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The document outlines a preconference presentation on how to start an online educational program, covering essential topics such as leadership, staffing, policies, technology, curriculum, professional development, and quality assurance. It emphasizes the importance of understanding stakeholders, funding sources, and the return on investment for online learning initiatives. Additionally, it provides resources and planning questions to guide the development and implementation of online programs tailored to diverse student needs.

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How to Start an Online Program iNACOL Preconference  November 9, 2011
Introduction   How to Start an Online Program International Association for K12 Online Learning   Presented by   Holly Brzycki John Canuel David Glick Jeffrey Hunt Philip Lacey  
Preconference Survey How long has your program existed? 41 responses
Preconference Survey What is your experience with online learning?
Preconference Survey What best describes your program?  (Check all that apply.)
Definitions http://www.sloanconsortium.org/
iNACOL's Web Resource www.onlineprogramhowto.org
Agenda   How to Start and Online Program Agenda 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.              Introductions, Starting Up 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.            Leadership and Staffing 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.          Policies and Procedures 11:30 a.m.  - 12:30 p.m.         Technologies -- LMS & Teacher 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.             Lunch 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.               Curriculum 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.               Professional Development 3:30 p.m. -4:30 p.m.                Quality Assurance 4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.                     Wrap-up, Evaluation
Background, Funding, Stakeholders Jeffrey L. Hunt, Ed.D.   DuPage County (IL) Regional Office of Education   [email_address] twitter:  @jeff_hunt
A Great Opportunity or How I Did I Get Roped Into This?
Program Planning (c) Jeffrey L. Hunt, 1995
Background, Funding, Stakeholders Mission/ Purpose Statement   The purpose of our online school is to serve students who need course remediation.     Our mission is to serve students who seek different modes of learning outside traditional settings.
Target Audience Course Remediation Special Education Low Enrollment Courses Students seeking new ways to learn Students who cannot complete courses in traditional setting (medical, psychological, behavior, bullying, athletes)
Stakeholders Who cares if the program is successful (or not)?  
Stakeholders Who will be impacted by the program?
Stakeholders Who can help create the program or solve specific issues or problems that arise?
Stakeholders Who brings knowledge or skills that would contribute to program development?
Stakeholders Who will benefit if the problem is solved or the issue is addressed?
Stakeholders Who would bring a diverse viewpoint to the project?
Funding District Sources Grants Company sponsorships Tuition
Create Budget Everything has a cost -- including staff time. Curriculum  Technology Professional Development Build in costs for unkown  
 
Leadership and Staffing John Canuel www.blackboard.com   [email_address]
Digital Teaching and Learning Organizational Belief What role does online learning play in the organization’s core mission and belief? How does online learning address organizational issues, not just online learning issues? Role of Leaders Online Learning Technology Curriculum and Instruction Finance and Operations Senior level Endorsing is not Leading….
Why Online? Is the investment worth the benefit? How can Online Learning be a solution to budget crisis? What are the organization’s pain points?
Return on Investment and Value of Investment Return on Investment (RoI) The difference between the solution costs and the monetary benefits may be derived from savings (such as from expenses that are eliminated or reduced) or from new revenue sources (such as from fees or product sales) that result from the investment. Value of Investment (VoI) Looks at how well a particular investment achieves the core mission for an organization. Can include both interim as well as end outcomes
The Online Learning Justification Ladder Step 1 – How? Step 2 – Who? Step 3 – What? Step 4 – When? Step 5 – Where? Step 6 = Why?
Resources Project Tomorrow http://www.tomorrow.org/ Keeping Pace http://kpk12.com/ iNACOL http://www.inacol.org/ Blackboard / Project Tomorrow – New Math for Justifying Online Learning http://www.blackboard.com/markets/k-12/overview.aspx
Staffing Leadership Principal/Director Reports to? Licensed Principal Experience and skill set
Staffing Teachers – Instructors Define “Teacher” Licensed/Certified? Student : Teacher ratio Full time/part time/contract Teacher Association Skill set and experience
Staffing Support staff Clerical Technology – Information Counselors Student Engagement Other?
