Faculty Development Programs

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Faculty Development Programs

• WebCT Users Group
• NERCOMP
• May 2, 2006

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Driving Factors

• Introduction of Wireless Network 2004
• Laptop Initiative 2005
• New Course Management System 2005

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A free exchange of ideas, opinions, and feelings
is the lifeblood of collaborative learning.- J.
McKinley
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Goals for Faculty Programs

• Provide solid cross-discipline solutions
• Provide support for successful implementation
• Collaborative effort Academic and IT

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Targeted Programs

• Targeted intense collaborative training
• Invitation only or competitive admission
• Small group sizes
• Intertwine pedagogy and technology skills
• Include a required project from faculty

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Programs

• Faculty Fellows
• Boot Camp
• OCDP Project

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Faculty Fellows

• Coordinated by Faculty Liaison for Inst Tech. and
  Info. Tech.
• Competitive participation
• 5-7 faculty members
• Year long program with annual theme
• Meet 2-3 times a month
• Required incorporating technology into
  curriculum in spring semester

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Faculty Fellows

• Fall Schedule
• Two components
• Technical
• Pedagogy
• Spring Schedule
• Implementation of the project.

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Faculty Projects

• WIKI in World Cultures
• Daily Weather around the World
• Math Made Easier
• PDAs in Home Health Nursing
• Effectiveness Studies utilizing CDs for in-class
  activities.
• Internships with At-Risk Young Adults.
• Testing Online Tests vs. In class exams
• Exploring Learning Utilizing the Web.

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• 40 faculty
• Week long discussion of pedagogy and technology
  in the classroom
• Laptops, WebCT, Library, and Technology skills
• Required Outcome Identify one specific change or
  addition to incorporate laptops/technology into a
  spring course.

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• Topics covered include

• Strategies for Laptops in the Classroom
• Accessing Library Resources
• Teaching with WebCT
• Email with GroupWise
• Connecting to a Projector
• Finding Learning Objects
• Track Changes in MS Word
• Accessing the Wireless Network

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Boot Camp Photos
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Boot Camp Projects

• Topic Project
• Modern European (Eng) Small Groups in WebCT
• Role playing with the whiteboard
• Business Class Team project on WebCT to
  develop an e-business model research and
  develop a business plan using library
  resources.
• Research methods Create an online research
  notebook to log research on peer
  refereed articles.

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• Semester long session
• Design an online course to be taught in the fall
  of 2006
• 25 faculty
• Webct used for all courses

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WebCT Workshops

• Invitation only training on pedagogical aspects
  of using WebCT.
• Targeted to
• - Train the Trainer for technology coordinators
• - Participants of faculty development programs
• Used UMassOnline Training Services

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WebCT Workshop Results?

• Went live on 11/15/05
• 80 participants trained in first 4 weeks.
• 4003 student enrolled in courses
• 102 faculty using the system
• 227 courses online for the Spring

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Questions????

• Program formats
• http//www.salemstate.edu/grankin