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Training university instructors to use online communication tools in their courses

Emtinan Alqurashi, Edward Kocher, Marcia Rapchak, Chunhua XiongDecember, 2014

Final Project

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Bridge the gap between the current level of instructors’ knowledge, skills and confidence in using technology, and the level they have to achieve to teach effectively in both face to face and online instruction .

Improve interaction and engagement by using online communication tools between students themselves and between the student and the instructor.

Project Goals

Instructional ObjectivesBy the end of this course, learners will

be able to:Create voice emails and announcements to

effectively communicate with students.Use the assignment feedback tools in

Blackboard to effectively provide feedback on course performance to students.

Create discussion boards and voice boards to engage in conversation with students.

Use Collaborate to effectively communicate with students.

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ADDIE Model

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Project Plan

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Phase Task leaders DateAnalysis Instructional

designers November, 15

Design of instruction

Instructional designers

November, 18

Development Instructional designers

November, 21

Formative evaluation

Instructional designers/ Faculty

November, 26

Implementation Instructional designers/ Faculty

November, 30

Summative evaluation

Instructional designers/ Faculty

December, 3

Analysis Problem Statement Goals and Objectives Analysis Instructional Analysis Learners Analysis Context Analysis Project Management Progress Plan

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Design

Create inventory of course lesson and objectives

Design tasks for Four Lessons and Units1. Announcements and Voice Emails2. Discussion Board and Voice Board3. Assignment Feedback Tools4. Collaborate

Instructional Strategy Design

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Example of Unit 3

Development Create and validate selected

learning resources Sample Lesson Development

Learning Objectives AECT standards Learning strategy Assessment

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Formative Evaluation Quantitative and qualitative

data will be reported to improve the instructional materials. Self-review trial One-to-one trial Small group trial

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Implementation Testing of course software and launching

of the course site within Blackboard. Enroll interested university faculty into

the course. Test links, videos, and Blackboard tests

throughout the duration of the course to make sure these are functioning properly.

Facilitate the course by monitoring discussion boards, providing additional materials where needed, and providing feedback on assignments.

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Summative Evaluation

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The final phase in this project: It aims to evaluate and assess the quality of the instruction after implementation.

Two main phases: expert judgment and field trial. Content Analysis Design Analysis Instructional effectiveness Instructional efficiency Benefits of instruction

Project Team

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Emtinan Alqurashi, Edward Kocher, Marcia Rapchak, Chunhua Xiong

Working collaborativelyWorking effectively

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Questions?

Thank you!