ERIC Number: EJ1293534
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Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 10
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Developing and Implementing an Online Course Framework
Reeves, Jennifer; Karp, Jason; Mendez, Gabriela; Veloso, Elda; McDermott, Maureen; Borror, Jia; Capo, Berta
Distance Learning, v15 n1 p41-50 2018
Integration of technology tools and resources is imperative when working with today's students, as many are expecting to encounter various apps and media-based software in the curriculum. It is important, however, to have a clear purpose for integrating technology into the classroom; technology should not be integrated into the curriculum simply for the sake of doing so! To assist with purposeful integration, faculty members from Nova Southeastern University and St. Thomas University created a Technology Integration Learning Community (TILC); an online professional learning community where members teach each other about the latest and greatest technological tools and share ideas for integration into the curriculum. Any time an instructor is thinking of integrating technology into a classroom, it is important to use a model or framework as a guide to enhance the objectives or outcomes as well as ensure accessibility for all students. Therefore, the TILC developed the TILC Online Course Framework (TOCF), based on the ASSURE model (Smaldino, Lowther, Russell, & Mims, 2015), to guide this technology integration. Based on guidelines for effective online instruction such as the Quality Matters (QM) Standards (2014) and the 2016 Online Learning Consortium's (OLC) "Quality Course Teaching and Instructional Practice Scorecard," this paper shares ideas, strategies, and tools used by TILC members to engage their students in online learning. Based on the ASSURE Model, QM standards, OLC, and recommendations from Ko and Rossen (2017), the TOCF incorporates the following components: (1) course overview; (2) communication; (3) activities for collaboration and interaction; (4) content presentation; and (5) assessment.
Descriptors: Online Courses, Technology Integration, Communities of Practice, College Faculty, Models, Learner Engagement, College Instruction, College Students
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