The University of Central Florida has offered online courses since the spring of 1996. As of 2010, Online@UCF offers four undergraduate degree completion programs, twelve graduate degree programs and sixteen graduate certificates, plus 450+ online courses every semester from all academic areas. Over 800 full-time UCF faculty members have successfully completed the campus-wide faculty development course, IDL6543, to learn to develop and deliver effective online instruction.
This session will provide details of our faculty development process that we have designed and implemented over the past 14 years. We will also present the lessons we have learned and our future plans to revise our training. These revisions are based on feedback we collected from our faculty participants. The nature of the topic is one that will generate discussions, and we will allow time for questions and answers from our audience.
Lessons Learned to Prepare to Deliver Online Courses
1. Online@UCF Lessons Learned to Prepare to Deliver Online Courses Presented by Baiyun Chen, Ph.D. Eileen Narozny
2. UCF Background Established June 10, 1963 Original name: Florida Technological University First academic building: Library Dedication & first classes: October 7, 1968 First commencement: June 1970, 423 graduates First doctoral degree granted: 1977/78 Current student enrollment: 53,644
18. Lessons Learned 2010 Spring IDL Review Committee consists of faculty and IDs Surveyed IDL graduates Visited Daytona State & Embry Riddle
19. Lessons Learned - Likes Enjoyed small groups and collaborating with peers ID contact Technical support group Contents Useful practices Webcourses tools Web veterans Incentives
20. Lessons Learned - Dislikes ID not helpful due to limited time and teaching experience Theory contents and assignments are not applicable IDL is not just-in-time IDL is required
21. Lessons Learned - Suggestions Less pedagogy or theory More hands-on Webcourses tools More strategy-based practice Building more contents IDL redesign Refresher courses Advanced courses More specific to disciplines
23. IDL6543 Redesign Formed a redesign committee – 5 instructional designers Identified the stakeholders – tier 1, tier2, etc. Created a redesign plan and presented it to the tier 1 stakeholders Created a T-slice to present the stakeholders based on the project plan we developed
24. IDL6543 Revision Delivery methods Blended learning – Mixed mode “M” More online than face-to-face Course Design Four components Online instruction Face-to-Face seminars Consultations Online labs
25. IDL6543 Revision Textbook topics – currently being reviewed Assessing Learners Online The ID Casebook: Case Studies in Instructional Design Online Learning : Concepts, Strategies, and Application Conquering the Content: A Step-by-Step Guide to Online Course Design
26. IDL6543 Revision Case Studies Provide case studies that correspond with real life experiences in online teaching Small group discussions Peer-to-Peer interaction
27. IDL6543 Revision Faculty Fellow Will authenticate the teaching strategies presented in IDL6543 Web Veterans Have Web Vets present at every face-to-face seminar Available for online discussion Become mentors within individual colleges
Slide 1 – online@ucfUse this slide to greet the new faculty and introduce the ID Team membersDepartment that supports online (or distributed learning) teaching and learning online at UCFHow many have taught an online course?Fully online?521 – W, 304 – M 21,046 Headcount (42%)UCF currently offers4 undergraduate programs12 graduate degree programsgraduate certificates
Slide 2 – Distributed LearningWhat we do...Online learning – We establish and support policies and guidelines for distributed learning across the universityFaculty Development – Provide professional development courses to help faculty teach onlineCourse Production: work with faculty, regardless of skill level, to help them produce their own material or will create original media on their behalf. course programming, graphics, interactive exercises, games/simulations, animations, and video with on-location and full studio capabilities.Course Design - Consult with faculty to help you design online coursesTechnical support – Varying support to faculty and students to ensure a successful course experienceTeams – Briefly describe each team and note that there is limited access to some of these teams:TechrangersInstructional DesignDigital MediaNew MediaLevel2RITE - formulating and implementing research on effective teaching practices in higher education
Slide 3 – Faculty DevelopmentHow many of you have completed Essentials? ADL? IDL?Here are three courses available to those of you planning on teaching online at UCF:EssentialsOnline course for faculty who only want to use online as a supplement to their courseADL5000Online course that is designed for faculty who will be teaching a course that another faculty member has createdThere is limited support when you teach one of these classesIDL6543Blended course for faculty who wish to develop their own online course8 week course taught during all 3 semestersThere is a wide range of support available to faculty who complete this courseHow do I get started?Briefly explain the steps for enrolling in all three of these classesExplain how faculty request a course section after taking these classesNote: You may want to direct participants to the links for these courses on the handout.
Slide 4 – Webcourses@UCF ToolsBriefly discuss these tools that are available to faculty in our online courses:Course CommunicationCourse mail – FERPA compliantDiscussionsChatCalendarCourse ManagementAssignment toolsAssessmentsGrade bookNote: You may want to direct participants to the Webcourses@UCF links on the handout.
Explain that we created the redesign plan based on the feedback received from the committee.Tier 1 – Key Stakeholders - Vice Provost, Assistant VP of CDLTier 2 – Internal Resources – Director of CDL, Associate Directors of CDL, Faculty
Derived from suggestions from faculty members
Information that was gathered from our review committee suggested that the faculty that participated in the IDL6543 training wanted:More interaction with their peersGained a better insight into teaching online by hearing the challenges that their peers faced.Made them feel better and more comfortable about exploring the world of teaching onlineThey did not like being lectured too.
Web VetsAddress topicsLarge class sizeAssessmentGroup projectsAvailable as mentors in the various colleges