Terri Johnson, Director of Instructional Technology, Carroll University Our campus introduced faculty “Bootcamps” as a way to engage faculty in redesigning face-to-face courses for online delivery. Bootcamps were 3-day workshops developed to overcome factors contributing to technology anxiety among faculty, such as time constraints and lack of rewards. I will demonstrate how our approach to Bootcamp can be applied in other faculty development scenarios as provided by the audience. Participants will leave with ideas of how to overcome obstacles to faculty development efforts.

1. Faculty Bootcamp at Carroll University

2. Before Bootcamp...

3. “Do I need an upgrade?”

4. “I didn’t do anything...the file
just vanished...”

5. “Will this delete my files?”

6. “You are going too fast...!
what’s a url?”

7. “Please...”

8. Nothing like a little help and encouragement
to build confidence

10. Bootcamps started as 3-day workshops to
help faculty redesign a f2f course for online.

11. Each Bootcamp had a max of 4 participants
Bootcampers were paid a stipend
Bootcampers focused attention to 1 course

12. what goes online and
what’s in class? practice & theory
large enrollments
what were our challenges?
online discussion
student self-
facilitating groups
discipline

13. how to get rid of my picture in
the LMS how to use the LMS
what did we learn?
how to embed video how to collaborate f2f
how to share
and online
how to engage students with wikis, blogs and chat

14. Turnitin YouTube
Clickers
a sampling of
PollEverywhere
VoiceThread
New Tools
Mind mapping RSS Feeds & Readers
Google docs
Voki
Wikispaces WordPress

15. using technology to engage students where appropriate
End results?
collaboration: with peers, with students
improved content delivery
a rethinking of learning goals

16. But that’s not the end...

17. The Future of Bootcamps

18. Bootcamp keeps on giving
Outside The Box!
Tech Fellows, 2011 and 2012!
Collaborative presentations and
publications!
Tech Fair

19. What’s next?
More Bootcamps!
Moving the research
Original Bootcamp!
forward: pre and post tests
Bootcamp 2! including teaching
philosophy; collecting
Bootcamp Mobile! additional data from students
Bootcamp Studio-C and faculty

20. Support
Provost’s office!
Center for Educational
Technology & Innovation

21. Takeaways
Small and local!
Support !
Humor and honesty

22. thank you!
Terri Johnson, Ph.D.!
Director, Center for Educational Technology & Innovation!
Carroll University!
Waukesha, Wisconsin