A methodological proposal for the project design of the online course: Pilot application
Journal Title: Apertura - Year 2017, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
In order for an online course to be properly carried out it must be properly planned. The goal of this paper is to provide users with a methodology to design, assess and follow up a good quality online course project. The methodology proposes six phases to be followed in order to accomplish the task: Analysis of educational problem; justification and purposes of the project; proposal of project’s perspectives; education, operational and financial planning; project’s expected results, and project tracking and assessment. The proposed methodology allowed designing and carrying out the online course project called Rubrics for Assessment of Activities of e-Learning which was given at the Distance University of Poland. Even though the course was highly assessed by its participants, their comments imply the necessity of a more careful planning of the pedagogical components of the course. Despite this weakness, the project allowed to obtain answers to the main questions raised by decisions to be made when planning a course: What is intended to be done?, why?, what for?, how?, when?, by whom?, with what resources and funds? It is concluded that the proposed methodology may constitute a reference framework for the universities that wish to plan a high quality online course, both in Poland and in other countries.
Authors and Affiliations
Renata Marciniak-Firadza
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP326200
- DOI -
- Views 144
- Downloads 0
Research competences with ICT in PhD students
The research processes are part of the activities of PhD students; regardless of the focus of training or the educational modality of the program, the students will need to obtain, select, organize and analyze relevant i...
Teaching physics using physlets that incorporate hybrid conceptual maps
The aim in this paper is to present the results of the first stage of an investigation that has the objective of developing a fislet that consists of the animation of a problematized physical situation activated through...
New training horizons: A MOOC experience as a resource in continuing education
Since the current incorporation of the E-learning in the educational world, this study presents the design and evaluation of the MOOC (Massive Online Open Courses) called "El aula inclusiva hoy en día. Cómo afrontar el t...
Use of ICT in 5th and 6th grade students of elementary school
The purpose of this study is to identify the perception of students in fifth and sixth grade public elementary schools on their competencies in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and investigate wh...
Academic procrastination among online students. Validation of a questionnaire
The objective of this study was to validate a questionnaire based on the Academic Procrastination Scale (EPA), consisting of 16 items, to which six more were added related to internet interactions during the development...