Need to Design an Online Class? Go to Disneyland!

Track: Using Sakai
Date:  *Tuesday, Jun 15 
Time:  14:20 - 15:00
Room:*   Grand Mesa A

Susan Roig - Claremont Graduate University

Susan is Academic Technology Director at Claremont Graduate University contracted by SunGard Higher Education.  She has over 25 years teaching experience at various levels - teaching at Middle School, High School, Community College and University.  She is also an instructional analyst with 20 plus years of experience.  She started in 1997 developing online courses and has since focused  on quality pedagogy and the stimulating use of technology in instructional design.  She has recently worked with the Claremont College Consortium implementing Sakai to the Consortium Colleges, going into full production in 2007.  She has presented at numerous conference nationally and internationally on course structure, adult learning and quality use of technology in courses. Previous to SunGard Higher Education Susan worked as Faculty Development Director for the Art Institute of California and Senior Instructional Analyst for Collegis, Inc.  at Salt Lake City Community Colleges.

Abstract:

Typically, faculty treat students in their courses as if their learning needs, interests, and abilities are the same. Instead, faculty needs to do just the opposite: individualize the student learning experience. How can this be done? Go to Disneyland! Just as an amusement park individualizes the visitors experience providing a sense of freedom to explore the park in the manner the visitor chooses, while at the same time strategically putting in their path where the park designers want the visitors to experience, the gift shop! This session will be a discussion how to allow for individual learning and differing abilities in course design so students end where the faculty want them to be and where they want them to go the learning outcomes of the course.

Presentation:

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Developing an Online Class? Go to Disneyland