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Professional Development 24/7: Restructuring How We Deliver Training. Valerie Kisiel (val@Ieinfo.org) – Innovative Educators Online professional development On-Demand Student Success Workshops Online advisor in addition to IE work Combined, IE staff has over 45 years of experience
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Professional Development 24/7: Restructuring How We Deliver Training • Valerie Kisiel (val@Ieinfo.org) – Innovative Educators • Online professional development • On-Demand Student Success Workshops • Online advisor in addition to IE work • Combined, IE staff has over 45 years of experience • Working to improve services to students for the past 10 years • Kristen Seldon (kristen@ieinfo.org) – Innovative Educators • Director of Institutional Relations StudentLingoand Go2Knowledge Contact
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?
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?
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
In 1975, only 30.2% of faculty were employed part time; by 2005, according to data compiled by the AAUP, what percentage of all faculty members in the US were part-time? • A. 35% • B. 45% • C. 48% • D. 65% Part-Time Faculty IPEDS - Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
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
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?
Some of the Challenges • Difficulty scheduling in-person workshops • Identifying trainers • Wide variety of needs • Financial support • Documenting participation • Keeping it simple
Podcasts/Vodcasts • Web Conferencing • On-Demand Training Solutions
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
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
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://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/index.php
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
DEFINITION Web conferencing is used to conduct live meetings, training, or presentations via the Internet. EXAMPLES Webex, GoToMeeting, Yugma, Adobe Connect, Elluminate Web Conferencing
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
2 Options Deliver content using on campus resources and presenters Outsource – www.innovativeeducators.org Cost Vs. Benefits Resources Perspective Implementation
Examples: In-House • What software do you have on campus? • Examples • Webex • GoToMeeting • 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? Training: Technology and Design • How will you invite people, send logins, provide tech support? • Who will host • Community College Example • http://www.cccconfer.org/trainingCenter/recordedTraining.aspx
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
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
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
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
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
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?
Go2Knowledge Features • Certificates of Completion • Monthly Reporting • Web Portal & LMS Integration • Branded Marketing Materials • Supplemental Materials • Personalized Customer Service & Support
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
www.Go2Knowledge.org + Your login and password Free Preview: www.Go2Knowledge.org Phone: 1.303.955.0415 How does it work?
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
Valerie Kisiel Innovative Educators val@ieinfo.org Contact Info Preview Go2Knowledge – www.Go2Knowledge.org More Information: 1.303-819-5366