Regents Online Campus Collaborative New Faculty Training

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Regents Online Campus CollaborativeNew
Faculty Training
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• Vision Statement
• A Better Life for Tennesseans through Education
• Mission Statement
• The Regents Online Degree Programs, using
  technology, will improve access to high quality,
  affordable, student-centered learning
  opportunities through cooperation and
  collaboration among TBR institutions.

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Tennessee Board of Regents

• 6th Largest System of Higher Education in the
  United States
• 27 Technology Centers13 Community Colleges6
  Universities
• approx. 190,000 students

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System-Wide Collaborative Effort
Mandated by the Board in Sept. of 2000 Started
offering classes Fall 2001 Led to system-wide
Common Courses Common Programs Common
Calendar Common Fees
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System-Wide Collaborative Effort

• Central Hosting
• Asynchronous
• 24 x 7 Accessibility
• Sharing Instructors Staff
• Online Student Service
• E-Learning Academies
• Professional Development
• Public Relations Marketing
• Virtual Library
• Virtual Bookstore
• Virtual Career Center
• Training

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Degrees, Programs Certificates
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Certificates Diplomas

• Computer Operations Technology (COT) Program
• PC Operator Certificate
• Information Processing Technician Certificate
• Computer Information Systems Diploma

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Certificates Diplomas

• Business Systems Technology (BST) Program
• General Office Assistant Certificate
• Information Processing Support Certificate
• Administrative Assistant Diploma
• Accounting Assistant Diploma
• Medical Administrative Assistant Diploma
• Medical Coding Health Information Technician
  Diploma
• Legal Administrative Assistant Diploma

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Certificates Diplomas

• Allied Health Certificate Program
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Coming Soon
• Licensed Practical Nurse Refresher Course
• Dementia Care

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Associates Degrees

• Associate of Applied Science in Professional
  Studies Concentration Information Technology
• Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood
  Education
• Associate of Applied Science in Web Technology
• Associate of Applied Science in Nursing
• Web Page Authoring Technical Certificate

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Associates Degrees

• Associate of Arts in General Studies (University
  Parallel)
• Associate of Science in General Studies
  (University Parallel)
• Associate of Science in General Studies
• Elective Concentration for
• Teacher Aids / Paraprofessionals Preparation
  (University Parallel)

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Bachelor Degrees

• Bachelor of Professional Studies
• with concentrations in
• Information Technology
• Organizational Leadership
• Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies
• General Studies
• Liberal Studies
• University Studies

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Bachelor Degrees

• Undergraduate Teacher Education Programs
• Occupational Licensure Program
• Teacher Education Add-on Endorsements (must be
  certified to teach)
• Special Education
• English as a Second Language
• Math
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Online Professional Development for P-12 Teachers
  Re-certification courses for teachers,
  in-service courses, workshops

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Masters Degrees

• Master of Professional Studies
• Strategic Leadership
• Master of Education
• Master of Science in Nursing

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ROCC Awards

• IMS Global Learning Consortium Platinum Award
  Winner, 2008
• One of the Top Three Virtual Programs in Nation
• (The Center for Academic Transformation
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2003)
• Recognized by Southern Regional Electronic
  Campus (SREC) for Online Student Services, 2003
• Showcased as an Exemplary System Wide Model at
  the national WebCT International Conference,
  2003.
• Virtual University of Choice American Asian
  E-Learning Communities (AAELC) 2004
• SACS (Accrediting Agency) System Wide Substantive
  Change Approval 2003

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Enrollment Growth 2001-2008
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Financial Implications

• Students enroll with a Home Institution.
• Teaching Institution receives Tuition.
• Teaching Institution receives 30 of RODP Fee.
• Students Home Institution receives FTE.
• Developing Institution receives 6,000 for the
  development of the course

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Best Practices of Teaching and Learning Online

• Encourages Contact Between Students and Faculty
• Develops Reciprocity and Cooperation Among
  Students
• Encourages Active Learning
• Gives Prompt Feedback
• Emphasizes Time on Task.
• Communicates High Expectations
• Respects Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning
• By Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. GamsonFrom
  The American Association for Higher Education
  Bulletin, March 1987

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MERLOT

• MERLOT is a leading edge, user-centered,
  searchable collection of peer reviewed and
  selected higher education, online learning
  materials, catalogued by registered members and a
  set of faculty development support services.
• MERLOT's strategic goal is to improve the
  effectiveness of teaching and learning by
  increasing the quantity and quality of peer
  reviewed online learning materials that can be
  easily incorporated into faculty designed
  courses.
• www.merlot.org

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ROCC Student Services

• Virtual Bookstore
• Virtual Library
• Virtual Student Center
• Virtual Career Center
• Virtual Tutoring

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ROCC Virtual Bookstore

• Online faculty members choose the appropriate
  texts and class materials students will need.
• Faculty members are responsible for notifying the
  Regents online Campus Collaborative office of
  text books required for their course three months
  prior to the course offering.
• The textbook selection is online at www.rodp.org
  website under the Faculty Support tab.
• http//rodp.bkstr.com

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ROCC Virtual Library

• The Tennessee Board of Regents established the
  Virtual Library to provide online search
  capabilities, reference materials, databases,
  journals, and other research services to Regents'
  Degree students and faculty by joining together
  the resources of TBR Libraries throughout the
  State of Tennessee.
• http//vl.rodp.org

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RODP Virtual Library

• Logging into the RODP Virtual Library
• Log in to the RODP elearn portal, then click on
  your course at the bottom of page, then click on
  the "Virtual Library" link at left or on top to
  retrieve your password.
• Contact the RODP Reference Librarian for
  assistance.

