wicks.curriculum

__How to Start an Online Program__ Breakout Session: __** Curriculum (Liz Glowa and Stephanie Dunbar) **__

Consider plan and vision for the long term
 * Build License and/or Buy?**

Buy Licensing
 * consider return on investment. General guideline, if over 3 years, the enrollment will net a return on the cost of purchase, buying might be a consideration.
 * find out if your purchase will allow you to edit it; intellectual property associated issues
 * Is there a common cartridge for the course?
 * will the vendor put it into your LMS for you or how will it get there? (and how will you get it out)
 * can you purchase updates or can you update yourself? Will you include this in your contract?
 * consider different models
 * ingest the course into your LMS or linking to their content. Consider data access issues
 * consider pricing and drop policies
 * consider SSO and course login. Basic LTI

how do you determine the best one types of assessments cost for building

Buy--if over 3 years you can regain funds, buy License--if not enough students to recoup costs..license, basic LTI (link to IMS Global) bands, concurrent, drop policy, rolling enrollment. where does data live

Build--for every hour of f2f, 3 hours of build time, copyright, course requirements, templates, OER research

Course Licensing and Purchasing Models
 * Types of Courses and Audience**
 * Course review and evaluation considerations**
 * Policies**

Evaluating Courses Policies Interactivity audience and design age group core course, credit recovery, first time, AP, Special Education,
 * Courses and the LMS**

Instructional Design Process and Standards TEACH Act

evaluation criteria Nacol NROC SREB evaluate content, assessments, alignment, then instructional design

integration with LMS and third party vendors

Links to RFPs..Micta, state led programs, etc