Staffing Where will they be housed? Workplace and work behavior policies Evaluation Training and Support
Resources http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/NACOL%20Standards%20Quality%20Online%20Teaching.pdf
Questions and Planning How will you engage leadership in this work? What core issues will online learning address? What is the RoI or VoI of your online learning program? What type of staff will you need, now and in the future? What are the attributes and skills for your staff? How will you lead, develop and evaluate your staff?
 
Policies and Procedures David Glick www.glickconsulting.com [email_address]
Policies and Procedures They enhance!    They limit!    They define the edges!    They structure the insides!
What's a policy? Federal laws State laws Statutes Rules Guidelines Guidance District policies School policies Standard practices School procedures Remember - each school is unique,  just like every other one.     Don't get hung up on the vocabulary
Governance The benefits of a two-level board structure Decision-making board Advisory board Election/selection processes Legal approval school (charter, private, alternative?) business online program non-profit Policy adoption policies
Access & Equity Residency & attendance Access to technology Student eligibility Special populations Demographics From Demographics of Students and Teachers in Online Programs, 2011, David B. Glick & Associates, LLC
Teacher-related Policies Contracts & licensure Special licensure or development Teacher-student contact time Teacher evaluation Intellectual property - Whose course is it?                        Protecting your program's investment http://www.ocregister.com/news/teachers-290138-average-salary.html
Curriculum & Instruction Policies Course quality assurance Course completion and drop/add Face time or interactivity requirements   Class size                education                    funding                        existing contracts Which Drives Your Program? From: http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/in-light-of-budget-gap-public-education-faces-cuts/
Student-related Policies Acceptable use Liability Face time, login, seat time requirements     Academic integrity http://loathingbioethics.blogspot.com/2011/06/dean-of-medicine-busted-for-plagiarism.html
Getting Started Review existing policies & procedures What enables your online program? What limits your online program? At the federal, state, district and school levels What's under your control? Change your program or change your policies? Who do you have to convince?
 
Technology John Canuel www.blackboard.com [email_address]
Technology is the Brick and Mortar of Online Learning
Core Mission Technology Platform Business Operations Core Technology Human Resources Finance Student Information Communications – Safety Core Technology Email Messaging Web site Educational Core Technology Curriculum – Content Assessment – Data Online Learning Professional Development
General Attributes of Online Technology Systems Technology and Content Is the technology and content tied together or independent attributes of the overall system? Supporting a Wide Range of Online Learning Web presence Blended Full time Age of student Scalable Support current needs as well as future growth Interface with other systems
Mobile By 2013, mobile phones will overtake PCs as most common Web access device worldwide Mobile App downloads are expected to grow by over 600% from 2010 to 2014
“ Open” Open source software Free or open source code Single teacher or a institutional solution. Open to content Common Course Cartridge supports the import and export of learning content in a standard package for portability and archive purposes Learning Tools Interoperability - LTI supports multiple vendor tools to work with platform and content Open to non proprietary and proprietary content
Staff Technology Communications Phone Email Text Messaging
Staff Technology Collaboration Google Docs Synchronous tools Bb Collaborate WebX Skype Adobe Connect
Staff Technology Content PHET http://phet.colorado.edu/ Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/ SAS http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/ Edmodo http://www.edmodo.com/ Inspiration, Kidspiration, Webspiration http://www.webspirationclassroom.com/ Voki http://www.voki.com/
Questions and Planning What technologies do you currently utilize that can support your online learning initiative?   What type of staff technologies will you support v. allowing any technology?   How will you incorporate “openness” into your technology decisions?   How will you balance traditional web based and mobile learning environments?   What attributes will you expect from a Learning Management System (LMS) platform?
