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Online & Hybrid Course Redesign Support

The Office of Summer, Winter & Special Programs (OSWSP) provides $2,500 "course development" funding to redesign current, face-to-face (F2F) UMBC courses for online or hybrid (part online, part F2F) delivery in a winter or summer session. Instructional design and technology support are also provided by the UMBC Faculty Development Center (FDC) and Office of Information Technology (OIT).

"The class went very smoothly and students said they preferred this format for the shorter session because it gave them a very clear idea on what to focus on."

Carolyn Forestiere (Political Science)
WT2007 ADP Participant

Preference is given to courses which are:

Typically in high demand during the fall/spring semesters or special sessions (as evidenced by past enrollments and student “hold lists”).
General education courses, upper level courses or those required for a major.
Particularly well-suited to the hybrid or online delivery format.

Recommended

In recent years, faculty who are in the top 50 percent of their discipline's most active Blackboard courses tend to have an easier time re-designing their F2F courses for hybrid delivery. Why? For the most part, any of the hybrid "effective practices" can be implemented in an existing F2F course. And while it's not the ONLY way to teach, effective use of Blackboard (in terms of student activity) is a good way to know if you're ready to move to hybrid delivery. As such, we recommend the following:

The proposed course should be taught by a faculty member who is in the top 50 percent of their discipline's most active Blackboard courses in the fall or spring semester before the winter or summer course proposal deadline. For example:

DESIRED ADP COHORT	OSWSP COURSE PROPOSAL DEADLINE	MOST ACTIVE BB COURSES REPORT*
Summer	Typically Mid-December	Fall of year before desired ADP cohort
Winter	Typically Mid-September	Spring of year before desired ADP cohort

* The top 50 percent will be determined by student activity alone.

Faculty who are not yet in the top 50 percent of their discipline's Most Active Blackboard Courses report are encouraged to do the following:

Identify and consult with a colleague or peer who is; ask them why they think their Bb course is active.
Reigster for a Blackboard workshop.
Request a one-on-one consult with a DoIT instructional technology staff member.