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IntroductionIntroduction This PowerPoint is a presentation whose target audience is faculty and
administration at a community college. I have tailored this presentation to a hypothetical community college in California.
AssignmentAssignment
Scenario:
Your campus is considering a Course Management System. You have been tasked to come to the next [ ] committee meeting and present a proposal for an implementation plan.
They would like to see a proposed mission statement, a timeline and the proposed membership of the implementation committee. You can assume most of the committee members are unaware of online education and what it entails so your boss wants you to present an overview of the issues that will need to be addressed.
You prepare an introduction to Online Learning
Implementing our new Implementing our new course management course management
systemsystem
Lindsey J BertomenLindsey J Bertomen
Why online learning?Why online learning?
Asynchronous Asynchronous learning, learning learning, learning without time without time constraints, is like constraints, is like a chess game...a chess game...
Imagine...Imagine...
Imagine you share to house with a Imagine you share to house with a roommate who works a schedule roommate who works a schedule opposite yours. Both of you enjoy opposite yours. Both of you enjoy playing chess.playing chess.
You place your chessboard in the You place your chessboard in the living room so both of you have living room so both of you have access to it.access to it.
Asynchronous chessAsynchronous chess
When you pass the chessboard, When you pass the chessboard, you study and complete your you study and complete your move. Your roommate does the move. Your roommate does the same.same.
Both of you play an enjoyable Both of you play an enjoyable game of chess, but rarely in game of chess, but rarely in person.person.
This chess play is asynchronousThis chess play is asynchronous
online learning is more efficient online learning is more efficient than asynchronous chessthan asynchronous chess
The online environment allows for The online environment allows for every participant to have equal every participant to have equal and simultaneous access.and simultaneous access.
It allows users to work at their own It allows users to work at their own pace and still be part of the pace and still be part of the mainstreammainstream
Internet learning is a time Internet learning is a time machinemachine
Equal and Equal and simultaneous simultaneous access insures access insures participation by participation by all students.all students.
Online learning is like a Online learning is like a cruisecruise
imagine that you are on a vacation imagine that you are on a vacation cruise. Your ship makes a stop cruise. Your ship makes a stop at a port on a beautiful island. at a port on a beautiful island. There is a boat that of that takes There is a boat that of that takes passengers from the ship to the passengers from the ship to the shore. passengers can either shore. passengers can either take a shopping tour or walk to take a shopping tour or walk to the natural paradise on the the natural paradise on the beach.beach.
choiceschoices
Some passengers Some passengers opt for a guided opt for a guided inland tourinland tour
choiceschoices
Some tourists Some tourists choose the nature choose the nature walkwalk
choiceschoices
some choose some choose shopping in the shopping in the nearby villagenearby village
At the end of the day, all of At the end of the day, all of the passengers board a boat the passengers board a boat
to the cruise ship. They to the cruise ship. They share their experiences over share their experiences over
dinner. All of them had dinner. All of them had different experiences from a different experiences from a common destination. The common destination. The
ship's photographer shows a ship's photographer shows a slide show of the passengers slide show of the passengers
on their various outings. on their various outings. Each photograph sparks a Each photograph sparks a brief conversation among brief conversation among the dinner guests. They the dinner guests. They
have been enriched by what have been enriched by what they experienced and what they experienced and what
other passengers other passengers
experienced.experienced.
Online FacilitatorOnline Facilitator
The ships The ships photographer is photographer is like the instructor like the instructor in an online class. in an online class. He or she is a He or she is a facilitator, guiding facilitator, guiding students from one students from one learning learning experience to experience to another. another.
Online instructors should have an Online instructors should have an expertise in their field, not necessarily an expertise in their field, not necessarily an
expertise in online learningexpertise in online learning
Technical Technical experience is not experience is not required for required for online education. online education. Most of the Most of the interfaces used in interfaces used in online education online education are intuitive.are intuitive.
factsfacts
63% of all adults are online63% of all adults are online nearly 3.5 million students enrolled nearly 3.5 million students enrolled
in online education in 2005. This in online education in 2005. This figure is up from the 2.6 million figure is up from the 2.6 million students in 2004.students in 2004.
There is no indication that online There is no indication that online enrollment will decrease.enrollment will decrease.
Online Learning Supports Online Learning Supports Constructivist Constructivist MethodologyMethodology
Constructivism is when the learner Constructivism is when the learner connects what they are learning connects what they are learning with what they already knowwith what they already know
Unlike face to face classroom Unlike face to face classroom learning, students can control the learning, students can control the flow, frequency and duration of flow, frequency and duration of course materialcourse material
assumptionsassumptions
Providing online instruction will Providing online instruction will increase enrollment in our increase enrollment in our InstitutionInstitution
based on our research, providing based on our research, providing online instruction will cost online instruction will cost approximately the same as are approximately the same as are less than face-to-face instructionless than face-to-face instruction
visionvision
Our institution will serve as an Our institution will serve as an exemplar in online delivery. We exemplar in online delivery. We will establish technologically savvy will establish technologically savvy instructors and students with a instructors and students with a diverse skill set through relevant diverse skill set through relevant and challenging curriculum.and challenging curriculum.
visionvision
It is our vision to It is our vision to launch a CMS launch a CMS program in this program in this college by the [ ] college by the [ ] semester.semester.