 
Curriculum Holly Brzycki Capital Area Intermediate Unit (PA)   Navigating the colorful world of online curriculum    
Curriculum Determine your needs Timeline Grades Subjects Achievement Levels Long term, Short term plans
Curriculum Procuring curriculum: Create or Purchase...or both??
Curriculum Create Cost Professional Development Expertise Quality control, management Union relations Instruction/creation hours  Curriculum Creation Resources Open Education Resources http://www.oercommons.org/ National Repository of Online Courses  http://www.montereyinstitute.org/nroc/ CK12 http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/  
Curriculum   Purchase State alignment, common core Support long term plans of project Rubric Communication & Support Technology Cost Terms of agreement Training Vendor teachers VS. district teachers
Curriculum Rubrics and resources for evaluating online curriculum   iNACOL National Standards of Quality for Online Courses http://www.onlineprogramhowto.org/quality/inacol-standards/online-courses/   NEA Guide to Online High School Courses: http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/onlinecourses.pdf   Best Practices in Designing Online Courses, Las Positas College http://lpc1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/lpc/blackboard/best_practices/   U.S. Department of Education: Office of Innovation and Improvement Resource for leaders and evaluators of k-12 online learning programs http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/academic/evalonline/evalonline.pdf      
 
Professional Development Philip Lacey, Ed.D. Niles Township High School District 219 (IL) Establishing an Effective Professional Development Program   http://url.d219.org/aal image source
Professional Development Common Myths / Misconceptions Virtual schools and regular school counselors can handle the few participating students without leadership support. Any regular classroom teacher is already qualified to teach online. Any highly qualified face-to-face classroom teacher is ready to teach a quality online course that has previously been prepared or purchased. Some say those who teach a section that is already online don’t really teach at all! http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/NACOL_PDforVSandOlnLrng.pdf
Professional Development Common Myths / Misconceptions Virtual schooling will fit with regular school routines and practices. The technology coordinator and counselor will provide any professional development necessary. Newly qualified teachers who learn about virtual schooling in their preservice programs will be ready to teach online when they graduate. http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/NACOL_PDforVSandOlnLrng.pdf
Professional Development Concisely Define Purpose Purpose drives design Effectively convey / defend concept image source
Professional Development District 219 has instituted Board Goal #3: Anywhere, Anytime Learning. As students receive devices and participate in a re-written curriculum (BOE Goal 2 E nsuring a guaranteed and rigorous curriculum and common final exam ) teachers need to be able to effectively leverage the educational potential these devices offer students. Tech 1 exposes teachers to a wide variety of common resources (web 2.0, collaborative, FOSS) which will help them effectively select and develop educational experiences for their students.
Professional Development Wisconsin 30 hours of PD for e-learning/online classroom instruction.   Course content based on the iNACOL National Standards for Quality Online Teaching http://dpi.wi.gov/imt/onlinevir.html image source
Professional Development Considerations Prior to Development Need Cabinet level support   Required or optional training   Timeline for completion Content  Credit / remuneration options  for participants image source:  http://farm1.static.flickr.com/64/191668056_20bbc7e89e_o.jpg
Professional Development Program Development What is the purpose / reason for your PD program? Do current offerings support your online learning initiative? Who will receive PD? In what setting will participants receive instruction? Where will your curriculum come from? How will you define success from your PD program?
Professional Development iNACOL: National Standards for Quality Online Courses http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/ ISTE: NETS http://www.iste.org/standards.aspx Connexions: OER Content http://cnx.org/ WI DPI: Virtual Schools http://dpi.wi.gov/imt/onlinevir.html iNACOL: PD for Virtual Schooling and Online Learning http://www.inacol.org/docs/NACOL_PDforVSandOlnLrng.pdf
 
Quality Assurance Jeffrey L. Hunt, Ed.D. DuPage County (IL) Regional Office of Education   [email_address]
Quality Assurance This is not what we mean by course rigor! image source
Quality Assurance Quality Course Design
Quality Assurance
PROMISING PRACTICES Delivering an Engaging and Challenging Course. Image Credit
PROMISING PRACTICES Using the same course outlines, major assessments and courses examinations as face-to-face courses. Image Credit
Promising Practices Providing multiple pathways for students to learn: Audio Video Text   Students have choice in learning path.
