Balancing Quality and Speed in an Online Course Development Process
Presenter: Gregory Wells
Co-Presenter: Jill Giacomini
Organization: Regis University
Role: Instructional Designer
Track: General Presentation
Topic: Other
Level: Intermediate
Abstract:Regis University adopted an accelerated (12 weeks) online course development process to address a number of needs including: 1) significantly decreasing development time, 2) improving team collaboration and communication and 3) improving course quality. Implementation significantly increased the number of courses produced, faculty satisfaction and quality (through the implementation of the Quality Matters rubric). The presentation will cover the process, technology tools used and provide participants with a model to use with their own organizations.
Bio: Gregory Wells is an Instructional Designer and Affiliate Faculty at Regis University. He has taught in the Adult Learner Community since 1996 teaching in both the online and traditional classroom environments. His field of expertise is in Computer Information Systems and Project Management. Gregory has a Masters’ in Computer Information Systems and Organizational Leadership. Prior to his current position, he spent 18 years working at Hewlett-Packard (HP). One of mhispositions at HP was as a Program Manager for the Learning Technologies Department creating and converting classroom instructional materials to online delivery.
Description:Participants will learn and dialogue about a model to create online courses, that can be offered by multiple facilitators, in approximately 12 weeks or less from inception to delivery.
Participants will be provided with a model, that can be modified as needed, that provides an infrastructure to facilitate a collaborative course development process. Specific technologies and cloud-based tools that provide a way to organize teams and course artifacts will be discussed. Handouts and a website will be made available.
This course development model demonstrates a clear link between learning, teaching and technology by:
1). Incorporating a review process using a nationally-recognized rubric (Quality Matters),
2). Allowing for increased course production (which in-turn allows courses to be updated more quickly to meet learner needs)
3). Supporting course alignment (Course Outcomes aligned to weekly learner outcomes which are aligned to assignments)
4). Accommodating a documented accreditation standards alignment process
5). Utilizing a variety of technology tools such as Google Drive, Dropbox, web conferencing, etc. to organize and facilitate expediency and collaboration.
6). Creating a course structure that allows for better content and more facilitator involvement from a delivery and revision standpoint.
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