NWeLearn 2019

Skagit Valley College’s E-Learning data show that academic success (number of students earning a C grade or better) in online courses is lower than comparable face-to-face or hybrid course sections. Historically the difference is 5-10%. There is also a consensus that many courses at SVC, independent of delivery format can use improvement to increase student learning experiences and academic success. A proposed solution is to increase student success by revising and improving the design of SVC courses including face to face, online and hybrid courses. Some indicators of course level success we are tracking include course grades, achievement of learning outcomes, and overall student satisfaction.

We will show the audience a Canvas template we used to revised 3 courses and the process of creating them to meet SVC quality standards of course design in the following ways: 1) Course organization and expectations, 2) content and alignment, 3) delivery & engagement, 4) assessment activities, 5) outcome-based grading, and 6) support services.
These 3 courses were redesigned as fully online courses, which allows them to be easily modified and taught in any format (face-to-face, hybrid, online). The intention was to model what a well-designed course looks like.