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CURRICULUM IDEAS
 ""  , May 21 1999, Friday 4:15 CST "" , May 21 1999, Friday 4:13 CST "" , May 21 1999, Friday 4:13 CST "In reviewing the curriculum for a degree or a certification area it becomes apparent that some content is more stable then other content. Information on characteristics, research, and legislation may be more stables th en content on emerging interventions. If you can identify the most stable content and content that especially lends itself to being taught on line you can gain some flexibility in your offerings by placing some of that content online. If your students are largely employed they will be interested in gaining flexibility in completing program requirements. If they can complete some of the work at home or in their work place that will save them time and money. It may s ave teaching resources as well" Ed Meyen, University of Kansas elm@ukans.edu Jan 19 1999, Tuesday 11:48 CST "As a program places more courses and/or experiences on line students become more comfortable using the Internet for instructional purposes. This does not mean that you automatically place total programs online, but it does mean that you can place more resources online. A colleague on the Academy, Ron Aust, has developed an advisement system that allows students to manage their degree requirements online. After he has met with the students and agreed on courses and timelines the student maintains the program online. Each has access to the data. When a student has a program question they can e-mail Ron and he can have they can both be looking at the same information at the same tim e in from their own workstation" Ed Meyen, University of Kansas elm@ukans.edu Jan 19 1999, Tuesday 11:48 CST "Developing a series of online lessons designed to teach specific skills, information or practices is one way to assist new students who may have deficiencies but do not need to complete courses. By allowing them to complete the online lessons as remedial instruction they save time and faculty resources are conserved" Ed Meyen, University of Kansas elm@ukans.edu Jan 19 1999, Tuesday 11:47 CST "Because it is easy to publicly examine the content covered in an online course colleagues teaching courses in the same sequence or program can be encouraged to review the content of your online course. This can contribute t o minimizing duplication of content across courses. As more courses in your program are placed on line you must become more sensitive to duplication of content as that will be very evident to students" Ed Meyen, University of Kansas elm@ukans.edu Jan 19 1999, Tuesday 11:47 CST  |
