Barbour, M. K., Palacios, L., Wong, P., & O’Connor, J. (2017, December). Inviting education online: The development of an asynchronous graduate program. A paper presentation at the World Education Research Association Focal Meeting, Hong Kong.

1. Michael K. BARBOUR, Touro University California, United States
Lisa PALACIOS, Touro University California, United States
Peter WONG, Hong Kong Education Bureau, Hong Kong
Jim O'CONNOR, Touro University California, United States
Inviting Education Online: The Development of
an Asynchronous Graduate Program

2. What is Invitational Education®?
Invitational Education® is the process by which people
are cordially summoned to realize their potential in all
areas of worthwhile human endeavor.

3. Invitational education® “is a theory of
practice… designed to create, maintain,
and enhance human environments that
cordially summon people to realize their
potential in all areas of worthwhile human
endeavor” (Purkey & Novak, 2008, p. vii).
Essentially, invitational education®
focuses on school climate by creating a
welcoming environment for students,
parents, visitors, and all school personnel.

4. • there were five basic assumptions
included in the theory and
practice of invitational
education®: optimism, trust,
respect, care, and intentionality
(Novak & Purkey, 2008)
• the invitational education® model
for developing a positive school
climate focuses on what is known
as the 5Ps: people, places,
policies, programs, and processes
(Purkey & Stanley, 1991)

5. Announcing the first and only
Master’s Programme in the world
in Invitational Education®
exclusively offered to Hong Kong
and mainland China Teachers.
This fully online programme
is offered by
Touro University California;
a fully accredited US institution.

6. • Founded 1997 in San
Francisco as COM
• Moved to Historic Mare
Island in 1999
• 44 acre property, 23
buildings and historic
structures; 6 have been
renovated and support
instructional mission
Touro University California

7. • the “purpose of online learning is to engage the learner in
meaningful ways in order to achieve deep, authentic and
applicable learning” (Northcote, 2008, p. 676)
• course content will be hosted in a learning management
system to intentionally invite students into a positive
experience (Cain, Abell, & Cindric, 2016)
• faculty will also utilize social media tools to provide
students interactive personal and social experiences (Di
Petta, Novak, & Marini, 2002)
Inviting Online Learning

8. https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/WMPCWP

9. • Internal approval process
• State Authorization Reciprocity
Agreement (SARA)
• Authorized distance learning
provider under Education Bureau
• Marketing internationally
Challenges

10. Your
Questions
and
Comments

11. Associate Professor of Instructional Design
Touro University, California
mkbarbour@gmail.com
http://www.michaelbarbour.com