15 th Annual – Sloan C International Conference on Online Learning “The Power of Online Learning: Opportunities for Tomorrow” Supporting Faculty Development: Blended Learning & Social Networking Presenters: Stuart Carrier, Ph.D. Linell Monson-Laswell, Ed. D. Gerri Spinella, Ed. D. Orlando, Florida October 28-30, 2009

Overview A professional development in the Educational Leadership Program for faculty members to experience: Curriculum orientation, Technology training Networking connection to distant colleagues scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

A professional development in the Educational Leadership Program for faculty members to experience:

Curriculum orientation,

Technology training

Networking connection to distant colleagues

Multiple National-Louis Campuses Chicago, Illinois Elgin, Illinois Lisle, Illinois Skokie, Illinois Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wheeling, Illinois Tampa, Florida scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

Department Facts Approved programs in three states: Illinois, Wisconsin and Florida 18 faculty members MED and Doctoral Programs in Educational Leadership Partnerships with New Leaders for New Schools (NLNS) and Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

Approved programs in three states: Illinois, Wisconsin and Florida

18 faculty members

MED and Doctoral Programs in Educational Leadership

Partnerships with New Leaders for New Schools (NLNS) and Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP)

PROFILE scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu Illinois Programs Wisconsin Programs Florida Program MED: 275 students EDD: 91 students MED: 185 students EDD: 38 students MED: 205 students Full time faculty: 12.67 Full time faculty: 2 Full time faculty: 3.33 Adjunct faculty: 8-10 Adjunct faculty: 5-6 Adjunct faculty: 5-7

PROGRAM PHRASES scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

Technology Integration scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

BLACKBOARD ORIENTATION https://blackboard.nl.edu/webct/cobaltMainFrame.dowebct?appforward=/webct/startFrameSet.dowebct%3Fforward=manageCourse.dowebct%26lcid=133461839001 scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

DEMO COURSE – TERM 1 scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

SKYPE http://www.skype.com/welcomeback/ scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

CENTRA scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

SIMULATION (Audio)-I-Tunes scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

FLIP VIDEO PRESENTATION VID00317 scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

VID00317

Continued Professional Development Curriculum Development Establishment of Common Performance Expectations Technology Integration Instructional Strategies National and Regional Conferences & Workshops Department Meetings Social networking scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

Curriculum Development Establishment of Common Performance Expectations

Technology Integration

Instructional Strategies

National and Regional Conferences & Workshops

Department Meetings

Social networking

Livetext Professional Portfolio Present alternative courses of action Discuss pros/cons of each https://c1.livetext.com/doc/3813751 scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

Present alternative courses of action

Discuss pros/cons of each

Training for Adjuncts Formal sessions one to two times a year Technology training available on Blackboard, Livetext, Skype, Multimedia, and Centra, etc. Development of Demonstration courses aligned to the new performance expectations Program coordinators available for individual assistance scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

Formal sessions one to two times a year

Technology training available on Blackboard, Livetext, Skype, Multimedia, and Centra, etc.

Development of Demonstration courses aligned to the new performance expectations

Program coordinators available for individual assistance

Sample Agenda for Adjunct Training Welcome Background Information on Changes Orientation Power Point Distribution of Handbook and Matrix Discussion of Performance Expectations Use of technology Livetext Blackboard scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

Welcome

Background Information on Changes

Orientation Power Point

Distribution of Handbook and Matrix

Discussion of Performance Expectations

Use of technology

Livetext

Blackboard

Developing Social Networking Opportunities Collaboration to build professional learning community Clinical, Adjunct, Full Time Faculty Members Meeting place Blackboard Skype NLU Meeting Place Centra scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

Collaboration to build professional learning community

Clinical, Adjunct, Full Time Faculty Members

Meeting place

Blackboard

Skype

NLU Meeting Place

Centra

Our Vision for the Future "As the world becomes more inter-connected organizations that will truly excel in the future will be ( those)... that discover how to tap people's commitment and capacity to learn." Peter Senge 'The Fifth Discipline' scarrier@nl.edu, linell.monson-lasswell@nl.edu, gerri.spinella@nl.edu

"As the world becomes more inter-connected organizations that will truly excel in the future will be ( those)... that discover how to tap people's commitment and capacity to learn."

Peter Senge 'The Fifth Discipline'