PROMISING PRACTICES Proctoring major assessments and final exams. Image Credit
PROMISING PRACTICES Using live virtual sessions with software like Blackboard Collaborate or Abobe Connect . Image Credit
PROMISING PRACTICES Requiring students have interactivity with the teacher and other students. Image Credit
PROMISING PRACTICES Requiring weekly, purposeful communication between the teacher and individual students. Image Credit
PROMISING PRACTICES Adding oral exams at milestone points in the course to check for understanding. Image Credit
PROMISING PRACTICES Challenging problems for accelerated (gifted) students. Image Credit
PROMISING PRACTICES Regular formative assessments, followed by periodic formal evaluations by outside reviewers.
INTERACTION TRIANGLE Student Teacher Student Content • Essential Understandings • Course Goals • Student insights
Quality Assurance Student Feedback
Quality Assurance Formative and Summative Reports
Quality Assurance Student Demographics
Quality Assurance Ethnicity
Quality Assurance Grades Do the results match your program goals?
 
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How to Start an Online Program

  • 1. How to Start an Online Program iNACOL Preconference  November 9, 2011
  • 2. Introduction   How to Start an Online Program International Association for K12 Online Learning   Presented by   Holly Brzycki John Canuel David Glick Jeffrey Hunt Philip Lacey  
  • 3. Preconference Survey How long has your program existed? 41 responses
  • 4. Preconference Survey What is your experience with online learning?
  • 5. Preconference Survey What best describes your program?  (Check all that apply.)
  • 7. iNACOL's Web Resource www.onlineprogramhowto.org
  • 8. Agenda   How to Start and Online Program Agenda 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.              Introductions, Starting Up 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.            Leadership and Staffing 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.          Policies and Procedures 11:30 a.m.  - 12:30 p.m.         Technologies -- LMS & Teacher 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.             Lunch 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.               Curriculum 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.               Professional Development 3:30 p.m. -4:30 p.m.                Quality Assurance 4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.                     Wrap-up, Evaluation
  • 9. Background, Funding, Stakeholders Jeffrey L. Hunt, Ed.D.   DuPage County (IL) Regional Office of Education   [email_address] twitter:  @jeff_hunt
  • 10. A Great Opportunity or How I Did I Get Roped Into This?
  • 11. Program Planning (c) Jeffrey L. Hunt, 1995
  • 12. Background, Funding, Stakeholders Mission/ Purpose Statement   The purpose of our online school is to serve students who need course remediation.     Our mission is to serve students who seek different modes of learning outside traditional settings.
  • 13. Target Audience Course Remediation Special Education Low Enrollment Courses Students seeking new ways to learn Students who cannot complete courses in traditional setting (medical, psychological, behavior, bullying, athletes)
  • 14. Stakeholders Who cares if the program is successful (or not)?  
  • 15. Stakeholders Who will be impacted by the program?
  • 16. Stakeholders Who can help create the program or solve specific issues or problems that arise?
  • 17. Stakeholders Who brings knowledge or skills that would contribute to program development?
  • 18. Stakeholders Who will benefit if the problem is solved or the issue is addressed?
  • 19. Stakeholders Who would bring a diverse viewpoint to the project?
  • 20. Funding District Sources Grants Company sponsorships Tuition
  • 21. Create Budget Everything has a cost -- including staff time. Curriculum  Technology Professional Development Build in costs for unkown  
  • 22.  
  • 23. Leadership and Staffing John Canuel www.blackboard.com   [email_address]
  • 24. Digital Teaching and Learning Organizational Belief What role does online learning play in the organization’s core mission and belief? How does online learning address organizational issues, not just online learning issues? Role of Leaders Online Learning Technology Curriculum and Instruction Finance and Operations Senior level Endorsing is not Leading….
