Transcript How international e-learning helps Siberian Universities
Online university explained
A presentation prepared for European Humanities University (EHU) Vilnius, June 10-12, 2010
Валерий Чухломин (Valeri Chukhlomin) SUNY Empire State College Center for Distance Learning and MBA Saratoga Springs, New York
Ph +1 518-587-2100 Ext 2435 [email protected]
Topics
1. SUNY Empire State College 2. CDL Experience 3. SUNY – EHU project
SUNY Empire State College on the map
Welcome from Saratoga Springs, NY!
• • • • A college for working professionals and adult students More than 30 locations statewide and international programs More than 20,000 students, including 7,000 fully online The Center for Distance Learning, Saratoga Springs, NY
We Are the SUNY Solution for Online Learning!
The CDL Experience (1)
1. Since 1971, member of SLOAN-C 2. 7,000 students, 500 instructors 3. More than 400 online courses 4. Unlimited individualized courses 5. Individualized degree programs 6. Individual mentors (online) 7. Student support systems.
The CDL Experience (2)
1. Infrastructure (Datatel, Lotus Notes) 2. Broadband access for all students 3. LMS ANGEL, Web 2.0 tools, video 4. Elluminate (sync. meetings, recorded) 5. Asynchronous communications 6. Standard texts and e-books 7. Virtual library 8. Lecture capture. Second life
The CDL Experience (3)
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Student support systems
2. Student services and mentors 3. Orientations, FAQs, manuals 4. Helpdesks (technical, library, IDL) 5. Academic skills (self-paced courses) 6. “Smarthinking”, peer tutoring 7. Introductory courses (for credit)
The CDL Experience (4)
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Student graduate outcomes
2. Information management / literacy 3. Time management, self-guidance 4. Communication skills 5. Teamwork, leadership 6. Critical thinking, independent learners 7. Diversity and cross-cultural competence 8. Ethics and social responsibility.
The CDL Experience (5)
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CDL courses
2. Templates and working sections 3. 20-25 students per section (15 week) 4. 12-15 hours per week 5. 5-6 modules, assignments, discussions 6. Term projects (teamwork) 7. Tests, exams - rarely 8. Gradebook.
The CDL Experience (6)
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CDL teaching and pedagogy
2. Community of inquiry model 3. Faculty selection and skills 4. Content: outside of the course 5. Individual work and reflection (diaries) 6. Teamwork and projects (wikis) 7. Assignments: Bloom’s taxonomy 8. Assignments: feedback
The CDL Experience (7)
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Quality assurance and frameworks
2. The key issue: course design 3. Course design principles and procedures 4. Instructional designers 5. Area coordinators, curricular planning 6. Course concept, proposal, outline 7. New course developer’s training 8. Course evaluation and best practices.
The CDL Experience (8)
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CDL professional development
2. Selection and continuous growth 3. Orientations for all new people 4. Educational technology trainings 5. CDL Conferences (3 per year) 6. Third party webinars, online conferences 7. External conferences 8. PD and external grants.
The CDL Experience (9)
1. A DL community with shared vision 2. Enterprise solutions 3. Scalability and consistency 4. Links with publishers 5. Adult learning and mentoring
SUNY – EHU project (1)
1. Based on previous results (2008-2009) 2. Teaching online (2009-2010) 3. Developing online courses (2010) 4. A custom made textbook: McGraw-Hill 5. Outcomes: 2 articles 6. Details: www.esc.edu/~vchukhlom 7. Certificates 8. Next steps: ???
SUNY – EHU project (2)
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Previous results
2. Courses in Moodle 3. Meetings with faculty 4. “Methodology”?
5. Quality (process, roles, consistency)?
6. Systems?
7. Skills?
8. Structure?
SUNY – EHU project (3)
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Approach
: A cohort of teachers 2. Professional development 3. Student experiences at CDL (“Peter I”) 4. Learning about the systems and skills 5. Course 1: Teaching Online 6. Course 2: Developing Courses Online 7. In ANGEL
SUNY – EHU project (4)
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Course 1: Teaching Online (1)
2. Content: 2 textbooks + my notes 3. Virtual Library: extensively 4. Community of Inquiry (49 days non-stop) 5. Ac. Skills + support systems 6. Asynchronous mode 7. Blended + video + Elluminate meetings 8. Wikis, blogs, e-portfolios
SUNY – EHU project (5)
1.
Course 1: Teaching Online (2)
2. 4 modules, 8 weeks + (15) 3. Ongoing projects: wikis, blogs 4. Teamwork: Recommendations (wiki) 5. Reflective learning diaries (blogs) 6. Discussions, assignments 7. Announcements, Bulleting Board News 8. Course mail, Ask a question.
SUNY – EHU project (6)
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Course 1: Teaching Online (3)
2. Theoretical background 3. Infrastructure 4. Quality assurance and frameworks 5. Faculty and student skills 6. Pedagogy (Bloom’s taxonomy, feedback) 7. Community of inquiry 8. Resources and best practices.
SUNY – EHU project (7)
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Course 2: Developing Courses Online (1)
2. Enterprise solutions and quality 3. Instructional design and designers 4. Curricular planning and oversight 5. Management of courses 6. New Course Development (“Assembly line”) 7. Course developers’ training 8. Best practices and evaluation.
SUNY – EHU project (8)
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Course 2: Developing Courses Online (2)
2. Theoretical background 3. Best practices and examples 4. The CDL experience 5. Hands-on exercises 6. Discussions, assignments, diaries, teamwork.
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The Presenter
Dr. Valeri Chukhlomin, Academic Area Coordinator Center for Distance Learning SUNY Empire State College 113 West Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866 [email protected]