ONLINE INSTRUCTOR SURVIVAL GUIDE WLAC Tech Fair 2009 Eric Ichon

Curriculum Approval Procedures Divisional Approval Get your Division Chair’s approval before contacting Lloyd Thomas, the Curriculum Committee Chair, at to schedule an online course for consideration. Curriculum Approval: Required Forms Curriculum Approval: Required Forms Updated Course Outline (if the current course outline in over 5 years old) Distance Education Approval & Addendum Forms Visit the Instructor Resources link at for forms and examples.

ETUDES NG Certification For schedule & enrollment information visit: Forms required for reimbursement: Conference Request Form (submit to Eloise Crippens BEFORE you start the training) Travel Expense Claim Conference Report All forms are available at All forms are available at

Additional On-Campus Training Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning, 5/1/09, 11am – 1pm This workshop is designed for those looking for an introduction to the rapidly growing world of online education. The fundamentals of online teaching and learning will be addressed, including the technical tools and teaching skills needed to succeed. Introduction to Web 2.0 Technologies, 5/1/09, 2pm – 4pm “Web 2.0” is the term used to describe new uses of the World Wide Web which enhance creativity, information sharing, and collaboration. This workshop will introduce you to the most popular Web 2.0 technologies, including Podcasting, ePortfolios, Blogs, Wikis, and Social Networking sites. Introduction to ETUDES Online CMS, 5/6/09, 3pm – 5pm This workshop introduces you to the ETUDES Course Management System used by WLAC for online course delivery. This orientation positions you to successfully complete the ETUDES Instructor Certification course (EDUC 210) required to teach online or Weekend College courses.

Online Resources ETUDES NG Users’ Group – login at MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online) Quality Matters: Inter-Institutional Quality Assurance in Online Learning

Video Resources INTELECOM Online Resources Network, searchable repository of video learning objects at Login Information: Usernamewlac Password7dvl5r8

Academic Misconduct Any type of cheating that occurs in relation to a formal academic exercise. It can include cheatingacademiccheatingacademic PlagiarismPlagiarism: The adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another person without due acknowledgment. Plagiarism FabricationFabrication: The falsification of data, information, or citations in any formal academic exercise. citations Fabricationcitations DeceptionDeception: Providing false information to an instructor concerning a formal academic exercise— e.g., giving a false excuse for missing a deadline or falsely claiming to have submitted work. Deception CheatingCheating: Any attempt to give or obtain assistance in a formal academic exercise (like an examination) without due acknowledgment. examination Cheating examination SabotageSabotage: Acting to prevent others from completing their work. This includes cutting pages out of library books or willfully disrupting the experiments of others. Sabotage (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, April 9, 2009)

How To Prevent Cheating Randomize questions and answers by using random question pools Replace high stakes tests with small skills-check quizzes Change exams from term to term Use limited-time testing Ask open-ended, “mastery” type and personalized, life experience questions Evaluate the “cheatability” of your course Evaluate the “cheatability” of your course

TurnItIn.com Anti-Plagiarism Software TurnItIn is anti-plagiarism software that allows written submissions be compared to over 60 million papers in the student archive and over 10,000 professional, academic and commercial journals and publications, for originality. TurnItIn also looks for matches in over 9.5 billion pages of indexed web content. TurnItIn is anti-plagiarism software that allows written submissions be compared to over 60 million papers in the student archive and over 10,000 professional, academic and commercial journals and publications, for originality. TurnItIn also looks for matches in over 9.5 billion pages of indexed web content. West is now offering this resource to online and weekend college instructors. TurnItIn workshops will be offered May 20 th and 29 th at 1 p.m. RSVP with Juan Chacon at or call (310)

Other Anti-Plagiarism Resources What to do if you suspect a student of plagiarism What to do if you suspect a student of plagiarism (.ppt) What to do if you suspect a student of plagiarism Preventing Cheating & PlagiarismPreventing Cheating & Plagiarism (.ppt) Preventing Cheating & Plagiarism (.ppt) Preventing Cheating & Plagiarism Plagiarism- Sample Syllabus StatementPlagiarism- Sample Syllabus Statement (.pdf) Plagiarism- Sample Syllabus Statement MLA- Citing Works Sample (.pdf) MLA- Citing Works Sample (.pdf)MLA- Citing Works SampleMLA- Citing Works Sample