LAURA BEDNAR

Online Program Evaluation

School Setting

Large high school consisting of 3,200 students

Running out of classroom space, online course could be cost effective alternative

Audience- high school students

Why Online?

Students are starting to enroll in other Cyber Schools

Having a Parkland School District Cyber School allows for Parkland Diploma Bonus, tax dollars stay

within District

Online Program Evaluation Criteria

Technology/Program OverviewClear course expectationsRelevant course content

Identify Clear, Measureable and Developmental Student Learning

Evaluate Assessment PracticesStudent Collaboration and FeedbackTeacher Evaluation

Evaluation Criteria

A 4 point system will be used to evaluate the online program 1- little information, does not meet expectations 2- some information, barely meets expectations 3- information is present, meet expectations 4- information is present and clear, goes above

expectations

Who Evaluates Program?

All stakeholders will have a chance to evaluate program Teacher Students Parents Administrators

Technology/Program Overview

Help is clearly listed and available for all students

Technology tutorial is providedCourse/program tutorial is providedTechnology/Program expectations are clearly

listed

Course Expectations

Course syllabus is easy to find and understand

Expectations of students are clearly writtenCourse content and assignments are clearly

listedCourse is divided into easy to understand

sections/modulesRubrics are provided for all assignmentsProfessor contact information is easy to find

Relevant course content

Modules/course sections present course content in variety of ways to meet various teaching styles

Each unit has clear learning objectivesAll resources enhance the learning processAll resources are directly linked to learning

objectives

Evaluate Assessment Practices

Assessments were aligned with learning objectives

A variety of assessments were used to meet the needs of all learners

Clear rubrics were found for every assessment

Assessments are reliable and valid

Student Collaboration and Feedback

Students are expected to maintain professional discussions

Students will communicate effectively with group members

Students will provide feedback to teacher about course

Teacher Evaluation

Teacher will provide meaningful/timely feedback after every assessment

Teacher will encourage effective student discussions and participation

Teacher will evaluate course content once students have progressed and reviewed student feedback