Online Courses: Putting Responsibility on the TableDr. Gisela Ables and Professors Marybeth Klein and Robert Saldarini

Agenda

4. Sharing and Q&A

1. The Technology

2. The Course within Online Education

3. The Learner

The Technology

User Support

Connectivity

FacultyDevelopment

Technical SupportStudent Training

Learning Platform

The TechnologySeparating the Technology

System PlatformOperating Systems usedTechnical Support

Learning Management Software (Moodle, Blackboard, etc.)

Student TrainingFaculty DevelopmentTechnical Support

Separating the Technology

System Platform

Which operating systems can be used with your LMS?

Which operating systems can be used in your class?

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The Learning Management Software

LMS Orientation and Troubleshooting

The Course

Course Management

ControlsExams

Rigor

Expectations(Rubrics)

Student

Instructor

Course Management

Course Controls Clearly

Articulated Directions

Accountability Measures

Close Monitoring of Activities

Promote Social Relationships

Course Rigor

Assessment

The Learner

The student should have the discipline to work independently

The student needs to schedule time appropriately so that reading, studying, and homework are done on time

The Learner (Potential Problems)

Some student often do not read assignments

Some students cannot articulate their thoughts

Students often cannot write

Has technology helped or hindered reading and thinking skills?

The Learner (Responsibility)

Who is responsible for producing better readers?

Is it the student?Is it the professor?

Is there a new mouse trap that some of us do not know about?

Q&A