Integrating an Online Writing Lab into Curricula
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Description: Integrating an Online Writing Lab into Curricula wwwexcelsioredu Presented By Kimberly Lourinia Assistant Director of Academic Partnerships Lisa LaVigna Executive Director of Outreach and Access Agenda What is an OWL Effectiveness
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Integrating an Online Writing Lab into Curricula www.excelsior.edu Presented By: Kimberly Lourinia, Assistant Director of Academic Partnerships Lisa LaVigna, Executive Director of Outreach and Access Agenda What is an OWL? Effectiveness Importance of OER’s Excelsior College OWL Purdue University OWL Benefits Examples Implementation Poll Who is currently using an online writing lab in their courses? OWL Online Writing Lab Open Resources Accessibility Improve Writing Available OWL’s Excelsior College Purdue University Benefits of an OWL Saves Money Engages Students and Faculty Adapts to Faculty Needs Improves Quality of Education Improves Student Success Extends The Services of The College/University Creates Flexibility in Coursework Increases Workforce Skills Poll Who can explain OER’s? Can anyone give us an example? Importance of OER’s Online Education Resources Freely Accessible Licensed Content Provide Cost Savings Engages Faculty With Content Adapts Course Materials to Course Objectives Measure the Results Excelsior College OWL www.owl.excelsior.edu Grant Funded Free Resource Accessibility Awards & Recognition 2015 Award for Outstanding New Technology and/or Delivery System Instructional Technology Council (ITC) 2014 Outstanding Work (WOW) Award WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) 2014 Distance Education Innovation Award National University Technology Network (NUTN) Excelsior College OWL Excelsior College OWL Educator’s Handbook Technical Requirements Overview & Benefits Excelsior College OWL & Instruction Using the OWL in Programs & Classrooms Sample Course Activities Using for Writing Feedback OWL Across Disciplines Process for Embedding the OWL Pilot Study Fall Semester 2013 Developed Common Curriculum Measured Effectiveness Results – 6.6 Points Higher Participating Institutions Excelsior College, Valencia College, Howard Community College, Broome Community College, Union County College, San Diego Mesa College Conducted by the Evaluation Consortium at the State University of New York at Albany The Purdue OWL https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ Began in 1993 20th Anniversary 1st Online Writing Lab Free Accessibility Poll How many of you are being asked to use OER in the classroom? Example #1 – English 101 At Excelsior College, the OWL was used to replace textbooks in the English 101 course, saving students approximately $125,000 total each year. Because the OWL has such comprehensive and engaging coverage of writing content and is closely linked to the Framework for Success in Post Secondary Writing, it is a strong resource for any college writing course. And, unlike other OWLs, the learning areas in the Excelsior College OWL are scaffolded, making these learning areas a good fit for a similarly scaffolded writing curriculum. Example #2 - Psychology Houston Community College
