Post on 17-Jan-2016
Faculty Development for On-line Educators
Lawrence C. Ragan, Director Instructional Design and Development Penn State’s World Campus
Goals
• To explain/highlight the role of faculty development within the World Campus
• Describe faculty development initiatives
• Q&A
Philosophy of Faculty Development
• Faculty are one of the most critical resources
• Faculty need new skills/competencies
• Faculty desire learning opportunities
• Faculty development must be multi-dimensional
History of FC at World Campus
• Started in 1995
• Provided “intro to DE” style programs
• IDE (AT&T funded project) enabled sponsor of more FD programs
• Today’s programs--rich assortment of offerings
• Part of ID&D mission
Faculty Development Goals• Provide skills in technology and
pedagogy
• Use existing FD University-wide programs
• Provide varied formats (independent/ cohort, on-line/print, synchronous/ asynchronous, individual/group)
Faculty Development Resources
• 1/4 Grad student position assigned to Faculty Development
• Annual budget item (separate from ID&D)
• Access to tech support and ID&D staff
On-line FD Design
• Fac Dev 101-- started in 1998
• Goal: provide faculty with “distance student perspective”
• Cohort-based FD opportunity (instructor lead)
• Grad student “project” with staff input
• Initially opened in 1998 to PSU only
On-line FD Experience
• Limited response (3/20)
• Limited access by faculty
• Tremendous external interest
• Revisit our approach
Fac Dev 101 (today)
• Consists of public site with information on
–a) authoring content for on-line courses,
–b) instructing an on-line course
• Consist of “private” space for PSU-only dialog
Fac Dev 101
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http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/facdev101/
Most Common Question
• Would you mind if we use your materials to develop our own version of Fac Dev 101?
• Of course we’d mind but you are welcome to link to our site.
The Faculty Development Bigger Picture
Goal of the Online Course
• Enables the students to reach the learning objectives of the course
• Supports the teaching process and. . . is cost efficient and learning effective
• Enables success for both teacher and student
Fac Dev Program Formats (formal)
• Hands-on workshops
• Seminar Series
• DE Links
• Annual Conference
• Faculty Thinktank
Wish List Fac Dev Strategies
• “Certify” WC faculty
• Provide incentives (payment, equipment, etc...)
• Encourage broader use of web-based resources
• Construct “Faculty Lounge” as a fac dev resource
www.worldcampus.psu.edu
Slides: www.personal.psu.edu/lcr1