fostering teaching excellence with the coi framework: a community course at apus
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Fostering Teaching Excellence with the Community of Inquiry Framework
A Community Course at APUS
Phylise H. Banner, Director of Teaching and Curriculum QualityCenter for Teaching and Learning
#CommunityCourse@phylisebanner
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Fostering Teaching Excellence with the Community of Inquiry Framework:A Community Course at APUS
A faculty development initiative focused on the application of CoI principles to course delivery, with an exploration of CoI indicators and related strategies for success.
#CommunityCourse @phylisebanner
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How Do We Know What They Know?
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A Few Challenges
·Over 2,000 remote faculty·Limited time frame·Limited funds
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Traditional course in Sakai
MOOC
Community Course
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Community Course Components· Web Course Commons: The hub for learning resources and content curated from
Community Course participants.· Readings and Resources: Readings and associated resources related to the
weekly topics, conversations, and study group activities. · Study Groups: Sakai Study Group sites provide access to facilitated group
discussions, and collaborative project areas. Each study group has a facilitator, who is responsible for keeping conversations on track, and helping out with the collaborative project logistics.
· Weekly Special Topic Presentations: Course facilitators will host guest presentations live each week via Adobe Connect, to share their insight on effective teaching and learning practices related to the Community of Inquiry.
· Q&A Sessions: Course facilitators will host a live Q&A session each week via Adobe Connect, in support of the Study Group Leaders.
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Structure: Course Commons (CMS)· Welcome (Home Page)
u Week 1: The CoI Frameworku Week 2: Teaching and Learning within a Community of Practiceu Week 3: Setting the Climate for Participatory Learningu Week 4: Fostering Critical Thinking Skillsu Week 5: A CoI Inspired Teaching Approachu Access Your Study Groupu Earn Your Badgesu Contribute Contentu Guest Speaker Seriesu Share Your Storiesu More to Explore
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Structure: Study Groups (Sakai)u Overviewu Announcementsu Discussion Forums:
- Week 1: Introduction to the CoI- Week 2: Teaching and Learning within a Community of Practice- Week 3: Setting the Climate for Participatory Learning- Week 4: Fostering Critical Thinking Skills- Week 5: A CoI Inspired Teaching Approach
u Effective Practice Compendia:- Social Presence- Teaching Presence- Cognitive Presence
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Study Group Leaders
· Study Group Leaders are only responsible for managing course work that is done by Community Course participants assigned as students in their Sakai course site.
· Study Group Leaders are not expected to be content experts, but rather guides through the course learning activities – keeping the conversation on track, and guiding participants to the resources they need in order to succeed.
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Study Group Leader Responsibilities
· Moderating discussion forums· Posting announcements· Moderating Effective Practice Compendia· Reviewing progress and reporting issues · Sending End-of-Week messages· Releasing weekly badges· Sending Unsatisfactory Progress messages· Providing help and guidance
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Study Group Leader Resources· Pre-populated announcements· Weekly message templates· Unsatisfactory progress message template· Grading form*· Study Group Leader Guide
u Task overviewu Task details and instructionsu Task checklistu Schedule
· Weekly meetings
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Tracking Progress with Badges
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Social Media Components· CTL Facebook Page· CTL LinkedIn Group· CTL Diigo Group· CTL Blog, Community Course Blog· CTL YouTube Channel· Other Social Media: All posts tagged with
#CoICommunity will be aggregated throughout the duration of the course.
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Challenges
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How Do We Know What They Know?
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Success
Enrolled Completed %
Cohort 1 616 597 97%
Cohort 2 1153 1063 92%
Cohort 3 199 150 75%
Total 1,968 1,810 88%
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Questions?
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Explore More
Community Course at APUS Blog:
http://communitycourse.wordpress.com/
CTL Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/apusctl
CTL LinkedIn Group: http://tinyurl.com/CTL-LinkedIn
CTL Diigo Group: http://www.diigo.com/user/apusctl
CTL YouTube Channel: http://tinyurl.com/CTL-YouTube
CTL Twitter Feed: http://www.twitter.com/apusctl