An Open Educational Resource for Faculty Development to Develop and Teach Blended and Online Courses

cuOpen

Carleton’s Context

Certificate

The Provost’s Advisory Group on the Expansion of

Online and Blended Learning

The CU Strategic Integrated Plan

2015-2018

OAVPTL Teaching & Learning Framework

Instructors’ & Departmental

Increased Interest in online learning &

ePedagogy communities

Project

1. Certificate in Blended and Online Teaching2. Open Educational Resources3. PowerPoint for face-to-face workshops4. SCORM packages for online delivery5. Teaching Tip sheets6. Video vignettes7. Creative Commons licensing

Community

• Ministry funding

• Dev: Sept. 2013 – May 2014

• Two cohorts have completed program• One in progress

Certificate in Blended & Online Teaching

http://carleton.ca/cuopen/

Process

External Project Manager (Dual

Code)

External Media Production &

Communication(Kyle Mackie)

Internal – Four core developers

Internal CUOL Media Production

Topics

1. Benefits and Challenges of Online Education2. Online Teaching Skills3. Instructional Design Models and Theories of Learning4. Online Course Development5. Learning Outcomes as Blueprints for Design6. Assessment in Online Environments7. Communication Strategies in Online Environments8. Synchronous and Asynchronous Tools9. Online Learning Communities10. Interaction, Engagement and Motivation11. Gamification in Education

Structure 1

• Certificate runs as a blended (35 hours) course.

• Modules hosted in Carleton’s LMS

• Positive feedback from first cohorts

Structure 2

• 11 modules (available http://carleton.ca/cuopen & www.ecarleton.ca )

• Theoretical & practical skills

• Focus on pedagogy

Challenges

• Resources (time/staff)• Finding a fine balance between pedagogical and

technological topics • Faculty expectations/different levels of background

knowledge/motivation/prejudices towards online courses

• Institutional adoption• Maintaining content relevancy

Next Steps• Collaboration (internally and externally)

• Communicate

• Enhance/Tweak

Take Away

IT’S FREE! Freely available as open resources to any institution or person. EVERYTHING: All materials online (video, slides, tips, facilitator guides, SCORM packages with source code)

UNBRANDED: Institutions can easily re-brand it and use it

Questions/Contact

www.carleton.ca/cuopenPatrick_Lyons@carleton.ca