SQL 0SOC353SocialResearch:Analysis 0STAT251Statistics 8WS403/503GenderandHorror 12Anothercoursenotlisted 2TotalResponses 51

4.Howmanystudentswereenrolledintheclassesthatparticipatedinprogram?Thestudentenrollmentdataisbasedontheavailabledataforthe1Y+Fellows'coursesforCohortIVIntermsofprimaryimpact,theestimatednumberofstudentsenrolledinthe22coursesunderrevisionis1,430.Intermsofsecondaryimpact,theestimatednumberofstudentsenrolledintheonlinecoursestaughtbythe1Y+Fellowsis~2,600.Secondaryimpactmeansstudentstakingtheother

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onlinecoursesthat1Y+FellowswillimproveduetowhattheyhavelearnedaboutonlinecoursedesignandtheQualityMattersRubric.

First LastName College Role Department No.StudentsAli Ahmed DACC Professor Math/STAT251 120Chet Barney BUS Adjunct Management/MGT309

OrganizationalBehaviors85

Ann Bock ACES Professor Nutrition/HNDS449/549DietTherapy

90

*Nathan Brooks A&S AssociateProf

History/HIST302V/538ScienceinModernSociety

NotReported

Kurt Depner DACC AssistantProf

GeneralStudies/ENG203Business&ProfessionalCommunications

130

Patricia Hoffmann A&S AssociateProf

Sociology/SOC353SocialResearch:Analysis

110

Andrea Joseph A&S AssociateProf

CriminalJustice/CJ432IssuesinCriminalJustice

75

Keith Mandabach ACES AssociateProf

Restaurant,Hotel,Tourism/HRMT412BeverageManagement

75

Gerri McCulloh A&S GradAssistant

English/203GBusiness&ProfessionalCommunication

NotReported

Bernard McNamara A&S Professor Astronomy/AST308IntotheFinalFrontier

75

*Nikki Mott A&S Adjunct English/ENGL218:TechnicalandScientificCommunications

120

Hiranya Rowchodhury

DACC AssociateProf

Health/BIOL154EssentialsofAnatomy&Physiology

120

James Shearer A&S Professor Music/MUS101ClassicalMusicAppreciation

120

Rajaa Shindi DACC Instructor Computers/OECS235SQL NotReported*Enedina

Vasquez EDUC Professor CEP110HumanGrowth&Development

75

Laura Williams A&S AssistantProf.

Women'sStudies/WS403/503Gender&Horror

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*Participantsnotedinblueareinprogressforcompletion.5.WhatfacultyappliedfortheFall2012Semester?(Fall2012)RecruitmentforCohort4of1Year+FellowsranfromJuly17–August30,2012.Thirtyfiveapplicationsweresubmitted.Twenty-twoapplicantswereaccepted.Twoapplicantsdroppedtheprogramwithinthefirsttwomonths.ThirteenapplicantscompletedtheonlinecourseandcourserevisionrequirementsbyApril,2013fromCohort4.OneintendstocompletetheprogrambytheJune15thdeadline;twowillcomplete

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halftheprogrambytheJune15thdeadline,andhaverequestedtocontinuetheprogramandcompleteitnextyear;four1Y+Fellowsstatedthattheywantedtocompletetheprogrambuthavenotyetfullyparticipated.ForafulllistofOCIPcohortssince2006includingrepresentedcollegesanddepartments,seeAppendixD.

6.Whoareyourpartnersforthisprogram(e.g.TeachingAcademy)?ThepartnersfortheOnlineCourseImprovementProgramincludetheDistanceEducation,theStudentTechnologyAdvisoryCommittee,AssociatedStudentsofNewMexicoStateUniversity,InstructionalInnovationandQualityUnit,TeachingAcademy,NMSULibrary,andInformationCommunicationTechnologies.OCIP/1Y+facultyparticipantsalsoprovidedpeersupportfortheprogramandeachother.

7.Whatweresomethingsthatyoulearnedthisyearthatyouwouldliketoimproveonfornextyear?SeeAppendixEforparticipantfeedback.● 1Y+Fellowshadgreatfeedbackonthecontentwithintheonlinecourse.Revisionswillbe

makethatwillincludemorementorsupportandlesspeer-to-peerexpectationsincethisrequirementwashardforthemtomeet.

