The course will prepare educators to design content, peer review courses, and create activities that encourage active learning and student participation in the online environment. IDOL is a ten-week online course. 

This course complements EDU 285, which addresses the roles and tasks of the online teacher.  EDU 285 and 287 may be taken in any sequence.

Schedule

This is a three-credit course compressed into ten weeks; expect to spend the equivalent of about two days a week on course work. Because many of the assignments involve discussion and other forms of collaboration, assignments are completed on a weekly schedule, with some mid-week due dates.

EDU 287 is offered each Fall and Spring semester.

Prerequisites

This course is for teaching faculty only; permission of the instructor is required.

You are expected to have the following technology competencies before taking this course:

• Training or experience in the use of Blackboard instructor tools for presentation, interaction, and assessment. Reference the list of requisite Blackboard competencies to check to make sure you meet this prerequisite. 
• Ability to use the Internet in an effective and efficient manner, including installation and management of browser plug-ins.
• Basic knowledge about the operation of a computer, file management, and software installation.

Registration

Registration is restricted, so you cannot self-register.  You must send a registration request to the ELI Registrar. The procedure differs depending on how you will pay for the course. Free tuition is available for full-time NOVA faculty and for adjunct NOVA faculty who have taught at least two semesters and will teach the semester they take EDU 287.

How to register if your are paying the tuition yourself

1. Apply for admission to NOVA as a student (http://www.nvcc.edu/novaconnect/student/hdi-apply.htm).
2. After you are admitted, send your NOVA student id and request for registration in EDU 287 to Jayne Townend, ELI Registrar (jtownend@nvcc.edu, 703-323-3523).
3. Pay your tuition as soon as you are registered.

How to register if you are requesting free tuition (NOVA faculty only)

1. Confirm that you qualify for free tuition by consulting NOVA’s tuition assistance policy:
   NOVA web site > Faculty & Staff > Human Resources > Professional Development > Faculty Tuition Assistance Policy.
2. Submit an Employee Educational Assistance Request form (Form 105-43) to HR.
3. Apply for admission to NOVA as a student (http://www.nvcc.edu/novaconnect/student/hdi-apply.htm).
4. After you are admitted, send your request for registration in EDU 287, your NOVA student id, and a copy of your HR-approved Form 105-43 to Jayne Townend, ELI Registrar (jtownend@nvcc.edu, 703-323-352

Graduate credit is not currently available.

If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

1. Identify the six steps of the ASSURE model and explain how each step is used in designing elements for online courses
2. Summarize the eight General Review Standards of the Quality Matters™ rubric
3. Use the ASSURE process to design learning modules that meet the standards of the Quality Matters™ rubric
4. Write course-level and module-level learning objectives that are observable and measurable
5. Apply the concept of alignment to ensure that assessment and measurement, resources and materials, learner interaction, and multimedia technology all directly support given learning objectives
6. Identify basic principles of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and apply them to make a course and the learning materials in it accessible
7. Identify the three forms of learner interaction within an online course and design activities which foster learner-learner interaction
8. Select and create multimedia elements and materials to support given learning objectives
9. Design assessment strategies that assess student progress toward given learning objectives
10. Analyze and draw implications for course design from your own online learning experiences.

A copy of the Quality Matters™ Rubric Workbook for Higher Education will be provided by your instructor or distance learning administrator.

Possible Assignments Include: (Subject to change each semester. The actual assignments are available in the Syllabus in the Blackboard course site on the first day of classes.)

Your final grade may be based on the following scale. Note that you must complete all assignments and earn a minimum of 882 points (80%) to receive a VCCS certificate of completion.

There are no proctored exams in this course.

Last Updated: August 14, 2012