General feedback on the current draft of the PHI-130 course in the wiki.
Hi Wayne,
Thanks again for taking a look at our course and providing feedback. I agree that much of what you suggested would make for a stronger course, and potentially, a better experience for students. That being said, this course was modified from a UNISA OERu course almost two years ago, before the new standards were in place. In terms of the structure of the course, there is no easy way to modify this into three micro courses without adding/changing substantial course content. Similarly, elements of P2P learning, video signposts, and more graphics were all outside of the development goals for this particular course.
This course was more of a product of the initial mission of OERu, which as we understood it, was to modify contributed courses to fit local needs and provide methods of assessments. The course, as it stands (abet with slight assessment modifications), is now being offered at TESU for three credits, and we have developed a challenge exam which mirrors the course content. Students can go through the open version hosted on TESU.edu, or the new OERu version.
Given the new MVP standards, and the technological improvements OERu has leveraged, we would be willing to work with other OERu partners (or to contribute resources to hire third-party consultants) to bring PHI-130 into a format that could be used more broadly. However, given the limited resources and time we can bring to the work of OERu, I think we would sooner devote our efforts to developing new projects, rather than reworking this course yet again. What would you suggest?
Steve
Hi Steve,
I understand the challenges of allocating scarce resources. Managing a non-profit, I have first hand knowledge of these challenges ;-).
Given that you already have a robust assessment in place for PHI-130 for 3 credits, my feeling is that it wouldn't require much to hire third-party consultants to get the course to a level that would attract a large number of students to choose TESU for this assessment. We do have consultants in the network who could assist. Let me take this conversation offline to explore options and creative solutions.
What new projects do you have in mind?
W