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ROCC Virtual Career Center

• The Virtual Career Center includes information
  for individuals from middle school age to working
  adults. Whether they are interested in writing or
  rewriting your resume preparing for an
  interview and/or looking for an occupation that
  matches your interests, skills, and experience,
  this website provides a wealth of information to
  achieve your career and educational goals.
• http//careers.rodp.org

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RODP Virtual Tutoring

• Smarthinking is an online tutoring service which
  provides student tutoring in the areas of
• ? Writing ? General Chemistry,
• ? Organic Chemistry ? Physics
• ? Biology ? Introduction to Human
• ? Statistics Anatomy and Physiology
• ? Accounting ? Economics
• ? Introductory Finance ? Spanish
• ? Mathematics (Basic Skills - Calculus II)
• The RODP provides a subscription for all RODP
  students to use Smarthinking during the semester
  
• http//www.rodp.org/students/tutoring.htm

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ROCC Proctoring

• Proctored tests are allowed only on Mid-Term
  and/or Final Exams.
• Students are responsible for identifying an
  appropriate proctor and setting up arrangements
  for taking a test according to the noted
  guidelines below
• The Instructor has the right to approve all
  recommended test proctors.

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Student with Disabilities

• Disabled Student Services are provided by the
  students home institution.
• Additional information is available at
• www.rodp.org

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ROCC Faculty Mentors

• RODP Faculty Mentors are experienced faculty
  members who have taught online in the RODP and
  make themselves available to assist ROPD Faculty
  Members in a wide variety of ways.
• You will be assigned a RODP Faculty Member to
  assist you throughout the course. Your mentor
  will support you in preparing your class, sharing
  best practices for online teaching and learning,
  interacting and communicating with students,
  adhering to timelines and due dates, etc.

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ROCC Faculty Mentors

• Your RODP Faculty Mentor should contact you
  several time each semester to make sure you
  arent having any problems they can help you
  with. You should also consider initiating contact
  with your Faculty Mentor several times per
  semester.
• If you have questions about your course or
  teaching your course, contact your RODP Faculty
  Mentor. If you do not know who your RODP Faculty
  Mentor is contact the RODP staff.

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RODP Student Information System

• Access the RODP Student Information System
• Class Rosters
• Registration
• http//rodp.tbr.state.tn.us
• User ID Same as your D2L user name
• Password Changed every semester / e-mail with
  password e-mailed to instructors.

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Desire2Learn Login

• Access the RODP Desire2Learn Login Page
• http//elearn.rodp.org
• User ID firstname.lastname (ie. john.smith)
• Password first name (ie. john)
• It is very strongly recommended that you change
  your password after logging into Desire2Learn for
  the first time.

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Desire2Learn Online Training

• Sign up for D2L Training
• http//www.rodp.org/faculty/training.htm

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New RODP Faculty Orientation Procedures

• Note New faculty must complete application
  forms, submit vitae, and have official
  transcripts sent as required by the academic
  department of the institution for which they will
  be teaching RODP courses. RODP does not hire or
  pay faculty.

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New RODP Faculty Orientation Procedures

• One Month Prior to Semester
• Three Weeks Prior to Semester
• First Day of Class
• First Week of Class
• After the Second Week of Class
• Mid-Term
• Post-Midterm Blues
• Final Exam

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Teaching Requirements
(Based on Best Practices for Student Success and
RODP Policies Guidelines)

• Initiate communication at least three times per
  week with your students.
• Faculty members are to serve as facilitators of
  learning and motivators.
• Respond to student e-mails within 48 hours.
• Respond to student discussion postings within 48
  hours.

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Teaching Requirements
(Based on Best Practices for Student Success and
RODP Policies Guidelines)

• Graded component of the course must be graded and
  those grades posted within two weeks.
• Instructors can not require synchronous student
  interaction or assignments
• Proctored tests are allowed only on Mid-Term
  and/or Final Exams.

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Teaching Requirements
(Based on Best Practices for Student Success and
RODP Policies Guidelines)

• Final grades must be posted according to the
  deadline date posted on the ROCC website semester
  calendar. If RODP Final grades are not posted by
  the established date, instructors will be
  required to submit a grade change form for every
  student in their class. (See attachment for RODP
  Grade Change Form and Procedures.)
• The only acceptable grades in RODP are A, B, C,
  D, F I (Incomplete). Instructors are not
  allowed to use plus or minus ( / -) designations
  with RODP grades.

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Teaching Requirements

• Instructors are not allowed, by ROCC policy, to
  remove content from a course they are teaching
• Instructors may make minor modifications to
  courses including
• Name Changes
• Add additional questions in Assessments
• Change wording of questions in Assessments
• Clarification of Instructions

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Teaching Requirements
RODP Sample Module

• Overview
• Module Learning Outcomes
• Key Words Concepts
• Content, Lectures, Readings, Assignments, etc
• Additional Resources
• Assessments evaluations
• Summary Reflection

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• Questions