PROPOSAL FOR DISTANCE LEARNING/NON-TRADITIONAL COURSE DELIVERY
Course Number LIN 1670 Title Writing and Grammar
√ Existing Course New Course, if so, attach completed Course Syllabus Form 1. Delivery Method Text-based Distance Learning √ On-line Distance Learning
Blended Class (Text-Based) Blended Class (Online) Text-Based with Email
Other, explain:
2. Describe any content or skill requirements which differ from the traditional version of the course: None, other than basic Internet navigation skills.
3. Describe methods for seeking/answering student questions, advising, and providing student feedback: D2L discussion boards, e-mail, possibly live Elluminate (web conferencing) office hours.
4. Technical/Staff support needed: √ D2L √ Other Software (e.g. Tegrity, course specific such as medical coding)
On-site Technician Other, explain:
5. Special requirements for students: E-mail Computer access Other, explain: Internet access
6. Textbook/instructional materials: √ Same as traditional Different from traditional class, explain:
7. On-campus Orientation required √ Yes Method(s) to accommodate students with orientation schedule conflicts: Tegrity orientation available to students with schedule conflicts.
8. Other special services, equipment, facilities, software, support, etc. needed to implement course:
9. Lab Fee required: √ Distance learning fee No
Anne Southard April 13, 2009 Joyce Goldstein April 13, 2009
Submitted by Date Director/Department Chair Date
Curriculum Committee: Approve Disapprove Action Date Special Designator entered
NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE
ADDENDUM TO THE PROPOSAL FOR DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE DELIVERY
Division: Communications
Course: LIN 1670, Writing and Grammar
Instructor: Anne Southard
Use a bulleted list or narrative to indicate how you will accommodate the following best practices, which are based on the SACS “Best Practices for Electronically Offered Degree and Certificate Programs,” available at http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/commadap.pdf.
1. Provide an equivalent, though different, learning experience to that of the traditional classroom.
The class uses the same textbook and has the same student learning outcomes as traditionally delivered classes. Students will achieve mastery through a variety of publisher-provided and instructor-designed materials.
2. Design assignments that require critical thinking by students.
Students may present lessons to their peers on key topics and will analyze written passages in order to identify both grammar and paragraph/essay composition errors and correct them. In addition, students will compose their own written work.
3. Assess student performance (this includes reasonable measures to ensure the integrity of student work.
Students will be tested online from a database of student questions; thus, each student will receive a different test of comparable difficulty. Testing is not particularly high-stakes in this class; of equal or greater weight is the written work, which will be compared in cases of questionable authorship, with a writing sample students provide at orientation.
4. Use various strategies and technologies to meet student needs and content requirements (i.e., e-mail, US mail, optional face-to-face or Elluminate workshops, Tegrity activities, discussion boards, visual and auditory stimuli v only text). Elluminate may be used for office hours, Tegrity will be used for short instructional videos, and discussion boards will be used for class discussion and answering questions.
5. Require that students interact with the instructor and with each other (2e in SACS document listed above). Elluminate may be used for office hours and email will be used to contact students, ensuring contact with instructor. Students will interact with each other via discussion boards, and group work may be incorporated in addition.
6. Provide information about and/or links to other resources, including websites and the NWFSC Learning Resource Center and the databases it offers (4c in SACS document listed above).
LTech is currently working on incorporating grammar “widgets” into the D2L site to provide interactivity to students each time they log on. In addition, various grammar and writing websites will be provided, along with the NWFSC LRC link.
Once your course is approved by the Curriculum Committee, the Learning Technologies Department will support you closely during the first semester you offer the course. More detailed quality criteria will be available to help you construct an efficient, high quality course.
PROPOSAL FOR DISTANCE LEARNING/NON-TRADITIONAL COURSE DELIVERY
Course Number FFP1510 Title Fire Service Codes and Standards
Existing Course
New Course, if so, attach completed Course Syllabus
1. Delivery Method
Text-based Distance Learning
On-line Distance Learning
Blended Class (Text-Based)
Blended Class (Online)
Text-Based with Email
2. Describe any content or skill requirements which differ from the traditional version of the course:
No content or skill requirement differences.
3. Describe methods for seeking/answering student questions, advising, and providing student
feedback:
Online discussion board postings (an open forum for student questions will be available), e-mail,
chat room(s), telephone, and standard office hours.
