Presentation:

SCPD Orientation Redesign

byEric BaileyCassidy PuckettKihyun RyooGregory UmgelterPaula Wellings

Overview

• Background and Findings• Online Orientation• Community Orientation• Summary

Background

The Assignment:Re-envision the SCPD Faculty and TA orientation program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of online learning courses.

What we did first:

REVIEWED EXISTING MATERIALS

INTERVIEWED STAKEHOLDERS

EXPLORED OTHER MODELS

SCPD online, previous evaluations and surveysVideo of current live orientation

Toured the current SCPD on-campus classroomsSCPD staff, TAs, and Faculty

Other online/ distance learning programsExamples of successful incentives

What we found : The Challenge

Faculty and TAs need knowledge and motivation to provide effective instruction and support to online students.

Faculty and TAs are challenged to provide:• Effective responses to problems online

students have.• Meaningful connections that support online

students learning.

The Challenge from Four Different Perspectives

I want high-quality content in a

convenient format

We must influence faculty/TAs to provide

quality learning experiences

Industry Students are demanding and unqualified

It’s difficult to connect with

remotely locatedIndustry Students

Identified Goals for the New Faculty & TA Orientation

• Increase empathy for Industry students.

• Understand how to connect with Industry students in distributed learning environments.

• Provide useful models for informing the future online practices of Faculty and TAs.

• Motivate Faculty and TAs to take on new teaching and learning practices.

Online Orientation Map

1. New Landscape

SCPD

3. Planning Your Course2. People & Places

Places

Home

Quick Logistics

Industry Document Exchange

Broadcast/Webcast

Online Community

People

1. The New Landscape

1. New Landscape

SCPD

3. Planning Your Course2. People & Places

Places

Home

Quick Logistics

Industry Document Exchange

Broadcast/Webcast

Online Community

People

1. The New Landscape

1. The New Landscape

What Faculty and TA’s need to understand about the online learning landscape:

• The larger context in which they work and exert influence

• How the SCPD produces and delivers online courses---from the physical classroom to online learning

• New models of learning and teaching with online learning technologies

2. People & Places

1. New Landscape

SCPD

3. Planning Your Course2. People & Places

Places

Home

Quick Logistics

Industry Document Exchange

Broadcast/Webcast

Online Community

People

2. People & Places

2. People & Places

What Faculty and TA’s need to know about the people and environments of the SCPD:

• The needs and experiences of Industry students, faculty, TAs

• Guidance on how to best address the needs of off-campus students

• The affordances and constraints of SCPD teaching and learning environments

2. People & Places

2. The People

What Faculty and TA’s need in order to identify with individuals involved in SCPD:

• Personal accounts of teaching, supporting and learning in distributed learning environments

• Effective models of online practice

• Artifacts that support the development of empathy for Industry students

3. Planning Your Course

1. New Landscape

SCPD

3. Planning Your Course2. People & Places

Places

Home

Quick Logistics

Industry Document Exchange

Broadcast/Webcast

Online Community

People

3. Planning Your Course

3. Planning Your Course

What Faculty and TA’s need to prepare and administer a SCPD course:

• Models to understand the structure and mechanics of a SCPD course

• Logistical information about the exchange of ideas, information, and documents

3. Broadcast/Webcast Training

3. Broadcast/Webcast Training

What Faculty and TA’s need to execute an effective course:

• Procedural model for teaching and supporting a distributed course

• Awareness of potential problems and pitfalls

Community Orientation

Community Orientation

Community Orientation

SummaryThe online and community orientations:

• Increase empathy for Industry students.

• Understand how to connect with Industry students in distributed learning environments.

• Provide useful models for informing the future online practices of Faculty and TAs.

• Motivate Faculty and TAs to take on new teaching and learning practices.