Webinar: Research-Based Best Practices as Building Blocks for High-Quality Online Courses

Date: Friday, March 12th
Time: 1:00 PM ET

This webinar describes how a CPED member institution created an initiative to promote quality in their growing online Ed.D program. More specifically, the program desired to improve the quality of the online experience for students. The objectives of this initiative were to: (1) train faculty and staff on the utilization of research-based best practices and processes for quality in the design of online courses, (2) provide internal resources and guidance to faculty in the implementation of research-based best practices for quality in the design of online courses, and (3) achieve external course review certification for all core and research courses in the Doctor of Education program. To date, objectives 1 and 2 have been successfully fulfilled and 13 of 14 courses have achieved certification with the final course under review.

Presenters:

Dr. John C. Gillham serves as Associate Professor of Education and Chair of the Doctor of Education program at the University of Findlay. Dr. Gillham teaches online courses on leadership, policy, and doctoral study. He has served as the institution’s CPED representative since 2017 and has presented at multiple CPED Convenings. His research interests are educational leadership and the superintendency.

Dr. Nicole V. Williams is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at the University of Findlay, in Findlay, Ohio.  She teaches courses in the dissemination of research, educational technology, and educational psychology.  Her research agenda focuses on the superintendency and online learning.  She is currently the President-Elect of the Mid-Western Educational Research Association and the Program Chair for the American Educational Research Association Research on Superintendency Special Interest Group.