 Palomar
College Online
Where
we are,
how we got here...
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We started 4 semesters ago by
offering 2 online classes. Now, with the coming Fall semester, we will
be offering over 50 classes online. We don't claim to have all, or
even most, of the answers, but we have identified 7 elements which we
think account for our growth and the success we have enjoyed so far:
- A
Supportive Administration
- An
organizational interface between the faculty, students and the
technology: the Academic Technology Group
- Well
established computing standards
- An
effective course management tool
- A
plan to train and support faculty
- A
plan to provide technical support to the online college
- An
adept faculty, willing to rethink the teaching/learning
environment with the constraints and advantages of the online
experience in mind.
The interviews in this
presentation speak to these points by those who have done the work.
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Gene
Jackson, Dean of Arts & Languages, and a leader in the
technology movement on campus, speaks on:
- what we have done right...
- our goals...
- the computing
infrastructure...
- growth in the online
program...
- the similarities and
differences between the online college and educational television...
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Haydn
Davis, Academic Technology
Coordinator, and online instructor speaks on:
- how to
encourage online faculty...
- planning
to train...
- courseware
management tools...
- in-house
or outsourcing courseware...
- online
class orientations...
- quality
control in online education...
- the
time commitment of the online educator...
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John
Tagg, Online English Professor and seminal 'learning paradigm'
thinker speaks on:
- the
online learning environment...
- webboards
and chat...
- the
time commitment of the online instructor...
- being
"on call"...
- the
opportunities of teaching online...
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Barbara
Schnelker, who taught Human Sexuality for the first time last
semester, speaks on:
- what
sex is like online...
- how the
online environment compares to the face to face environment...
- preparations
for an online class...
- the
importance of enrollment caps in online classes...
- online
assessments...
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Chris
Barkley, who has taught English composition online for several
semesters speaks on:
- attrition
in online classes...
- the use
of learning groups...
- knowing
your online students...
- plagiarism
in the online environment...
- the
quality of communication online...
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David
Gray, who performs technical support for the online college,
speaks on:
- the
advantages of Internet-based systems...
- connectivity
and virus problems...
- telecommuting...
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