4. Technical/Staff support needed:
D2L
Other Software (e.g.
Tegrity
, course specific
such as medical coding)
On-site Technician
Other, explain:
5. Special requirements for students:
Computer access
Other, explain:
6. Textbook/instructional materials:
Same as traditional
Different from traditional class,
7. On-campus Orientation required
Yes
Method(s) to accommodate students with
orientation schedule conflicts: One-on-one instructor/student sessions will be available via
telephone and/or e-mail
8. Other special services, equipment, facilities, software, support, etc. needed to implement course:
9. Lab Fee required:
Yes
No
Submitted by
Date
Director/Department Chair
Date
Curriculum Committee:
Approve
Disapprove Action Date
Special Designator
entered
NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE
ADDENDUM TO THE PROPOSAL FOR DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE DELIVERY
Division:
Public Safety
Course:
FFP1510, Fire Service Codes and Standards
Instructor:
Use a bulleted list or narrative to indicate how you will accommodate the following best
practices, which are based on the SACS “Best Practices for Electronically Offered Degree and
Certificate Programs,” available at http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/commadap.pdf.
1.
Provide an equivalent, though different, learning experience to that of the traditional classroom (2a in
SACS document above).
The decision to offer this course electronically online was based on a need to offer it at a time
which would work best for the target population of students who work on a rotational shift work
schedule.
Students in this course will be required to develop an understanding of building and life safety
codes in relation to types of occupancies, building design, fire resistance of building materials, fire
problems inherent in structures and life safety considerations. Offering this course electronically online
will afford them time to collect plan information and then share it in group discussion/interaction
posting(s).
The program this course is a part of the Emergency Administration and Management program
and was developed using standards set by the International Fire Service Training Association in
accordance with state and local guidelines.
This course was developed for use in a Vocational Certificate Program and an Associate of
Applied Science Program. The course will require students to demonstrate the ability to comprehend
the application of building and life safety code enforcement methods and communicate with the
instructor and fellow students at a level consistent with a two-year degree.
This course is part of a complete and coherent program.
All related instructional materials are appropriate and will be available to students online.
2.
Design assignments that require critical thinking by students.
Students will be required to submit discussion board postings based on their analysis of at least
two separate case studies.
Students will be required to submit at least two dropbox assignments in which they provide their
understanding of selected course readings.
Students will be required to critique and provide constructive feedback on at least three
classmates’ discussion board postings.
3.
Assess student performance (this includes reasonable measures to insure the integrity of student work
(5a and b in SACS document above).
The Northwest Florida State College Learning Technologies department monitors and evaluates
all online courses to ensure compliance with institutional priorities and educational objectives.
Department Chairs monitor and evaluate all online courses to ensure compliance with
institutional priorities and educational objectives.
Student performance for this course is evaluated by level of participation and by student
completion of objective mid-term and final examinations.
Institution wide, student performance in online courses is compared with student performance in
face-to-face courses.
Students are required to meet on campus with their instructor to take examinations. This
provides for greater test security and student identity issues.
The College has policies and procedures in place to address the integrity of student work.
Students may find information on these policies and procedures in the Northwest Florida State College
Student Handbook.
4.
Use various technologies to meet student needs and content requirements (i.e., the discussion board,
mail, visual and auditory stimuli vs. only text). (1i and 2e in SACS document above).
Northwest Florida State College incorporates the Desire2Learn online learning platform for
online courses. This platform is widely used among institutions of higher education. The technology is
supported by the Northwest Florida State College Learning Technologies Department, the Northwest
Florida State College Information Technology Division, and the product manufacturer. This product is
updated on a regular basis to meet student and faculty needs.
Interaction in this course will be facilitated primarily through the use of discussion board
postings; therefore, the majority of the interaction will be asynchronous. Chat room sessions will be
scheduled allowing an opportunity for synchronous interaction.
5.
Require that students interact with the instructor and with each other (2e in SACS document above).
Students will be required to interact with the instructor at a minimum through electronic mail,
discussion board postings, and file transfers. Interaction will also be available using chat rooms,
telephone, office hours, and other reasonable means.
Students will be required to interact with each other at a minimum through discussion board
postings. Interaction will also be available using electronic mail, file transfers, chat rooms, and other
reasonable means.
