MERLOT 101 Online: A Faculty Development Course Cathy Simpson, Director Technology Applications...

MERLOT 101 Online: A Faculty Development

CourseCathy Simpson, Director

Technology Applications Center csimpson@nvcc.eduhttp://tac.nvcc.edu

Laura Franklin, Professor of FrenchCo-editor of World Languages, MERLOT

lfranklin@nvcc.edu

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