DLC Timeline
Key
Bold = Key Goals
Italics = Future Goals
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May-August
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- Established department goals with Committee for Distance Learning
- Researched best practices
- Researched third-party technology
- Designed Student/Instructor Evaluations for distance learning courses
- Taught 5-week online course
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September
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- Researched campus resources
- Met with campus training and support staff
- Met with head of Institute for Student-Centered Teaching
- Collected data from student/instructor evaluations for distance learning courses
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October
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- Researched University Policies
- Met with designer and instructor of Harpur College Instructor Training
- Closed student/instructor evaluations for distance learning courses
- Met with Dean’s office to discuss future projects and standards
- Presented plan of action to collected Chairs of Harpur College
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November
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- Analyzed data from Student/Instructor Evaluations
- Met one-on-one with department online instructors
- Researched distance learning design rubrics from similar sized institutions
- Reviewed Quality Matters and IDEA Center standards
- Experimented with various technology
- Tested various instructional design models with established department courses
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December
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- Met with Chair to discuss concerns about winter session
- Presented tentative finding to the Committee on Distance Learning
- Designed sample 3 week course to test pedagogical standards
- Reviewed Harpur College Instructor Training
- Assisted instructors in designing winter session courses
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January-May
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- Taught 5 courses to test general pedagogical guidelines
- Provided technical and pedagogical support for winter session courses
- Taught 3 week test course using “distributed classroom” model
- Consulted faculty outside of philosophy on instructional design
- Consulted other departments on establishing separate Distance Learning Coordinator positions
- Assisted instructors in designing summer session courses
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May-August
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- Provided technical and pedagogical support for summer session courses
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August
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- Outlined Distance Learning Resource Site
- Redesigned Student/Instructor Evaluations for distance learning courses
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September
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- Met with Services for Students with Disability to begin creating Accessibility guidelines
- Built basic Distance Learning Resource site skeleton
- Drafted Course Design Resources for Distance Learning Resource site
- Collected data from student/instructor evaluations for distance learning courses
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October
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- Close student/instructor evaluations
- Analyze data from Student/Instructor Evaluations
- Draft Course Guidelines page for Distance Learning Resource site
- Draft University Policies page for Distance Learning Resource site
- Draft Campus Resource page for Distance Learning Resource site
- Draft Accessibility Guidelines for Distance Learning Resource site
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November
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- Finalize all pages for Distance Learning Resource site
- Meet with department Chair to plan winter session
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December
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- Assist instructors in designing winter session courses
- Complete proofreading of Distance Learning Resource site content
- Complete code check of Distance Learning Resource site
- Distance Learning Resource site goes live
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