Center for Scholarly Technology Faculty Forum November 14, 2014 Streamlining Online Course Design for a Better Student Experience Spatial Sciences Institute Graduate Programs in Geographic Information Science & Technology Katsuhiko “Kirk” Oda, Lecturer Susan H. Kamei, Associate Director
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Center for Scholarly TechnologyFaculty Forum
November 14, 2014
Streamlining Online Course Design for a Better Student Experience
Spatial Sciences Institute
Graduate Programs in Geographic Information Science & Technology
Katsuhiko “Kirk” Oda, Lecturer
Susan H. Kamei, Associate Director
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Background
Online Graduate Programs in GIST:
spatial thinking, data acquisition,
integration, analysis, visualization,
application, and development
Goals of working group (Kirk Oda, Karen Kemp, Jordan Hastings,
and Susan Kamei):
• Determine best applicable practices;
• Develop faculty consensus for consistent use of Blackboard
throughout the GIST Programs; and
• Train and support fellow faculty.
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Working Group Results
1. Constructed a master Blackboard course “shell” or template.
2. Proposed a common terminology to faculty for adoption.
3. Built consensus on best practices among faculty.