Professional development is always a tricky proposition. �There are often barriers-
such as time, limited travel funds in our ever tightening budgets, and scheduling nightmares.
�Even when the money can be found, it often nearly impossible to get everyone in the same
room at the same time. �While in that room, you�ll find distracted educators trying
to keep up with email on their phones while half listening to the presenter. ��Even
online options can be difficult- many options are synchronous, meaning that everybody still
has to be in the same place at the same time. �One instructor having computer issues can
throw off an entire planned class.
A survey done by the Online Learning Consortium found that 60% of educators preferred to learn
in self-paced online courses. With the Online Learning Consortium self-paced
offerings, you can make professional development easy and convenient for your instructors and
staff. Each learner can learn at their own pace at
a time and place that is convenient for them. �No more attempting to find a time that
works for everyone, no travel costs, and no distracted instructors attempting to keep
up with their day while sitting in a lunch hour class. �In self-paced courses, the
learner can take as long or as short of time as they need in each module, so the people
who are new to the concept do not need to slow down the instructors who are just refreshing
their skills. � Everybody wins in the Online Learning Consortium's�
self-paced offerings. Here�s a sneak peek at one of the upcoming
classes on writing high quality learning objectives that work!
This is what a self-paced workshop looks like in the OLC. ��It is set up into modules.
�Each module must be successfully completed before the next module can be accessed. ��Successful
completion� means that the learner can pass a quiz with at least an 80%.
The prezi must be viewed carefully, and can be viewed as many times as the learner needs.
�There are videos embedded in the prezi that outline some of the concepts in more
detail.
The OLC workshops are all ADA compliant. �You will note that there is a transcript for the
Prezi�s voiceover and for the videos embedded within the Prezi.
There are a
number of types of questions on the quizzes, including true and false, multiple choice,
fill in the blank, drag and drop, and picking multiple answers. �Many of the questions
are scenario based, which help the learner relate the content to what they will be doing
in their professional life. �While there are many types of questions, they are all
automatically graded, which means that there is no need to wait for a facilitator to grade
the work. It�s quick and easy. Each question has feedback, whether or not
the correct answer was selected. �There are hints and information on incorrect answers,
and reinforcement on correctly selected ones. �While the answer is not given on incorrect
selections, there is guidance on how to seek the correct answer to help the instructor
make a good choice. � Join me at Visser Hall on May 12 to hear about
these fantastic classes in more detail. �I hope to see you there!
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