Teaching Math Online:Sharing Session

Mary Beth Orrangeorrange@ecc.edu

Trish Lanzlanz@ecc.edu

Topics from MathViaDistance1. Assessment Verification (again)• New Federal guidelines for student

authentication

2. Faculty Evaluation in Online courses3. Community of learners: • Communication / collaboration / discussion

4. Process Development:• How do we know they understand?

Assessment Verification (again)•New Federal guidelines for student authentication.

•New Distance Education Requirements of the Higher Education Act of 2008 requires Immediate Implementation

New Distance Education Requirements of the Higher Education Act of 2008 Require

Immediate Implementation

The legislation requires accrediting agencies that accredit institutions offering distance education “to have processes through which the institution establishes that the student who registers in a distance education course or program is the same student who participates in and completes the program and receives the academic credit”

Assessment Verification Discussion suggestions

•Orientation – Id & signature; match signature for proctored tests•Require school ID; not just driver license•Have the student provide proctor information•Put leg work on the student, proctor info and then the instructor verifies•Test center has agreement with other schools – may be charges •Librarians can be good proctors•Google spread sheet to keep track of proctors

Assessment Verification Discussion Suggestions

• Have AMATYC survey about best practices in online courses. Include the following:•Testing•Testing centers•Proctored tests

Faculty Evaluation in Online CoursesDiscussion suggestions

•Contract language evaluated using same instrument as seated – items generic•Use SNAP survey•http://www.ultimatesurvey.com/land/default_checkbox.aspx?a=14154270 •http://www.qualitymatters.org/•No administrative access to course but administrators given student rights.

Faculty Evaluation in Online Courses Discussion suggestions

•Online and face to face same evaluations in Blackboard (CMS)•Bannerweb information (administrative database)•A school in Michigan … committee of peers given guest access to course and evaluate on a sophisticated rubric• Muskegon CC – find dl and check it out

Process Development:How do we know they understand?

Discussion suggestions•Way to check understanding … problem sets for each chapter or topic… drop box, mailed, FAXed•How to teach equation editor?•Department video•First assignment – a simple equation•Wiki and students help each other

•Jing http://www.techsmith.com/ •http://www.tcmtechnologyblog.blogspot.com/•Maria Anderson’s site

Process Development Discussion suggestions

• Site license for mathtype– http://www.dessci.com/en/– 30 day access for free then reverts to

mathtype lite• Have students convert all assignments to pdf for

submission – reduces the different format problem. Google cutepdfwriter.com for free pdf converter.

Technology Boot Camp

• August 10 – 14; hosted by Muskegon CC • How to teach online with technology• 10 seats left• Send maria.andersen@muskegoncc.edu an

email for more information • Advanced version of workshop will be

offered• Maria does traveling workshops for AMATYC

Contact InformationTrish Lanzlanz@ecc.eduProfessor of Mathematics/Computer ScienceErie Community CollegeBuffalo, New York

Mary Beth Orrangeorrange@ecc.eduProfessor of Mathematics/Computer ScienceErie Community CollegeBuffalo, New York

http://south.ecc.edu/orrange