The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) provides resources and events to support online and blended learning. Their programs include membership options, workshops, certificate programs, conferences, webinars and more. Upcoming events focus on topics like student satisfaction, ePortfolios for STEM learning, and the annual international conference on online learning. Sloan-C promotes quality online education through their 5 Pillars framework, which emphasizes learning effectiveness, access, scale, faculty satisfaction and student satisfaction. Resources are available to help educators understand and apply this quality framework.

1. Getting Started in Online Education
The Sloan Consortium Presents

2. Sloan-C Programs & Resources
• Membership: Lower prices
on
conferences, workshops, pu
blications; full website
access.
• Workshops: Over 100 each
year ($169 for members;
$269 non-members)
• College Pass: lowest prices
on bulk workshops
(25, 50, 75 & 100 seat
options)
http://sloanconsortium.org
• Certificate Program: Online
teaching & learning
• Blended Learning Mastery
Series
• Mobile Learning Mastery
Series
• 3 Annual Conferences:
Blended, Emerging
Tech, Annual Online
Learning

3. • Workshops :
* Student Satisfaction : Feedback
October 4 - 11, 2013
* Learning Environments: ePortfolios for STEM Learning
October 18 - 25 , 2013
• Webinar: Learn with Michael Wesch - Free
October 8 , 2013 , 3:00 pm ET
• Conference : 19th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on
Online Learning
November 20-22, 2013 Lake Buena Vista, FL
Join us for Upcoming Sloan-C Events
Upcoming Webinars
http://sloanconsortium.org/webinar_listing

4. With You
Today …
Cathy Arreguin
Zeren Eder
Sandra Coswatte

5. Please Introduce Yourself

6. Online Student Experience
Q:Have you ever taken
an online class?

7. Online Faculty Experience
Q:Have you ever taught
an online course?

8. One Final Question …
Q:Why …
are you here today?

9. “Online learning is not the next big thing;
it is the now big thing.”
- Donna J. Abernathy
Online Coursework

10. Online Coursework
• Some components online
• Instruction face to face
Web
Enhanced
• Significant face to face and online
instructionBlended
• Completely online
• May include “live” sessions ..or notOnline

11. Quality
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the
result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent
direction and skillful execution; it represents the
wise choice of many alternatives.”
- William A. Foster

12. Quality Questions
Q:
What does a quality online
class mean to you?
Do students and faculty
measure quality in the
same way?
Do they want the same
thing out of the courses?

13. Quality Online Courses
A work in process
Continual
review/revision/improvements

14. Sloan-C 5 Pillars
Learning
Effectiveness
Scale Access
Faculty
Satisfaction
Student
Satisfaction

15. Learning Effectiveness
Learning
Effectiveness Take advantage of the
learning environment
Provide learning experiences
that are quality in the modality
being used

16. Scale
Leverage key educational resources
while offering new
online learning opportunities to
students and faculty
Schools offer their best educational
value to learners and to achieve
capacity enrollment
Cost-effective measures and
practices
Scale

17. Access
Access
Provide meaningful and effective
access throughout the entire
student's life cycle
• Program Selection
• Course Availability
• Appropriate Learning Resources
• Support
(Academic, Financial, Student, Technical)

18. Faculty Satisfaction
Faculty
Satisfaction
Instructors find the online teaching
experience personally rewarding
and professionally beneficial
• School Provides Support
• Opportunity for Research/Publication
• Involved in the Governance and Quality
Insurance
• Institutional Reward System
• Opportunity for Continued Professional
Development

19. Student Satisfaction
Student
Satisfaction The goal is that all students who
complete a course express
satisfaction with course rigor
and fairness, with professor
and peer interaction,
and with support services

20. Sloan-C 5 Pillar Resources
A Framework for success

21. Sloan-C 5 Pillar Resources
• http://sloanconsortium.org/5pillars
Quality
Framework
Chart
• http://sloanconsortium.org/Quality_Framework_Narrative_5_pillars
Quality
Framework
Narrative

22. Converting Your Course
Convert … or create?

23. Course Conversion
• Making Relevant Learning Experiences
• Built Around Learning Objectives/Outcomes
that are measurable
• Start backwards what do you want students
to achieve? How will you do this?
• What can be developed for Interactivity?
• What time management will be expected in
class for you and your students?

24. Course Conversion continued…
• Review Course Objectives/Outcomes
• Develop Online Course Syllabus
• Develop Online Assessments – Match Course
Learning Objectives
• Develop Learning Materials/Plan for class

25. Course Objectives and
Syllabus
Your roadmap for development

26. What are Course Objectives?
• What learners should know or be able to do
at the end of your course
• Describe the end results of your learning
experience
• Create a sound basis for your instruction that
can be measured
• Helps students organize and classify their
efforts during the learning pursuits

27. Course Objectives
A course should be built around objectives:
Specific objectives
Measurable objectives
Understood by students
Connected to learning modules so that
students see why they are doing something

28. Course Syllabus
• Course Description/Objectives
• Required and recommended textbook(s) and
materials
• Calendar of events and a timeline of due dates
for any activities.
• Examples:
• Assignments, assessments, and scheduled
synchronous online chat/discussions.
• Instructor contact information and virtual
office hours …

29. Course Syllabus continued…
• Online Participation Requirements
• Grading Scale and how grades are earned
• Special needs/ADA Statement Contact Info
• Hardware/Software Requirements
• Technical Support Resources
• Academic Honesty Policy
• Copyright Policy

30. Social Presence
Becoming REAL online

31. Social Presence Online

32. Instructor’s Role in Social Presence
• Address Students By Name
• Be Responsive in Class and in Emails
• Provide Frequent, Timely, and Constructive
Feedback
• Share Personal Stories and Experiences
• Use multimedia so that students see and
hear you.

33.  Showing Social Presence
•Expression of emoticons
•Use of humor
•Self-Disclosure
•Interactive Continuing a thread
•Quoting from other messages
•Referring explicitly to other messages
•Asking questions
•Complimenting, expressing
appreciation, expressing agreement

34. New to Online: The Essentials
Join
Us!
• 1 week workshop
• Hands on experience
• Learn as a student
• Plan as a facilitator
• Chance to learn and network with
other professionals
• Remaining 2013 Session
• November 1 – November 8

35. Key Facilitators
Angela Gibson Brian Udermann Laurie Hillstock

36. What To Expect
Online Learning Overview
Course Conversion/Creation
Assessment Strategies
Synchronous/Asynchronous Tools
Preparing Students for Online
Professional Development Online

37. Questions?

38. Questions?

39. Thank you and keep
learning!
“Learning is what most adults will do for a living
in the 21st century.“
- Perelman

40. For More Information
workshops@sloanconsortium.org
www.sloanconsortium.org

41. Getting Started in Online Education
An Overview