Professional Development 24/7: Restructuring How We Deliver Training

1. Professional Development 24/7: Restructuring How We Deliver Training Denise Swett, EdD Acting Vice President Student Development & Instruction Foothill College, CA Valerie Kisiel Innovative Educators

2. Who are you? • What kind of professional development do you offer? • Who is your primary audience? • Do you offer online training or podcasts? • Do you currently offer any on-demand training? Who is out there?

3. Today’s Goals Think outside of the box Do more with less Restructure the way we provide professional development What are the goals for today?

4. What We Know Research shows that professional development leads to better instruction and improved student learning… -American Educational Research Association, 2005

5. Some of the Challenges • Difficulty scheduling in-person workshops • Identifying trainers • Wide variety of needs • Financial support • Documenting participation • Keeping it simple

6. Influential Factors We are: Online Part-time Broke All of the above

7. Online Education & Services • Online enrollment increased by what percentage from 2001-2009? • A. 50% • B. 75% • C. 543% • D. 832% US News & World Report, Sept. 2010

8. In 1975, only 30.2% of faculty were employed part time; by 2005, according to data compiled by the AAUP from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), what percentage of all faculty members in the US were part-time? • A. 35% • B. 45% • C. 48% • D. 65% Part-Time Faculty

9. In January, 2011 California announced they would cut higher education budgets by how much? • A. $250 million • B. $750 million • C. $1 billion • D. $1.4 billion Budget Cuts http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/11/california-schools-face-1_n_807378.html

10. A lot of people want information online. There is an increase in part-time faculty. Schools are required to do more with less. 3 Changes & 2 Questions 1. What does that mean about how we deliver professional development? 2. How have your other college services changed?

11. Podcasts/Vodcasts • Web Conferencing • On-Demand Training Solutions

12. DEFINITION A podcast is a series of audio or videodigital-media files which are distributed over the Internet by syndicateddownload, through Web feeds, to portable media players and personal computers. ~ Wikipedia Podcasts/Vodcasts

13. Training Uses • Online Learning • http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/faculty-development-for-online/id421439101 • Technology • http://www.sjsu.edu/itunesu/ • On-Campus Resources (strategic planning, library, training opportunities, etc.) • http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/fhsu.edu.1273029454

14. Other Uses • Curriculum & Teaching Techniques • http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/faculty-development-center/id429192111 • Classroom Management • http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/center-for-faculty-development/id422852091 • Personal and Professional Growth • http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/center-for-faculty-development/id422852091 • http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/index.php

15. Example

16. Steps to Implementation

17. Getting started http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/MWR08006.pdf Administration Guide http://deimos.apple.com/rsrc/doc/iTunesUAdministrationGuide/GettingStarted/chapter_4_section_1.html Campus Guide for Faculty http://podcasting.gmu.edu/getting_started.php Implementation

18. DEFINITION Web conferencing is used to conduct live meetings, training, or presentations via the Internet. EXAMPLES Webex, NetMeeting, Yugma (free), Adobe Connect, Elluminate Web Conferencing

19. Benefits & Uses • Benefits • Cost-effective • Easy – quickly set up an event • Interactive • Uses • Faculty orientation or new-employee training • Brown bag sessions • Great for part-time faculty training • In-service training • Online faculty and staff learning communities • Online discussions

20. 2 Options Deliver content using on campus resources and presenters Outsource – www.innovativeeducators.org Cost Vs. Benefits Resources Perspective Implementation

21. Examples: In-House • What software do you have on campus? • Examples • Webex • NetMeeting • Adobe • Elluminate • Free trials available for all services • All companies have best practice guides • Things to think about when delivering training • Live vs. On-Demand • Who will present? • How will you invite people, send logins, provide tech support? • Who will host • Community College Example • http://www.cccconfer.org/trainingCenter/recordedTraining.aspx

22. Examples: Outsource • Innovative Educators – Outsourcing • https://www.innovativeeducators.org/ • Examples • Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • Managing Disruptive Classroom Behavior • Improving Customer Service And Student Satisfaction • The First-Year Experience: A Critical Foundation For Student Success • Teach Students How To Learn: Metacognition Is The Key! • Increasing Online Student Engagement And Retention Through Online Human Touch • Community College Example • http://www.cccconfer.org/trainingCenter/recordedTraining.aspx

23. DEFINITION Basic requirements for on-demand learning are presented: anyone, anytime, anywhere delivery of education and training, adapted to the specific requirements and preferences of each individual citizen within different e-learning and e-working settings. On-Demand Training

24. Benefits & Uses • Benefits • Cost-effective • Easy • Interactive • Archive • Just-in-time training • Certificates • Tracking • Portal and LMS integration • Flexibility • Uses • Faculty Orientation or new-employee training • Brown bag sessions • Great for part-time faculty training • In-service training • Online Faculty and Staff Learning Communities

25. Examples • Open Educational Resources • http://www.onefortraining.org/selfpaced • http://www.merlot.org/merlot/materials.htm?category=2295 • http://www.educause.edu/eli/collaborativelearning • http://www.educause.edu/ELI7Things • http://pedagogy.merlot.org/index.html

26. More Examples • Video • YouTube • http://www.weeklyinnovations.org/video/action-agendas-for-basic-1 • Common Craft • http://www.commoncraft.com/video/project-based-learning • http://www.commoncraft.com/video/twitter • TED – 8 To Be Great – www.ted.com • http://www.weeklyinnovations.org/video/great-for-students-secrets-of • 2 Minute Takeaways • http://www.weeklyinnovations.org/video • http://www.weeklyinnovations.org/video/the-jigsaw-method-using-groups-in-the-classroom • On-Demand Training Systems • www.Go2Knowledge.org

27. What is Go2Knowledge™?Go2Knowledge is your turnkey solution to providing on-demand professional development for higher education. • 50 On-Demand Professional Development Trainings • Unlimited Access 24/7 • Serve all faculty and staff for 1 low fee • At-Risk Populations • Campus Safety • Organizational Development • Student Success • Teaching & Learning • Technology What is Go2Knowledge?

28. Go2Knowledge Features • Certificates of Completion • Monthly Reporting • Web Portal & LMS Integration • Branded Marketing Materials • Supplemental Materials • Personalized Customer Service & Support

29. Implementation • Questions to consider • How to disseminate? • How to update? • How to filter? • How to track? • How to validate? • How to make it relevant? • Cost • Internal vs. External content creation

31. Certificate

32. Tracking

33. www.Go2Knowledge.org + Your login and password Free Preview: www.Go2Knowledge.org Phone: 1.303.955.0415 How does it work?

34. Foothill’s Major Considerations • Implementation: Simple • Accessible: Not behind a Portal • Understandable: Easy to use • Trackable: Documentation of Participation • Certificates: Automatically to participants • Full Scope: Extent of Offerings • Accreditation: Meets standards • Customer Service: Exceptional

35. Questions

36. Denise Swett Foothill College, CA swettdenise@foothill.edu Valerie Kisiel Innovative Educators val@ieinfo.org Contact Info Preview Go2Knowledge – www.Go2Knowledge.org More Information: 1.303-819-5366