Bootcamp For Faculty Development
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Faculty Bootcamp at Carroll University
description
Terri Johnson, Director of Instructional Technology, Carroll University Our campus introduced faculty “Bootcamps” as a way to engage faculty in redesigning face-to-face courses for online delivery. Bootcamps were 3-day workshops developed to overcome factors contributing to technology anxiety among faculty, such as time constraints and lack of rewards. I will demonstrate how our approach to Bootcamp can be applied in other faculty development scenarios as provided by the audience. Participants will leave with ideas of how to overcome obstacles to faculty development efforts.
Transcript of Bootcamp For Faculty Development
Faculty Bootcamp at Carroll University
Before Bootcamp...
“Do I need an upgrade?”
“I didn’t do anything...the file
just vanished...”
“Will this delete my files?”
“You are going too fast...!
what’s a url?”
“Please...”
Nothing like a little help and encouragement
to build confidence
Bootcamps started as 3-day workshops to
help faculty redesign a f2f course for online.
Each Bootcamp had a max of 4 participants
Bootcampers were paid a stipend
Bootcampers focused attention to 1 course
what were our challenges? online discussion
practice & theory
facilitating groups
large enrollments
student self-
discipline
what goes online and
what’s in class?
what did we learn?
how to sharehow to collaborate f2f
and online
how to engage students with wikis, blogs and chat
how to use the LMShow to get rid of my picture in
the LMS
how to embed video
a sampling of
New ToolsVoiceThread
VokiGoogle docs
Wikispaces WordPress
YouTube
PollEverywhere
Turnitin Clickers
RSS Feeds & ReadersMind mapping
End results?
collaboration: with peers, with students
improved content delivery
using technology to engage students where appropriate
a rethinking of learning goals
But that’s not the end...
The Future of Bootcamps
Bootcamp keeps on giving
Outside The Box!
Tech Fellows, 2011 and 2012!
Collaborative presentations and
publications!
Tech Fair
What’s next?
Moving the research
forward: pre and post tests
including teaching
philosophy; collecting
additional data from students
and faculty
More Bootcamps!
Original Bootcamp!
Bootcamp 2!
Bootcamp Mobile!
Bootcamp Studio-C
Support
Provost’s office!
Center for Educational
Technology & Innovation
Takeaways
Small and local!
Support !
Humor and honesty
thank you!
Terri Johnson, Ph.D.!
Director, Center for Educational Technology & Innovation!
Carroll University!
Waukesha, Wisconsin
