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Revamping EdTech: Branding Educational Technology at Hostos Community College. Carlos Guevara, Coordinator of EdTech George Rosa, Instructional Design Specialist. Overview. Background Rebranding Faculty Development Initiatives Outreach Faculty & Student Support. Background.
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Revamping EdTech: Branding Educational Technology at Hostos Community College Carlos Guevara, Coordinator of EdTech George Rosa, Instructional Design Specialist
Overview • Background • Rebranding • Faculty Development • Initiatives • Outreach • Faculty & Student Support
Background • Perception about instructional technology • Technical support vs instructional design support • Information Technology (IT) vs Instructional Technology (OIT) • Separation of instructional designers from the OIT vision • Minimal faculty participation in professional development activities • Inadequate facilities
Rebranding • Identity • Building strong relationships & partnerships with faculty • Building a solid resource infrastructure • Innovative facilities to promote collaboration • Restructuring of the Committee on Academic Computing (CAC) to the Educational Technology Leadership Council (ETLC) • Connecting pedagogy & instructional design
Rebranding • Mission • BEFORE: “The Office of Educational Technology (EdTech, formerly OIT) provides the physical environment where a team of support staff and mentors can work on a one-to-one basis with the faculty on the design, implementation and use of technology in the curriculum.” • AFTER: “The Office of Educational Technology (EdTech) develops, implements, supports, and promotes innovative integration of technology into teaching and learning by empowering faculty, serving students, and creating a supportive environment for all types of learners.”
Faculty Development • Faculty Training • Online and face-to-face workshops • Tutorials: video & handouts • Topics in educational technology: Blackboard, Web 2.0, podcasting, lecture capturing, clickers, blended/hybrid & asynchronous learning, ePortfolios, social media, mobile media, smart board… • Faculty Learning Commons • Collaborative space
Initiatives • Hybrid Institute • Hostos Social Network • Rich Media Management Platform • Other important initiatives
Initiatives • Hybrid Initiative • Part of a CUNY-wide initiative to increase the number of hybrid (33 – 67% online) course offerings at campuses started in Spring 2010 • Program participants develop a hybrid course section, under the guidance of a mentor (current Hybrid course instructor) and EdTech staff members • Participants attend a series of required workshops • ETLC members review the courses using the Hybrid Designation “checklist” developed by the ETLC and approved by the Office of Academic Affairs • ETLC Approved course sections are offered the following semester • Participants and mentors are paid a stipend
Initiatives • Hybrid Initiative Results: • 100% success rate • All five Fall 2011 participants are teaching their Hybrid sections in Spring 2012 • 5 new participants are currently developing their hybrid courses • Spring 2012: 32 Hybrid course sections offeredSpring 2010: 12 Hybrid course sections offered • “Breaking through” to formerly resistant disciplinesExample: Anatomy and Physiology and other sciences
Initiatives • Hostos Social Network • Membership open to HostosCommunity • EdTech site • ETCL site • Media Center • Media Server access • Interest Groups • Blogs • Surveys
Initiatives • Hostos Social Network Samples:
Initiatives • Other important initiatives: • Tech Resource Reservation System • Student & Faculty Workshop Systems • Mobile Apps for Math & Nursing • Student Reward Points Program • General Education Mapping Tool • Tutoring Management System • Compass Math Review Sites
Outreach • Cross-Divisional Collaboration • Closely working with the Center for Teaching & Learning, Educational Technology Leadership Council, and the Information Learning Commons Committee • Actively participate in Special Interest Groups (SIGs): ePortfolio Implementation Committee, Online Facilitators Group • Active participant in CUNY-wide committees
Outreach • Innovations Newsletter • Innovations Blog
Outreach • Annual Education Technology Showcase • Guest Speakers • Faculty Presentations • Roundtables
Faculty & Student Support • Premium Customer Service • One-to-one support • Going the extra mile • Aware of pedagogical as well as technical issues in teaching & learning • Student training in technology • EdTech Design Interns • Expand support to faculty & students
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Questions • Contact information • George Rosa - grosa@hostos.cuny.edu • Carlos Guevara – cguevara@hostos.cuny.edu