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Course Links and Description

• Course on Udemy
• YouTube Playlist for this Course. This playlist includes all the Udemy videos used in this course as well as supplemental YouTube videos referenced in this course.
• SlideShare Presentation for this Course.
• Bibliography for this Course in Zotero. This is largely a list of additional books that may be of interest to students.

This is a project-based course where the finished project will be develop an academic program. In this course you will learn to:

• Design courses in Udemy (or in an unaccredited organization) for academic credit
• Design an effective higher education academic degree or certificate program
• Collect stakeholder feedback and conduct online research of similar programs to determine effective program design
• Develop program outcomes and an outcome map to courses
• Develop values integration for those in Christian higher education, ministry, missions agency or churches providing high-quality unaccredited, semi-accredited and non-formal education
• Apply lean startup principles and agile methods to academic program design to adapt to resource-constrained environments
• Complete the documentation needed to submit an academic program for review to an accreditor (or design program documentation to support alternative methods to accreditation in contexts where that is needed)

This course builds on our first course Disruptive Innovation in Higher Education in Udemy and iTunes U, which now has had over 5,000 students. That course looked at the disruptive innovation challenge where higher education globally is expanding from 100 million students in 2000 to 263 million by 2025. While that course was focused on vision and strategy, this course is a very practical follow-up. 

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Course Materials

Lesson 1. Introduction to Academic Program Development and Accreditation

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• Resources for this Course
  • YouTube Playlist for this Course. This playlist includes all the Udemy videos used in this course as well as supplemental YouTube videos referenced in this course.
  • SlideShare Presentation for this Course
  • Bibliography for this Course in Zotero. This is largely a list of additional books that may be of interest to students.

Lesson 2. Innovative Models in Program Design

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Lesson 3. Introduction to Program Design and Assessment

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Lesson 4. Academic Program Needs Analysis and Research

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• Academic Program Needs Analysis and Research Materials
  • Samples of Needs Analysis and Research Using the Template from This Course. View the tabs for Needs Analysis and Research Comparable Programs.
    • Ministry Certificate Sample Curriculum Map, Program Research and Assessment Plan
    • AS Ministry Sample Curriculum Map, Program Research and Assessment Plan
    • BS Business Sample Curriculum Map, Program Research and Assessment Plan
  • Developing an Effective Program Needs Analysis (PowerPoint Slides)
  • Sample Needs Analysis Reports for Large Institutions
    • Sacramento State College Needs Analysis Report
    • Southeast Community College
  • Optional
    • Methods for Conducting and Educational Needs Assessment
• Materials for General Education, Institutional Outcomes and Standards
  • Sample Research Compiled for General Education and Institutional Learning Objectives
    • General Education Research Sample
    • Institutional Learning Outcomes Research Sample
    • General Education and Institutional Learning Outcomes Research Table
  • National and International Standards
    • US: Lumina’s Degree Qualifications Profile (and support materials)
    • The Bologna Process for U.S. Eyes: Re-learning Higher Education in the Age of Convergence
    • AAC&U LEAP Essential Learning Outcomes
    • AAC&U VALUE Rubrics

Lesson 5. Writing Effective Program Outcomes & Faith Integration

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• Materials: Writing Effective Program Outcomes
  • Read
    • Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Write Effective Learning Objectives from University of Arkansas (website)
    • The Professor’s Guide to Using Bloom’s Taxonomy from TopHat (PDF)
    • Identifying Significant Learning Outcomes from Illinois State University (website)
    • Learning Outcomes Checklist from Monterey Peninsula College (PDF)
    • Bloom’s Taxonomy Wheel (PDF)
  • Watch
    • Using Bloom’s Taxonomy to Write Learning Objectives from Johns Hopkins University (11 min)
  • Optional
    • How to Write Learning Outcomes from Campus Labs (10 min)
    • Designing a course from Washington University in St. Louis (website)
    • Comparing the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy to the Revision by Leslie Wilson (website or PDF)
    • Teaching in a Digital Age, Ch. 11 by Tony Bates (PDF)
    • Pedagogy Wheel. Connects Bloom’s Taxonomy Wheel with Technology (JPG)
    • Bloom’s Taxonomy: The Psychomotor Domain. Also with links to other helpful taxonomy resources.
    • Writing Measurable Learning Objectives from Arizona State University (website)
    • Higher Order Thinking: Bloom’s Taxonomy from University of North Carolina (website)
• Faith Integration Materials
  • Those not interested in faith integration resources may skip those below.
  • Read
    • What is Faith Integration? from Azusa Pacific University (website)
    • Integrating of Faith and Learning by Stephen Beers and Jane Beers (PDF)
    • Faith-Learning Integration: An Overview by William Hasker (PDF)
    • An introductory guide to integrated course design for Christian education from International Council for Christian Higher Education (website)
    • Krathwohl’s Affective Domain Taxonomy (PDF)
    • Learning In a Faith Integrated Environment by Ken Gnanakan (PDF)
    • International Council for Higher Education’s Principles of Integrated Learning (Christian) (website)
    • Article on Spiritual Transformation Inventory (STI) Assessment Tool
  • Watch
    • Faith Integration Foundations (57 min)
    • Faith Integration in Online Setting from Azusa Pacific University (82 min)
    • Faith Integration Foundations Refreshers from Azusa Pacific University (126 min)
    • Spiritual Transformation Inventory Webinar (61 min)
  • Samples of Faith Integration in General Education and Institutional Learning Outcomes
    • General Education Research Sample
    • Institutional Learning Outcomes Research Sample
    • General Education and Institutional Learning Outcomes Research Table
  • Spiritual Assessment Tools
    • Spiritual Transformation Inventory (STI)
    • The Spiritual Well-Being Scale
    • Taylor University’s Christian Life Survey
    • Dissertation Spiritual Assessment of Students at Conservative Wesleyan-Arminian Bible Colleges
    • Spiritually Accountable Colleges Assessment Project
    • ABHE Exams for Bible Knowledge
    • AP Bible Exam from ExamYard
  • Optional
    • ICETE Academy. Provides many short courses for theological educators focused on the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education.
    • Perry Shaw | Transforming Theological Education (32 min)
    • SpiritPulse Webinar. This is a short form of the Spiritual Transformation Inventory.
    • Christian Academia Magazine (free online subscription)
    • Christian Higher Education Innovation Alliance
    • Related Articles from STI Website
    • Developing a Discipleship Measurement Tool
  • Books of Faith Integration in Learning
    • Character Formation in Online Education
    • Transforming Theological Education: A Practical Handbook for Integrative Learning
    • The Integration of Faith and Learning: A Worldview Approach
    • The Pattern of God’s Truth: The Integration of Faith and Learning

