Institute/Session Summary:

PURPOSE OF PRESENTATION

Celebrated educator Jaime Escalante says that success requires "...three D's: Desire, Determination, and Discipline". There is another "D" involved in creating an online course: Demanding. In our interactive workshop we will take you to our Hybrid College Success course and share our process, research and assistance we found, and what we learned. We will share students' reactions and an analysis of what's working and what's not.
 
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will be able to:

• Identify considerations for developing a hybrid (blended) course
• Access web resources for online courses
• Identify training and support
• View CBC's hybrid College Success course
• Understand the frustrations, pitfalls and rewards typically encountered in developing online courses

OUTLINE OF CONTENT

• Why We Are Here
• The process of developing the course
• Research, resources and assistance we found
• What we learned
• Take you on a tour of the course
• Students' reactions
• What's working and what's not
• Your experience and expertise

The Three D’s of Success
Desire, Determination, Discipline...and Hard Work!

Don't reinvent the wheel
Web resources, other courses, colleagues

Curses and blessings
Know your limits; training and support

Working together
Create a team

Frustrations, Pitfalls, and Rewards

When it works it's awesome!

RESOURCES AND PUBLICATIONS

Technology Institute for Developmental Educators (TIDE)http://www.ci.txstate.edu/tide/tidehome.htm
Lucy Online:  http://www.lucyonline.com/
Teaching Scholars Forum: http://www.uwsa.edu/ttt/articles/garnham2.htm
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee: http://www4.uwm.edu/ltc/hybrid/
Maricopa Community College Center for Learning and Instruction: http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/ocotillo/hybrids/gallery.php
Designing an Online Class, by Jim Blodget, Chemeketa CC College: http://terra.chemeketa.edu/faculty/bloj/workshops/online99/#Introduction
The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C): http://www.sloan-c.org/index.asp
 
SIGNIFICANCE TO FIELD

eLearning (as CBC calls it) is growing by leaps and bounds throughout the world. Because research shows that students who are interactive and connected are more successful, we designed a Hybrid course for our College Success offerings. Although the jury is still out (this is a new course), we believe that the Hybrid format is a winning combination for this kind of course.
 
RELEVANCE TO CRLA MEMBERS

More and more instructors, as well as student services providers, are developing online courses and services. The trick is to not become overwhelmed by the technology, to keep it simple, and to know how to get help when you need it. Some faculty members have said that online teaching has rejuvenated their teaching careers. 
 
PRESENTERS' EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE

Cathy Clary and Joyce Oates are faculty counselors at Columbia Basin College in Pasco, WA. Between them, they have over 30 years of counseling and teaching experience. They have worked with developmental programs and students extensively, and have designed and taught a number of online courses, mostly in the student development arena, including Study Techniques, Communication Behavior, Stress Management, and First Year Introduction. Marielle Parker came to Columbia Basin College two years ago to provide technical support in expanding online student services and courses. Her background includes five years as a lab instructor and tutor at Utah State University and fourteen years holding various technical and management positions relating to systems development and maintenance with a major oil company.

Presenter1 Name: Joyce Oates
Presenter1 Institution: Columbia Basin College
Presenter1 Bio: Joyce Oates is a faculty counselors at Columbia Basin College in Pasco, WA. She has 15 years of counseling and teaching experience. She has worked with developmental programs and students extensively, and has designed and taught a number of online courses, mostly in the student development arena, including Study Techniques and First Year Introduction.

Presenter2 Name: Cathy Clary
Presenter2 Institution: Columbia Basin College
Presenter2 Bio: Cathy Clary is a faculty counselors at Columbia Basin College in Pasco, WA. She has 20 years of counseling and teaching experience, and has worked with developmental programs and students extensively. She has designed and taught a number of online courses, mostly in the student development arena, including  Communication Behavior, Stress Management, and First Year Introduction.

Presenter3 Name: Marielle Parker
Presenter3 Institution: Columbia Basin College
Presenter3 Bio: Marielle Parker came to Columbia Basin College two years ago to provide technical support in expanding online student services and courses. Her background includes five years as a lab instructor and tutor at Utah State University and fourteen years holding various technical and management positions relating to systems development and maintenance with a major oil company.