Instructional Designer Support Model

Curriculum Development Mary Kohls — Department Chair, Computer Studies

                         

Structure: Building competency based education  

Course Development: Faculty designer compensation

•  Stipend per course developed •  MOU signed by faculty •  Paid in installments

•  Final payment upon course acceptance

•  Competency definition

What: Developing competency based education  

•  Flexible entry

•  Develop competency based, distance learning education with substantial interaction

•  Usage of multimedia to include:

ü  Video – short, responsive design

ü  Adobe connect – faculty interaction

ü  Social media – peer interaction

The Competency

What: Detail of competency based education  

Industry Required Skills

Measurable Statement Assessment Entry Level

Position

Mapping the Competencies: Working with industry  

Mapping the Competencies: Working with industry  

Pathways: Stacked and latticed certificates and degrees  

Marketable Skills Award

Web Programming Specialist AAS

Computer Programming AAS

User Computer Support

Industry Certifications

Java Certificate

C++ Certificate

Software Testing

Database Certificate

Marketable Skills Award Foundation

a.  Intro to Computing — COSC 1301 b.  Fundamentals of Networking — ITNW 1325 c.  Programming Fundamentals I — COSC 1336 d.  Web Design Tools — ITSE 1401

 

Computer Support AAS

Software Testing AAS

1.  COSC 1301 – Intro to Computing

2.  COSC 1336 – Programming Fundamentals I – Python

3.  ITNW 1325 – Fundamentals of Networking – Prepares students to

take Net+ Cert.

4.  ITSE 2309 – Database Oracle Programming

5.  COSC 1337 – Programming Fundamentals II – C++

6.  ITSE 2321 – Object Oriented Programming – Java

7.  ITSE 1401 – Web Design

8.  ITSE 1411 – Web Page Programming Offered as Distance Learning with sections designated as DOL starting in 16, 12 and 8 weeks.

     

The first eight courses: completed by July 31, 2013. Offered fall 2013  

1.  ITSC 1425 – PC Computer Hardware

•  Prepares the student to take the

certification exam

•  Hybrid – Lecture by Distance Learning

and Lab at the campus

2.  ITSC 1307 Unix Operating System I

3.  ITSE 2317 Object Oriented Programming —

Java

4.  ITSE 1345 Intro. to Oracle SQL and PL/SL

5.  ITSE 1331 Visual Basic

6.  ITSE 2402 Intermediate Web Programming

7.  ITSW 1304 Spreadsheet

The second seven courses: completed by December 15, 2013. Offered spring 2014  

1.  ITSE 2339 PC Help Desk

2.  ITSE 1394 Ruby on Rails

3.  INEW 2338 Advanced Java

4.  ITSE 1393 Mobile Device Programming

5.  ITSE 1394 jQuery

6.  ITSE 1391 Automated Software Testing

7.  ITSE 1450 System Analysis & Design:

Project Management

8.  ITMT 1400 Implementing & Supporting

Microsoft Windows

9. ITSE 1356 Extensible Markup Language

“XML”

The third nine courses: completed by May 31 2014. Offered fall 2014

1.  ITSC 2335 Application Problem Solving

2.  ITSE 1330 Introduction to C# Programming

3.  ITSE 1359 Intro to Scripting

Language:Python

4.  ITSW 1307 Intro to Database: Access

5.  ITSE 2356 Intro to Database Administration

6.  ITSE 1392 Special Topic: Automated

Software Testing

7.  UXUI 1471 Prototyping 1

8.  UXUI 1472 UI Design 1

The third nine courses: completed by Nov. 30 2014. Offered spring 2015

Course Development: Components

Realign Course Content

Re-engineer Courses using New Distance

Learning Template

Program Evaluation

Assess and Retool with Data-Driven

Results

Program Development

Determine Industry

Competencies

Redesign Courses

with Competencies

Course Template

   

•  Lead by faculty content experts. •  Assessment measures course

competencies and learning outcomes.

•  Developing Rubrics for assessment

•  Short term: Student Success, mastering the course competencies.

•  Long term: Feedback from employer and students. Passing certifications.

Course Development: Assessments

Course Development: Quality Analysis

•  Track students use of learning resources in Blackboard.

