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

Sustainable Learning, Accessible Technologies, & Diverse Contexts

training

Online Tutor Training: An Instructional Design Project

Session Description
Online tutor training has been administered by a number of programs across the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, including a range of topics and delivery sequences. Though not consistently explicit, it appeared the instructional strategies often mirrored the instructional content. For this project, content included: Bloom’s Taxonomy, Checking for Understanding, and Scaffolding/Zone of Proximal Development. These are topics that could also be documented for Level-1 College Reading and Learning Association certification. The purpose of this instructional design project was to create and evaluate a freshly designed online training for undergraduate tutors at the LAC.

The study involved a total of 13 tutors, with prior tutoring experience and training ranging from 0 to six semesters. Three learning modules were designed and measured for effectiveness. Each module consisted of a pre-test, an explanation and application of topics, and a post-test to measure knowledge acquisition. Modules were available online for tutors to complete asynchronously in lieu of traditional F2F training. Additionally, participants were given a demographic and attitudinal pre-survey and attitudinal post-survey. Results suggest an increase in knowledge of curriculum topics and a slight increase in training satisfaction. Cognitive post-tests showed exceptional improvement in clarity and thoughtfulness of short answer justifications, and affective post-survey results included high ratings for application and job performance confidence. Recommendations include maintenance of social aspects during asynchronous, online training, especially in a field such as tutoring that demands real-time interaction. These suggestions along with the design and development process, implementation and evaluation will be covered in this presentation.

Presenter(s)
Shauna Sibonga
Shauna Sibonga, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Shauna earned a B.A. in Biology and is an M.Ed. candidate in Learning Design and Technology, both from the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM). She is currently a Transfer Student Support Specialist for the Manoa Transfer Coordination Center with prior experience within Undergraduate Education in tutoring, teaching, and Academic Coaching. Her primary student population includes undergraduate students, often first generation and first time college students, and transfer students from the UH system community colleges. Additionally she works with the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at UHM as an education technologist where she uses photography and graphic design skills to advise the grower and consumer communities.

And when she’s not in the classroom or in front of a computer, Shauna loves to propagate and cultivate succulents and cacti.

Session Type
20-Minute LTEC Student Session
Audience
Intermediate

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E Ala Pono Program- How to navigate MySuccess to lead to student success!

Session Description
This presentation outlines the development of an online training course for instructional faculty at the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu with the purpose of teaching faculty about the E Ala Pono (EAP) Program. This program is a campus wide student success retention initiative which requires a cross-campus collaboration between faculty and service areas such as academic advising, Tutoring Center and personal counseling. Topics include classroom intervention strategies, learning how to use the MySuccess tool and how to create partnerships to support student success. In additional this presentation will share the educational learning theories incorporated and the challenges faced, and a reflection on the design process.
Presenter(s)
Keʻalohi Perry
Keʻalohi Perry, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA
Keʻalohi Perry is graduate student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Certificate of Online Learning and Teaching in the College of Education. She also serves as a College Success Advisor for the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu Campus.
Session Type
20-Minute LTEC Student Session
Audience
All Audiences

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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
Audience
All Audiences

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