This initiative is the result of multiple higher education institutions who have worked together in support of online faculty. The launch of this course would not have been possible without each of their participation.
NISOD Partnership
In the fall of 2017, Mountain View formed a dedicated workgroup to review best practices in online learning, identify elements of quality in online courses, create documentation to support faculty and develop a professional development plan. This was part of an effort to continuously improve the quality, scale and breadth of our online program and course offerings.
The eLearning Work Group reviewed best practices in the field of distance education, evaluated multiple programs to discover common themes, created a set of recommended indicators for online courses and generated a Faculty Checklist to support faculty teaching online.
Mountain View and the
National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) partnered to design, develop, and promote a nationally-recognized professional development program that supports faculty across higher education institutions. The goals of this partnership and the launch of "Best Practices for Teaching Online" include increasing awareness of best practices, offering open access across higher education institutions, and providing external recognition of successful completion.
College Participants
Multiple higher education institutions across the United States interviewed online faculty and students to obtain valuable perspectives related to course design and delivery. Their involvement in this faculty professional development program is greatly appreciated.
Course Design and Development
Instructional material, external resources, and video interviews presented throughout Best Practices for Teaching Online have been developed through a collaborative effort. The following Mountain View team facilitated this collaboration in partnership with NISOD.
Dr. Lori Doddy
Vice President of Instruction
Dr. Stephanie Scroggins
Executive Dean of Social Sciences
Dean Esteban "Steve" Sosa
Dean of Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology
Jennifer McGuire
Instructional Technologist
Villa Vance
Lead Instructional Designer
Rebecca McDowell
Director of Professional Development
Jake Wangner
Multimedia Specialist
Mountain View and the LeCroy Center, a district support resource providing instructional design services, have worked together to ensure text material is relevant, supports faculty professional development, and incorporates Open Educational Resources (OER) wherever possible.
Collaborative Workgroup
Dedicated faculty and support staff across Mountain View met over the span of multiple semesters to generate the Faculty Checklist (PDF - 246 KB) and professional development plan. This project would not have been possible without each of their continued support.
- Ismael Aleman
- Jean Baker
- Doris Barnard
- Jean Crissien
- Taunya Dixon-Collins
- Farzin Farzad
- Yasmin Gulzar
- Rodney Jackson
- Samar Kolailat
- Joe Martinez
- Rebecca McDowell
- Jennifer McGuire
- Dana Nachawati
- Richard Parra
- John Payne
- Ulises Rodriguez
- Kumars Ranjbaran
- Dr. Stephanie Scroggins
- Rochelle Self-Drake
- Denise Shipley
- Shahnaz Sokhansanj
- Ron Stein
- Luke Story
- Esteban "Steve" Sosa
- Debby Sutton
- Tai Tran
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