24th Annual TCC | Online Conference | April 16-18, 2019

Sustainable Learning, Accessible Technologies, & Diverse Contexts

Online

A Comparative Evaluation of Online In-Service vs. Traditional Training for Arizona Police Officers

Session Description
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to compare the effectiveness of an online police training course to a classroom-based version of the same course. Target outcomes included performance on a test of Domestic Violence Investigations, as well as attitudes and perceptions assessed by the Test of Online Learning Success (TOOLS), as well as interviews. Data were collected from 61 Phoenix police officers. The online subsample scored significantly higher on the Domestic Violence Investigations assessment, according to analysis of variance results. Furthermore, neither level of education nor prior experience with online learning were significantly related to either the pre-test or post-test scores. Interviewees reported enjoying the online learning environment, felt they learned important information, and were able to retain it. In particular, they singled out online learning as being less distracting than being in a physical classroom.

Recommendations include extension to offering online training to members of other Arizona agencies and the public safety community.

Presenter(s)
Mary Dereshiwsky
Mary Dereshiwsky, Northern Arizona University, AZ, Arizona, USA
Rodney Parish
Rodney Parish, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
Rod Parish was recently awarded the Doctor of Education degree from Northern Arizona University. His dissertation focused on the efficacy of online learning for police professional development. He was an Arizona police officer for 32 years. His policing experience includes time as a deputy sheriff and police officer in rural Arizona, as well as the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Training was an important aspect of his career. Rod was involved with defensive tactics training, hazardous materials regulations instruction, pre- and post-academy training programs, and was the executive officer of a multi-agency police academy. Rod retired as a DPS captain in 2016. He is an adjunct faculty member at Northern Arizona University and Rio Salado College, and lives in Phoenix, Arizona.
Walter Delecki
Walter Delecki, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
Kimberly Charrier
Kimberly Charrier, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
Donna Simon
Donna Simon, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
Session Type
20-Minute Session
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All Audiences

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Personalizing the Online Classroom Through Creative Teaching and Learning

Session Description
Personalizing the Online Classroom Through Creative Teaching and Learning is a presentation that highlights the pillar of leadership and organization by focusing on the changes in teaching technologies. The outcomes of this presentation is centering on promoting active learning, matching student and faculty expectations, and defining the change landscape of our students. Strategies will be discussed on faculty challenges as well as student’s challenges in the online forum.
Presenter(s)
Candy Mowen
Candy Mowen, Purdue University Global, Greencastle, USA
Candy Mowen started as an adjunct faculty member at the Hagerstown Campus of Kaplan University in March of 2009. In 2015, she became a full-time faculty member in the Mathematics Department of General Education. She teaches Survey of Mathematics, College Algebra, and Business Mathematics and Statistical Measures. In June 2018, Candy became a full-time faculty member for Purdue University Global where she is the course lead for MM255 – Business Mathematics and Statistical Measures. Candy has also served as a presenter at the General Education Conference, PG Village of Purdue University Global, and PADE 2019. Most recently, Candy went on to receive the distinction of CFD (Certified Faculty Developer) from the Learning Resources Network which enables her to train faculty in the latest, most advanced faculty development strategies and techniques. She has most recently been a part of the training team for the new LMS of YouSeeU (Bongo) seminar platform for faculty. She won the Educator-of-the-Year award at the Maryland Campus in 2013 and piloted the first Hagerstown/Rockville COBL course in November of 2011. Candy assisted with training COBL instruction to other colleagues at the Hagerstown/Rockville campuses. She has served on the Faculty Curriculum Committee and is currently on the Center of Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee.
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20-Minute Session
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Promoting a Multicultural Learning Environment in the Online Classroom and University

Session Description
Gollnick & Chinn (2017) write that “[m]ulticultural education is a construct that acknowledges the diversity of students and their families and builds on the diversity to promote equality and social justice in education” (p. 19). For multicultural education “to become a reality in the formal school situation, the total environment must reflect a commitment to multicultural education” (Gollnick & Chinn, 2017, p. 25). For the online educator who often works off-site with a diverse, international student population, this might seem challenging. Thankfully, Gollnick & Chinn (2017) provide a framework from which the online educator and the online institution can actively work to acknowledge and build upon student diversity in order to promote equity, equality, and social justice in all educational environments.

This session shares practical strategies for promoting a mindfully multicultural classroom in the online classroom and university. In order to best support the ultimate goal of improving the online learning experience, we explore the challenges and share strategies from a dual-sided lens. The session explores both student-focused and faculty-focused perspectives, tools, and strategies.

Presenter(s)
Jennifer Schneider
Jennifer Schneider, Southern New Hampshire University; Akilah Institute, Manchester, NH / Kigali, Rwanda, USA/Rwanda
Jennifer Schneider is an educator, attorney, and learner seeking more equitable systems. She earned her J.D. degree from New York University School of Law. She earned an M.Ed. (Learning and Technology) and an MSCIN (Curriculum and Instruction) from Western Governors University. She is currently working on her Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of South Carolina’s College of Education.
Session Type
20-Minute Session
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