A suggested model for
faculty development in the
Health Sciences
P. Magni 2015

What knowledge is needed
by faculty for effective
pedagogical practice in a
technology enhanced
learning environment?

TPACK framework
Technological knowledge
how technologies are used for specific content
process & methods of teaching and learning
subject matter that is to be learned and taught
Pedagogical knowledge
Content knowledge
http:// www.tpack.org

Content Knowledge
0
Pedagogical Knowledge
0 100
Technical Knowledge
0
100
Faculty competencies
While competencies needed to perform in medical school, residency, and
practice are well defined, less emphasis is given on pedagogical competencies
100

Opportunities for faculty development
• Websites
• Training videos
• Faculty learning communities - Collaboration
among Health Sciences Schools
• Workshops, seminars, brown bag lunches
• Sharing of best practices
• Surveys, observations, focus groups

Instructional Designers
• Work with faculty (subject matter experts) to understand needs and
leaning objectives
• Advise on pedagogical principles and determine instructional
strategies
• Advise on assessment strategies
• Advise on use of media & technology tools
• Manage projects (development of materials)
• Design layout and appearance of materials - consistency
• Manage editing and in-flight changes
• Advise on writing style, readability of texts
• Accessibility
• Check on copyright issues
• Follow up
• Create reports

Challenges for IDs
• Lack of time
• Resistance to change
• Lack of participation
“SMEs are from Mars, Instructional Designers are from Venus”
COMMUNICATION
FACULTY AVAILABILITY & ATTITUDES
TECHNICAL
OVERWHELMED?

Suggestion
FACULTY
TECH-FELLOWS
ITG
LIBRARY
IT
other.

Tech Fellow organization

THE ROLE OF TECH FELLOWS
• Act as liaison between faculty and ITG
• Assist faculty one-on-one (in person, email, phone,
chat, web conferencing)
• Run orientation sessions and workshops
• Test new tools and upgrades
• Produce online and off-line help documentation
(handouts, videos, websites)
• Manage shared mailbox and maintain twitter
postings
• Present best practices at various events

TECH FELLOW WORKFLOW

Tech Fellow Workflow

AUTONOMOUS LEARNING & COLLABORATION
Tech Fellow Training Model

Challenges
• Faculty Outreach
• Turn over
• Physical space
• Faculty expectations