Implementing the vision Implementing the vision
In order to achieve this vision, we In order to achieve this vision, we need to address three specific need to address three specific needs of the college:needs of the college:– Faculty Training ImplementationFaculty Training Implementation– CMS launchingCMS launching– Technology SustainmentTechnology Sustainment
MissionMission
We will form a committee with We will form a committee with three separate missions focused three separate missions focused on a single goal:on a single goal:Commence Commence online instruction online instruction by by
fall 2007fall 2007
Training Implementation Team
CMS launching Team
Technology Sustainment Team
Training Implementation Training Implementation TeamTeam
Responsible for:Responsible for: student and instructor trainingstudent and instructor training providing and monitoring faculty skills training providing and monitoring faculty skills training
in CMS basic skillsin CMS basic skills– includes scheduling flex time training includes scheduling flex time training
workshops and aligning this training with workshops and aligning this training with Chancellor’s office desired qualificationsChancellor’s office desired qualifications
Training Implementation Training Implementation TeamTeam
Responsible for:Responsible for: designing a status report procedure to designing a status report procedure to
administration on skill level of instructorsadministration on skill level of instructors identifying essential skill levels for trainingidentifying essential skill levels for training monitoring the training condition of students in monitoring the training condition of students in
institutioninstitution providing recommendations to administration providing recommendations to administration
on skill level building courseson skill level building courses
Training Implementation Training Implementation TeamTeam
Reports to committee chairReports to committee chair benefits institution by providing:benefits institution by providing:
– instructors with “saleable” skillsinstructors with “saleable” skills– improved standard of training for instructorsimproved standard of training for instructors– a cadre of instructors for sustainment a cadre of instructors for sustainment
trainingtraining
Technology Sustainment Technology Sustainment Team Team
Responsible forResponsible for liaison coordination between CMS vendor and liaison coordination between CMS vendor and
institutioninstitution status reporting of implementationstatus reporting of implementation
– help requestshelp requests– debugsdebugs– server “timeouts”/compatibilityserver “timeouts”/compatibility
appropriate software, including licensingappropriate software, including licensing
Technology Sustainment Technology Sustainment TeamTeam
Requirements for membershipRequirements for membershiptechnology administratortechnology administrator
oror
technology instructortechnology instructor
oror
appropriate degree In Online Teaching appropriate degree In Online Teaching and Learningand Learning
Technology Sustainment Technology Sustainment TeamTeam
Identifies and implements Identifies and implements software/server/wireless security needssoftware/server/wireless security needs
identifies access to helpdesk and server identifies access to helpdesk and server functionsfunctions
serves as training liaison to Training serves as training liaison to Training Implementation TeamImplementation Team
assist in identifying appropriate training for assist in identifying appropriate training for Training Implementation TeamTraining Implementation Team
CMS Launching TeamCMS Launching Team
Responsible for:Responsible for: promotion and marketing of Online Teaching and promotion and marketing of Online Teaching and
LearningLearning responsible for managing timelines and scheduling responsible for managing timelines and scheduling
meetingsmeetings responsible for organization and conduct of responsible for organization and conduct of
meetings: steeringmeetings: steering point of contact for logistics and purchasingpoint of contact for logistics and purchasing responsible for projecting the future of the programresponsible for projecting the future of the program
– new technologies like educational podcasting,new technologies like educational podcasting, etc.etc.
CMS Launching TeamCMS Launching Team
Membership should include Membership should include student body representativestudent body representative Classified staff representativeClassified staff representative
Putting it all togetherPutting it all together
MilestonesMilestones Months 1,2: Staff formationMonths 1,2: Staff formation Months 3,4: Test CMS on ServerMonths 3,4: Test CMS on Server
– Marketing by Launching TeamMarketing by Launching Team– Security Surveys by Technology Security Surveys by Technology
Sustainment TeamSustainment Team Months 5-7: Pilot Classes go LiveMonths 5-7: Pilot Classes go Live Months 8-12: DebugMonths 8-12: Debug
Sample SummarySample Summary
Our Institution will commence Our Institution will commence Online Instruction by Fall 2007Online Instruction by Fall 2007
There will be a single committee There will be a single committee with three components:with three components:– Training Implementation TeamTraining Implementation Team– CMS Launching TeamCMS Launching Team– Technology Sustainment TeamTechnology Sustainment Team
SummarySummary
Each Component of the Committee Each Component of the Committee will have separate responsibilities will have separate responsibilities designed to accomplish a single designed to accomplish a single goal. goal.
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