Lessons Learned to Prepare to Deliver Online Courses
Online@UCF
Presented byBaiyun Chen, Ph.D.
Eileen Narozny
Center for Distributed Learning
UCF Background
• Established June 10, 1963• Original name: Florida Technological University• First academic building: Library• Dedication & first classes: October 7, 1968• First commencement: June 1970, 423 graduates• First doctoral degree granted: 1977/78• Current student enrollment: 53,644
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What we do…• Online Learning• Faculty Development• Course Production• Course Design• Technical support
Our Teams• Techrangers• Instructional Design• Digital Media• New Media• Level2• RITE
For more information go to: http://dl.ucf.edu/
Distributed Learning
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Faculty Development
ADL5000• Teaching another faculty’s created online course
IDL6543• Designing and developing your own online course
Webcourses@UCF Essentials• For “enhanced” face-to-face courses
Video Essentials• For video courses
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IDL6543
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Lessons Learned
• 2010 Spring IDL Review• Committee consists of faculty and IDs• Surveyed IDL graduates• Visited Daytona State & Embry Riddle
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Lessons Learned - Likes
• Enjoyed small groups and collaborating with peers
• ID contact• Technical support group • Contents• Useful practices• Webcourses tools• Web veterans
• Incentives
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Lessons Learned - Dislikes
• ID not helpful due to limited time and teaching experience
• Theory contents and assignments are not applicable
• IDL is not just-in-time• IDL is required
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Lessons Learned - Suggestions• Less pedagogy or theory• More hands-on• Webcourses tools• More strategy-based practice• Building more contents
• IDL redesign • Refresher courses• Advanced courses• More specific to disciplines
Where do we go from here?
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IDL6543 Redesign
• Formed a redesign committee – 5 instructional designers
• Identified the stakeholders – tier 1, tier2, etc.
• Created a redesign plan and presented it to the tier 1 stakeholders
• Created a T-slice to present the stakeholders based on the project plan we developed
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IDL6543 Revision
• Delivery methods• Blended learning – Mixed mode “M”• More online than face-to-face
• Course Design• Four components• Online instruction• Face-to-Face seminars• Consultations• Online labs
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IDL6543 Revision
• Textbook topics – currently being reviewed• Assessing Learners Online• The ID Casebook: Case Studies in Instructional
Design• Online Learning : Concepts, Strategies, and
Application• Conquering the Content: A Step-by-Step Guide
to Online Course Design
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IDL6543 Revision
• Case Studies• Provide case studies that correspond
with real life experiences in online teaching
• Small group discussions• Peer-to-Peer interaction
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IDL6543 Revision
• Faculty Fellow• Will authenticate the teaching strategies
presented in IDL6543• Web Veterans• Have Web Vets present at every face-to-
face seminar• Available for online discussion• Become mentors within individual colleges
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