  • 25. Why Online? Is the investment worth the benefit? How can Online Learning be a solution to budget crisis? What are the organization’s pain points?
  • 26. Return on Investment and Value of Investment Return on Investment (RoI) The difference between the solution costs and the monetary benefits may be derived from savings (such as from expenses that are eliminated or reduced) or from new revenue sources (such as from fees or product sales) that result from the investment. Value of Investment (VoI) Looks at how well a particular investment achieves the core mission for an organization. Can include both interim as well as end outcomes
  • 27. The Online Learning Justification Ladder Step 1 – How? Step 2 – Who? Step 3 – What? Step 4 – When? Step 5 – Where? Step 6 = Why?
  • 28. Resources Project Tomorrow http://www.tomorrow.org/ Keeping Pace http://kpk12.com/ iNACOL http://www.inacol.org/ Blackboard / Project Tomorrow – New Math for Justifying Online Learning http://www.blackboard.com/markets/k-12/overview.aspx
  • 29. Staffing Leadership Principal/Director Reports to? Licensed Principal Experience and skill set
  • 30. Staffing Teachers – Instructors Define “Teacher” Licensed/Certified? Student : Teacher ratio Full time/part time/contract Teacher Association Skill set and experience
  • 31. Staffing Support staff Clerical Technology – Information Counselors Student Engagement Other?
  • 32. Staffing Where will they be housed? Workplace and work behavior policies Evaluation Training and Support
  • 34. Questions and Planning How will you engage leadership in this work? What core issues will online learning address? What is the RoI or VoI of your online learning program? What type of staff will you need, now and in the future? What are the attributes and skills for your staff? How will you lead, develop and evaluate your staff?
  • 35.  
  • 36. Policies and Procedures David Glick www.glickconsulting.com [email_address]
  • 37. Policies and Procedures They enhance!    They limit!    They define the edges!    They structure the insides!
  • 38. What's a policy? Federal laws State laws Statutes Rules Guidelines Guidance District policies School policies Standard practices School procedures Remember - each school is unique,  just like every other one.     Don't get hung up on the vocabulary
  • 39. Governance The benefits of a two-level board structure Decision-making board Advisory board Election/selection processes Legal approval school (charter, private, alternative?) business online program non-profit Policy adoption policies
  • 40. Access & Equity Residency & attendance Access to technology Student eligibility Special populations Demographics From Demographics of Students and Teachers in Online Programs, 2011, David B. Glick & Associates, LLC
  • 41. Teacher-related Policies Contracts & licensure Special licensure or development Teacher-student contact time Teacher evaluation Intellectual property - Whose course is it?                        Protecting your program's investment http://www.ocregister.com/news/teachers-290138-average-salary.html
  • 42. Curriculum & Instruction Policies Course quality assurance Course completion and drop/add Face time or interactivity requirements   Class size                education                    funding                        existing contracts Which Drives Your Program? From: http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/in-light-of-budget-gap-public-education-faces-cuts/
  • 43. Student-related Policies Acceptable use Liability Face time, login, seat time requirements     Academic integrity http://loathingbioethics.blogspot.com/2011/06/dean-of-medicine-busted-for-plagiarism.html
  • 44. Getting Started Review existing policies & procedures What enables your online program? What limits your online program? At the federal, state, district and school levels What's under your control? Change your program or change your policies? Who do you have to convince?
  • 45.  
