tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18029654769327158722011-07-07T19:58:51.636-07:00DMC eLearning Serviceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11446959560896938438noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802965476932715872.post-10883742983518714972009-07-15T13:22:00.000-07:002009-07-17T05:42:29.434-07:00<ul>The eLearning strand of Summer Academy 2009 ended with each group summarizing the best practices discussed throughout the day. Academy participants were asked to jot down any "a-ha" moments, or thoughts and ideas of particular note heard during the summaries. Below are listed all of these moments. Thanks to everyone contributing to this list. Recognize yours? </ul><ul>(Comments are written verbatim and taken directly from the blue comment forms. Names have been removed.)<br /><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Separate phone number for Help Desk for problems with Blackboard.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">The group needs a clearer understanding of why remote instructors are needed.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Good thought - How should on-line instructors be evaluated? By chair or by peer review. team? Should students also provide an on-line evaluation?</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Make Atomic Learning videos available to students so they can understand technology for their online courses.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Extended help desk hours for students- Excellent!!!!</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Team with other schools to share Smarthinking - Smart!!!</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Our Best online instructors have been from "remote" locations.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">On-line campus advising.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">We need to understand the student population that enroll in on-line courses and why full on-line courses are beneficial to students.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Professors in on-line courses can closely track students participation in on-line courses and use the information for retention.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">I liked recognition part.....</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Smarthinking tutoring and/or online math tutoring.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">On-line advising needs to be implemented for an efficient and effective on-line program.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">I like the idea of stipend for on-line course creation and master certification for online instructors.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">"Residency" Requirements - requiring students to complete a particular percentage of their coursework online suggests something "different" in the online course offerings. </span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Many programs would lose enrollment if students were required to come to campus when enrolled in an online course.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Either it's an online course or its not. There should not be a requirement that online students ever come to the campus.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Restructuring fee schedule to make it more universal and fair, excellent idea (proposed by ***** *****).</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">The one office hour requirement can be fulfilled in an online in office environment, policy should be revised.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Good idea to collaborate with other educational institutions.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Course surveys 10% response from students! I was interested to hear how to improve ways to acquire feedback from students, data we can work with.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">I like the idea of restructuring fee for students taking online classes.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Rethink policy of having one hour per week office hours to include on-line instructors not located in Corpus Christi.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Use Smarthinking as a after hours tutoring help so that it doesn't take away from our on campus tutoring centers.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Data shows a need for math online tutoring for during the day and after hours.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Remote faculty should be considered, home grown should be given first consideration.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Residency requirement is not sound. Nursing E-line, and the new business and criminal justice online degrees would not be truly online.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Consortiums are something Del Mar College should explore more, they can be very efficient, cost effective, ways of sharing resources, ideas, etc.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Online advising is a great idea as students are adding classes online questions arise that need immediate response.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Mentor assigned to online instructors..good idea.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">It would have been nice to know that the TXDLA Conference was in Corpus.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Extending hours for the help desk will benefit students in online courses.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Devise simple links to resources for e-learning students (proposed by ***** *****), very useful.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Immediately increase faculty/administrator awareness of existing SACS-based evaluation instrument for online courses.</span></li><br /><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">I didn't know instructional design also responsible for education.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Faculty evaluations by peer review teams, assign faculty who are proficient in e-learning, (good idea presented by ***** *****)</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">This is not an equitable environment?! You're kidding!</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Certification of online instructors - great idea. College recognition of some sort?</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Lonestar College is developing an online certification program which will be ready soon.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">I would appreciate more faculty support - instructional designer and support.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Add link or referral to advisor.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">DLAC is comatose and too narrowly focused. Expand it and make it more serious. Include it in DMC strategic planning.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial;">All the groups are interconnected, glad we found other groups can use as well and build on.</span></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1802965476932715872-1088374298351871497?l=dmcelearning.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DMC eLearning Serviceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11446959560896938438noreply@blogger.com0