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Maximize Course Development with
External Content Using the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC)
Mary Schlegelmilch, Omaha Public SchoolsDr. Roni Huerta, Omaha Public SchoolsTerri Rowenhorst, Monterey Institute for
Technology and Education
Mission OPSThe mission of the Omaha Public Schools is to
provide educational opportunities which enable all students to achieve their highest potential.
AIMS1. High Student Achievement2. Safe and Secure Learning Environment3. Professional Work Force4. Partnerships5. Effective and Efficient Use of District Resources
The Goals of NROCTo create a repository of high-quality undergraduate,
high school, and AP courses and distribute them at little or no cost to students and teachers worldwide.
In pursuing this goal, NROC achieves other important outcomes: increasing access to high-quality content designed for online helping establish content and technical standards for online content fostering collaboration among content developers and users promoting the scholarship of teaching addressing the needs of underserved students supporting the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement
NROC Course Structure
Course elements are formatted and organized in a systematic structure to…
• Import into a variety of CMS
• Import into content repositories
Designed to be Adapted
Faculty or staff may customize the courses within the CMS
• Reorganize• Add or delete
content• Modify
assignments or assessments
Enhance an Existing Course
Use NROC content to enhance your existing course.
Or to supplement hybrid or classroom content for students.
• High-quality and diverse usually beyond the means of institutions
• Multi-modal learning experiences• Allows instructor to focus on designing
the learning experience• Saves time and money
Why Use External Content?
What is a Learning Object?
“An assembly of learning media, including text, graphics, animation, video, audio, simulations, hyperlinks, and assessments, to present a specific concept(s) and achieve defined learning objectives.”
WWII Learning Object
Interactive Exercise Documents
NewsreelDocumentary Video
Text
Graphics
NROC History Demo
Building Courses
The Home Front
US History, Semester 1
Reassemble Learning Objects
InstructorPresentation
Advanced or Remedial Study
Offered Course
NROC Course
OPS Example
Physics Standard 4 Lesson 110
US Government Standard 2 Unit 3.1 Standard 2 Unit 3.4
2006-07 NROC Courses
To achieve course learning outcomes What content adds value?
Multi-modal or media-rich Activities, assignments, assessments utilizing CMS Simulations and interactivity
And is appropriate? Bandwidth and Accessibility Support and Reliability Design and Usability Rights of Use and Costs
Selecting Content
Sources of 3rd Party Content Commercial
Print publishers (ePaks and Course Cartridges) Course vendors (Thinkwell) Supplement providers (WebAssign)
Non-Profit & Open Educational Resources (OER) Course Developers (Telecourse providers) Repositories (Wisc-Online) Referatories (Merlot) OERs (NROC)
Institutions/Communities of Practice Local Initiatives (Maricopa Learning Exchange)
Yes
Do I want to use 3rd party content?
No Continue building course on my own
How do I plan to use the content?
Augment existing content
Start with all new content
Replace existing content
Augment
Replace
New
Solo
Time and Cost
External Content:A Decision-Making Model
What sources do I want to use?
Augment existing content
Start with all new content
Replace existing content
Community of Practice
Publishers & non-profits
Repositories/referatories
CoP
Reposi
Publish
Cost
CoP
Reposi
Publish
Time
Time
The Ecology of External Content
Augment existing content
Start with all new content
Replace existing content
What computer-aided strategies do I want to utilize?
terminology research design
theories
Vocabulary Drill
Access to tools
MultimediaPresentation
Simulation Podcast
Pedagogical Strategy
Evaluate search results
Design Integration
flexibility• Color• Editing/CMS• Navigation• Detachable/target• Plug-ins
Technical Integration
reliability• Linked location• Embedded location• IP/storage• SCORM• Support
Implementation
Quality Standards
Continuous Improvement
Evaluating Effectiveness Student Engagement Levels and Performance Learning Outcomes and Achievement Using CMS Tools Networking and Sharing in Communities Feedback loop with the developer Course evaluation tools like OCEP or cEval
OCEP: Categories and Process
The Evaluation Team• Project Director ● Instructional Design Evaluator• Academic Evaluator ● Technology Evaluator
OCEP categories - 7 major divisions • Scope and Scholarship• User Interface• Course Features and Production Values• Assessments and Test Items• Instructor and Learner Communication• Technology• Distribution Model
www.edutools.info/ocep
Access this presentation at the NROC Network!
Omaha Public Schools
Mary [email protected]
Dr. Roni Huerta
Monterey Institute for Technology & Educationwww.montereyinstitute.org
Terri [email protected]
http://www.nrocnetwork.org/nroc_commons?go=1548863