Web-Based Instructional Course Development: A New Model and Its Implementation
Carl M. Rebman Jr., Casey G. Cegielski, Fred L. Kitchens
The popularity ofonline courses has spread throughout the worldwide education community. As organizations and universities seek to make the transition from traditional classroom delivery to online content delivery, they must be aware ofthe pedagogical challenges that lie ahead ofthem. This paper discusses prior online teaching models and presents the authors' Content-C0I1struction-Delivery-Experience (CCDE) model and an application template created during the authors' successful attempt to create an online course. Following the presentation ofthe CCDE model is a description ofthe authors' implementation experience, a discussion oflessons learned andfeedback from reported student experience. Overall, this article presents the theory, template, and advice to assist others in successfully developing new online courses, and to convert traditional courses to an online format.
Carl M. Rebman Jr. is an assistant professorof information systems and electronic commerce at The Unversity of San Diego. He alsoservesas the academic program directorof the MasterofInformation Technology (MSIT)programandas the director of the Information Technology Management Institute (ITMI). Dr. Rebman'scurrentresearch interests are intheareas of speech recognition, electronic group meeting support systems, online collaborative education, neuralnetworks, and emerging information technology. Hisresearchhasappeared in manyinformation technology journals including Communications ofthe ACM, Information & Management, Information Systems Journal, and the Journal of Computer Information Systems. Dr. Rebman earned a doctorate in management information systems from the University of Mississippi.
Casey G. Cegielski is an assistant professor of management information systems inthe College of Business onthefaculty at Auburn University. His current research interests are in the areas ofinnovation diffusion, emerging information technology, andthestrategic use of information technology. Dr. Cegielski's research has appeared in many international information technology journals including Communications ofthe ACM, Information & Management, and the Information Systems Journal. Heearned a doctoratein business administration with a concentration in management information system from the University of Mississippi.
Fred L. Kitchens is an assistant professor of information systems and operations management in the Miller College of Business at Ball State University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Mississippi in management information systems with a specialization in computational intelligence. Recent interests involve clustercomputing. As director of Ball State University's Cluster Computing Research Project, Dr. Kitchens' interests are in business applications and curriculum development. Other research interests include artificial intelligence, knowledge management, and enterprise security.
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