PowerPoint Presentations ACJS 2011

Establishing State Standards for Online Criminal Justice Training

Cost Effective Technology Tools for Online Learning

Establishing State Standards for Online Criminal Justice Training

American Military UniversityDaytona Beach Police Department

Chuck Russo, PhD

Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach Police Department

Kevin R. Duffy, MA Ed

Areas to be Discussed

• Instructor• Delivery Strategies• Software – LMS• Organization - Provider• Credit Hours

Instructor

• Many states have instructor standards – Develop minimum standards in specific skill sets

used in traditional learning

• Online learning (OLL) uses a different skill set– Need specific training to develop OLL skill set• Emphasis in written communications• Adult learning theory• Delivery strategies matched to needs

Delivery Strategies

• Computer based training (CBT)• Blended courses – mixed mode• Instructor led learning (ILL)

• All capable of meeting specific goals/objectives

• Match strategy to need

Software - LMS

• Dynamic environment– Costs change– Software updates– Goals change

• Providers– Blackboard– Moodle– Sakai

Organization - Provider

• Agency level• Regional training center• State level• Federal level• Private vendor

Credit Hours

• Traditional classroom– 1 credit hour = 1 classroom hour

• Online environment– 1 credit hour = ?

• Competence based or seat based?

Cost Effective Technology Tools for Online Learning

Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach Police Department

Kevin R. Duffy, MA Ed

American Military UniversityDaytona Beach Police Department

Chuck Russo, PhD

Tools to be Discussed

• Moodle• Sakai• PowerPoint• Presenter• Captivate• Udutu

Moodle

Moodle

• IT Department will not want anything to do with it– MySQL– phpMyAdmin

• Easy to configure– Probably have an officer/deputy who can do it

• Dedicated server• Training can develop content

Sakai

Sakai

• Free but….– Can be costly if hosted commercially

• IT Department will not want anything to do with it

• Technical expertise required• Dedicated server• Training can develop content

Moodle vs Sakai

• Moodle– Software easy to learn– Community support

brilliant– Feeling of openness

• Resources• Documentation• Support

• Sakai– Requires back end work– More tweaking – Less community support– Prettier to look at– More potential– Scalable

MS PowerPoint

• What you are looking at– MS Office application– Most already have access– Simple to use– Customizable– Can incorporate other technologies• Audio• Video

Adobe Presenter

• AKA Adobe Connect• PowerPoint on steroids• Adobe product• Less than $500

Adobe Captivate

• Application simulation• Soft skills training• Online courseware• Assessments and quizzes• Adds “Flash” • $699

Udutu

• Online course authoring tool• Allows for the creation of computer based

training– Electronic page turner

• Free• Used by– Harley Davidson– Government of British Columbia

Cost Effective Tools

• Utilizing in house talent• Small expenditure of funds• Large return on investment– DBPD Online Learning Center• Over 2500 training certificates issued• $16,000 investment

– Software hosting + salary• 2500 hours of rededicated training time • $75,000 cost savings

Contact Us

Kevin Duffy, MA EdKRDuffy@me.com

386.547.9625

Chuck Russo, PhDChuckRusso@me.com

386.527.2462

www.SPSGrp.com

Questions?Comments?Concerns?