tcc2011 open content & iterative online course design
DESCRIPTION
This session explains how an online cultural anthropology course was redesigned to use open content, the iterative design process used by the faculty teaching the course, and the successes and challenges of the process and course product created. Presented by lead designer and faculty, Dr. Lisa Marie Johnson.TRANSCRIPT
OPEN CONTENT AND
ITERATIVE DESIGN
Lisa Marie Johnson, Ph.D.
TCC 2011
Organization
Assessments
Sustainable Content
AccessibleMedia
Competencies
Planning
Gathering ResourcesExperimenting with use as Supplements
2002-2008
Mapping / Assessments2009
Pilot & Revision4 faculty, 20+ sections
2010-2011
Barriers•Accessibility
• Rich online media – not always transcripted or captioned
•Copyright• Limited O’Neil permissions• Articles in public domain• OCW• Images (Danee Voorhees, Wikicommons)
Pilot Student Reflections
• I thought this class was fantastic and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for an online course that is
both engaging and informative. I had a lot of fun learning with my classmates and found the discussions very
intriguing; the questions were pertinent to our lives and the experiences and knowledge from the other
students just made the assignments more substantive.
• I would definitely recommend this course to a friend and non-
friend because the course is well-organized, covers significant anthropological ground/the basics of cultural anthropology, and is composed of useful anthropological education activities.
Pilot Student Reflections
• …actually make us THINK instead of just looking for answers within a book, or online. I feel that when I am pushed to deduce ideas on my own instead of just copying them from text is when I actually retain the information from a class!
• The discussion topics were interesting in that they required
critical thinking relating to current events instead of just rote memorization from a text and because LM kept
the class on track encouraging us to ask deeper questions while providing us with additional sources to consider.
Success Factors
• D2L Technology/Course Design• Grade Comments (Dropbox, Grades)• Quicklinking reminder Content• Consistency in Module Organization
• Instructor Presence• Supplemental Resources• Videos• Weekly News/Announcements• Frequent Engagement• Re-engaging questions