Process+Proposal

=**Process Proposal**=

Here is my humble suggestion on some steps that we can take to begin the process. Please feel free to include your suggestions and to reorder this list:


 * 1) Create a multifaceted proposal to present to admin. (what we are doing now)
 * 2) Obtain approval from the building principal, curriculum development and superintendent to convert 2-3 existing courses into pilot hybrid courses. These courses would exist parallel to their face to face counterparts and not be a replacement.
 * 3) Create an Instructional Design Team and begin to Create Hybrid Course prototypes
 * 4) Create Hybrid Course Evaluation Tool (this tool will allow us to define success and failure and stuff)
 * 5) Propose start date and number of students needed
 * 6) Prepare a "Teaching a Hybrid Course" model and have prototype eLearning Teachers, Instructors and Facilitators take this course. (a common teaching model expose teachers to the same learning management system and also will have an established but flexible pool of resources, etc) NOTE: All subsequent eLearning Teachers will take this course and have a mentor to help them convert their courses
 * 7) Hold a Hands on Community Hybrid Education Forum to begin to spark interest in the program and dispel fears. The Forum can have a variety of area experts speak as well as have parents, teachers, students and skeptic can come try working online demos.
 * 8) Select prototype participants and communicate with their parents.
 * 9) Recalibrate Hybrid Courses and customize courses to participants needs
 * 10) Run the prototype (collect data and record)
 * 11) Evaluate pilot

Here are some random suggestion
 * All Hybrid courses must be developed and taught from GLHS course management system. NOTE: we have not course management system. The EISD has been paying for Blackboard for a long time but will be moving to Moodle by July 1st, which is free.
 * Meet certain benchmarks in the course design and development process agreed upon
 * Initially, All courses should be submitted for evaluation by using the prepared Coure Evaluation Tool

The "Teaching a Hybrid Course" class is should be instructor led online course. The following key points of the course included: A highlight/conclusion of the course is that each participant develops an actual Hybrid Course which is then reviewed by the instructional design team.
 * Building an online course using the learning management system involved
 * Developing content for the online environment
 * Incorporating interactivity within the online course
 * Assessing students
 * Managing an online course
 * Strategies for teaching online
 * Fully online or Hybrid