● Increaseintegrationofprofessionaldevelopmentactivities&effortsofOCIP,TeachingAcademy,andInstructionalInnovationandQualityunits.

● Continuetobuildaprocesstoleveragetheexpertiseofthe1Y+Fellowstobuildapeer-to-peernetworkofmentorsandengagethemininformalandformalcoursereviewsusingtheQualityMattersRubric.SeeAppendixDforQMPeerReviewprocessforNMSU.

● ContinuetodevelopaninternalframeworktorecognizecoursequalityandbrandcourseswithQualityMatterssealofquality.

● ContinuetoaligntheOCIPprofessionaldevelopmenteventsaroundmonthlythemesthatalignwiththe1Y+professionaldevelopmentcourseandtheQualityMattersRubricstandards.

● ImproveOCIPoutreacheffortstothemaincampusdepartmentsthroughflyers,meetingswithDEdirectors,HotLine,FacultyListserv,andCanvasListserv.

● Supportfacultyteachingonlineandblendedcoursesbyestablishingaprofessionaldevelopmentopportunity“SummerTechnologyCamp”tobeheldJune11-13,2013.

● Providesupportforfacultywantingtotransitiontoblendedoronline,asinfromface-to-facetosomeonline,orblendedtoonline.

8.LongtermgoalsiffundingismatchedwithSTACaswelliffundsarenotmatched.

Thelong-termgoalistogrowOCIPandthe1Y+FellowshipProgram.Progresshasbeenmadeinsecuringstablefunding.Aone-yearcommitmentof$225KtoOCIPfromtheCourseDeliveryFeeshasbeensecured.TheCollegeDeanssupporteditandtheUniversityBudgetCommittee(UBC)approvedit.SinceSTACcontinuestoco-fundtheprogram,requestsforsupportwillbesubmittedeachyearsinceamulti-yearOCIPfundingcommitmentcannotbesupportedbySTAC.ArequestforcontinuedprofessionaldevelopmentfundingwillbemadetoDeansandtheUBCforFY15.Ensuringqualityforallcoursesregardlessofmethodofdeliveryistheprimarymissionofthe

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OCIP/1Y+FellowshipunderDistanceEducation,TeachingAcademy,andtheInstructionalInnovationandQualityUnit.

9.AdditionalActivities

PeerReviewofOnlineCoursesProgramTheOnlineCourseImprovementProgramisusingQualityMatters(https://www.qualitymatters.org)asthefoundationforimprovingonlinecourses.QualityMatters(QM)isafaculty-centered,peerreviewprocessthatisdesignedtocertifythequalityofonlineandblendedcoursesusingtheQMRubric.QualityMattersprogramstandardsguidequalityassuranceforonlineeducation.OCIP'sgoalsweretoconduct2formalQMonlinecoursereviewsfornationalQMrecognitionaswellashaving5LasCrucesfacultygettingQMcertifiedaspeerreviewers.Goalsforthe2013-2014yeararetoincreasethesenumbersto5formalQMcoursereviewsandhaving16certifiedpeerreviewersfortheQMprogramatNMSU.SeeAppendixFforOCIP'sbrochureonPeerReviewofOnlineCourses.ThefollowingactivityoccurredforthePeerReviewofOnlineCoursesProgram:

FormalQMOnlineCourseReviewsCEL580/EDLT575 ToolsandTechniquesforOnlineTeachingandLearningENGL203 BusinessandProfessionalCommunication

CertifiedQMPeerReviewers(Faculty)StephenAnderson,HSS KourtneyVaillancourt,FCSKristaKozel,DACC TheresaWestbrock,LibraryBetsyStringham,ACES SusanWilson,HSS

CertifiedFacilitatorTrainers(Support)SandraJohnson,IIQ SharonLalla,TeachingAcademy

2012/2013CostsActivity Cost Qty. Total

FormalQMCourseReviewers $150 3 $450FormalQMCourseReviewers* 0 3 0QMPeerReviewerCertification $350 6 $2100QMFacilitatorTrainerCertification $500 2 $1000QMLicense $3300 1 $3300*ConductedbySupportStaffSummerTechnologyConferenceTheSummerTechnologyConferencewasathree-dayconferenceJune11-13consistingofacohortoftwenty-fivefaculty.Overfiftyapplicantsappliedforthecohortand25wereselectedbasedontheirresponsestotheapplication.SeeAppendixFforevaluationandfeedback.GoalsforthesummerconferenceincludedprovidingworkshopsonCanvas,QualityMatters,andWeb2.0tools;offeringtwentyhoursofprofessionaldevelopmenttoallparticipants;andprovideconference

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opportunitiestoanyfacultynotincludedinthecohorttoattendtheconferencethroughopenregistration.SeeAppendixGforparticipantfeedbackandevaluationofthetechnologyconference.

