Planning Online Components for a Degree Program

1. What do online Nursing Programs look like?

Faculty of Nursing-Univ. of Calgary: University of Calgary's first on-line Post Diploma Baccalaureate Program. An example of a nursing course with major online components
NURSING 539: A course from the Univ. of Calgary program. Includes online assignments, RealAudio; Video, etc.
Univ. of PA. Graduate Nurse-Midwifery Program: The University of Pennsylvania Nurse-Midwifery Distance Learning Program. Info on planning; methodologies . Graduate degree. Based on Internet and email components
Graduates of the Penn program: News article on the first graduating class of the above program
UBC: instructional module from Geriatrics course: Instructional module designed to increase
awareness of the process of planning the discharge of elderly patients from hospital. Sample of web-based instruction
UWisc.Collaborative Nursing Program: Designed to meet the needs of registered nurse students who want a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing but have limited access to a campus offering that degree. Not online

2. What do online instructional programs look like?

Chemeketa Online: A leader in online degree programs. Includes info on tuition costs, etc.
On-line Courses at Edmonds Community College: Example of the planning issues for online instruction at Edmonds Community College
IUC Home Page: A virtual university, offering degree programs $145 per credit; 3 credits=$435

3. Where can we learn about planning/design issues?

Development cost estimate:Cyberspace course:: About 250 hours went into the development of this course (about 80 by the instructor; the rest by programming support)
What does a CyberEd course cost? (tuition)
Making Good Decisions: Checklist of issues to consider before implementation

4. How can I get ideas for adapting instructional activities?

FTCC Virtual Campus: Visit English 0151, the sample student desktop to see how threaded discussions would work with HyperNews software.
OSU Courses Via the Web: Links to a broad range of courses at Oregon State University using online instructional components to "expand the classroom"
The World Lecture Hall: Links to sample online instructional modules from colleges and universities across the nation

5. How do we know that students are learning?

The "No Significant Difference" Phenomenon: A summary of research monitoring the outcomes of distance-delivered instruction
Univ. of Maryland study: critical thinking: Outcomes study of Internet-based instruction in an accredited nursing program
Annenberg: Flashlight: Evaluating instructional results of technology-mediated educational strategies
THE FLASHLIGHT PROJECT: Phase 1 report
Teaching Effectiveness Program: U of OR: Resources for planning quality instruction

6. What are faculty saying about methodology?

Teaching with Technology - Mar 95: Insights from O'Donnell, one of the pioneers of online instruction (anchored in the classroom), after several years experience.
Teaching on the Internet (Nursing): This paper explores how the global Internet is being used in University teaching, at the Penn School of Nursing and elsewhere.
Teaching in Cyber-Space: An Opinion Survey
Using WWW to Augment University Courses
Faculty acceptance: Commentary on the acceptance on online instruction into the core of Penn's English department

7. Student support: how can students get the help they need?

What do I need to take a CyberEd course?: Example of student support info from UMass Dartmouth
Chemeketa Online Student Handbook
Internet Software

8. How do we handle technical /digital logistics?

About the UVa Faculty Instructional Toolkit: The Toolkit helps faculty quickly and easily create course Web pages without having to learn a great deal about technology.
Templates for building online courses: North Carolina State University offers work-saving templates for course web-pages, including templates for self-test quizzes
Choosing conferencing platforms: Links to a variety of conferencing softwares

9. What schools are providing leadership in online DL? (small sampling)

Chemeketa Online: 63+ courses offered. 15 of the 18 faculty are full-time college faculty
UMass, Dartmouth: Welcome to CyberEd: Includes discussions of philosophy and method, samples of how a course might look, etc.
Univ. of Wisconsin Ext. Clearinghouse

10. How can I learn more?

AltaVista: Main Page
Distance Education Resource Sites (WWW and Gopher): One of the best centraol compendiums of distance learning resources and information
Distance Ed: Resources linked thru Univ. of Colorado
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education: Links to major associations and standards groups at the forefront of educational issues

Olivette Nazarene

Indiana Wesleyan