EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, Faculty, and Presentations/Speeches

Faculty Conceptions and Misconceptions of Hybrid Education Courses

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:51 -0500

This study identified faculty conceptions and misconceptions that influence the adoption of hybrid (online plus face-to-face) courses. The results of a survey of 128 faculty in four private colleges and universities in New York will be presented. We also compared misconceptions between faculty experienced in teaching with faculty not experienced teaching hybrid courses.

How Faculty Like to Learn (and What Should Be Done About It)

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:51 -0500

How do faculty prefer to learn about technology? Are adult learning principles applicable? Is a new type of faculty emerging? Drawing on data from dozens of faculty surveys, this session will provide a framework for understanding the most effective methods of guiding faculty in their learning about technology.

Thinking Inside the Box: Modular Professional Development for Online Faculty

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:49 -0500

Developing a scalable training program can be a daunting challenge. At Marshall, training has been formatted into a "box." The concept of a "box" was used to create a scalable program that can be recreated and reused. Inside the box resides reusable content that is time friendly to faculty and staff.

Using Rubrics to Foster Learning-Centered Practices

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:45 -0500

Through the use of an online self-assessment rubric and supporting worksheets, faculty developers can guide faculty to incrementally change their teaching in five practice areas. Participants will use these materials to assess the learning-centered status of a course. We will also consider if all courses should be learner centered. We will discuss the various ways faculty developers can use self-assessment rubrics, and problems that can arise when administrators use formative evaluations as summative measures to make high-stakes decisions.

Beyond Chalk: Determining Faculty Needs for Instructional Technologies and Support

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:30 -0600

As faculty innovation and student demands push the need for increased instructional technology use, obtaining good data about faculty needs and desires becomes crucial to decision makers. This presentation gives an overview of effective research design, surveying, and focus groups that result in good data collection and includes survey and focus group results about instructional technology use.

By Design: Grassroots Development for Strategic Gains

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:32 -0600

Virginia Tech's Faculty Development Institute, Graduate Education Development Institute, and Center for Innovation in Learning represent substantive, long-term investments in faculty creativity. This presentation will describe a program suite that supports opportunities for systematically rethinking teaching and using technology to benefit learning across curricula and in strategically targeted instructional arenas.
WINNER: 2005 EDUCAUSE Award for Systemic Progress in Teaching & Learning. Award sponsored by WebCT, An EDUCAUSE Gold Partner.

Keeping Faculty Development Relevant: Leading and Responding to Institutional Change

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:28 -0600

As strategic plans shift and faculty needs evolve, faculty development programs must respond accordingly to continue to function as relevant catalysts for change. This presentation will provide an evocative case study of Virginia Tech's Faculty Development Institute, a program that has successfully evolved over 10 years in a dramatically changing university environment.

A Collaborative Approach to Faculty Development

drupal — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 11:47:38 -0600

The Center for Instructional Technology collaborates with university organizations to facilitate a proactive multifaceted approach to faculty development. A highly skilled staff works with these organizations to provide and support development opportunities that incorporate the use of university learning-management tools in order to model their use and develop faculty skills in an effective and efficient manner.

A Five-Year Study on Faculty Adoption of Internet Integration: Uses, Motivators, and Hindrances

drupal — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 11:58:15 -0600

Administrators and IT supporters push for increased Internet integration into traditional classrooms. What role does policy play? What motivates faculty to use the Web for course communication, management, and supplements? What inhibits other faculty? Distributed results of a five-year, cross-disciplinary study at Northern Michigan University will be interpreted and discussed.

Evolving Faculty Development: A Model for Responding to Change

drupal — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 11:20:21 -0500

A major challenge in faculty development is moving faculty from technical skills training to consideration of the pedagogical potential and implications of digital technologies. One university's seven-year evolution from skills training to curricular development to technology-infused pedagogical design will provide a model for structuring faculty development efforts at other institutions.