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Course Management Issues and Strategies

Course Management Issues and Strategies. Simplifying the Complex. Session Objectives. Share background of CMI history Identify categories of CMI Share specific CMI strategies Expand knowledge and practices of CMI strategies. CMI Premise.

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Course Management Issues and Strategies

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  1. Course Management Issues and Strategies Simplifying the Complex

  2. Session Objectives • Share background of CMI history • Identify categories of CMI • Share specific CMI strategies • Expand knowledge and practices of CMI strategies

  3. CMI Premise • Good news: the online teaching and learning process can be a rich and rewarding experience for faculty and students • Bad news: the online teaching and learning environment can consume you

  4. CMI History • SMOW Research study funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation • Identified “categories” of time and resource management • Continue to add and refine findings

  5. SMOW Process • Conducted a broad survey of expert users • Distilled results into categories and topics • Consolidated input • Organized data for refinement at the invitational conference) • Assimilate input into new document • Disseminate findings

  6. Four (+1) Categories • Managing the Authoring Process • Managing the Teaching Process • Managing the Revision Process • Institutional Strategies

  7. Categories of Issues • Content Management • Instruction/Pedagogy • Managing the Authoring Process • Managing the Delivery Process • Managing the Revision Process • Faculty-related Course Management Issues • Student-related Course Management Issues

  8. Content Management • Strive for course completion before you start delivery • Be smart about managing dynamic content • Be “content creative” • Don’t “tie the knot too tightly” • Think through content logistics

  9. Instruction/Pedagogy • Keep the comparisons to a minimum • Ask the question “how to make THIS environment the best it can be

  10. Instruction/Pedagogy-5 facets • Content • Be consistent and predictable • Establish expectations • Define parameters of content • Take advantages of the online capabilities • Instruction • Be present and active • Interactions • Control the interactions (where, when, why) • Student Activities (assignments) • Frequency and duration • Evaluation and Assessment Techniques • Self-check/low stake vs. graded • Be creative

  11. Authoring Process • Understand the course operating parameters • Define a course development model/template • Make use of existing course resources • Provide clear/concise instructions • Use project management processes • Strike the balance

  12. Delivery Process • Create an “instructional buffer”-- sequential reveals • Define performance expectations • Defined required student competencies • Use “orientation” period • Establish a routine • Maximize CMS tools and systems • Foster group dynamics

  13. Delivery Process • Three most important delivery techniques: • Communicate, Communicate and Communicate!!!

  14. Revision Process • Resist the allure of new and emerging technologies/pedagogies • Use Continuous Quality Improvement • Design for revisions • Stop, look and listen • Plan for the revision cycle

  15. Faculty-related Issues • Time and location management • Interactions management • Find a support system/network • Relax and enjoy

  16. Student-related Issues • The well-prepared learner (articulate the skills and competencies you expect) • Instructions and examples • Communications as a design strategy • Establish the boundaries • Use the power of the CMS to the advantage of the student

  17. Thank you! www.personal.psu/lcr1

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