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// Are there industry standards for online learning? // (According to Dr. Larry Ragan) 1. Course Content 2. Delivery of Instruction 3. Transactional Interactions 4. Student Activities 5. Evaluation and Assessment
 * Current Industry Practices**

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Penn State @http://www.personal.psu.edu/lcr1/

// What are the current trends in online learning? //

//Title: Handbook of research on practices and outcomes in e-learning : issues and trends // //Author: Yang, Harrison Hao,; Yuen, Steve Chi-Yin, // //Journal: Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, // //Publication Date: 2010 // //Abstract: ; Document: English : Book //

// What are the pitfalls to be avoided? // (According to Dr. Ragan) Use practical guides rather then academic research journals Do not re-invent the wheel, find one or two good models to use as an example Start uploading the course barebones, enhance it later if there is time

// What does the future of online learning look like? //

**Research Methods:** Interview Dr. Larry Ragan at Penn State Lawrence C. Ragan, Ph.D. Director- Faculty Development; World Campus Faculty Development Community; http://psuwcfacdev. ning.com/ Penn State University; 222H Outreach Bldg.; University Park, PA 16802-3601 Phone: (814) 863-3114 FAX 863-2362 http://www.personal.psu.edu/ lcr1 I interviewed Dr. Ragan on 11/12/10. Dr. Ragan suggested that I find practical guides for building online courses. Dr. Ragan maps out new courses by building a timeline using the syllabus. He recommends starting out with the bare bones from the syllabus and from that, build out course content. Many interactive flash modules work great as plug-ins to the course content as you author the course. Be sure to look for a good model or two and be sure to look at both similar and different models. Consider looking at the following resources: Henryk R. Marcinkiewicz at Mortsan-Cabage Communitty College Western Georgia Online Learning Robust Product Quality Matters (Free materials, Instructional design, 80 data points checklist) Sloan-C website (Look at recent conferences & contact recent presenters) Journal of Asynchronous Learning Michael Moore (transactional Interactions) Best practices-practical guides, not academic journals

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