Developed for an Instructional Forum at Mountain View College, this presentation covers an eLearning work group pitch to focus on reviewing, discussing, and establishing best practices for teaching online.

1. START HERE > eLearning Work Group

3. Distance Learning is GROWING at Mountain View! 2017/2016 Fall Enrollment.
2017 2016 INCREASE

4. MVC DISTRICT
Online classes taken
(duplicate headcount)

5. IMPACT I’D LIKE TO MAKE AT MVC
1. Showcase the best of what faculty already do
2. Support faculty learning communities
3. Encourage exploration of teaching and
learning practices
4. Partner in innovation
5. Help develop quality standards in online
course design

6. DEVELOP QUALITY STANDARDS

7. DEVELOP QUALITY STANDARDS
Quality Scorecard (QSC)
­ 9 categories, 75 indicators
DCCCD Strategic Priorities
­ Streamline navigation to and through our system and
beyond
­ Consistency in information and process
MVC Core Value
­ Strategic Direction - Accommodate 21st century
learners by adopting innovations that promote greater
student success
Elements of Course Design
­ Navigation, terminology, expectations, technology
standards, accessibility, etc.

8. ELEARNING WORK GROUP Best Practices for
Teaching Online

9. ELEARNING WORK GROUP
Purpose
­ Identify elements of quality in online courses
­ Improve quality, scale, and breadth of online
program
­ Showcase individual instructors or disciplines
successful in designing and developing own
courses and programs
­ Work towards developing institutional standards
­ Develop, share, and train on quality attributes of
teaching online

10. ELEARNING WORK GROUP
Content Reviews
­ Quality Scorecard (QSC)
­ Quality Matters (QM)
­ Open SUNY Course Quality Review (OSCQR)
­ DCCCD
­ NISOD

11. ELEARNING WORK GROUP
Deliverables
­ Best Practices for Teaching Online
­ Faculty Checklist
­ Professional Development Plan

12. ELEARNING WORK GROUP
Participants
­ Faculty
­ Administrators
­ Committees
­ Library and instructional lab support
­ Students

13. FACULTY JUST LIKE YOU Hint. Hint. Hint.

14. THE END. EL FIN.
Steve Sosa,
Dean of eLearning, Instructional
Support, & Professional
Development