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EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
Copyright StatementCopyright Statement
This work is the intellectual property of This work is the intellectual property of the authors. Permission is granted for the authors. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the authors. To by permission of the authors. To disseminate otherwise or to republish disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the requires written permission from the authors. authors. Copyright Jim Mazoué, Anne Moore, 2006.Copyright Jim Mazoué, Anne Moore, 2006.
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
FITness: A Net Generation FITness: A Net Generation Model for Developing Model for Developing Information Fluency Among Information Fluency Among Faculty and StudentsFaculty and Students
Jim Mazoué, James Madison Jim Mazoué, James Madison UniversityUniversity
Anne Moore, Virginia TechAnne Moore, Virginia Tech
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
Trends in Current Issues, Trends in Current Issues, Y2K - 2005Y2K - 2005
Faculty Development, Support, & Faculty Development, Support, & TrainingTraining
Consistently ranked among the top ten Consistently ranked among the top ten strategic planning issues in higher strategic planning issues in higher education. education.
(Maltz L., DeBlois P. B., & the EDUCAUSE (Maltz L., DeBlois P. B., & the EDUCAUSE Current Issues Committee, 2005)Current Issues Committee, 2005)
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
QuestionsQuestions
What should be the goal of What should be the goal of technology-based faculty technology-based faculty development programs?development programs?
Are some faculty development Are some faculty development models preferable to others? models preferable to others?
What are the characteristics of What are the characteristics of successful faculty development successful faculty development initiatives? initiatives?
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
Transforming Professional Transforming Professional PracticePractice
Medicine & EthicsMedicine & Ethics
Is the goal to produce health care Is the goal to produce health care practitioners whopractitioners who
are: are:
A ‘medical ethicist’? A ‘medical ethicist’?
An ‘ethical medicist’? An ‘ethical medicist’?
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
Educators are professionally obligated to Educators are professionally obligated to acquire and maintain skills necessary for acquire and maintain skills necessary for good teaching, learning, and research. good teaching, learning, and research.
Information and communication Information and communication technologies promote good teaching, technologies promote good teaching, learning, and research. learning, and research.
Therefore, educators should acquire Therefore, educators should acquire proficiency in using appropriate proficiency in using appropriate technologies. technologies.
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
Technology & Other Technology & Other ProfessionsProfessions
Medicine (training, practice, continuing ed)Medicine (training, practice, continuing ed) Use of PDAsUse of PDAs TelemedicineTelemedicine Computer-based diagnostic systemsComputer-based diagnostic systems Biomedical InformaticsBiomedical Informatics
LawLaw CALI (Center for Computer-Assisted Legal CALI (Center for Computer-Assisted Legal
InstructionInstruction ““technology is becoming increasingly central to the technology is becoming increasingly central to the
practice of law, and law schools have an obligation practice of law, and law schools have an obligation to train students to use technology,” Stephen to train students to use technology,” Stephen Johnson, Mercer UniversityJohnson, Mercer University
Write, research, communicate, file documentsWrite, research, communicate, file documents
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
What Should A Faculty What Should A Faculty Development Program Development Program
Develop? Develop? Rationales for technology-based Rationales for technology-based
faculty development: faculty development:
Fear of becoming obsolete Fear of becoming obsolete ““Catch the wave” Catch the wave” Improve the quality of teaching, Improve the quality of teaching,
learning, researchlearning, research
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
AssumptionsAssumptions The appropriate use of technology The appropriate use of technology
promotes good teaching, learning, and promotes good teaching, learning, and research.research.
Specialized preparation is needed for Specialized preparation is needed for faculty to use technology effectively in faculty to use technology effectively in their teaching and research.their teaching and research.
Faculty development programs should Faculty development programs should assist faculty in acquiring the knowledge assist faculty in acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to improve their and skills necessary to improve their teaching, learning, and research.teaching, learning, and research.
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
Faculty Development Faculty Development ModelsModels
Content DeveloperContent Developer Course DesignerCourse Designer Facilitator Facilitator Tech Savvy TeacherTech Savvy Teacher Instructional Technology InnovatorInstructional Technology Innovator MentorMentor Scholar/ResearcherScholar/Researcher
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
Fluency with Information Fluency with Information Technology Technology
FITnessFITness
Contemporary SkillsContemporary Skills Foundational ConceptsFoundational Concepts Intellectual CapabilitiesIntellectual Capabilities
((Being Fluent with Information Being Fluent with Information TechnologyTechnology, National Research Council, , National Research Council, 1999.) 1999.)
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
Characteristics of FITness Characteristics of FITness as a Faculty Development as a Faculty Development
ModelModel Seeing instructional possibilitiesSeeing instructional possibilities Adept in applying IT to teaching, Adept in applying IT to teaching,
learning, researchlearning, research Generalizable & transferable Generalizable & transferable
aptitudes in using information aptitudes in using information technologytechnology
Adaptability in applying ITAdaptability in applying IT Functional independenceFunctional independence
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
FITness as ‘virtue’FITness as ‘virtue’
Aristotelian Virtue: to be ‘fit’ as a human Aristotelian Virtue: to be ‘fit’ as a human being is to be virtuous:being is to be virtuous:
A means to human flourishingA means to human flourishing A fixed disposition to choose wellA fixed disposition to choose well Requires training, discipline, and skillRequires training, discipline, and skill A kind of excellence that is realized in A kind of excellence that is realized in
activityactivity Apply technology appropriately with the Apply technology appropriately with the
understanding of its relevance to learningunderstanding of its relevance to learning
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
Implications of ‘being Implications of ‘being FIT’FIT’
Cannot outsource FITnessCannot outsource FITness Faculty mentorship: ‘Fitness Faculty mentorship: ‘Fitness
instructors’instructors’ Sustained by communities of Sustained by communities of
practicepractice Institutionally propagated as a Institutionally propagated as a
‘virtue of professional practice’ ‘virtue of professional practice’
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
Developing GEDI Developing GEDI MastersMasters
Context, Pedagogy, ToolsContext, Pedagogy, Tools
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
StudentsStudents
1982-20001982-2000 DiverseDiverse Tech SavvyTech Savvy
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
Student BehaviorStudent Behavior
Multi-TaskersMulti-Taskers Continuous Partial Attention (L. Continuous Partial Attention (L.
Stone)Stone) Mild Social PanicMild Social Panic
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
What MattersWhat Matters
Search EnginesSearch Engines Social NetworksSocial Networks ContentContent Media Literacy (FIT)Media Literacy (FIT)
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
Emerging TrendsEmerging Trends
Searching: Contextual, SocialSearching: Contextual, Social Layering Of The InternetLayering Of The Internet
Open source contributionsOpen source contributions Peer reviewed contributionsPeer reviewed contributions Licensed productsLicensed products
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
Critical ObservationsCritical Observations
No Jedi Masters Around To Show No Jedi Masters Around To Show The WayThe Way
Fourth Revolution In Higher Fourth Revolution In Higher Education’s History At HandEducation’s History At Hand
More Teaching And Learning (FIT)More Teaching And Learning (FIT) Substantive adjustmentsSubstantive adjustments Professional developmentProfessional development
EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional 2006
Graduate Education Graduate Education Development Institute Development Institute
(GEDI)(GEDI) Reflection (FIT)Reflection (FIT) Critical PedagogyCritical Pedagogy MentorsMentors Technology ToolsTechnology Tools
Learning management systemsLearning management systems E-portfoliosE-portfolios