  • 46. Technology John Canuel www.blackboard.com [email_address]
  • 47. Technology is the Brick and Mortar of Online Learning
  • 48. Core Mission Technology Platform Business Operations Core Technology Human Resources Finance Student Information Communications – Safety Core Technology Email Messaging Web site Educational Core Technology Curriculum – Content Assessment – Data Online Learning Professional Development
  • 49. General Attributes of Online Technology Systems Technology and Content Is the technology and content tied together or independent attributes of the overall system? Supporting a Wide Range of Online Learning Web presence Blended Full time Age of student Scalable Support current needs as well as future growth Interface with other systems
  • 50. Mobile By 2013, mobile phones will overtake PCs as most common Web access device worldwide Mobile App downloads are expected to grow by over 600% from 2010 to 2014
  • 51. “ Open” Open source software Free or open source code Single teacher or a institutional solution. Open to content Common Course Cartridge supports the import and export of learning content in a standard package for portability and archive purposes Learning Tools Interoperability - LTI supports multiple vendor tools to work with platform and content Open to non proprietary and proprietary content
  • 52. Staff Technology Communications Phone Email Text Messaging
  • 53. Staff Technology Collaboration Google Docs Synchronous tools Bb Collaborate WebX Skype Adobe Connect
  • 54. Staff Technology Content PHET http://phet.colorado.edu/ Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/ SAS http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/ Edmodo http://www.edmodo.com/ Inspiration, Kidspiration, Webspiration http://www.webspirationclassroom.com/ Voki http://www.voki.com/
  • 55. Questions and Planning What technologies do you currently utilize that can support your online learning initiative?   What type of staff technologies will you support v. allowing any technology?   How will you incorporate “openness” into your technology decisions?   How will you balance traditional web based and mobile learning environments?   What attributes will you expect from a Learning Management System (LMS) platform?
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  • 57. Curriculum Holly Brzycki Capital Area Intermediate Unit (PA)   Navigating the colorful world of online curriculum    
  • 58. Curriculum Determine your needs Timeline Grades Subjects Achievement Levels Long term, Short term plans
  • 59. Curriculum Procuring curriculum: Create or Purchase...or both??
  • 60. Curriculum Create Cost Professional Development Expertise Quality control, management Union relations Instruction/creation hours  Curriculum Creation Resources Open Education Resources http://www.oercommons.org/ National Repository of Online Courses  http://www.montereyinstitute.org/nroc/ CK12 http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/  
  • 61. Curriculum   Purchase State alignment, common core Support long term plans of project Rubric Communication & Support Technology Cost Terms of agreement Training Vendor teachers VS. district teachers
  • 62. Curriculum Rubrics and resources for evaluating online curriculum   iNACOL National Standards of Quality for Online Courses http://www.onlineprogramhowto.org/quality/inacol-standards/online-courses/   NEA Guide to Online High School Courses: http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/onlinecourses.pdf   Best Practices in Designing Online Courses, Las Positas College http://lpc1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/lpc/blackboard/best_practices/   U.S. Department of Education: Office of Innovation and Improvement Resource for leaders and evaluators of k-12 online learning programs http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/academic/evalonline/evalonline.pdf      
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  • 64. Professional Development Philip Lacey, Ed.D. Niles Township High School District 219 (IL) Establishing an Effective Professional Development Program   http://url.d219.org/aal image source
  • 65. Professional Development Common Myths / Misconceptions Virtual schools and regular school counselors can handle the few participating students without leadership support. Any regular classroom teacher is already qualified to teach online. Any highly qualified face-to-face classroom teacher is ready to teach a quality online course that has previously been prepared or purchased. Some say those who teach a section that is already online don’t really teach at all! http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/NACOL_PDforVSandOlnLrng.pdf
  • 66. Professional Development Common Myths / Misconceptions Virtual schooling will fit with regular school routines and practices. The technology coordinator and counselor will provide any professional development necessary. Newly qualified teachers who learn about virtual schooling in their preservice programs will be ready to teach online when they graduate. http://www.inacol.org/research/docs/NACOL_PDforVSandOlnLrng.pdf
  • 67. Professional Development Concisely Define Purpose Purpose drives design Effectively convey / defend concept image source
  • 68. Professional Development District 219 has instituted Board Goal #3: Anywhere, Anytime Learning. As students receive devices and participate in a re-written curriculum (BOE Goal 2 E nsuring a guaranteed and rigorous curriculum and common final exam ) teachers need to be able to effectively leverage the educational potential these devices offer students. Tech 1 exposes teachers to a wide variety of common resources (web 2.0, collaborative, FOSS) which will help them effectively select and develop educational experiences for their students.
