Developing an Online Course 101John Hollenbeck, PhDUniversity of Wisconsin Colleges Online

Introduction

The Problem

Faculty need to be able to more independently design and develop online courses

Alignment

Systems and cultures eat

pedagogy and technology

for lunch - Paul Hardt

UWC Online Students

Part time

Older than 22

First generation

2000 Students

100 online courses

3 ID consultants

72%

Lead Instructor Model

Development Course

Master Course

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Instructional Designer

UWC OnlineFaculty

Development Needs

Courses text-heavy and linear

Content is often out of date

Textbooks and resources have changed

New courses being developed

12 month course offering cycle

Learning Population

FacultyMostly drawn from 13 UWC

campuses

Few have online teaching

training

Uneven basic technical skills

Not experienced in Brightspace

10.3

Historically limited in

modifications

DOC 101 Goals

Become informed partners with ID

Learn design language of Brightspace

Course Competencies

Learning Objectives

Improve learning facilitation

Interaction

Who’s having the fun?

The Approach

Steps

Preparation

Course Outline

Assessments

Activities

Syllabus

Starting Point

Description

Objectives

Grades…

Hunter Gatherer

Other Syllabi

Publisher Resources

Graphics

Designs

Learning Objectives

Audience

Behavior

Conditions

Degree

What will students be able to do?

Coursebuilder

Assessments

Dropbox

Quizzes

Discussions

Groups

Grades

Activities

Learning Content

Reducing text

Increasing interactivity

Discussions

Integrating media

The Results (so far)

Challenges

Motivation

Skill Levels

How to vs. Why to

Surprises!

12 of 14 completed the course

Half of the faculty still active

Next Steps

Intelligent Agents

Conditional Releases

Analytics