Sloan-C 15th Annual Conference The Essential Attributes of Faculty Development Programs – Which ones are you missing?
Faculty
The SUNY Learning Network Experience
Development
Alexandra M. Pickett
Associate Director
SUNY Learning Network
Faculty Development & Instructional Design
2001 recipient of the Sloan-C Award for Excellence in ALN Faculty Development
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Sloan-C 15th Annual Conference The Essential Attributes of Faculty Development Programs – Which ones are you missing?
Overview
This presentation will describe:
 An introduction and background of the
SUNY Learning Network (SLN) for
context.
 The key elements (essential
attributes) in SLN’s successful award-
winning online faculty development
program.
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Sloan-C 15th Annual Conference The Essential Attributes of Faculty Development Programs – Which ones are you missing?
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Sloan-C 15th Annual Conference The Essential Attributes of Faculty Development Programs – Which ones are you missing?
SUNY Learning . .
2008-2009 academic year.
Network
!
 30 of the 64 campus participate in SLN.
SLN was referenced  3,000 online faculty.
in testimony to the
Kerrey Commission  107 online degrees offered.
in Congress as the
2nd largest  100,000+ online student enrollments.
ALN in the
country.  4,000 + fully online courses.
 90+ online inst. designers.
 high levels of student & faculty satisfaction.
 CC account for 67% of student enrollments.
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Sloan-C 15th Annual Conference The Essential Attributes of Faculty Development Programs – Which ones are you missing?
SLN Context of
!
Historical Benefits
SLN -
Is a
Membership in SLN
System-wide  Faculty Development and Training
ALN  Faculty Training Materials
 Course Development Process
 Instructional Design & Support Team – best practices
 Campus-based MIDs – for ongoing local Faculty Support
Visit:
 Research/Data Collection/Analysis
http://SLN.suny.edu
 Campus-based Academic Coordinator liaison
 Policy Development
 Marketing & Promotional Activities
 Technical Infrastructure (Servers/Telecommunications)
 Technical Support/7 x 24 Operational Support
 HelpDesk/7 days a week
 Central Inquiry Response Capacity
 Common Student Registration Process
 SUNY DL Web site
 Assisting Registrars
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Sloan-C 15th Annual Conference The Essential Attributes of Faculty Development Programs – Which ones are you missing?
SLN SUNY Campus
Context
Responsibilities
Academic Authority
Offer Courses
Grant Degree
Select Faculty
Academic Review
Standard Student Services
Enrollment Management
Financial Aid
Advisement
Receive and Manage Revenue
Tuition, State Aid, Charge Backs, etc.
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Sloan-C 15th Annual Conference The Essential Attributes of Faculty Development Programs – Which ones are you missing?
SLN Awards 2000 EDUCAUSE Award for Systemic Progress in
Teaching and Learning
2001 Sloan-C award for Excellence in ALN Faculty
Development
2002 Sloan-C award for Excellence in Institution-Wide
ALN Programming
2003 Sloan-C Award for Excellence in Online Teaching
2006 USDLA 21st Century Best Practice Award - Online
Technology - Higher Education
2009 NUTN Distance Education Innovation Award
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Sloan-C 15th Annual Conference The Essential Attributes of Faculty Development Programs – Which ones are you missing?
Faculty
Our roadmap. . .
Development 1994-95 research & development period.
Objective: what works?
We already assumed “no significant difference”
http://www.nosignificantdifference.org/
1995-99 synthesis of models, processes, &
procedures, infrastructure, resources, support &
services.
Objective: will it scale?
1999-05 . . . Full-scale production.
Objective: institutionalization, sustainability
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Sloan-C 15th Annual Conference The Essential Attributes of Faculty Development Programs – Which ones are you missing?
SLN’s 5 key
elements
!
1. Model: Rapid Scale: This required that we develop a consistently applied
What I have learned and thoughtful faculty development process.
from working with over
3000 SUNY faculty, 2. Support: Large numbers: Successful online courses have effective
from 40+ SUNY designs and effective/prepared instructors. = Instructional designers, HD,
templates.
institutions, and
thousands of students 3. Approaches: Our philosophy: Technology in the service of pedagogy.
since 1994.
4. Evaluation: Program evaluation and continuous improvements: Iterate!
Best practices: what is working, why, what needs to be improved?
5. Quality: Requires a comprehensive approach to training, support,
resources, best practices, exemplars, community of practice,
template/standards, formal course review/rubric.
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Sloan-C 15th Annual Conference The Essential Attributes of Faculty Development Programs – Which ones are you missing?
Models
Key Element
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What models does SLN use
for online faculty development,
course design, and training?
P i c k e t t •
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Sloan-C 15th Annual Conference The Essential Attributes of Faculty Development Programs – Which ones are you missing?
KeySLN faculty development,
Element
course design, training. . .
1. Model  4-Stage faculty development process.
2. Support
3. Approaches  7 step online course design process.
4. Evaluation
5. Quality Challenge: scalability, faculty
buy-in, consistency in course
quality and student experience.
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Sloan-C 15th Annual Conference The Essential Attributes of Faculty Development Programs – Which ones are you missing?
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Sloan-C 15th Annual Conference The Essential Attributes of Faculty Development Programs – Which ones are you missing?
Thank you!
Alexandra M. Pickett
alexandra.pickett@suny.edu
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