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Thursday, 15 July 2004: 10:30 AM-11:15 AM | |||
Australia 3 (Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel) | |||
M-6: Engaging Students by Engaging Faculty: Planning for Educational Excellence in Distance Education Courses | |||
| Detailed Description: | A challenge for distance students is a sense of engagement with and between students and/or instructors. At VSCC, faculty members become more engaged in the communication process to both increase and enhance student engagement in courses. Planning for enhancements of courses centered around (1) stages of faculty participation (2) student instruction evaluation and course standards, and (3) the development of a course revision and peer review process to enhance student engagement in Distance courses. | ||
| Presentation Format: | Showcase | ||
| Topic: | Enabling learning: Effective instructional practices and flexible design models | ||
| Target Audience: | Course Designers, Faculty and Other Instructors, System Administrators, E-learning Managers, K-12 Educational Staff | ||
| Appropriate Audience Level: | Beginning or new users of WebCT | ||
| Abstract Text: | One on-going challenge for Distance Education students is a sense of engagement with and between students and/or instructors. At Volunteer State Community College, Distance Education faculty members are striving to become more engaged in the computer-mediated communication process to both increase and enhance student engagement in courses. Planning for enhancements of Distance Education courses centered around (1) various stages of faculty participation in computer-mediated communication, (2) student instruction evaluation and course standards, and (3) the development of a course revision and peer review process to enhance student engagement in Distance Education courses. | ||
| Session Leader: | Mary A Nunaley-Hoover Volunteer State Community College | ||
| Co-Presenter: | Seth "Skip" Sparkman Volunteer State Community College | ||
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