1. Marty Crossland, PhD Dean of ORU Online Campus Associate
Professor of MIS Oral Roberts University Tulsa, Oklahoma
Integrating Established Learning TheoriesInto Online Learning
Outcomes AssessmentUsing learning and intelligence theories
intelligently.Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning,
October 29, 20091
2. Oral Roberts University Tulsa, Oklahoma (United States)
Established 1963 3000+ students, including 130 fully online 60+
degree programs Specialized accreditation in five schools:
Business, Education, Nursing, Engineering, & Theology 2
3. Assessment is major-league at ORU Institution-wide general
education outcomes Spiritually Alive Socially Adept Intellectually
Alert Physically Disciplined Professionally Competent ePortfolio
3
4. ORU nationally recognized in 2007 by theCouncil for Higher
Education Accreditation www.chea.org The accreditor of the
accreditors Four criteria for the award Articulation and evidence
of outcomes Success with regard to outcomes Information to the
public about outcomes Using outcomes for improvement 4
5. Student Learning Outcomes Proficiencies and Capacities
Biblical Knowledge Sensitivity to the Holy Spirit Spiritually Alive
Evangelistic Capability Ethical Behavior Critical Thinking
Information Literacy Intellectually Alert Global and Historical
Perspectives Aesthetic Appreciation Intellectual Creativity Healthy
Lifestyle Physically Disciplined Physically Disciplined Lifestyle
Communication Skills Interpersonal Skills Socially Adept
Appreciation of Cultural and Linguistic Differences Responsible
Citizenship Leadership Capacity Professionally Discipline-specific
according to Competent the Outcomes of each students major
program
6. For new distance programs:New courses are being designed
fromthe ground up with assessment in mind Purposeful instructional
design External curriculum standards, when available Assessment
artifacts reflect higher-order learning as discussed in Blooms
taxonomy Blooms Rose: (.pdf document) Use Desire2Learn Competencies
and Rubrics 6
7. What it looks like in Desire2Learn The competencies and
learning objectives specified for the institution Competency
Structures Competency (Gen Ed Outcome) Competency Sub-competency
Sub-competency (Proficiency) (Proficiency) Learning Objective
Learning Learning Learning Objective Objective Objective Activity
Activity Activity Activity Activity 7
15. Summary ORU is continuing its strong progress in assessment
into new distance programs Online programs will receive the benefit
of: Prior experience in assessment New tools New thinking about
reasons and ways to do assessment Ground-up design of courses and
programs for assessment Assessment integration up, down, and across
the curriculum and organization is possible and practical
Integration of learning styles and intelligence theories into the
assessment model Very much still a work in progress 15
16. Thank you! Comments and suggestions are welcome! Dr. Marty
Crossland (918) 495-7003 [email protected] My Teaching With
Technology Blog: twt.oruonline.net This presentation:
www.slideshare.net/mcrossland16