Burks Oakley II

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Faculty Development for Online Teaching

• Burks Oakley II
• Chair, ION Steering Committee
• January 18, 2002

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Why is faculty development for online teaching
needed at your institution?

• New technologies constantly emerging
• Pedagogy vs. technology
• Understanding new learner their demands
• Understanding HOW people learn online
• Engaging students online how?
• Overcoming faculty resistance
• Establish standards for online teaching
• Understanding new faculty roles

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What are the major obstacles to online teaching
that need to be overcome at your institution?

• Faculty time release time, addl pay
• Budget infrastructure, training, Instructional
  designers
• Bandwidth streaming media
• Faculty work PACE
• Student services for online students
• Contract issues days on campus, office hours

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What are the major obstacles to online teaching
that need to be overcome at your institution?

• New versions of software, CMS
• Faculty learning curve
• Faculty reward system
• Support team

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What are the major obstacles to online teaching
that need to be overcome at your institution?

• What courses to develop and deliver?
• Faculty understanding of the medium
• Faculty satisfaction
• Cost effectiveness of online admin. Issues
• Fear that on-campus will be cannibalized
• Faculty payback

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Why are some desirable characteristics of
high-quality faculty development programs?

• Well planned, integrated approach (not just
  isolated workshops)
• Not just technology, but pedagogy, and address
  learning needs
• Evaluation component
• Customer orientation faculty friendly
• Multi-tiered approach (support, development, and
  training)
• Web vets experienced faculty
• Build on local experience local resources

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Why are some desirable characteristics of
high-quality faculty development programs?

• Not just techies
• Timeline, system of checks
• Subscription rather than prescription
• Clear objectives, clear incentives
• Multiple delivery formats
• Good communication between all involved

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Why are some desirable characteristics of
high-quality faculty development programs?

• Not just-in-time, but just what is needed
• Some online component with faculty as student
• Faculty informal discussions
• Peer evaluation, collaboration

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Agenda for the rest of the day

• 1000 am High quality online courses (Iris
  Stovall)
• 1100 am Competencies for online instructors
  (Jeff Bathe)
• 1130 am Improving student participation
  (Michael Lindeman)
• 1200 pm Best practices in faculty development
  (Mike McNett)
• 100 pm Overcoming faculty resistance (Anita
  Crawley)
• 130 pm Course management systems (Michael
  Lindeman)

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Faculty Development for Online Teaching

• Burks Oakley II
• web http//www.online.uillinois.edu/oakley/
• e-mail oakley_at_uillinois.edu