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Kaitlin WalshInstructional Designer/TechnologistAmerican International College@theotherkait
Jeremy AndersonManager of Academic ComputingAmerican International College
Let’s Get Some Demographics
What is your position? Fac/Staff/AdminWhat is your experience with CBE and badges?Do you have a faculty certification process? Required?
Version 1
Hybrid design
• Teaching shell with readings and activities
• Learning shell optional• Focus on online pedagogy• 2 4-hour lab sessions
Version 1.5
Fully Online
• Need to “walk the walk”• Teaching shell revamped • Learning shell optional• Focus on online pedagogy• 6 weeks to complete• Cohort model
Alternate Route
• Test on pedagogy• Portfolio of LMS work• Approx. 3 hours to complete• Self-paced
What was missing? Knowledge of Bb
• “I know Blackboard” = “I used Blackboard as a student”• Doesn’t mean they know the instructor tools such as grading, posting
items or making a course available.
• “But s/he’s very tech-savvy/good with technology”• Can work through pedagogy, but have no understanding of how
to navigate Blackboard.
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What was missing? AIC Policies
• How to submit grades?• Where to send students for help?• What counts as attendance?
Version 2: Three TracksBl
ackb
oard
and
Te
chno
logy
Ski
lls • Logging in • Adding Content• Communicating• Assessments• Grading &
FeedbackO
nlin
e an
d Bl
ende
d Pe
dago
gy • Getting to Know OL Environment
• Planning Your Course
• Building Presence/ Engagement
• Assessing, Grading, Feedback
AIC
Polic
ies
and
Proc
edur
es • Policies & Procedures
• Admin & Support Resources
Still some problems…
• Not everyone needs to develop a course• Stuck with sandboxes (plus checklists)• Still had alternative assignments to demonstrate competency
Two CoursesFa
cilit
atin
g On
line
&
Blen
ded
Cour
ses • Technology Skills
• Online Pedagogy• AIC Policies
Deve
lopi
ng O
nlin
e &
Bl
ende
d Co
urse
s • Planning & Organizing
• Developing Content, Activities, Assessments
• Putting It All Together
Full Competency-Based
GoalsThe faculty member is comfortable using the LMS
Student Learning OutcomesThe faculty can navigate a course; The faculty can use basic course tools
CompetenciesThe faculty can locate Student Preview; The faculty can make a course available
Sample Outcomes & Competencies
Identify & use common navigational and management functions
• Make a course available• Enter Student View• Turn on Edit Mode• Locate Course Tools
Select & use appropriate tools for communicating with students
• Send an Email• Create an Announcement• Send Announcement as email• Launch live meeting
Sample Outcomes & Competencies
Interact in discussion boards
• Locate Discussion Forum• Reply to Discussion Post• Grade discussion
Evaluate assignments & deliver feedback
• View student submission• Provide comments• Navigate My Grades
Meant to be stackable
• Once you have facilitating skills, just need to add developing• Additional badges in the future
• OER• ADA• QM • Advanced tech tools
Experience makes it go quicker
• Standardized what we were getting• Cut down on the chance that course was built by a course
builder, publisher cartridge, etc.• Ensured they had current Blackboard/course development
experience
Improved Tier 1 Support from GAs/SWs/Help Desk
Faculty Certification Bb Badge*
Student Orientation Bb Badge
Blackboard Support
Certification
Completion Rates Went Up!
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Original Version Reboot Current Version
Boosts in self-reported self-efficacy
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Overall Live meeting platform Grade Center Creating community Policies to teach online Policies to communicatewith students
Percent of participants who reported they were “very confident”
Version 2 Version 3