Proposal for assignment for an online course

1. Online Program Evaluation
LAURA BEDNAR

2. School Setting
 Large high school
consisting of 3,200
students
 Running out of
classroom space, online
course could be cost
effective alternative
 Audience- high school
students

3. Why Online?
 Students are starting to
enroll in other Cyber
Schools
 Having a Parkland
School District Cyber
School allows for
Parkland Diploma
 Bonus, tax dollars stay
within District

4. Online Program Evaluation Criteria
 Technology/Program Overview
 Clear course expectations
 Relevant course content
 Identify Clear, Measureable and Developmental Student
Learning
 Evaluate Assessment Practices
 Student Collaboration and Feedback
 Teacher Evaluation

5. Evaluation Criteria
 A 4 point system will be used to evaluate the online
program
 1- little information, does not meet expectations
 2- some information, barely meets expectations
 3- information is present, meet expectations
 4- information is present and clear, goes above expectations

6. Who Evaluates Program?
 All stakeholders will have
a chance to evaluate
program
 Teacher
 Students
 Parents
 Administrators

7. Technology/Program Overview
 Help is clearly listed and available for all students
 Technology tutorial is provided
 Course/program tutorial is provided
 Technology/Program expectations are clearly listed

8. Course Expectations
 Course syllabus is easy to find and understand
 Expectations of students are clearly written
 Course content and assignments are clearly listed
 Course is divided into easy to understand
sections/modules
 Rubrics are provided for all assignments
 Professor contact information is easy to find

9. Relevant course content
 Modules/course sections present course content in
variety of ways to meet various teaching styles
 Each unit has clear learning objectives
 All resources enhance the learning process
 All resources are directly linked to learning
objectives

10. Evaluate Assessment Practices
 Assessments were aligned with learning objectives
 A variety of assessments were used to meet the needs
of all learners
 Clear rubrics were found for every assessment
 Assessments are reliable and valid

11. Student Collaboration and Feedback
 Students are expected to maintain professional
discussions
 Students will communicate effectively with group
members
 Students will provide feedback to teacher about
course

12. Teacher Evaluation
 Teacher will provide meaningful/timely feedback
after every assessment
 Teacher will encourage effective student discussions
and participation
 Teacher will evaluate course content once students
have progressed and reviewed student feedback