•  Measure students ability to apply knowledge and skills using assessment tools including exams and projects.

•  Check student success and modify accordingly.

     

Retention: Student support specialists

•  Advocate for student concerns

•  Assist with course selection and enrollment

•  Monitor student progress toward degree

•  Record student activity and contact on a regular basis

     

•  Stacked and latticed credentials •  CBE allows student to

accelerate •  Course design allows for more

interaction and project-based learning

•  Student Support Specialists •  Tutoring •  Internships •  Graduation •  Job placement assistance

through industry partnerships  

 

Retention and graduation: Summary

Instructional Designer Support Model

CBE Course Design Dr. Ninghua Han – Instructional Design Specialist, APT program

Course Offerings  

Fall 2013

Spring 2014

Fall 2014

CBE Course Design Model  

Instructional Design Service Options    

Consultation Partnership: •  Help faculty member to begin

competency-based course design •  Provide consultation and best

practices on course design and online teaching pedagogy

•  Assist in creating effective learning materials

Production Partnership: •  Weekly contacts until all

competency modules are completed

Assistant Partnership: •  Weekly contact until the course

framework and first competency module is completed

Design Consultation Partnership

Design Production Partnership

Design Assistant

Partnership

 1.  ID team support

2.  Course design

guidelines

3.  Organization

4.  Course template

5.  Course evaluation

6.  Best practices

   

Course Development Process

Organization Course

Evaluation

ID Team

Support

Best Practices

Course Development

Course Design

Guidelines

Course Template

•  14 steps to produce a competency based course

•  Course structure matrix

•  Course schedule

•  Course design progress        

Course Design: Guidelines  

APT Course Template  

Sample  APT  Course  Interface  Video  

ITSE 1411 Beginning Web Programming UXUI 1472 User Interface Design I          

Sample APT Courses  

Camtasia Videos Standard Videos Open Source Videos  •  Course Introduction •  Demonstration •  Hot Topics •  Difficult Knowledge Points

       

Sample APT Learning Resources  

•  Learning Objectives

•  Learning Activity

•  Learning Assessment

Course Alignment  

Course Alignment  

Bloom’s Taxonomy Wheel

Course Alignment  

Blackboard Assessments in Bloom’s Taxonomy Wheel Created by APT ID team

Course Alignment  

Sample Course Alignment  

Sample Course Alignment  

CBE Module Model  

Learning Sequence  

Learning Sequence  

•  APT QM Internal Course Evaluation Process

•  APT QM Course Evaluation Review Team

•  Course Revise Process

Course Evaluation  

•  Access the Accessibility of Word Documents

•  Access the Accessibility of PowerPoint Documents

•  Access the Accessibility of PDFs Tutoring

•  Access the Accessibility of Videos / images

•  Access the Accessibility of technologies in the course

 

 

Accessibility

•  Blackboard Usage

•  Assessment Rubric

•  Camtasia

•  Adobe Connect

•  Respondus

•  CBE Assessments

•  Introduction Video

•  ADA    

Best Practices  

    Next steps  

1.  Optimize Course Review Process 2.  Research online proctoring tool 3.  Increase interaction 4.  Optimize ADA implementation

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Philadelphia, PA | May 18 - 20, 2015

DEVELOPING AND MANAGING COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION

Course Design

Yi Zhang, Broward College Instructional Designer

 

•  Defining your program structure •  Learning Management Systems •  Course framework •  Issues and improvements

AGENDA

DEFINING  PROGRAM  STRUCTURE  Course  Design  

 

•  Course level –  Units

•  Modules –  Competencies  –  Learning  resources  

•  Assessments •  Competency level

–  Competencies •  Learning resources •  Assessments

Program Structure

 

Program Acceleration

Naviga4on  Tools  •  Videos  •  Syllabus  •  Welcome  Le=er  •  Pace  Chart  •  Resources  •  Instructor  

Availability  Calendar  

•  Course  Checklist  •  Course  Cafe  

 

•  Units –  Unit Evaluations must be

proctored •  Section

–  Proctored Evaluations are optional –  Can contain Modules

•  Modules –  Module Assessments and

Evaluations are for practice only –  Must have required elements for

course consistency

Program Framework

 

