Getting Started: Resources for New Online or Hybrid

Instructors

WLAC Tech Fair 2010WLAC Tech Fair 2010

Eric IchonEric Ichon

Curriculum Approval ProceduresCurriculum Approval Procedures

Divisional Approval Divisional Approval Get your Division Chair’s approval before contacting Lloyd Thomas, Get your Division Chair’s approval before contacting Lloyd Thomas, the Curriculum Committee Chair, at thomasl@wlac.edu to schedule the Curriculum Committee Chair, at thomasl@wlac.edu to schedule an online course for consideration. an online course for consideration.

Curriculum Approval: Required Forms Curriculum Approval: Required Forms Updated Course Outline (if the current course outline in over 5 years Updated Course Outline (if the current course outline in over 5 years old)old)Distance Education Approval & Addendum FormsDistance Education Approval & Addendum Forms

Visit the Instructor Resources link at Visit the Instructor Resources link at http://http://www.wlac.edu/online/forms.aspwww.wlac.edu/online/forms.asp for forms and examples.for forms and examples.

ETUDES NG CertificationETUDES NG CertificationFor schedule & enrollment information visit:For schedule & enrollment information visit:

http://etudes.org/training-schedule-etu101-online.htmhttp://etudes.org/training-schedule-etu101-online.htm

Forms required for reimbursement:Forms required for reimbursement:

Conference Request Form (submit to Eloise Crippens BEFORE you Conference Request Form (submit to Eloise Crippens BEFORE you start the training)start the training)

Travel Expense ClaimTravel Expense Claim

Conference Report Conference Report

All forms are available at All forms are available at http:/www.laccd.edu http:/www.laccd.edu

Additional Tech Fair Sessions Additional Tech Fair Sessions

Introduction to ETUDES Online Course Management System

Introduction to Hybrid Courses/ Weekend College

ETUDES - Q & A Hour

MERLOT: Free Multimedia Online Teaching Resources

Online Learning: Are Learners Really Learning?

Preventing Cheating & Plagiarism

The Role of Multimedia in Improving Students’ Understanding ofDifficult Concepts                     ETUDES Users Roundtable           ETUDES Users Roundtable          

Online ResourcesOnline Resources

ETUDES NG Users’ Group – login at ETUDES NG Users’ Group – login at http://etudes-ng.fhda.edu/portalhttp://etudes-ng.fhda.edu/portal

MERLOT (Multimedia Educational MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online) Resource for Learning and Online) http://www.http://www.merlotmerlot.org.org

Quality Matters: Inter-Institutional Quality Quality Matters: Inter-Institutional Quality Assurance in Online LearningAssurance in Online Learninghttp://http://www.QualityMatters.orgwww.QualityMatters.org

Quality Matters Peer Course Review RubricQuality Matters Peer Course Review Rubric

Course overview and introductionCourse overview and introduction

Learning objectives (competencies)Learning objectives (competencies)

Assessment and measurementAssessment and measurement

Resources and materialsResources and materials

Learner interactionLearner interaction

Course technologyCourse technology

Learner supportLearner support

AccessibilityAccessibility

Video ResourcesVideo Resources

INTELECOM Online Resources Network, INTELECOM Online Resources Network, searchable repository of video learning searchable repository of video learning objects at objects at http://www.intelecomonline.nethttp://www.intelecomonline.netLogin Information:Login Information:

UsernameUsername wlacwlac

PasswordPassword 7dvl5r87dvl5r8

Academic MisconductAcademic Misconduct

Any type of Any type of cheatingcheating that occurs in relation to a formal that occurs in relation to a formal academicacademic exercise. It can include exercise. It can include

PlagiarismPlagiarism: The adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another person : The adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another person without due acknowledgment. without due acknowledgment.

FabricationFabrication: The falsification of data, information, or : The falsification of data, information, or citationscitations in any formal academic exercise. in any formal academic exercise.

DeceptionDeception: Providing false information to an instructor concerning a formal academic exercise—: Providing false information to an instructor concerning a formal academic exercise—e.g.,e.g., giving a false excuse for missing a deadline or falsely claiming to have submitted work. giving a false excuse for missing a deadline or falsely claiming to have submitted work.

CheatingCheating: Any attempt to give or obtain assistance in a formal academic exercise (like an : Any attempt to give or obtain assistance in a formal academic exercise (like an examinationexamination) without due acknowledgment. ) without due acknowledgment.

SabotageSabotage: Acting to prevent others from completing their work. This includes cutting pages out of : Acting to prevent others from completing their work. This includes cutting pages out of library books or willfully disrupting the experiments of others. library books or willfully disrupting the experiments of others.

(Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. "Academic dishonesty (Redirected from (Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. "Academic dishonesty (Redirected from Academic misconductAcademic misconduct)". Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 30 April 2009. 29 April 2009 )". Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 30 April 2009. 29 April 2009 http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_misconducten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_misconduct>.)>.)

How To Prevent CheatingHow To Prevent Cheating

Randomize questions and answers by using random Randomize questions and answers by using random question pools question pools

Replace high stakes tests with small skills-check quizzes

Change exams from term to term

Use limited-time testing

Ask open-ended, “mastery” type and personalized, life experience questions

Evaluate the “Evaluate the “cheatabilitycheatability” of your course” of your course

TurnItIn.com TurnItIn.com Anti-Plagiarism SoftwareAnti-Plagiarism Software

TurnItIn is anti-plagiarism software that allows TurnItIn is anti-plagiarism software that allows written submissions be compared to over 60 written submissions be compared to over 60 million papers in the student archive and over million papers in the student archive and over 10,000 professional, academic and commercial 10,000 professional, academic and commercial journals and publications, for originality. TurnItIn journals and publications, for originality. TurnItIn also looks for matches in over 9.5 billion pages also looks for matches in over 9.5 billion pages of indexed web content. of indexed web content.

West is now offering this resource to online and West is now offering this resource to online and weekend college instructors. Contact Juan weekend college instructors. Contact Juan Chacon at Chacon at chaconj@wlac.educhaconj@wlac.edu or call (310)287- or call (310)287-4592.4592.

Other Anti-Plagiarism ResourcesOther Anti-Plagiarism Resources

What to do if you suspect a student of What to do if you suspect a student of plagiarism (.ppt)plagiarism (.ppt)

Preventing Cheating & Plagiarism (.ppt)Preventing Cheating & Plagiarism (.ppt) Plagiarism- Sample Syllabus Statement Plagiarism- Sample Syllabus Statement (.pdf)(.pdf)

MLA- Citing Works Sample (.pdf)MLA- Citing Works Sample (.pdf)