CoPILOT Program

Overview

Purdue University Online is taking applications for CoPILOT: Cohort Program for Innovation and Leadership in Online Teaching.

Purdue West Lafayette instructors of record for online courses may submit an electronic application to join the semester-long, online instructor development program. The program will meet weekly in 60-minute online synchronous sessions.

Through the CoPILOT program each participant will:

  • receive assistance from instructional designers and video producers facilitating the program;
  • collaborate with the cohort through discussion and review of course design and facilitation plan with actionable feedback; and
  • obtain a working knowledge of Purdue University Online services.

By the end of the program, CoPILOT participants will have a ready-to-teach, accessible online course in Brightspace using research-based online course pedagogy that has been reviewed (enabling it to meet “Course Ready” as listed in the QM-Correlated Course Design Evaluation Rubric).

Participants will be expected to complete tasks and assignments prior to course meetings and plan for at least 5 hours outside of meeting time work each week.

Course development through CoPILOT is fully funded, covering the cost of instructional designers and video producers, a savings of $14,000.

Participants in the program are eligible to receive a $5,000 stipend for completing a course through the program. To receive the full stipend, instructors must complete all four course development milestones, with the fourth milestone being the full development and course review at the end of the process. Instructors will need a WBSE .06 departmental account established in their name. Funds are to be used in support of the CoPILOT instructor and/or the CoPILOT-developed course.

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Program Outcomes

The goal of CoPILOT is to enable Purdue University instructors to both develop and deliver Best-in-Class (asynchronous, accessible, active-learning) online courses in a scalable, collaborative, and community environment. Specifically, CoPILOT creates cohorts of Purdue faculty in which participants, both individually and collaboratively, enhance their understanding and ability to:

  • develop course outcomes and learning objectives;
  • design assessments and activities aligned to outcomes and objectives, appropriate for online delivery;
  • determine and design course content that incorporates research-based practices for online teaching into course design;
  • familiarize themselves with Purdue University Online functional areas; and
  • identify and determine best practices for online courses delivery.

Framework

(Purdue) PETE
Plan, Execute, Teach, Evaluate.

Plan: Design a course in which outcomes, objectives, and course activities are aligned.

Execute: Create the course content and activities in the LMS.

Teach: Facilitate the course and provide student feedback.

Evaluate: Reflect based upon feedback to make course improvements.

Application and Selection of Instructors/Courses

Preparing to Apply

Application

 Purdue University Online College Administrative Leads