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MERLOT 101 Online: A Faculty Development
CourseCathy Simpson, Director
Technology Applications Center [email protected]://tac.nvcc.edu
Laura Franklin, Professor of FrenchCo-editor of World Languages, MERLOT
MERLOT 2006 Conference
Session Objectives
Share need for online MERLOT 101 course
Demonstrate components of MERLOT 101
Explore course outcomes Discuss participant satisfaction Demonstrate evidence of persistence
in MERLOT
Establishing a CommunityWho We Are
Who Are You?
About NVCC Largest community college of 23 in Virginia
Community College System – 6 campuses Located in the Washington, D.C. suburbs 59,500 credit students annually
(unduplicated) 24,500 non-credit students annually
(unduplicated) 5,500 students in distance
learning courses 345 distance learning
courses offered 292 hybrid courses
offered currently
NVCC Student Body/FacultyStudent Body 52% between 18 and 24 years of age 54% female and 46% male 52% Caucasian, 16% African American, 13%
Asian,11% Hispanic, 8% other
International students from 184 countries
Faculty 524 Full Time 1,037 Part Time
Determining Need and Format
My Role in the Project
Determine need Identify MERLOT expert to design and teach
online training course Identify some elements in the course design Be guest expert participant Support and market the professional
development opportunity Share with the Virginia Community College
System (VCCS)
Need for Online MERLOT 101
To assist faculty and staff in identifying quality online learning materials for teaching and learning
To discuss best practices for using these learning materials in class
To support the hybrid course development seminar
To add membership and components to MERLOT community and collection
To share the course with the VCCS
Select Format for Course Delivery
Types of Training Offered through TAC
Face-to-face workshops Online training courses Hybrid training courses eMEETING training Online tutorials
Flexibility and Easy Access Needed
Identify MERLOT Expert to Design and Teach Online
Training Course
Designer & Teacher: Laura Franklin, co-editor of World Languages in MERLOT
Expert Participants: Other VCCS faculty on VCCS MERLOT Team
Identify Some Components in Course Design
Announcement Course Information
• Syllabus Discussion Forums Assignments Resources Means of online evaluation for
feedback
Major Assignments for Three Week Online Course
Who we are and why we are here Familiarization with MERLOT Creating a MERLOT Member Profile Searching and Browsing MERLOT Starting a MERLOT Personal Collection Building a MERLOT Learning
Assignment (optional)
Be Guest Expert Participant
Experience the course hands-on Interact with colleagues in the
discussion forum assignments Provide feedback on experience
Support & Market Professional Development
Opportunity Promote course through TAC sponsored emails Register for course through TAC online
registration database Promote course in Summer Hybrid Course
Development Seminar Make course available to everyone in the
VCCS by placing course as organization in Faculty Connect in NVCC Blackboard Portal
Technology Applications Center
http://tac.nvcc.edu
MERLOT 101 Online Is
Way to access quality ready-made learning materials in the discipline through MERLOT
Strategy for understanding scope of MERLOT Model of best practice Example of learning materials developed to offer
variety of learning opportunities to meet various learning styles
Means to apply learning theory to course design
Online Training Course: MERLOT 101