Lesson 6. Developing Curriculum Maps & Assessment Plans

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• Materials: Developing Curriculum Maps
  • Read
    • Curriculum Mapping: Mapping Learning: A Toolkit. National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment. (pdf and examples)
    • Sample Program Outcomes Curriculum Maps, Assessment Plans Using this Course’s Template
    • Ministry Certificate Sample Curriculum Map, Program Research and Assessment Plan
    • AS Ministry Sample Curriculum Map, Program Research and Assessment Plan
    • BS Business Sample Curriculum Map, Program Research and Assessment Plan
  • Optional MOOCs
    • Foundations of Teaching for Learning: Curriculum
• Materials: Developing Program Assessment Plans
  • Read
    • 9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning
    • Committing to Quality: Guidelines for Assessment and Accountability in Higher Education (pdf file) from the New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability.
    • AssessmentCommons.org. Scan this website as it is probably the most complete collection of assessment related resources online.
    • Sample Program Outcome Assessment Template. See page 108 of DEAC’s Self Evaluation Resource Document
    • View Assessment Plan on Sample Program Outcomes Curriculum Maps, Assessment Plans Using this Course’s Template
      • Ministry Certificate Sample Curriculum Map, Program Research and Assessment Plan
      • AS Ministry Sample Curriculum Map, Program Research and Assessment Plan
      • BS Business Sample Curriculum Map, Program Research and Assessment Plan
  • Optional (review a few of these)
    • Assessment Handbooks: AssessmentCommons.org Assessment Handbooks
      • Assessment and Quality Enhancement for Institutional Effectiveness at TCU, from Texas Christian University
    • Sample Assessment Plans
      • Ivy Christian College
    • Institutional Assessment Websites and Data
      • APU
      • LAPU Assessment Data
      • TCU Assessment Site
      • Taylor University Center for Christian Engagement Christian Life Survey
    • Old Dominion University Assessment Toolbox
    • Assess Discussion List Archive: Free listserve and archive on assessment
    • Common Set Data. Provides comment template of university assessment information used by many publishers to compare universities in the US.
  • MOOCs & Free Courses
    • Assessing Learning Outcomes (open course at Champlain College)
    • Assessment in Higher Education: Professional Development for Teachers

Lesson 7. Developing Program and Course Improvement Processes

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• Required Materials: Course and Program Evaluation Rubrics
  • Watch
    • OSCQR Rubric and Process
  • Read
    • Course Evaluation Rubrics
      • Review OSCQR and OSCQR+ Course Review Rubrics. You will use these as a checklist of best practices to self-evaluate your submissions. There are additional rubrics listed below.
      • Online Course Design Rubrics, Part 1: What are they?. Optional: Part 2, Part 3
    • Program Evaluation Rubrics
      • OLC’s Quality Scorecard Suite: download free rubrics to evaluate aspects of your online programs.
  • Other Course and Program Design Rubrics (optional)
    • Open SUNY Course Quality Review OSCQR
    • California Community Colleges Course Design Rubric
    • Quality Matters (requires membership)
    • Canvas List of Course Design Rubrics and Checklists
    • Canvas Course Evaluation Checklist
    • Blackboard Exemplary Course Rubric
    • CSU QLT

Lesson 8. Preparing Your Program for Accreditation

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• Support Materials for this Section
  • DEAC101 Preparing for DEAC Accreditation. This is a free course that helps organizations prepare accreditation of online programs. While the focus is on DEAC accreditation in the US, the principles would apply to most accreditors.