| Characteristic |
Description |
Example(s) |
| Introduction to the student |
- A “getting started” or “how to participate” page
- Tips for success
- Hardware and software requirements (test page for viewing, especially if plug-ins required)
- Prerequisite computer skills
- Self-assessment
- FAQs
- Quotes from successful students
- Scavenger hunt or other forced navigation activity
- Online or on-campus orientation (available, free, optional)
- Info on Library information, online resources
- Info on Counseling
- Disclaimer
- HelpDesk info
|
Colorado CC
Cuyahoga CC
Franklin U
Kapi’olani CC
Kirkwood CC Southwestern CC |
| Web Syllabus |
- Course overview
- Web objectives
- Books – how to obtain
- Grading
- Course policies
- How testing is done
- Nature of interaction and activities to be completed
- Link to college policies
- Schedule in a separate folder
|
Colorado CC
Cuyahoga CC
Franklin U
Kapi’olani CC |
| Instructor Information |
- E-mail
- Phone number
- Fax number
- Mailing address
- Picture
- Virtual Office hours
|
Brevard CC
Franklin U |
| Objectives |
Write measurable objectives directly linked to web activities |
Brevard CC
Colorado CC
Franklin U
Kapi’olani CC
Mariopa CC (Rio Salado)
Southwestern CC |
| Template |
Common look and feel, common color scheme, same buttons, college Link/logo; common ‘tree’ of folders (note: assignment and content area can be different) Adherence to web accessibility issues |
Brevard CC
Franklin U
Cuyahoga CC |
| Teaching/learning techniques and methods |
- Provide examples of student work from past courses
- Perform online role modeling (discussion, chat, e-mail)
- Provide helpful feedback
- Check on student progress
- Set expectations for participation
- Encourage competition for certain activities
- Provide extra content resources
- Use Elaborative Encoding (use course material in a meaningful way)
- Create a sense of community
- Group work via e-mail, chat, teleconferences
- Project teams
- File-sharing
|
Kapi’olani CC
Franklin U |
| Active Learning |
- Student web page creation
- Online debate
- Application journal: observation/reflection
- Discussion board/chat room
- Problem solving group activities
|
Kapi’olani CC
Franklin U |
| Accommodation for different learning styles |
- Offers a variety of formats for submitting assignments and fulfilling objectives
- Offers problems with different, correct solutions
- Equally weighted online activities for all styles, reading, hands-on, listening
- Streaming media, CDs, DVDs, videotapes, audiotapes, simulations, virtual or actual field trips (see Learning Objects/Multimedia)
- Uses a practical approach for presenting theories, then adds a structural approach
|
Brevard CC
Kapi’olani CC
Colorado CC |
| Learning Objects/ Multimedia |
MERLOT
Links to outside resources (educational, commercial) Streaming media, CDs, DVDs, videotapes, audiotapes, simulations, virtual field trips |
Kapi’olani CC |
| Evaluation Methods |
Self, Peer, & Instructor Evaluation
- Tests
- Papers
- Projects
- Journals
- Problems
- Discussion
- Portfolios
- Other activities
|
Kapi’olani CC |
| Faculty Resources |
- Support
- Technical/infrastructure
- Training and instructional assistance
- Mentors
- Rewards
- Recognition, promotion and awards
- Frequent opportunities to upgrade skills and attend workshops and refresher courses,
- Access to the latest versions of software and hardware
- Administrative support
- Appropriate supervision and control of the entire college’s online program,
- Equitable workload assignments and class sizes
- Enactment of policies that support quality control
- Aggressive marketing of online courses
|
Colorado CC
Cuyahoga CC
Franklin U
Southwestern CC |
