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Presenters. David G. Brown Vice President and Dean, International Center for Computer Enhanced Learning, Wake Forest Terry Morrow Associate Director, Office of Instructional Resources, University of Florida George H. Watson

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  1. Presenters • David G. Brown Vice President and Dean, International Center for Computer Enhanced Learning, Wake Forest • Terry Morrow Associate Director, Office of Instructional Resources, University of Florida • George H. Watson Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Delaware • Janet R. de Vry Manager, User Services, University of Delaware

  2. Common features • Members of the Learning Technology Consortium • Well established infrastructures • History of active experimentation with different strategies • High faculty adoption rates • Challenge: motivate and enable mainstream faculty to enhance learning

  3. Solutions • Ongoing and sustainable • Leverage faculty and staff time • Mix and match solutions that fit your campus

  4. Topics Student, Departmental, and Central Initiatives Wake Forest University Training Programs that Expand University of Florida Faculty/IT Partnership University of Delaware

  5. Concepts Behind Wake Forest’s Faculty Development Strategy • Because---- • 1. Our programs are designed to fit faculty culture, not the • culture of technologists, • Participation, like with the library resources, is entirely • voluntary on the part of faculty • 3. We commend and reinforce faculty when they first use • even simple technology Over 85% of our faculty is actively using technology to support their teaching.

  6. Faculty Development Programs that Work …at Wake Forest University • The Instructional Technology Group---disciplinary MS&PhD’s, hired and housed in each department, spend full-time helping faculty and students use technology. • STARS---Student Technology Advisors help individual faculty members enhance their teaching with technology • Blackboard Listserv---Active faculty users of our Course Management System exchange questions, answers, challenges, insights, successes, and frustrations

  7. 26 Students • 10 Hours Per Week, $9.50/Hr. • Full Semester of Training • Assist One Prof Each Semester • Teach Prof to Carry Forward • Paid Summer Internship http://www.wfu.edu/Computer-information/STARS/

  8. Poster Session Each SemesterSTARS & Faculty Display/Demonstrate Results • 26 Students • 10 Hours Per Week, $9.50/Hr. • Full Semester of Training • Assist One Prof Each Semester • Teach Prof to Carry Forward • Paid Summer Internship http://www.wfu.edu/Computer-information/STARS/

  9. Students Serving Others Non-Profits K-12 Schools Residence Hall Students Businesses

  10. University of Florida Faculty Training at UF

  11. Training Programs that Expand • Faculty training options at UF • NetG online training • Computer Challenge • Hands-on training • Faculty notebook computer Initiative Faculty Training at UF

  12. Online Training • NetG online Training http://netg.ufl.edu/ Faculty Training at UF

  13. Computer Challenge • Available to faculty and staff http://www.it-train.ufl.edu • Multiple tracks • End User/desktop skills • It provider • Communication network professionals Faculty Training at UF

  14. Computer Challenge Faculty Training at UF

  15. Hands-On Training Options • CITT www.citt.ufl.edu/training • University Personnel Services http://www.ups.ufl.edu/training/ computerchallenge.htm • Health Sciences Training Center http://www.health.ufl.edu/itcenter/ training • CIRCA http://training.circa.ufl.edu Faculty Training at UF

  16. CITT Hands-On Training • Training options in the CITT • Classroom with 20 stations • Mobile classroom with 30 wireless notebooks • On site training for other facilities • Videconferencing of training Faculty Training at UF

  17. CITT Classes • Classes are two hours in length • Most classes have two or three segments • Types of classes • Office 2000 components • Standards and appropriate WWW use • Graphics and multimedia • WWW design • Dreamweaver • Flash Faculty Training at UF

  18. Faculty Notebook Program • Second year of implementation • 200 faculty first year • 100 faculty second year • Faculty receive 16 hours of instruction • Mostly hands-on • Some sessions by videoconference • Faculty awarded a notebook computer • Remains property of UF Faculty Training at UF

  19. Customized Training by the CITT • College of Education • 24 hours of instruction – notebooks awarded • College of Health Professions • 16 hours of instruction – notebooks awarded • College of Law • 12 hours of training – MS Office tools • College of Agriculture • Various courses • Personnel Services • Overflow classes Faculty Training at UF

  20. Future Plans in the CITT • Videoconferencing Delivery • Both h.320 & h.323 delivery • Collaboration with the LTC • Starting with WebCT classes • Increased use of mobile facility • Development of design classes • Online and hands-on Faculty Training at UF

  21. For Further Information • Terry Morrow • ctm@ufl.edu • Office of Instructional Resources • http://oir.ufl.edu • CITT • http://www.citt.ufl.edu • University of Florida • http://www.ufl.edu Faculty Training at UF

  22. Faculty/IT Partnership • Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education • George Watson, Faculty Coordinator • Practical Resources for Educators Seeking Effective New Technologies • Janet de Vry, IT Manager

  23. ITUE History • Created in 1997 to promote reform of undergraduate education through faculty development and course design. • Initially funded by NSF Institution-Wide Reform of Undergraduate Education • ITUE Fellows receive hands-on experience in employing active learning strategies (PBL) and effective use of technology in their classrooms. Faculty/IT Partnership

  24. PRESENT History • A teaching, learning, technology center opens in 1997 • Faculty-centered, simulated classroom • Connecting learning goals with technology Faculty/IT Partnership

  25. ITUE Philosophy Undergraduate courses should help students: • think critically and enhance their ability to analyze and solve real world problems. • develop skill in gathering and evaluating information needed for solving problems. • gain experience working cooperatively in teams and small groups. • acquire versatile and effective communication skills. Faculty/IT Partnership

  26. ITUE Philosophy Undergraduate courses should: • be student centered. • encourage students to “learn to learn.” • apply technology effectively where it will enhance learning. • provide opportunities for a variety of learning experiences. Faculty/IT Partnership

  27. PRESENT Philosophy • Establish learning goals • Identify the various interactions • Faculty/student • Student/student • Student/material • Explore the technology • Consider how technology matches learning goals, faculty expertise and time commitment Faculty/IT Partnership

  28. ITUE Programs • Faculty-led training and interactions • Faculty mentoring faculty • A safe and collegial environment for learning • Promotion of faculty accomplishments • IT staff teach side-by-side in program Faculty/IT Partnership

  29. “Marriage” of PBL and technology Faculty interested in PBL and active learning Faculty interested in instructional technology They find that the Web can be used to facilitate student learning and are empowered to design problems using online resources and to publish them on the Web. They experience PBL and have eyes opened to its possibilities along with other active learning strategies. We continue with this two-pronged approach. Faculty/IT Partnership

  30. PRESENT programs • Winter and Summer teaching, learning and technology institutes • Year long training program • One-on-one consultations and collaborations • Projects to implement faculty teaching/learning goals • Showcase and publicize faculty projects Faculty/IT Partnership

  31. Technology Assistance Grants • Grants of staff/student time • Focused goals, time, deliverables • Team approach • Common denominator: Active Learning Faculty/IT Partnership

  32. New initiatives • Joint WebCT/ITUE weeklong institute • Enhanced technology assistance grants • PBL Clearinghouse • Wireless carts for PBL classroom • International Conference onProblem-Based Learning in Higher Education Faculty/IT Partnership

  33. Partnership Success • Adoption rate of WebCT by ITUE faculty double that of full faculty • ITUE arrive asking how can technology make learning more active Faculty/IT Partnership

  34. Which session is being led by technical staff? Which is being led by a faculty member?

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