  • 69. Professional Development Wisconsin 30 hours of PD for e-learning/online classroom instruction.   Course content based on the iNACOL National Standards for Quality Online Teaching http://dpi.wi.gov/imt/onlinevir.html image source
  • 70. Professional Development Considerations Prior to Development Need Cabinet level support   Required or optional training   Timeline for completion Content  Credit / remuneration options  for participants image source:  http://farm1.static.flickr.com/64/191668056_20bbc7e89e_o.jpg
  • 71. Professional Development Program Development What is the purpose / reason for your PD program? Do current offerings support your online learning initiative? Who will receive PD? In what setting will participants receive instruction? Where will your curriculum come from? How will you define success from your PD program?
  • 72. Professional Development iNACOL: National Standards for Quality Online Courses http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/ ISTE: NETS http://www.iste.org/standards.aspx Connexions: OER Content http://cnx.org/ WI DPI: Virtual Schools http://dpi.wi.gov/imt/onlinevir.html iNACOL: PD for Virtual Schooling and Online Learning http://www.inacol.org/docs/NACOL_PDforVSandOlnLrng.pdf
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  • 74. Quality Assurance Jeffrey L. Hunt, Ed.D. DuPage County (IL) Regional Office of Education   [email_address]
  • 75. Quality Assurance This is not what we mean by course rigor! image source
  • 76. Quality Assurance Quality Course Design
  • 78. PROMISING PRACTICES Delivering an Engaging and Challenging Course. Image Credit
  • 79. PROMISING PRACTICES Using the same course outlines, major assessments and courses examinations as face-to-face courses. Image Credit
  • 80. Promising Practices Providing multiple pathways for students to learn: Audio Video Text   Students have choice in learning path.
  • 81. PROMISING PRACTICES Proctoring major assessments and final exams. Image Credit
  • 82. PROMISING PRACTICES Using live virtual sessions with software like Blackboard Collaborate or Abobe Connect . Image Credit
  • 83. PROMISING PRACTICES Requiring students have interactivity with the teacher and other students. Image Credit
  • 84. PROMISING PRACTICES Requiring weekly, purposeful communication between the teacher and individual students. Image Credit
  • 85. PROMISING PRACTICES Adding oral exams at milestone points in the course to check for understanding. Image Credit
  • 86. PROMISING PRACTICES Challenging problems for accelerated (gifted) students. Image Credit
  • 87. PROMISING PRACTICES Regular formative assessments, followed by periodic formal evaluations by outside reviewers.
  • 88. INTERACTION TRIANGLE Student Teacher Student Content • Essential Understandings • Course Goals • Student insights
  • 90. Quality Assurance Formative and Summative Reports
  • 93. Quality Assurance Grades Do the results match your program goals?
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Editor's Notes

  • #51: We have seen the explosive growth of smartphones, now it makes sense to look at how that is changing what we are doing with the devices Many of you may have seen this study and slides from Morgan Stanley Discuss computing cycles and the evolution of those cycles. The mobile internet cycle is the 5 th of its kind and they tend to last 10 years In the 2000s desktop internet reached 1B devices, this study predicts that the mobile internet cycle will reach 10B devices before 2020 The study predicted back in 2009 that mobile internet users were going to surpass desktop internet users around 2013/2014 in Q4 2010, Smartphone sales exceeded PC sales for the first time (100.9 million smartphones, 92.1 million PC’s shipped; data from IDC). “ Smartphones” don't include the tens of millions of tablets and iPods which could be considered mobile smart devices as well. Smartphones have the equivalent computing power, they are essentially providing computing in your hand all the time anytime, anywhere access