Bryan Hoyt's Presentation on Training Online Instructors

Training for Online instructors
at UVa-Wise
Delivery System
Moodle
Flexible and Powerful
Requires training
Moodle Training
Variety of testing methods
How to develop and manage activities
How to set up and organize web pages
Place to upload student work
Grade book
Faculty Training
Best practices for online course
Clear learning objectives
Appropriately challenging
Clear instructions, expectations, and due dates
Maintain faculty presence
Provide support
Instructional Design
Interaction among student
Faculty interaction with students
Interaction with learning material
Student support is readily available
Assessment Cycle
Objectives
Measurement of outcomes
Student evaluations
Improve
Peer review process
Continue to make improvements
Assessment
Outcome
Summary
Online instruction
Can be good or better than classroom
Measured by learning outcomes
Student satisfaction
Key elements training and supporting faculty