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 Maryland
Faculty Online Curriculum
This curriculum presents critical issues common to all
institutions: establishing and incorporating standards of good practice,
integrating instructional technologies into curricula, securing resources,
providing incentives for faculty, and measuring outcomes through carefully
designed assessment strategies. We invite you to use
this curriculum in your faculty technology instruction
and welcome any feedback you can provide.
| Curriculum
Topics |
Description |
| Introduction
to Distance Learning Pedagogy |
Research, parallels between traditional and distance learning,
learner characteristics, trends. |
| Establishing
and Incorporating Standards of Good Practice |
In-depth look at models. |
| Overview
of Online Technologies |
WebCT, Blackboard.com, Web Tycho, SERF, Eduprise and others. A
look at available technologies. |
| Creating
Online Course Components |
Electronic syllabi, posting lectures, receiving and sending assignments. |
| Communications
Online |
Using the Bulletin Board, chat, email and other tools. |
| Online
Group Work |
Creating students' learning communities. |
| Designing
an Online Training Program |
Developing a curriculum for faculty training for use at your institution.
Motivation and incentives for faculty participants, intellectual
property issues. |
| Integrating
Interactivity into Online Courses |
Active learning strategies. |
| Providing
Feedback to Distance Learning Students |
Creating, receiving, and evaluating assignments and coursework. |
| Online
Classroom Assessment Techniques |
Strategies for measuring student learning. |
| Outcomes
Assessment Techniques |
Training program evaluation. |
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