WorkshopsiPadBasics CanvasTools MeetingQMStandards:

CommunicatingyourOnlineCourse

UsingyouriPadinCanvas YourCourseMap:CourseGoalsandLearningObjectives

Web2.0Tools

iPadAppsforFaculty Thefollowingfacultyattendedthisyear’sSummerTechnologyConference:

ParticipantsElsaArroyos,EDUC TimothyBarnett-Queen,

HSSMaryBenanti,A&S

CarmenBoje,ETSE RuthBurkhart,HSS ZhenChai,EDUCMelindaChavez,FCS JosephGladstone,HSS CeciliaHernandez,EDUCAndreaJoseph,A&S PatriciaMacGregor-

Mendoza,A&SLoanaMason,EDUC

AmalMostafa,A&S JesseMunoz,A&S CynthiaMurrell,A&SDonaldPepion,A&S DeborahRhein,EDUC KrisRobinson,HSSCristobalRodriguez,EDUC JohnScarbrough,HSS ChristinaSchaub,ENGRNaomiSchmidt,BUS LoisStanford,A&S ElizabethStringham,ACESAnnBock**

**NocostsincurredsincethisfacultymemberhadherowniPadThefollowingcostswereincurredduringthisyear’sSummerTechnologyConference:

Item Qty. Cost TotaliPads 24 $479-499 $11,536Refreshments 3 $100perday $300Lunches 3 $260perday $780Other* $355Approx.Total $12,971

*stylus,iPadcovers,bags,cleaningkits

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OtherConferenceScholarshipsScholarshipswereofferedforOCIPfellowstoattendnationalconferencesconcerningonlineand/orblendedlearning.Throughanapplicationprocess,sixfellowswerechosentoattendfivedifferentnationalconferences.Onefellowwasunabletoattendanddeclinedtheiroffer.Thescholarshippaidfortheattendee'sconferenceEarlyBirdregistration,travel,hotel,food,transport,parking,andothermiscellaneousexpenses.Atotalofupto$1800(exceptforGalvestonwhichwas$1400),fortravel,perdiem(hotel&food),registration,andotherexpenseswassupported.Aspartoftheopportunitytoattendtheconferenceoftheirchoice,OCIPfellowsagreeto"giveback"totheuniversitycommunityintheformofapresentation,workshop,orasaguestspeaker.

FirstName LastName College NameofConference

Ali Ahmad DACC TexasDistanceLearningConferenceGalveston,TX

MargaretAnn Bock ACES BlendedLearningConference(SloanC)Milwaukee,WI

Chris Cramer ACES DistanceLearningConferenceMadison,WI

Kurt DepnerDonaAnaCommunityCollege

EmergingTechnologyConference(SloanC)LasVegas,NV

Niki Mott NMSU-MainUSDistanceLearningAssociationConferenceStLouis,MO

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10.WhatisyourbudgetforthisOCIPyear?OCIPY4STACBudget

MasterICTBudget2012-2013 Percentage AmountSalaries InstructionalConsultantLead(.62FTE) $35,368InstructionalConsultantIntermediate(.21FTE) $10,55512FacultyStipends $24,000

Subtotal $69,923Benefits InstructionalConsultantLead 32% $11,318InstructionalConsultantIntermediate 32% $3,368OCIPFacultySupplementalCompensation 19% $4,560

Subtotal $19,246PurchasedServices Food $81 Total $89,250

OCIPY4CELMatchingBudget

MasterCELBudget Percentage AmountSalaries CostProgramAdministrator(.30FTE) $17,400ProgramSupport(.50FTE) $40,0001FacultyStipend $2,000

Subtotal $59,400Benefits ProgramAdministrator 32% $5,568ProjectCoordinators 32% $12,8001FacultyStipend 19% $380

Subtotal $18,748Subtotal $78,148

Services QualityMattersSubscriptionUpgrade $1,650QMTrainingandCourseReviewExpenses $3,550ConsultantFees $5,902

