ANDERSON, T. & ELLOUMI, F. (EDS.). (2008) THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ONLINE LEARNING, 2ND EDITION, ATHABASCA, AB, CANADA: ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY. TPOL Chapter 10: The Development of Online Courses
Jul 29, 2015
ANDERSON, T. & ELLOUMI, F. (EDS. ) . (2008) THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ONLINE
LEARNING, 2ND EDITION, ATHABASCA, AB, CANADA: ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY.
TPOL Chapter 10: The Development of Online
Courses
Introduction
This presentation is an overview of chapter 10 in the text “Theory and Practice Of Online Learning 2nd Ed., by Anderson and Elloumi” for EDET 755
Presentation Objectives:Chapter SummaryText StrengthsText WeaknessesText Applications
Overview
What is online learning?Text FocusedMulti-Functional
How is it presented? LMSE-Learning 2.0
Overview
What are the best defined strategies?
American Association of Higher Education Seven Principles For Good Practice in Undergraduate Education
WICHE’s Balancing Quality and Access: Principles of Good Practice for Electronically Offered Academic Degree and Certificate Programs
Overview
What are other considerations?
New Teaching paradigm
Teacher Education
Skills Needed
Rewarding Faculty
Overview
Who and what is needed to create an online course?
Online development team SME, Instructional designer, graphic designer,
developer, programmer
Development Tools Coding languages GUI software
Assessment
Educational Models & Teacher Training
Strengths Educational Models Emphasis on teacher training
Weaknesses Common sense advice Technical Skill too elementary
Assessment
Online Course DevelopmentStrengths
Centralizing para-academics Encouraging teamwork among roles
Weaknesses Too many cross-functional responsibilities Unrealistic job descriptions