6.
Provide links to other resources, including websites and the NWFSC Learning Resource Center and the
databases it offers (4c in SACS document above).
Students will have access to technical resources through use of the Northwest Florida State
College Learning Technology Department’s Distance Learning web site.
Students can complete the college admissions process, registration, fee payment, textbook
purchase, advising and many other services online.
Once your course is approved by the Curriculum Committee, the Instructional Technology and Distance
Learning Department will support you closely during the first semester you offer the course. More detailed
quality criteria will be available to help you construct an efficient, high quality course.
PROPOSAL FOR DISTANCE LEARNING/NON-TRADITIONAL COURSE DELIVERY
Course Number GEB1214 Title Business and Supervision Terminology
Existing Course New Course, if so, attach completed Course Syllabus Form 1. Delivery Method Text-based Distance Learning On-line Distance Learning
Blended Class (Text-Based) Blended Class (Online) Text-Based with Email
Other, explain:
2. Describe any content or skill requirements which differ from the traditional version of the course: There are no differences. The course is designed as an independent learning experience.
3. Describe methods for seeking/answering student questions, advising, and providing student feedback:
Students may telephone or e-mail the instructor for quick response questions. Students may also make face-to-face appointments with the instructor.
Student “alerts” and “reminders” will be sent via NWFSC student e-mail and US mail. These items will prompt students to keep current with course assignments, provide quick-check reviews to self-test course progress, and remind students to contact the instructor with questions or concerns.
Technical/Staff support needed: D2L Other Software (e.g. Tegrity, course specific such as medical coding)
On-site Technician Other, explain:
4. Special requirements for students: x E-mail Computer access Other, explain: Access to internet for researching selected assignments.
5. Textbook/instructional materials: x Same as traditional Different from traditional class, explain: There is no textbook for this course. The course guide serves as the text.
6. On-campus Orientation required x YesMethod(s) to accommodate students with orientation schedule conflicts: Individual appointments; e-mail with telephone follow-up
7. Other special services, equipment, facilities, software, support, etc. needed to implement course:
8. Lab Fee required: Yes No
Jill White 8-7-09
Submitted by Date Director/Department Chair Date
Curriculum Committee: Approve Disapprove Action Date Special Designator entered
Rev 10/14/08
ADDENDUM TO THE PROPOSAL FOR DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE DELIVERY
Division: BUSINESS
Course: GEB 1214 – BUSINESS AND SUPERVISION TERMINOLOGY Instructor: DR. JILL WHITE
Use a bulleted list or narrative to indicate how you will accommodate the following best practices, which are based on the SACS “Best Practices for Electronically Offered Degree and Certificate Programs,” available at http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/commadap.pdf.
1. Provide an equivalent, though different, learning experience to that of the traditional classroom. There are no differences. The course is designed as an independent learning experience.
2. Design assignments that require critical thinking by students.
Selected assignments will require students to review make recommendations regarding hypothetical workplace situations, requiring analysis, synthesis and decision-making. Additional assignments require techniques of compare and contrast for selected course concepts/ideas..
3. Assess student performance (this includes reasonable measures to ensure the integrity of student work. A variety of student assessment activities are included: case analysis, short answer/definition tests, individual or group project with written response and limited outside research requirement.
4. Use various strategies and technologies to meet student needs and content requirements (i.e., e-mail, US mail, optional face-to-face or Elluminate workshops, Tegrity activities, discussion boards, visual and auditory stimuli v only text).
This independent learning course will employ e-mail, US mail, online research/review, and online or in-person interaction with other classmates to complete course project.
5. Require that students interact with the instructor and with each other (2e in SACS document listed above). See #4 above; also, there are six points during the course that require the student to contact the instructor via e-mail, US mail, and/or in-person.
6. Provide information about and/or links to other resources, including websites and the NWFSC Learning Resource Center and the databases it offers (4c in SACS document listed above).
The course guide provides an entire page listing resources available to the students, from selected tutorial websites, Ask-a-Librarian, and Smarthinking, to specific online and on-campus resources (ASC, Math Lab, etc.)
Once your course is approved by the Curriculum Committee, the Learning Technologies Department will support you closely during the first semester you offer the course. More detailed quality criteria will be available to help you construct an efficient, high quality course.