Subtotal $11,102 Total $89,250

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AppendixA

OCIPWorkshopsorHybridPresentations OCIPTeachingAcademyEventsCommunications InteractionandEngagementOnline InteractionandEngagementCommunicationsinCanvas CommunicationsinCanvasUsingCanvasforCollaborationandGroupWork StudentGroupsCollaborationandGroupWork GraphicSyllabus Assignments AssignmentsinCanvas UsingCanvasforCollaborationandGroupwork InteractionandEngagementOnline InteractionandEngagementAssessmentinOnlineLearning AssessmentinOnlineEdLearningObjectives LearningObjectivesStudentGroups Design BeginningDesigninCanvas GraphicSyllabus TheOnlineSyllabus AdditionalResources SoftChalkHybridandFacetoFaceWorkshops CourseTechnologyandCanvas(Video,Podcasting) CourseTechnologyandCanvasOther Accessibility GettingStartedModule OpenEducationalResources JosseyBassWebinars-EngagingtheOnlineLearnerGettingandKeepingStudentsEngaged

LearnerSupportinCanvas LearnerSupportMOOCS MOOCSQualityMatters QualityMattersCanvasOpenLabs SummerTechnologyConference

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AppendixBFacultyComments-ReductioninMaterialsandTextbookCostsIledtheconversationonimplementinganewtextbookforourTechWritingclass(ENGL218).Whatwedidwasgettogetherinasmallcohorttodeterminewhichtextwaspreferableandthenchoosetoeliminateabouthalfofthechaptersthatareeithernotusedorwhosematerialcanbefoundeasily(andfreely)elsewhere.Asaresult,wecreatedacustomtextw/abundledetextthatcostabout$40lessthantheoriginal.IcreatedmyworkbookswithKendall/HuntPublishingCo.inanefforttoreducestudentcosts.SomethingthathasprovenevenmoresuccessfulwiththechangeswemadeduringtheOCIPprocessisthatwenowofferRhapsodyaccessforthelisteningcomponentoftheclass.Itdoesnotreducethecostagreatdeal,butitoffersmuchmorevaluetothestudent,astheynowhaveaccesstoeverythingontheextensiveRhapsodywebsiteratherthanbeingtiedtothe70-100trackswehadavailableontheoldlisteningCDsetswecreated.Istillusemytextbookbutamnowprovidingallmyresourcesonline.Studentsnolongerhavetopurchaseextracomponentsoutsideofthetext.ThetextbooksthatIuseforAst110,Ast308andHon308arenowentirelyon-line.Theyarefree.ThisdecreasedthetextbookcostforAst110,Ast308,andHon308from$100percourseto$0.Totalenrollmentinthesecoursesisapproximately120students.Thestudenttextbooksavingis,therefore,$12,000percoursesetoffering.Iofferedtheoptionofusingonlinetextsandprovidedlinkstothreealternatesourcesforbooks.Ialsoreducedthecoursebookrequirementtoonlyoneandprovidedsupplementarymaterialsfreeofcharge.ThemainwayIreducecostwiththeonlinestatisticsclassisthatsinceIamabletouseCanvasforsomanylearningassignments,thereisnoneedforthestudentstopurchaseastudyguide-itisonlineandtheyareabletopurchasetheoldereditionofthetextbookandthatsavesthemcloseto$100each.Sowith25studentsineachonlinestatisticsclassthatcomesto$5,000ayeartotal.ButtheydohavetostillpurchasethetextbookandthestudentversionofSPSS.IhavereducedtextbookcostsformystudentsassuggestedbytheOCIPgroupbyallowingstudentstousepreviouseditionsandprovidingsupplementalmaterialfromthewebthatallowsstudentstoindividuallyresearchthetopicsthatwereaddedtothetextintheneweredition.Ialsohaveaddedvideostoreplaceadditionaltextsformyclasses.Iamsupplementingmyonlineandfacetofaceclasseswithonlineresourcesthatarefree.Thisissteadilyreducingrelianceonhardcopytextbooks.Itisnoteasytoteachanatomyandphysiologywithoutatextbooksincestudentshavecometorelyontextsquiteheavily.However,myclassroommethodisshiftingsteadilytowardsproblem-basedlearning,andIamconfidentthatinanotheryearortwoIcancompletelyeliminatetextbooksandrelyonfreeresources.

