Empowering Faculty to Autonomously Create Exemplary Online Courses

Wednesday, April 01, 2015 | 4:50PM–5:40PM | Room 555
Session Type: Professional Development
Learn about Northeastern University Online's systematic approach to supporting 4,000 classes per year with a small instructional design team. We have created a highly scalable and efficient model for supporting excellent online education. Our faculty-driven model places a premium on instructors' interaction with learners while promoting adoption of the latest technologies and online teaching methods. The presentation will explain how our technology resources, faculty development, and data analysis work together to empower and support faculty.


OUTCOMES: Learn how scalability and sustainability allow NU Online to support hundreds of high-quality classes each term with a small instructional design team * Learn how we develop instructor expertise based on qualitative and quantitative data

Presenters

  • Tim Harper

    Senior Instructional Technologist, University of Massachusetts Medical School

  • Justin Horvath

    Instructional Designer, Northeastern University