Commitment to Excellence
in Medical Education Series:
Current Topics for Physicians as Educators
Presented by the
Office of Medical Education
No speaker in this series has any financial interest or other relationship with any
manufacturer of commercial product or service to disclose.
No planning committee member for this series has any financial interest or other
relationship with any manufacturer of commercial product or service to disclose.
e:Learning Configuration:
Using technology to enhance instruction and
evaluation in courses, clerkships and residency
programs
August 3, 2006
Presented by:
Karen Rhoda, Ph.D.
Director
Mark Fink, M.Ed.
Assistant Director of Course Development
Distance and eLearning
Presentation:
• Some facts and figures about
Distance & eLearning
• Teaching using WebCT
• WebCT Courses
Definition:
Distance learning (DL) Course:
In a distance learning course the student
and instructor are separated by distance and
connected via technology (web, CD-ROM,
ISDN lines, IP Video) for at least 70% of the
course content and course interaction.
Definition:
Web assisted (WA) Course:
A web assisted course is taught in the
traditional (face to face) classroom
setting and utilizes the web to enhance
delivery of the course content.
A Centralized Operation:
Coordinates and facilitates distance Learning
(DL) and web assisted (WA) courses
Facts and Figures
• The largest DL operation among Ohio’s
universities
• Accreditation: NCA’s Higher Learning
Commission to offer electronically delivered
certificate and degree programs
• Designated by Ohio Learning Network (OLN) as
adhering to Best Practices for Student Services
A Centralized Operation:
Supporting 51,000 course enrollments
Distance Learning:
• Number of courses: 784
(593 undergraduate, 191
graduate)
• Number of students enrolled
in DL: 11,360
• Number of course
enrollments: 16,894
• Number of certificate
programs: 7 undergraduate,
2 graduate
• Number of degree
programs: 7 associate, 4
undergraduate, 4 graduate
Web Assisted:
• Number of courses: 1,486
• Number of students enrolled
in WA: 19,239
• Number of course
enrollments: 34,547
Not Only the Largest DL Operation
• Other institutions look to UT as the standard for
an elearning operation
Services
• Comprehensive technical support and training
for faculty
• Comprehensive student services
• Network and information technology support
Teaching and Technology
President Lawrence Summers at Harvard’s 2005
commencement encouraged institutions to
“think creatively and boldly about how [to]
extend the reach of excellence [in teaching]
through technology in the years ahead.”
Source: Rosevear, P. (2006). “The Ivy League Explores Online Learning”
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/Departments/eLearning/?article=IvyLeagueOnline&GT1=7873
Usage of Technology
• It’s a tool
• It does not diminish but neither does it
guarantee quality delivery of content
As in face to face courses, the quality of
the course content is determined by you,
the faculty.
WebCT (Web Course Tools)
A Suite of Educational Tools For:
• Creation of a web-based interaction learning
environment
• Delivery of classroom materials over the web
• Facilitation of learning, communication, collaboration and
evaluation of learning
• Management of student and course content
• Offering a course fully online or selected course
materials
• Enhancing the quality of learning outcomes
It’s usage is up to faculty
WebCT: A Course Management
System (CMS)
• Provides flexibility for faculty and students
• Offers compliance with the TEACH Act
– By providing a secure site for course content
– Password protected - only registered students have access
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Synchronous and asynchronous communication
Group discussion; chat rooms
Virtual office hours
CCI tools can be used in a WebCT course
Use of videotapes, CDs, video streaming, audio
w/PowerPoint
Dr. Karen Rhoda
CI 5980/7980 Special Topics in
Curriculum & Instruction:
Administration of Distance Learning in
Higher Education:
A graduate course in the College of
Education
Dr. Timothy Jordan
HEAL 6600/8600 Health Behavior:
A graduate course in the College of
Health and Human Services
HEAL 6600 Online Course
instructor audio introduction
Dr. David Meabon
HED 6700/8700 Finance of Higher
Education:
Graduate course in the College of
Education
HED 6700/8700 Online Course
video presentation
Dr. Ernest DuBrul
Online Biology and Master of Liberal
Studies courses:
Undergraduate and graduate courses in
the College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Ernest DuBrul
professor of biology
Faculty select course tools to fit context & pedagogy
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message here
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Email
Can only send
Wimba Voice
email to an
account outside
of WebCT (i.e.
Outlook, Hotmail,
BuckeyeExpress, etc.
You can also type in text
message here
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message
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message
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messages
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posting
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posting to
listen to it or
read it
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to download
wav. File or
copy
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chat archives
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the Voice Direct
Chat room
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press “Enter” to send to
main display area
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message
display area
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set correctly
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end Voice chat
recording
Questions and Discussion
Your questions
and comments
are welcome.
Karen Rhoda, Ph.D.
Director
karen.rhoda@utoledo.edu
419.321.5130