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AppendixCSamplesofStudentFeedbackLearningnewformatsandtheirabilities.Thatiswasonlinesoclassroomtalkdidnothindertheteacherperformanceandthoughtsofprogress.Itwaseasilyaccessible.Ireallyenjoyedthediscussionsbecauseitallowedmetounderstandthemoviefromotherpeople'sviewsanditpointedoutstuffImayhavemissed.Also,Ienjoyedthechoosingofmoviestoview.Theonlinecoursewaswithoutdifficultiesorissues.Wasabletomaneuverthroughitwithnoproblems.Itwaseasytofindtheassignmentsandwhatwasrequiredeachweek.IlikedthattherewasadiscussionalmosteveryweekandtheexpectationwasalwaysdiscussiondueonMondayandtheresponsesdueonWednesday.Ireallyenjoyedtheaspectofsubmittingeveryassignmentasadiscussion.Theadditionalacademicreadings.Thecontent,movies,andpapers.IlikedthatwegottopracticecommunicatingprofessionallywithourpeersandIgottopreparefortheworkenvironment.IdidenjoyedthestructuretheclasshadTheinstructor'sfeedbackandthereadings.Regularcourseworkdeadlinesandexpectations.Instructorknowledgeandenthusiasm.Myprofessorgaveverycomprehensivefeedbackthatincludedfollow-upquestions.Thiscontributedgreatlytomycomprehensionofthecoursematerial.Thateverythingwasonline:)IlikethewaytheinstructortaughtandcommunicatedCollaboratingwithotherstudentsandgettingthroughassignmentsasagroup.Howeverythingwasonline.Therewerelotsofinteractionsbetweenclassmates.Thiswasduetotheprofessorcreatingopportunitiesforthistypeofparticipation.

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AppendixDFullListof1Yr+FellowshipParticipants

Applicants Totals A&S ACES BUS EDUC ENG HSS Other QualifyCohort1(2009) 25 4 6 2 5 0 0 8 17Cohort2(2010) 19 2 8 3 4 1 1 0 19Cohort3(2011) 22 9 0 0 3 5 3 2 20Cohort4(2012) 34 10 3 4 3 1 0 13 30

Totals 100 25 17 9 15 7 4 23 86

Accept A&S ACES BUS EDUC ENG HSS Grads.

Cohort1 14 2 1 2 3 0 0 8 57%

Cohort2 15 2 5 2 3 0 0 12 80%Cohort3 15 6 0 0 2 2 2 12 80%

Cohort4 22 10 2 5 1 1 1

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7/28/13) 60%Totals 66 20 8 9 9 3 3 45 62%

Participated Totals A&S ACES BUS EDUC ENG HSS

Grads.(asof

7/28/13)(Asof

7/28/13)

Prof. 11 6 2 1 1 1 6 13.3%Assoc.Prof. 22 5 3 5 5 2 2 17 37.7%Asst.Prof. 12 6 1 2 2 1 10 22.2%Coll.Prof 1 1 2 4.4%Coll.Asst.Prof. 6 2 1 1 2 4 8.8%Coll.Inst. 5 2 1 1 1 1 2.2%Adjunct 6 3 1 1 1 3 6.6%Grad.Assistant 1 1 2 4.4%

Totals 64 25 7 8 11 4 7 45

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AppendixEParticipantFeedbackfromMidpointFocusGroupOCIPCohort4

• HighlightsofProfessionalDevelopmentCourseEvaluationsfrom1Y+Fellows• MyexperiencewiththeOCIPprogramwasmorethanpositive.Ihavelearnednewmethods

toengagemystudentsinthediscussions,learnedhowtoorganizelearningmodulestofitstudents,uselearningobjectivestomeasurelearning,etc.TheOCIPteamwasveryhelpfulandansweredallquestionsquickly.Iappreciatethat.

• Ifoundtheprogramtobeacriticalpartofmydevelopmentasanonlineinstructor.ThisprogramshouldberequiredforanyonewantingtoteachanonlinecourseatNMSU.

• TheOCIPprogramexposedmetothestate-of-the-artrequirementsfortheonlineteaching&learning.MyparticipationinOCIPhelpedmecriticallyre-thinkmyapproachestodeliveringhybridoronlinecourses.Itwasextremelyinformativeandapplied.IhavemadesomeimportantchangesduringthecourseoftheprogramandIcontinuetheworkonimprovingmycourses.Ihopetoseeasignificantpayoffintermsofincreaseinmystudentslearning.