•  Competencies listed •  Training & Learning Resources

–  Links –  Embedded content

•  Practice –  Labs –  Assignments

•  Discussions –  Optional

•  Assessments/Evaluations –  Self-assessments to prepare for

Final Assessment

Program Framework

•  Units –  Unit Evaluations must be proctored

•  Section –  Proctored Evaluations are optional –  Can contain Modules

•  Modules –  Module Assessments and Evaluations are for practice only –  Must have required elements for course consistency

Course Policy

Units  -­‐  Modules    

Course Layouts

Units  –  Sec4ons  -­‐  Modules  

Course Layouts

Module  Content   InstrucAons  Content  

•  Instruc4ons  •  Training  &  Learning  •  Assignments/Prac4ce/Labs  •  Discussions

•  Assessment/Evalua4ons  •  Module  Checklist  

Recommended Content

Content Examples Instruction

Content Examples Learning Resources & Discussions

Content Developers •  If you are assigned in the Content Shell, you should not

be in the Assessment Shell Assessment Developers: •  If you are an Assessment developers you will not have

access to the Content Shell

Separation of Duties

•  Too many roadblocks (manual releases) •  Lacking faculty / student interactivity •  Student confusion about CBE course

•  Assessments do not 100% fit for CBE

Issues

•  Remove un-necessary course components –  Discussion –  Course unavailable –  Challenge option

•  Automate student progress by using release condition

•  Use intelligent agent to notify faculty about student progress

•  Re-design assessment questions •  Use industry certificate exam to replace

evaluation assessment

Improvements and course structure change

Future changes

•  Convert all course to be one unit course •  Adding navigation video for student

COURSE DESIGN

CBE4CC Yi Zhang, Instructional Designer

 

Accelerated IT Training Programs (ATP) •  Competency-based delivery model (flipping traditional model) •  Independent study for self-directed learners •  Opportunities for acceleration utilizing prior learning assessment

options

Program Overview

  CBE Educational Mindshift

TRADITIONAL  CREDIT-­‐HOUR  

FOCUS  ON  TEACHING    

INNOVATIVE  COMPETENCY-­‐BASED  FOCUS  ON  LEARNING  

 

Time  is  CONSTANT,    but  

Learning  is  VARIABLE      

Time  is  VARIABLE,  but    

Learning  is  CONSTANT    

 

•  Course development –  WGU models

•  Competency mapping •  Assessment development

–  LMS selection •  Frameworks

–  Learning Resources •  OER •  Publisher materials

–  Challenges •  Breaking traditions •  Faculty roles

Subject Matter Experts

 

•  Uncoupling the instructional/teaching role –  Facilitating the mastering of

competencies –  Assessing the mastery of

competencies –  Team approach to supporting

students and the learning process •  Recruiter •  Instructor •  Academic Coach

Faculty

 

Learning Module Content: •  Competencies listed •  Training & Learning Resources

–  Links –  Embedded content

•  Practice –  Labs –  Assignments

•  Discussions –  Optional

•  Assessments/Evaluations –  Self-assessments to prepare for

Final Assessment

Faculty Students work through the learning modules independently and on a self-determined pace

 

Program Acceleration

Naviga'on  Tools  •  Videos  •  Syllabus  •  Welcome  Le8er  •  Pace  Chart  •  Resources  •  Instructor  

Availability  Calendar  

•  Course  Checklist  •  Course  Cafe  

 

•  Course level –  Units

•  Modules –  Competencies  –  Learning  resources  

•  Assessments •  Competency level

–  Competencies •  Learning resources •  Assessments

Program Structure

•  Units –  Unit Evaluations must be proctored

•  Section –  Proctored Evaluations are optional –  Can contain Modules

•  Modules –  Module Assessments and Evaluations are for practice only –  Must have required elements for course consistency

Course Policy

Units  -­‐  Modules    

Course Layouts

Units  –  Sec'ons  -­‐  Modules  

Course Layouts

Module  Content   InstrucAons  Content  

•  Instruc'ons  •  Training  &  Learning  •  Assignments/Prac'ce/

Labs  •  Discussions

•  Assessment/Evalua'ons  •  Module  Checklist  

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Content Examples Instruction

Content Examples Learning Resources & Discussions

Ques'ons?  

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