Objectives/Outcomes/Tasks--Writing SOS

Okay, we're in the nineth week. This is now, officially, the half-way point to the course. Think about all you've learned. We've made it through more than half of the book. There is still much to learn, of course, and then we need to keep putting our learning into practice. For this blog entry, please list out the seven steps on page 278 and point out how you are following (or plan to follow) those steps with one of your projects.

Project #1--Online Tutoring Lab

1. Restate each objective as an outcome
Goal I: Help non-traditional students with limited time succeed in their courses by providing writing skills instructional support online.

Outcomes
A 10% of student population will seek and gain synchronous instructional support online per semester

2. See if answers "So what?"
3. If not, identify secondary outcomes
A1 10% of faculty will receive training to provide instructional support online
A2 100% of tutors will receive training to provide instructional support online using on-campus tutoring stations or home equipment
A3 20 student tutoring stations with synchronous capabilities will be available to students
A4 20 tutor stations will be available for tutors to provide synchronous online tutoring
A5 10% of faculty stations will be equipped to provide online synchronous tutoring
A6 10% of faculty stations will be equipped to provide online synchronous tutoring
4. What level of attainment would make these outcomes successful?
5. Kinds of monitoring or reporting supporting achievement of outcomes
Monitoring will include steps for implementation and implementation reports.
6. Describe outcomes and explain how they will be monitored and reported
Total number of stations need to be compiled so that the 10% can be calculated
7. Tasks or activities to perform to monitor secondary outcomes
A-1: Set up tutoring stations with synchronous capabilities
A-2: Train tutors to use technology to provide tutoring
A-3: Devise training for tutors
A-4: Train faculty to provide support online
Devise training for faculty
A-5: Install equipment in faculty stations so they are capable of synchronous support
A-6: Order equipment
Schedule equipment installation

Provide online asynchronous instructional support to online students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
B-1: Create mini-clips for online support
B-2: Create FAQ for students
B-3: Train tutors to provide support with 24 hr. return time
B-4: Meet with faculty to Create list of 25 most needed tutorials from faculty for mini-clips and FAQ
B-5: Work with faculty to create mini-clips
Work with faculty to create FAQ
Schedule meeting with faculty
Outcomes
B 10% of student population will seek and receive asynchronous online tutoring
B1 25 mini-clips will be created which provide instruction
B2A list of 25 FAQ will be created to provide instruction
B3100% of tutors will receive training to provide asynchronous tutoring online

Develop a webpage by the end of Fall 2007which will serve as a portal for students to turn when they need tutoring

C-1: Design web page
C-2: Link faculty stations to webpage
C-3: Link FAQ to webpage
C-4: Link mini-clips to webpage
Link tutor stations to web page

Outcomes
C Webpage which serves as a portal for tutoring will be available for all students by Fall 2007
C1 All faculty stations will be linked to webpage
C2 All tutor stations will be linked to webpage
C3 25 mini-clips and 25 FAQs will be available via the webpage to all students by Fall 2007