• Theprogramgavemenewinsightinhowstudentslearnandhowtomaketheirlearningexperiencelessstressfulandmoreorganized.Ijustwishthiscouldbeanon-goingeffortforeachofusteachingattheuniversity.Everypersonwhoteachesonlinecanbenefitfromthisprogram!

• TheOCIPFellowshiphastaughtmethevalueoforganizationofanonlinecoursebyforcingmetovisualizeanewcoursefromastudent'sperspective.IwasforcedtoreexaminethewayIstructureonlineclasses,notwithrespecttotechnology,butratherwithaccesstoandorganizationofcontentandthevariouswaystofosterstudentinteractionandengagement.

• Igotamuchstrongersenseofstudents'needsfromanonlinecourse.IfoundtheOCIPstaffabsolutelyavailable,knowledgeable,andhelpful.Ialsolearnedhowtostreamlinesomeofthebusywork,espgrading.

• Ithinkmyclassissomuchbetterorganized;it’seasiertonavigateforthestudents.Theyknowwhattodofromtheverybeginning.Ifeelasif,becauseofthisprogram,Iwillbeabetteronlineteacher.

• Andhavingprofessionalshelpusoutcertainhelpsmefeelmore…itencouragesmetotrythingsthatsoundlikemaybeitwillwork,maybeitwon’tbutyoucanturntosomebodyifitdoesn’twork.

• Actuallytheroleofreviewisveryimportant.Becauseweallcomefromeducationalgrounds,andalotoftheinformationwewereprovidedwasforaparticularcontextthatsomeofuswerenotfamiliarwith.So,havingsomeonecomeinandsay,well,thisiswhatitactuallymeans,makesitaloteasiertoincorporate.Wearegettingthatfeedbacktohelpusrelatetothematerial.

• Ifeellikeithashelpedmebecomeabetterorganizer,it’shelpedmetomatchwhatIamdoinginmyclassroomwithproventechniqueswiththerubric,andthat’sreallyamatterof

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contrastingandcomparingateverylevel.Andthat’sthatreflective,youknow,hereitis,hereisthestandard,amIactuallyimplementingthatinmyclassroom.AndIthinkithashelpedmethinkthroughwhatthatactuallymeans.

• Thewebinarsareverygood,thefirstSoftChalkIdidwasawebinarandthenIcreatedanassignmentpagethathasallsortsoflittlelinkstothehelpsIwantedtogivethem,sothewebinarsareverygood.

• EverythingaboutmyteachinghaschangedbecauseofwhatIhavelearnedinhere.• Ithinkthatthealigningoflearningobjectivesandcreatingoflearningobjectivesatamodule

levelisimportant.• I’veuseditinmyfacetofaceclass.Infact,onaslightlydifferentsubject,I’vemadeallmy

facetofaceclasseshybridnow• OCIPgavemethathandleonhowtoactuallyusethatblending.Soithelped,likeIsaidin

facetofaceclasses,thatIamusingthesametechniqueandthesameprincipalsbutnowthatIhavethoseinfrontofme,Iamusingthisinmyfacetofaceclass,theblendingofitthetwo.

• Ithinkinmycasemystudentsactuallyfindmycoursesmoreorganized• I’mworkingharderoncommunicationwithmystudents;I’mclearlythinkingmoreabout

coursedesignfromthestudents’pointofview;andinnewclassconstruction,I’mstartingbybuildingwiththetoolsI’mlearninginthisprogram

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AppendixFQMBrochure

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AppendixGSummerTechnologyConferenceEvaluation

• Thisisagreatopportunitytolearn,practice,andunderstandthevalueof21stcenturytechnologyfor

learning."• Itwillmakeyourteachingandcommunicationwithstudentsmorefunandeffective!• OfcourseweearnediPads,whichisreallycool,butIhavecometoseethattheveryfactof

developingcomfortwiththistechnologywillhelpmeconnectbetterwithmystudents.• Greatinteractionwithinstructorsandotherparticipants!• Wewereencouragedtoimmediatelyapplywhatwewerelearningandaskquestions.• Verycollaborativeandfocusedondirectlyrelevantandhelpfulknowledgeandskills.