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FastPass Informational Session
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FastPass Instructors' Informational Session
Introductions
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- Name
- Department
- Class you are teaching in FastPass
- Have you taught online before
- What is the most interesting location that you plan to teach from this summer?)
What is FastPass?
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#1
Who can enroll in FastPass courses?
- Eastern University traditional undergraduate students
- Students enrolled in Eastern's AA program, ACED program, our non-traditional undergraduate programs in Youth Ministry and Business
- Esperanza students
- Students from outside of the Eastern community (since Eastern's summer tuition is also reduced to $350/hr, comparable to community college rates)
#2
How many students will I teach in a given section?
- All FastPass courses will be capped at 20 students
- For every student enrolled between 21 and 25 students, the instructor will receive additional prorated pay for the course
- If enrollment reaches 25 students, a second section of the course will be opened
- The primary instructor will be given the option of first refusal to teach the additional section of the course
#3
Does Eastern own my course?
Yes.
Why should this not concern me?
- Eastern has always owned the intellectual property of online courses.
- This is how the course can be made scalable if there is high enrollment.
- This practice helps ensure the quality of our online courses.
- This is common practice in higher ed
How do we do this well?
Clear & Organized Instruction
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“When students experience greater exposure to clear and organized instruction, they perceive their faculty as being more invested in their learning and development, and they report being more academically motivated and engaged in their studies. Moreover, students who enter college less academically prepared benefit more from exposure to clear and organized instruction”
(Roksa, et.al. 283-284).
Roksa, Josipa, et al. “Facilitating Academic Performance in College: Understanding the Role of Clear and Organized Instruction.” Higher Education (00181560), vol. 74, no. 2, Aug. 2017, pp. 283–300. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s10734-016-0048-2.
Online Course Design Best Practices Checklist
- Ensures that courses don't get launched with embarrassing red text still present
- Helps meet Quality Matters standards
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- Encourages high-quality instruction with substantive faculty-student engagement as opposed to a self-paced course where the instructor is never present
FDC 200: Revamped
After analysis of Help Desk tickets, a new focus on clear instructional design
- Grade Center
- Course design (syncing assignments to grades, proper linking, online instructional equivalencies, etc.)
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- Lecture capture techniques
- Kaltura (video discussions, video quizzes, etc.)
Process for course approval and contracted agreement
If you have not taught online before
- If you have not yet completed FDC 100, you will be enrolled in that course.
- After successful completion of FDC 100, you will be enrolled in FDC 200
- During this course, you will learn tools and techniques to design your course using clear and organized instruction to meet the guidelines specified on the checklist
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- Design your course template according to the checklist guidelines and submit to the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology for feedback and approval
- After your template is copied into your course shell, personalize your course and submit to the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology for feedback and approval
If you have taught online before
- Complete the revamped version of FDC 200
- If you have already taken FDC 200, you are still encouraged to take the revamped version.
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- However, if you have already taken FDC 200 and feel your course meets the standards expressed in the checklist, you may submit it to The Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology for feedback and approval.
Final Deadlines for Course Submissions
Summer I:
March 4th (template) & April 15th (personalized course)
Summer II:
April 22nd (template) & June 10th (personalized course)
FastPass faculty are encouraged to submit their course drafts anytime between now and those deadlines for feedback.
Training/Resources?
What kinds of training can The Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology provide for you?
Are their any tech tools that you wish we could purchase/subscribe to?