Training and Support for Newcomers to ANGEL

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Training and Support for Newcomers to ANGEL

• Karen Hesting Nancy Doolittle

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• Three congressional awards worth over
  10 million
• To build a national model for
• increasing access for students and workforce
  training
• education anywhere, anytime

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• Third largest SPC campus
• Offers 558 sections, 309 different courses
• Serves 16,000 (unduplicated) students
• 231 Instructors

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Online Degrees Certificates
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Center for Digital Education American
Association of Community Colleges
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Our Inspiration

• The System Defined the Training
• Flexible Access Review Form
• Online Course Development Checklist
• 3 Year Online Course Review Form
• All Now Online as Interactive Forms

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Pathways to eLearning (PTE)

• A complete online interactive course.
• Goals
• Assist in the development and/or management of an
  online course within the LMS (now ANGEL).
• Support faculty during the transition from WebCT
  to ANGEL.
• Provide an alternative to face-to-face learning
  sessions.
• Promote excellence in online instruction and
  administration.

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Pathways to eLearning (PTE)

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• I enjoy the online environment and will easily
  make the transition from classroom to cyberroom.
• excellent modeling of good practices.

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Exploring Course Design
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• Some things I liked about this course are
• having the Sandbox course to apply new
  skills.
• the very clear examples and instructions on
  the actual practice section.

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• Some things I liked about this course are the
  variety of people involved and thus the variety
  of responses on the discussions boards.

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• I enjoyed the free exchange of new ideas. The
  creativity and collaboration showed me new ways
  of reaching students. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Checklist
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• I liked the way the pedagogy was mixed with
  allowing practice activities. It allowed a lot of
  hands on experience. Plus, the activities were
  pretty easy to follow.

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Take a Look at Course Content
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Managing and Facilitating an Online Course

• Suggested starting place for those who have never
  taught online and will be teaching using a copy
  of an existing ANGEL course.

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• Topics
• An Introduction to ANGEL
• Seven Principles of Good Teaching Practice
• Encourage Contact Between Students and Faculty
• Develop Reciprocity and Cooperation Among
  Students
• Encourage Active Learning
• Give Prompt Feedback
• Emphasize Time on Task
• Communicate High Expectations
• Respect Divers Talents and Ways of Learning
• Utilizing Basic ANGEL Tools to Adapt and Manage
  an Online Course
• Basic Course Maintenance

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Successful Online Course Development

• Suggested starting place for those who will be
  designing their online course in ANGEL.

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• Topics
• An Introduction to ANGEL
• Analyzing Learners
• Developing Learning Objectives
• Seven Principles of Good Teaching Practice
• Principles of Good Web Design
• Providing Learner Support
• Utilizing Basic ANGEL Tools to Develop and Manage
  an Online Course
• Basic Course Maintenance

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• Readings available through links were
  interesting and helped to enrich the course.
• I liked the articles and resources available.

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Teaching Online Using ANGEL

• Suggested starting place for those who have
  taught online and will be teaching using a copy
  of an existing ANGEL course.

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• Topics
• An Introduction to ANGEL
• Utilizing Basic ANGEL Tools to Adapt and Manage
  an Online Course
• Basic Course Maintenance

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Converting a Course from WebCT to ANGEL

• Suggested starting place for those who have
  taught online and will be converting their
  existing WebCT course to an ANGEL course.

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• Topics
• An Introduction to ANGEL
• Forms and Suggestions for Course Conversion
• Utilizing Basic ANGEL Tools to Convert and Manage
  an Online Course
• Providing Learner Support
• Basic Course Maintenance

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A Closer Look at the Content of Developing an
Online Course
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Best Practices/Lessons Learned
Utilize registration/ portfolio system
Model good practices
Chunk content to fast track
Blend pedagogy and LMS skills
Follow-up with one-on-one support
Be available
Provide Try It! activities
Issue Certificate of Completion
Allow Open Entry Open Exit
Add Learning Reflection
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Remember You cant please all of the people
all of the time.

• I liked the way the pedagogy was mixed with
  allowing practice activities. It allowed a lot of
  hands on experience. Plus, the activities were
  pretty easy to follow.

Drop the pedagogy - as an education person it
was a complete waste of time. Just show the folks
how to use the program.
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• THANKS to YOU! I really enjoyed the course,
  and look forward to the new opportunities you
  have provided.

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Questions/Conclusion
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SPC Presenters

• Karen Hesting
• Health Education Center
• 727-341-3732
• hesting.karen_at_spcollege.edu
• Nancy Doolittle
• Clearwater Campus
• 727-791-2641
• doolittle.nancy_at_spcollege.edu

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Handouts

• Something for Pre-Departure Meeting (DO)
• Agenda
• Online organizer
• Developing Checklist