Teaching Distance Learning/On- Line Courses ALSB 2010 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, RICHMOND, VA Lori Harris-Ransom, Caldwell College Ida Jones, California State University-Fresno Linda Christiansen, Indiana University Southeast David Schein, University of Maryland This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc- sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
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Developing & Teaching Distance
Learning/On-Line Courses
ALSB 2010 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, RICHMOND, VA
Lori Harris-Ransom, Caldwell CollegeIda Jones, California State University-
FresnoLinda Christiansen, Indiana University
SoutheastDavid Schein, University of Maryland This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-
ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
WHAT IS EDUCATION
?AND WHAT IS THE TREND IN ONLINE
EDUCATION?
WHAT IS QUALITY EDUCATION?
Creating a learning environment where
individuals with a variety of skills can
increase knowledge, skills and the
abilities to adapt to changing environments
so that they can act as informed citizens of the world.
• Uses range from posting course materials, administering exams, linking to library and web resources, encouraging collaborative learning, encouraging critical thinking, virtual reality 3D environments (MUVE)
• Distance LearningOnline Journal of Distance Learning Administration, Volume VI, NumberI I I, Fall2003 State University of West Georgia, Distance Education Center Scott L. Howell, PhD Brigham Young University [email protected] Peter B. Williams, M.S. Brigham Young University [email protected] Nathan K. Lindsay, M.S. University of [email protected]
http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/fall63/howell63.htm l
• To create an online classroom that provides something like the in-classroom experience, class participation is important.
• Question: How do you encourage students to participate in the online classroom?
• Question: How does this differ from encouraging students to participate in the traditional classroom?
CLASS PARTICIPATION
• One Approach: Participation = 10% of Final Grade
• Students will receive a participation grade for each half of the course equal to 5% of their final grade.
• Rubric for evaluation of class participation. The focus is on meaningful participation and not just adding entries to the Conferences section.
• Frequency - Theoretically possible to enter the online classroom once a week and receive a decent grade. The reality is that frequent participation each week puts the student in a much better position to make timely and meaningful contributions.
• Benchmark is that eight meaningful posts to the classroom each week would be an A, six meaningful posts would be a B, and four would be a C.
• Note that simply posting a short “me too” comment is not considered a “meaningful” post and will not support a strong grade for the week.
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CLASS PARTICIPATION GRADING
• Sample Grading Rubric:
• Weekly participation grade is worth a maximum of 30 points.
• 27-30 pts - A – At least 2 comments needed* student provides thorough details of relevant facts* comments demonstrate a comprehensive analysis and/or interpretation of the case/issue* student supports his/her opinion by citing relevant, scholarly sources* student adds some new thought or point of view to the discussion or critiques another’s point of view.
CLASS PARTICIPATION GRADING, CONT.
• 24-26 pts - B– At least 2 comments needed; one or more of the following may apply:* student provides a response with a limited number of facts* student does not clearly state the issue* student provides an adequate but not comprehensive analysis of the case/issue* student has a partial understanding of the concepts in the case* student sometimes, but not always, supports key statements with relevant, scholarly sources
• 21-23 pts - C– At least 2 comments needed; one or more of the following may apply:* student's comments do not reflect a comprehensive reading of the case/issue.* student describes only minimal components of the case/issue* student's analysis is not clear and coherent* analysis is only vaguely supported by scholarly material from the text or elsewhere* student merely restates what is in text instead of interpreting the material
Another Sample Rubric
GROUP PROJECTS ONLINE
• Considerations:
• Should you try group projects at all?
• Assembling the Group – Random, system, or students choose?
• Best approach to grading?
• Input sheet from each group member to avoid slackers or dominant students?
• Faculty input to groups?
FACULTY INPUT
• Faculty can insert comments for all students to see in the online classroom:• Pros?• Cons?
• Email through the course site if possible
• Email through traditional email
FACULTY INPUT CONT.
• Telephone discussions with students for remote faculty or remote students.
• Question: In the pure online classroom, should there ever be the need for phone contact with students?
• On-campus meetings with students who are in the vicinity of campus