The last session of today was Implementing and Managing a Successful Online Development Program, presented by Dr. Nancy Howell, of N.W.Howell and Associates of Georgia.
Dr. Howell discussed:
1) Building a planning team, compiled of District Dept. representatives, school staff, professional learning representatives, and technology staff members.
2) Getting Input from the compiled team
3) Creating an Online Staff with a program manager, course designers and instructors, and a technology specialist
4) Providing Team Training for designers/instructors, course designers, and the technology specialist
5) Designing a Needs Assessment as the team's first task, deciding if the assessment should be online, in paper format, or in an email to survey all stakeholders in the district
6) Determining Training Needs, based on the survey results from the stakeholders: students, staff, classified staff, etc.
7) Creating an Action Plan to incorporate survey results, and plan flexible, realistic details
8) Developing Online Program Guidelines with program standards, design standards, and format standards
9) Determining the Team's Tasks: Course development, graphic design, generic evaluations, content reviewers, and course delivery
10) Managing the Online Staff by setting meeting schedules in order to utilize online options, plan an agenda, and seek staff input, while also offering course evaluations to get appropriate feedback that may enhance course changes
11) Keeping Major stakeholders informed by meeting quarterly, encouraging input, and implementing changes as needed in the plan
12) Planning for the Future by staying current on new trends, staying involved, expecting the unexpected, and marketing everything going on to the stakeholders
Dr. Howell can be contacted by nwhowell@nwassociates.com
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