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Instructor-Driven Course Site Design. Yitna Firdyiwek Instructional Technology Advisor University of Virginia June, 2010. Instructor Driven Course Site Design. Instructor Driven Course Site Design. Demographics:. Instructor Driven Course Site Design. Demographics:
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Instructor-Driven Course Site Design Yitna Firdyiwek Instructional Technology Advisor University of Virginia June, 2010
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Demographics:
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Demographics: • Four-year, primarily residential (~14,300) • Graduate program/medical school (~6,500) • Faculty (~2,100) …
Instructor Driven Course Site Design UVaCollab: (our Sakai)
Instructor Driven Course Site Design • UVaCollab: (our Sakai) • Users – 48,638 • Project sites – 5,289 • Course sites – 9865 • Spring 2010 – 2899 …
Instructor Driven Course Site Design How we gather information regarding user needs:
Instructor Driven Course Site Design • How we gather information regarding user needs: • Requests for support (Helpdesk, email, etc.)
Instructor Driven Course Site Design • How we gather information regarding user needs: • Requests for support (Helpdesk, email, etc.) • Individual faculty consultations
Instructor Driven Course Site Design • How we gather information regarding user needs: • Requests for support (Helpdesk, email, etc.) • Individual faculty consultations • Annual survey (2009, 2010) …
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Other channels:
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Other channels: • CMS Advisors – faculty driven group
Instructor Driven Course Site Design • Other channels: • CMS Advisors – faculty driven group • SHANTI/UVACSE – faculty driven technology groups
Instructor Driven Course Site Design • Other channels: • CMS Advisors – faculty driven group • SHANTI/UVACSE – faculty driven technology groups • TRC – teaching and learning support
Instructor Driven Course Site Design • Other channels: • CMS Advisors – faculty driven group • SHANTI/UVACSE – faculty driven technology groups • TRC – teaching and learning support • ID teams at various schools …
Instructor Driven Course Site Design What we have learned so far: University of Virginia
Instructor Driven Course Site Design What we have learned so far: • Users are now more comfortable with Collab…
Instructor Driven Course Site Design What we have learned so far: • Users are now more comfortable with Collab… -- but are using only a few tools -- mainly for communications & resource distribution
Instructor Driven Course Site Design What we have learned so far: • Users are now more comfortable with Collab… -- but are using only a few tools -- mainly for communications & resource distribution • Student/faculty perspectives are not aligned
Instructor Driven Course Site Design What we have learned so far: • Users are now more comfortable with Collab… -- but are using only a few tools -- mainly for communications & resource distribution • Student/faculty perspectives are not aligned • Request from faculty advisory groups for “content-driven” course design …
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Steps we are taking:
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Steps we are taking: • Focus on supporting instructors
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Steps we are taking: • Focus on supporting instructors • Give instructors control of the course interface
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Steps we are taking: • Focus on supporting instructors • Give instructors control of the course interface • Provide design assistance with templates
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Steps we are taking: • Focus on supporting instructors • Give instructors control of the course interface • Provide design assistance with templates • Focus on online editor training for instructors …
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Why we chose this approach:
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Why we chose this approach: • Instructor-focused solutions:
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Why we chose this approach: • Instructor-focused solutions: TTI, TTSP, FAC, SHANTI, UVACSE, etc.
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Why we chose this approach: • Instructor-focused solutions : TTI, TTSP, FAC, SHANTI, UVACSE, etc. “low floor/high ceiling”
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Why we chose this approach: • Instructor-focused solutions : TTI, TTSP, FAC, SHANTI, UVACSE, etc. “low floor/high ceiling” • Resource restrictions:
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Why we chose this approach: • Instructor-focused solutions: TTI, TTSP, FAC, SHANTI, UVACSE, etc. “low floor/high ceiling” • Resource restrictions: Cannot afford to develop/modify tools
Instructor Driven Course Site Design Why we chose this approach: • Instructor-focused solutions: TTI, TTSP, FAC, SHANTI, UVACSE, etc. “low floor/high ceiling” • Resource restrictions: Cannot afford to develop new tools Cannot afford to expand support …
Instructor Driven Course Design • Next steps:
Instructor Driven Course Design • Next steps: • Immediate - • Fixes - buttons, default settings, editor icon order,
Instructor Driven Course Design • Next steps: • Immediate - • Fixes - buttons, default settings, editor icon order, • More templates, more templates, more templates…
Instructor Driven Course Design • Next steps: • Immediate - • Fixes - buttons, default settings, icon order • More templates, more templates, more templates… • Allow external editors …
Instructor Driven Course Design • Next steps: • Immediate - • Fixes - buttons, default settings, icon order • More templates, more templates, more templates… • Allow external editors • Near future - • Use entity broker -- better method, more tools
Instructor Driven Course Design • Next steps: • Immediate - • Fixes - buttons, default settings, icon order • More templates, more templates, more templates… • Allow external editors • Near future - • Use entity broker -- better method, more tools • Portability from site to site
Instructor Driven Course Design • Next steps: • Immediate - • Fixes - buttons, default settings, icon order • More templates, more templates, more templates… • Allow external editors • Near future - • Use entity broker -- better method, more tools • Portability from site to site w/o losing links • etc. …
Instructor Driven Course Design Conversation:
Instructor Driven Course Design Conversation: • What is your institution like -- in terms of resources, faculty, students needs?
Instructor Driven Course Design Conversation: • What is your institution like -- in terms of resources, faculty, students needs? • Where does the “interactive syllabus” fit in the design of course management systems?
Instructor Driven Course Design Conversation: • What is your institution like -- in terms of resources, faculty, students needs? • Where does the “interactive syllabus” fit in the design of course management systems? • Anything else... …
Instructor Driven Course Site Design For more information, please contact: collab-support@virginia.edu