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How To (and How Not to) Teach Program Evaluation Online
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| Jeanette Harder,
University of Nebraska Omaha,
jharder@unomaha.edu
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| Jill Bomberger,
University of Nebraska Omaha,
jbomberger@unomaha.edu
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| Abstract:
We must prepare the next generation of program evaluators. Many of our students are now demanding online delivery of course material, however, teaching online is not for everyone nor is it intuitive. Come to this workshop and consider if it’s right for you. This workshop will provide you with the “nuts and bolts” of teaching an online graduate-level course in program evaluation. Taught from an empowerment, strengths-based perspective, and using service-learning, an online course in program evaluation can engage students in program evaluation and help them see the relevance to their field of practice. Structured, incremental assignments move students quickly along the learning curve and before they know it, they have completed their first program evaluation. The presenter will share lessons she has learned from teaching program evaluation online to graduate social work students in urban and rural settings. A student perspective will also be offered.
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An Evaluation of Learning Management System (LMS) Usage Patterns and Best Practice: What Have We Learned?
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| Kimberly McCollum,
Brigham Young University,
kamccollum@gmail.com
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| Larry Seawright,
Brigham Young University,
larrys@byu.edu
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Most universities and colleges use Learning Management Systems to help with administration, communication, and instruction. Recently, we have been tracking trends and perceptions of LMS usage on campus with the intent to evaluate system health and monitor stability. As system health has stabilized, our evaluation has shifted to the usefulness of the system for communication and instruction.
We are in the process of gathering evaluative information to understand how well the LMS is being used for communication and instruction. Data sources include system data, surveys, interviews, and focus groups.
To analyze the data, we are comparing actual usage to reported usage. We are also using student and instructor defined criteria to evaluate the effective use of the LMS in courses on campus. We expect to learn the best evaluation approaches to understand effective uses of LMS’s for administration, communication and instruction and if these are correlated.
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