Professional Development Learning Outcomes for CCC Online Faculty

Faculty who teach online must have a comprehensive training in online instruction. All faculty teaching online must have successfully completed training which incorporates the learning outcomes outlined here.

​Learning Outcomes 

    
Faculty who have completed training in online instruction other than the approved course work should contact Steven Bradford at sbradford3@ccc.edu or Angela Winters-Harmon at awintersharom@ccc.edu to discuss a review of the coursework.  

 

Quality Matters (QM)

Teaching Online: An Introduction to Online Delivery (Course Description @ QM)  

  • Apply best practices in teaching and learning in an online learning environment.
  • Explain the role of the instructor in an online learning environment.
  • Explain the learner’s role in online learning.
  • Develop a resource to help learners be successful in the role of an online learner.
  • Explain the importance of orienting learners to online learning.
  • List methods of engaging and motivating learners in an online course.
  • Explain the importance of instructor interaction and timely feedback in online courses.
  • Determine appropriate instructor interaction and feedback in online courses.
  • List best practices for facilitating discussion boards.
  • Create a discussion board rubric for assessing learner participation in discussion boards.
  • Align assessment methods with learning objectives or competencies.

  

Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (Course Description @ QM)  

  • Recognize the foundational concepts of Quality Matters.
  • Identify the critical elements of the QM quality assurance program, including the QM Rubric, materials, processes, and administrative components.
  • Apply the QM Rubric to review online courses.
  • Make decisions on whether the demo course meets selected QM Rubric Standards.
  • Apply the concept of alignment.
  • Draft helpful recommendations for course improvement by citing annotations from the QM Rubric and evidence from the course.

Illinois Online Network (ION) 

Overview of Online Learning  

  • Identify skills and responsibilities students need to succeed in the virtual classroom.
  • Identify skills and responsibilities facilitators need to succeed in the virtual classroom.
  • Identify the characteristics of curriculum used in the online paradigm as contrasted with curriculum used in the traditional classroom.
  • Critique the appropriateness of specific course design elements and technologies with respect to curriculum and course objectives in selected online courses.
  • Understand instructional design strategies to promote communication and collaborative learning in online courses.
Instructional Design Elements for Online Course Development       

  • Understand the Instructional Design Principles.
  • Understand Instructional Design Models.
  • Understand how to conduct appropriate analyses of an online course.
  • Write effective learning outcomes.
  • Develop an instructional strategy.
  • Organize learning sequences.
  • Understand how to evaluate online courses.

Key elements of Student Assessment in Online Courses        

  • Analyze online assessment issues using theoretical, technical, and practical frameworks.
  • Demonstrate ability to create a variety of assessment tools by completing mini-assessment plan assignments and other assessment activities.
  • Apply online assessment models to the online learning environment.
  • Ability to discuss the major benefits and limitations of different type of assessments.
  • Ability to use multiple forms of assessments in online courses.

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