PROPOSAL FOR DISTANCE LEARNING/NON-TRADITIONAL COURSE DELIVERY
Course Number SPN 2220 Title SPANISH III
Existing Course New Course, if so, attach completed Course Syllabus Form 1. Delivery Method Text-based Distance Learning On-line Distance Learning
Audio-Based Distance Learning Simulcast
Video-Based Distance Learning Public Broadcast (PJC and Cox Cable) Blended Class (Text-Based) Blended Class (Online)
Text-Based with Email
Public Broadcast with other Delivery; explain
Mixed Delivery or other option; explain Professor will meet with students once a week. Assignments using a web based learning center and workbook/textbook will be used.
2. Describe any content or skill requirements which differ from the traditional version of the course Be able to use a computer and have access to internet.
3. Describe methods for seeking/answering student questions, advising, and providing student feedback Computer e-mail, phone, face to face with instructor
4. Technical/Staff support needed: D2L Other Web Software E-mail On-site Technician Other, explain
5. Special requirements for students: E-mail Computer Access other, explain Computers must have speakers for audio component.
6. Textbook/instructional materials: Same as traditional Different from traditional class; explain
7. On-campus Orientation required Yes No, explain N/A 8. Other special services, equipment, facilities, software, support, etc. needed to implement course
9. Lab Fee required Yes No
María Helena López 3/6/09 Joyce A. Goldstein 3/6/09
Submitted by Date Director/Department Chair Date
Curriculum Committee: Approve Disapprove Action Date Special Designator entered 7/04; rev 1/06; rev 4/06
Northwest Florida State College
Addendum to the Proposal for Distance Learning Course Delivery for Online Class Sections
Division: Communications
Course: SPN2220 – Spanish III
Instructor: Maria Helena Lopez
Using bullets or a list format, please explain briefly how you plan to implement the Seven Best Practices for Online Learning, adapted for individual classes from SACS’ Best Practices for Electronically Offered Degree and Certificate Programs at
http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/commadap.pdf.
1. Provide an equivalent, though different, learning experience to that of the traditional classroom (2a in SACS document above).
Students will complete online exercises using designated websites and website links. Students will research academic material via internet for class discussions, quizzes and tests.
2. Design assignments that require critical thinking by students.
Students will complete online exercises that demonstrate their ability to understand and use the language by responding to and/or describing scenes and written texts. Experience with natural language will be enhanced by assigned activities using Spanish language websites that will include current news, advertisement, music, and poetry.
3. Assess student performance (this includes reasonable measures to insure the integrity of student work (5a and b in SACS document above).
Online quizzes will be administered and students will receive immediate feedback. Exams will also be administered in a traditional setting. Class presentations and discussions will take place in a traditional setting and students’ abilities will be assessed by the instructor using traditional grading techniques.
Students’ grades will be calculated as follows: Online work will contribute 50% to their final grade and traditional in class work will contribute 50%.
4. Use various technologies to meet student needs and content requirements (i.e., the discussion board, mail, visual and auditory stimuli vs. only text). (1i and 2e in SACS document above).
The use of web based exercises to enhance natural language leaning will be used. Website quizzes and tests to assess learning of material being discussed.
Frequent Email communication with students
The use of online Spanish short films for class discussion
Online educational Spanish music programs will be used for vocabulary and pronunciation enhancement 5. Require that students interact with the instructor and with each other (2e in SACS document above).
Professor will meet with students weekly
Frequent student –student; student –professor email interaction Students will work in groups and submit material as a group
6. Provide links to other resources, including websites and the OWC Learning Resource Center and the databases it offers (4c in SACS document above).
mhhe.com/puntos8 : Textbook program that provides tutoring and practice for tests masarriba.com: Online workbook
eltiempo.com: Online current news from around the world
nwfstatecollege.edu: provides students with access to online resources
Once your course is approved by the Curriculum Committee, the Instructional Technology and Distance Learning Department will support you closely during the first semester you offer the course. More detailed quality criteria will be available to help you construct an efficient, high quality course.
PROPOSAL FOR DISTANCE LEARNING/NON-TRADITIONAL COURSE DELIVERY
Course Number COP2362 Title Advanced Programming in C# (C-Sharp)
Existing Course New Course, if so, attach completed Course Syllabus Form 1. Delivery Method Text-based Distance Learning On-line Distance Learning
Blended Class (Text-Based) Blended Class (Online) Text-Based with Email
Other, explain:
2. Describe any content or skill requirements which differ from the traditional version of the course:
This course builds upon the content and skills acquired from the foundational / prerequisite courses: COP1006 and COP2360.
