Collaboration and Educational Technology

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Collaboration andEducational Technology

• Presented by
• Nancy Doolittle Janice Thiel

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Description

• Collaboration is an essential ingredient for the
  successful implementation of technology in
  instruction and can occur at many levels. During
  this presentation, you will hear about a variety
  of initiatives at St. Petersburg College that are
  aimed at facilitating and sustaining effective
  cooperative exchange.

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Collaboration Initiatives

• State
• Florida Distance Learning Consortium
• College
• Web Instructional
• Technology
• Faculty

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State
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http//www.fldlc.org
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Florida Distance Learning Consortium
Allows us to work together wherever there is a
mutual advantage, where we can do things that we
cannot do independently. Jim Olliver, Provost
Seminole eCampus
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Advantages

• Shared Research and Information
• Cooperative Purchasing
• Public Policy
• Consensus-Building
• Camaraderie
• Initiatives
• Web Site www.fldlc.org
• Course Inventory
• Faculty Database
• Distance Learn.org - www.distancelearn.org
• The Orange Grove - www.theorangegrove.org/projects
  .asp

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College
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Web and Instructional Technology (WITS) Department

• Centralized Department
• Act as a facilitator for the use of technology in
  the instructional process
• Help faculty to develop new teaching methods
• Teach the faculty how to develop resources for
  enhancing learning outcomes and delivery
  techniques
• Support the general mission of the College
  through research, evaluation, and communication

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WITS Administrative Support

• Development of Applications
• Survey Builder
• Online Job Application
• Instructor/Course Web Page System
• Web Page Development/Management
• Learning Management System

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WITS Instructional Support

• Instructional Technologists
• Conduit between faculty and development team
• Close communication with each other phone,
  email, IM
• Web resources it.spcollege.edu
• Sharing

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Faculty
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Course Development

• Course Redevelopment Veterinary Technology
• Team Teaching/Community Medical Laboratory
  Technology
• Master Courses Technology Management
• Signature Courses Mathematics

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ANGEL Groups Libraries

• College of Education Commons for faculty and
  students
• Ethics Instructional and administrative
  resources for faculty
• ESL Course modules

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ANGEL Library
Is used as a collaborative environment for a
group of teachers who enjoys working together but
cant always see each other face-to-face every
day. Li-Lee Tunceren, ESL Faculty
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Sharing

• Individually
• Department
• ANGEL Sharing Sessions

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Questions