College of the Redwoods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE
Renewable every five years
Date: 10/21/08
1. Division: Information Sciences
2. Course ID and Number: CIS 20
3. Course Title: Programming with Data Structures
4.
Distance Education Method:
Instructional TV on cable
Interactive TV on videoconference
Online
5. Describe in detail how this course will apply the same standards of course quality as a
traditional classroom course (attach course outline and syllabus).
This course currently makes extensive use of Blackboard; the Internet; and collaborative,
asynchronous online tools such as Blackboard's discussion board component. These same tools
will be used to offer an online course to deliver lectures, encourage collaboration, meet with
students, distribute and collect projects and assignments, and deliver course assessments.
I use a variety of strategies for delivering lectures. Typically I create a vignette on a topic that
includes my explanation of a topic and a variety of web links that include a variety of explanations
and different levels of detail (students can drill down to satisfy their curiosity . . . . or not). For
more complex concepts I use Camtasia to create short videos where I demonstrate how to do a
particular problem (e.g. calculate the PC value of a memory module, or calculate the subnet mask
for a given IP network). I keep the videos fairly short (less than 10 minutes each) for two
reasons: memory requirements and student attention span. A week's "lecture" may contain
several of these videos in addition to the vignette I mentioned above. In addition, if a topic needs
visual attention (e.g. linked list and pointer relationships), I use Camtasia and PowerPoint to
create a narrated and annotated video as well.
6. Describe how this course will include regular effective contact between the instructor and
students.
Weekly discussion board collaboration will be a required component of the course. The instructor
will hold virtual office hours using technology provided by CCConfer. Additionally, instructor
initiated contact will consist of regular emails to students outlining required participation and
deliverables.
7. Describe how standard methods of assessment will be adapted to the distance education
format.
Assessments will be delivered via Blackboard's exam delivery component.
Submitted by: Dan Calderwood
Tel. Ext: 4365
Date10/21/08
Approvals:
Department Chair: Ken Magnuson
Distance Education Coordinator: Mark Winter
Division Chair/Director: Chris Gaines
Review Date: 11-4-08
Review Date:
Review Date: 11.3.08
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE USE ONLY
Approved by Curriculum Committee: No
Yes
Date: 11.14.08
Academic Senate Approval Date: 11/21/08 Board of Trustees Approval Date: 1.6.09
Curriculum Approval: April 8, 2005 (rev.11/8/05)
Academic Senate Approval: May 6, 2005
May 29, 2016