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Faculty Development Strategies

Faculty Development Strategies. Annual Meeting of AACE Seattle, WA, USA June 24, 1999 by David G. Brown Vice President, Wake Forest University Dean, International Center for Computer Enhanced Learning. Environmental Imperatives. Universal Student Access to Computers Reliable Networks

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Faculty Development Strategies

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  1. Faculty Development Strategies Annual Meeting of AACE Seattle, WA, USA June 24, 1999 by David G. Brown Vice President, Wake Forest University Dean, International Center for Computer Enhanced Learning

  2. Environmental Imperatives • Universal Student Access to Computers • Reliable Networks • Multiple Opportunities for Training and Consultation • Faculty Ethos that values Experimentation and Tolerates Falters

  3. WORKSHEETWhat are the barriers to more use of technology by faculty?For your own campus, allocate 100 points among the three major barrier categories! • _____% Faculty Need Time • _____%Faculty Need Access to Expertise • _____% Faculty Need to Motivation

  4. Eager Faculty Friendly Sharing (standardize!) Standard Course Shell Centrality of Educational Theory Diversity Among Disciplines Big 3 First (KISS) Start with Hybrid Courses Faculty to Faculty Concepts Worth Considering

  5. The Big Three #1. E-mail #2. Web Pages (for each course) #3. Internet URLs

  6. Faculty Development Strategies-- Most Effective Friends and Neighbors! Full Time Academic Computer Specialists Trained and Located in Disciplines (ACS) Well Trained Students Assigned to One Faculty Member for Full Semester (STARS) Seminars Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning (not only technology) Tutorials re Equipment by Librarians All Campus Help Desk

  7. Faculty Development Strategies-- Modestly Effective • Poster Sessions Where WF Faculty “Show and Tell” Their Uses of Technology • Seminars Sponsored by a Faculty Technology Advocacy Group • Competitive Grants Releasing Faculty From Teaching One Course • User Group Listservs Centered Around Specific Techniques & Technologies

  8. Faculty Development Strategies-- Least Effective • Computer Based Training Tapes • Lectures by Visiting “VIPs” • Computer Assisted Instruction Listserv • Attendance at National Workshops Conducted Locally

  9. David G. BrownVice President and DeanInternational Center forComputer Enhanced LearningWake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, N.C. 27109336-758-4878e-mail: brown@wfu.eduhttp//:www.wfu.edu/~brownfax: 336-758-4875http://iccel.wfu.edu

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