Quantifying Online Learning Contact Hours

Autor/inn/en	Powell, Karan; Helm, Jennifer Stephens; Layne, Melissa; Ice, Phil
Titel	Quantifying Online Learning Contact Hours
Quelle	In: Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 2 (2012) 2, S.80-93 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2153-7615
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Distance Education; Higher Education; National Standards; Educational Change; Educational Practices; Time Factors (Learning); Time on Task; Institutional Characteristics; Institutional Mission; Strategic Planning; Instructional Innovation; Instructional Materials; Models; Computation; Homework; Interaction; Time Management + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsreform; Bildungspraxis; Zeitaufwand; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Analogiemodell; Hausaufgabe; Interaktion; Zeitmanagement
Abstract	Technological and pedagogical advances in distance education have accentuated the necessity for higher education to keep pace regarding institutional infrastructures. Each infrastructure--driven by a common mission to provide quality learning--interprets quality according to standards established by various governmental and accrediting entities. Staying ahead of the technological and pedagogical changes have been challenging for many public higher education institutions, which are continuing to struggle with online course design and delivery modes (Suttle, 2010). Online universities, however, have aggressively and strategically responded to technological and pedagogical shifts across institutional, departmental, program, and course levels according to their institutional mission, vision, and core values. The American Public University System (APUS), a leader in postsecondary online learning, continues to align these foundational components through systematic program and course assessment. Demonstrating commitment to quality, APUS leaders developed the APUS Online Contact Hours Calculator to assist faculty and program directors with the assessment of total course contact hours. Core learning management system tools used to complete in-class and homework projects were apportioned time requirements toward contact hour calculations, thus streamlining the course review process, adhering to governmental and accreditation standards, and ensuring the overall quality and rigor of each online course. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01