ADL5000 - Advanced Distributed Learning for Technology-Mediated Course Delivery

Overview

Meet Your Facilitators

Linda Futch
Lead Instructional Designer
lsfutch@mail.ucf.edu
407.882.0028

Steve Sorg
Former Director of Center for Distributed Learning
sorg@mail.ucf.edu

Course Development & Web Services
University of Central Florida

Our Philosophy as Facilitators

There is no such thing as a good time for faculty to take a class. Your time is valuable and so is ours, therefore we will attempt to use our time wisely as we progress through ADL5000.

We use a "course" approach to help you learn about teaching online because becoming an effective online teacher requires change.

We seek to facilitate your learning in the online environment by using a variety of instructional strategies. In so doing, we attempt to model the approach to course delivery that you will use in the online course you will be offering.

Course Objectives

In the ADL5000 course you will:

Verbalize an informed opinion regarding the importance and contribution to higher education made by "distributed learning."

Demonstrate understanding of the UCF course development process for online courses

Collaborate with peers and facilitators (using distributed learning technologies) as you prepare to deliver an online course consistent with best practices and protocols demonstrated in ADL5000, including:

Student-centered learning objectives / course outcomes for your online course.
Assignments / activities for your online course based on your identified learner outcomes.
Assessment strategy for your online course based on identified learner outcomes.
Grading criteria for your online course based on identified learner outcomes and assessment strategy.
Student interaction protocols (for e-mail, discussions, etc.) to be followed in your online course.

Specific tactics for developing a "learning community" in your online course based on the groupwork guidelines presented.

A strategy for implementing "learner support" in your online course.

What Will You Have When You Complete ADL5000?

An understanding of the rationale underlying the course you will be delivering

Comprehensive instructional strategies for teaching online

Administrative strategies for managing your online course and staying sane