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No More Boring Handbooks !. Presented by Dr. Sheri Litt and Amy Moore. 18 th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning • October 2012. No More Boring Faculty Handbooks!. Old Handbook. Quotes from Faculty Problems “No one wants to read large manuals”
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No More Boring Handbooks! Presented by Dr. Sheri Litt and Amy Moore 18th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning • October 2012
No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! Old Handbook Quotes from FacultyProblems “No one wants to read large manuals” “The material is dry” “I just need a list of…” “The document says revised in 2006” “It is cumbersome to find anything” “Handbook? What handbook?”
No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! Who Is Our Audience? 200 Adjunct Faculty in 36 StatesTeaching Online • Reports of feeling isolated and disconnected • Fragmented communications
No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! What Do They Need? • College information • Instructional support • Administrative support • Technical support • Faculty expectations And Why? • Support Institutional Effectiveness • Follow SACS Requirements • Improve Student Retention
No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! Research Says… Online students’ sense of belonging and depth of learning engagement largely rests on the degree of faculty participation. (CARR, 2000) …and faculty participation can only happen when they have all the support and resources they need!
No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! Solving the Problem Our Approach Faculty committee toidentify important topics One author/editorto ensure consistent tone Best practices - examined other academic handbooks Incorporated digitaldesign trends
No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! New Handbook New andImproved! Media-rich content Digital format Intuitive navigation Searchable Concise friendly language Relevant information Faculty read it! How Do We Know?
No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! Mastery Lesson – A Read Receipt! Created using Camtasia
No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! Lesson Learned
Presented by Amy MooreAuthor/Editor/Media (904) 632-3115 Amy.Moore@fscj.edu Dr. Sheri LittAcademic Dean (904) 632-5075 SBLitt@fscj.edu