1. Using NROC Content Getting Started with NROC Course Content Syllabi, Media Lessons, Assignments, Assessments, Instructor Guides and more… Module 3, Part 1 The National Repository of Online Courses

2. We recommend that you watch this 2-part module after viewing… Eventually you may want to view… Module 4 - Social Authoring Online Courses Module 5 - Customizing NROC Courses 1.Module 1 – An Overview of NROC 2.Module 2 - A Tour of NROC’s Online Community NROC Introduction Series

3. NROC Course Benefits NROC offers its Institutional Members … Unlimited access to NROC content, customizable by faculty for any online or classroom use Participation in Socially Authored high-quality, online content development projects, beyond the resources of any individual institution Priority status as NROC subject matter experts, contributors, and reviewers Professional development and webinars

4. Content Library The National Repository of Online Courses is… A growing library of high-quality online course foundations for students and faculty to use in higher education, high school and advanced placement preparation courses.

5. Usage Options Member institutions are free to use NROC material in a variety of ways Online courses Traditional classroom use Hybrid/blended Select media for iPod downloads

6. Why Use External Content? High-quality and diverse usually beyond the means of institutions Multi-modal learning experiences for students Allows instructor to focus on designing and facilitating the learning experience Saves time and money You wouldn’t write you textbook would you?

7. “An assembly of learning media, including text, graphics, animation, video, audio, simulations, hyperlinks, and assessments, to present a specific concept(s) and achieve defined learning objectives.” What is a learning object?

8. NROC History Demo Japanese Internment Learning Object Interactive Exercise Documents Newsreel Documentary Video Text Graphics

9. Instructor Presentation Advanced or Remedial Study Lower-Level Course Reusing LOs for Different Purposes

10. Begin by Selecting Content What kind of content will add value? Multi-modal or media-rich presentations Activities, assignments, assessments utilizing CMS functionality Simulations and interactivity and is appropriate? Academic Integrity Bandwidth and Accessibility Support and Reliability Design and Usability Rights of Use Costs What content would help achieve course goals and learning outcomes?

11. US History, Semester 1 The Home Front Building Presentations and Courses

12. Successful Integration Content adds value and is appropriate Content meets course goals and learning outcomes Meets program, degree and accreditation contexts CMS, implementation issues are addressed Local support and resources are used Ease of instructor and student use Ongoing evaluation for continuous improvement

13. Continuous Improvement Evaluating Effectiveness Student engagement levels and performance Learning outcomes Using CMS evaluation tools Course evaluation tools like OCEP, Quality MattersOCEP Networking and sharing in online CommunitiesCommunities Feedback loop with the developer

14. Accessing NROC Content Masters delivered on DVD - to campus CMS administrator - includes installation instructions Courses are installed to be used in your campus CMS (or Repository)

15. Online Access to Content Prototype courses –MontereyInstitute.org –www.courserepository.orgwww.courserepository.org –Html files, not in a CMS NROC lesson objects –HippoCampus.org –for student self-study –linkable to your course existing course content Hosted online versions of select NROC content

16. Participate in discussions, ask questions, find colleagues and share additional resources at the Network Contact NROC with comments and questions at NROCNetwork.org/support