3. Describe methods for seeking/answering student questions, advising, and providing student feedback:
Office telephone, e-mail, Desire-2-Learn instructor/student interaction, office hours.
4. Technical/Staff support needed: xx D2L Other Software (e.g. Tegrity, course specific such as medical coding)
On-site Technician Other, explain:
5. Special requirements for students: xx E-mail xx Computer access Other, explain:
6. Textbook/instructional materials: xx Same as traditional Different from traditional class, explain:
7. On-campus Orientation required xx Yes Method(s) to accommodate students with orientation schedule conflicts: Reschedule during office hours.
8. Other special services, equipment, facilities, software, support, etc. needed to implement course:
9. Lab Fee required: Yes xx No
Heidi Gentry-Kolen 8/03/04
Submitted by Date Director/Department Chair Date
Rev 10/14/08
NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE
ADDENDUM TO THE PROPOSAL FOR DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE DELIVERY
Division: Business and Computer Technology
Course: COP 2362
Instructor: Heidi Gentry Kolen
Use a bulleted list or narrative to indicate how you will accommodate the following best practices, which are based on the SACS “Best Practices for Electronically Offered Degree and Certificate Programs,” available at http://www.sacscoc.org/pdf/commadap.pdf.
1. Provide an equivalent, though different, learning experience to that of the traditional classroom.
Students will be provided discussion threads/boards which will encourage student-to-student learning opportunities.
Students will be provided open chat rooms / sessions which will encourage student-to-student learning opportunities.
Students will be provided “virtual lectures” through Power Point presentations which will lead them through the curriculum in written form.
Students will be provided “visual/audible lectures” through Tegrity video and audio / mp3 presentations and podcasts which will lead them through the curriculum in visual / audible format.
Students will be provided a video recording of the “in class” section of the course classes.
2. Design assignments that require critical thinking by students.
Students will discuss material / curriculum presented within the course discussion threads. o Students will be required to come up with important questions regarding the chapter
objectives/concepts.
Professor will provide guided questions within the discussion threads which will influence exploration of the concepts presented.
3. Assess student performance (this includes reasonable measures to ensure the integrity of student work. There will be weekly quizzes on the course content.
There will be weekly written assignments which will be processed through TurnItIn before the professor grades the content of the assignment.
There will be practical programming practices which will be assessed by the professor and feedback will be given within a week of submission.
4. Use various strategies and technologies to meet student needs and content requirements (i.e., e-mail, US mail, optional face-to-face or Elluminate workshops, Tegrity activities, discussion boards, visual and auditory stimuli v only text).
The professor will use discussion boards to facilitate student-to-student learning.
The professor will use discussion boards to facilitate cirtical thinking development through guided questions.
The processor will provide video recordings of “traditional classroom” lectures ( when available ). The professor will use Tegrity to provide video/audible personal lectures for the student.
The professor will use Tegrity to provide mp3 download and podcasts of the lectures to the students.
The professor will use Elluminate to offer online office hours and workshops for students. 5. Require that students interact with the instructor and with each other (2e in SACS document listed above).
Students will be provided discussion threads/boards which will encourage student-to-student learning opportunities.
Students will be provided open chat rooms / sessions which will encourage student-to-student learning opportunities.
Students will be provided discussion threads/boards which will encourage instructor-to-student learning opportunities.
Students will be provided open chat rooms / sessions which will encourage instructor-to-student learning opportunities.
E-mail and phone communication will also be used.
6. Provide information about and/or links to other resources, including websites and the NWFSC Learning Resource Center and the databases it offers (4c in SACS document listed above).
The professor will maintain additional resources website which will provide external links to supplemental information including but not limited to online journals and articles, necessary software/compilers used for the class, necessary or optional software the student may want to use to supplement his/her learning.
The professor will maintain links to NWFSC learning Resource Center and the databases it offers.
Once your course is approved by the Curriculum Committee, the Learning Technologies Department will support you closely during the first semester you offer the course. More detailed quality criteria will be available to help you construct an efficient, high quality course.
