Presented by
Mike Sunderhauf and William McCool
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O Our role at Rowan University
O Our agnostic approach to course
development
O Provost’s mandate at Rowan University
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O Professor
O Student
O Instructional Designer
O IT Support
O Professional Staff
O Other
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O Break down Lectures
O Traditional vs. Online Lectures
O Jazzing up online lectures
O Taking online content to the next level
O Questions
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O Students don’t come prepared to class
O Lectures are typically the focus of the class
O Professors can fine tune lectures on the fly
O Professors make their students active participants
in lectures through:
O Informal discussions
O Calling on students
O Anecdotes
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O Lectures are not necessarily the primary
method of delivering content
O Delivery of lectures is not on a strict timeline
O Lectures can be more concise
O Lectures need to provide an authentic
experience for a user that you cannot see
O Prerecorded lectures of face-to-face classes
provide an inauthentic experience for new
students
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O Beyond best practices, what can you do to
enhance engagement with online students?
O What about synchronous methods?
Webinars?
O Creating online lecture content is an
investment!
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Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA Advantages
Disadvantages
•  Quick & easy
•  Boring
•  Easy to edit
•  Students lose interest
•  Minimal technology/training
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O http://media.rowanonline.com/
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Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA Advantages
•  Lectures are more interesting
•  Virtual whiteboard, nothing is off limits
•  Provides an authentic experience for the student
•  Variety of inexpensive software options
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O Popular options include:
O Camtasia, Adobe Captivate, iMovie, Adobe
Presenter
O What can you do with it?
Advantages
•  Variety of different ways to capture lecture content
•  Inexpensive & easy to use software
•  Easily creates video projects for publication
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O A sample Prezi Presentation was
shown here.
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O A sample Zaption presentation was
shown here.
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA Advantages
•  Entertaining & captivating
•  Makes students active participants
•  Innovative teaching practices
•  Easy to use software with premade templates & projects
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O Keep each lecture brief (15-30 minutes)
O Lecture should strengthen and expand
student knowledge, but not regurgitate the
text
O Lecture content should be compatible on
multiple devices and take visual
impairments into consideration
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O New
O Shows interest from students
O A way to assess student learning
O Makes the class exciting
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O Uses a standard LMS discussion board
O Posts are chronological (NOT threaded)
O Restrict post length to 140 characters (or
approximately 35 words)
O Be precise and to the point
O Direct students such that they are only
allowed to respond to the most recent post
or advance the discussion forward
O Discussion is expected to be informal
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O Using a Twitter feed
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O Instructor’s role:
O Traditional – lecture on stage
O Flipped – guide on the side
O Students take ownership of their learning
O Learning through activity and educational
technology
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O Readily available technology is out there to
bring your online course to the next level.
O Engage students by making them ACTIVE
PARTICIPANTS in an online environment.
O Best practices coupled with innovative
strategies result in engaging course content.
O Creating engaging online content is an
investment!
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA O Michael Ciocco, Director of Online Services,
Rowan University
O Instructional Design team of Rowan
University CGCE
O Rick Marmon, Professor of Accounting,
Rowan University
Presented March 27th 2014 at Drexel University eLearning Conference 3.0 w Philadelphia, PA