Development Objectives & Measures - Spring 2008

At our end-of-semester planning meeting, IDS discussed the following objectives for Spring semester 2008:

Objective 1

Complete 1 course redesigns per ID.

Measure(s):

• Redesigned courses have superior usability over CEversions


• Significant new features of Vista are properly utilized


• Faculty guidance, input, and feedback is implemented


• Instructional Designers' all review redesigned courses

Objective 2

Publish Online Faculty Orientation Modules on the Web.

Measure(s):

• Relevant DE orientation content available via the Web


• Some number of assessments or interactions to gauge effectiveness


• Integrate Web content into DE Faculty Orientation process

Objective 3

Active engagement in opencourseware/open education movements

Primary measure:

• Ongoing


• Open licensing process in place


• Open Mod for Moodle 1.9 working


• Open Mod proposed for core Moodle

Secondary measure:

• Official OCWC membership status for UVSC


• OCW server running public


• 10 OCW courses on server


• Faculty buy-in

Objective 4

Create a Distance Education Intranet system for all units.

Measures:

• Increased access to departmental information.


• Better facilitation of departmental communication.


• Staff/area usage statistics and general feedback.

Objective 5

TBD

Development's End-of-Semester Planning Meeting (End of Fall 2007)

Current Org Chart

Having merged IDS with Media Design Services, our new org chart looks like this:

For the near future, IDS will still have semesterly staff meetings with Development + Instructional Technology, and Media Design Services separately to accommodate the large number of staff.

Fall 2008 Accomplishments

We related our semester accomplishments to the
IDS unit's primary responsibilities as an arm of UVSC Distance Education:

1. JR - Worked on putting ACCT quizzes into Moodle


2. JR - Set up Mimio on the whiteboard


3. Tylel - Authored initiation and review docs for usability testing


4. RJ - Set up DOS batch file to conduct weekly backups of network drive


5. Shaline - Retemplatized Building Codes course


6. Clark - TTIX Web site enhanced, including proposal rating system


7. Clark - Completed online facilitator page for Monty


8. Ken - Assisted in completing JPNS 1010; continuing to fix up the course using Flash skills


9. Ken - Planned and began CSSE Web-based sign-up and Moodle-testing system


10. Janel - Upgraded Karen Poole's ECFS online assignments


11. Janel - Revivifying LSAC prior to Fall grant delivery date.


12. Becky - Editing and revised 18 chapters for MGMT 3320 online


13. Becky - Researched opencourseware initiative and drafted a open licensing proposal workflow


14. Cheri - Completed closed captioning of SOC 1010


15. Cheri - Laid out plans for expanding accessibility duties to the Web with Jared


16. Dorothy - Expanded skillset to include HTML, Respondus, etc.


17. Jared - New course development: MGMT 3320 Hybrid, JPNS 1010 IN, POLS 420R IN, and DGM 2120 complete redesign.


18. Jared - Presented a number of proposals and presentations: low-cost degree program to Board of Higher Ed, open licensing proposal to UVSC, Teaching with Technology series for FCTE, and OCW Merit Grant report.

Fall Objectives

We also examined how well we met our Fall objectives.

• Objective 1 was modified to read 1 course redesign per semester per instructional designer. I would like all IDs to be fully accountable to this for Summer 08.
• Objective 2 is considered on-going, though we are optimistic that two big advancements will be completed before summer: the Open Mod for Moodle 1.9, and open licensing of faculty-authored content.
• Objective 4 was the most well-accomplished on the list, and I think TTIX 08 has a chance at being the biggest and best yet.
• Objectives not accomplished were held over for Spring 08. Objective 3 and 5 are terminal for Spring and will not be held over again.