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Faculty Development in the Health Sciences

Instructional Technolog & eLearning Specialist
Apr. 10, 2016
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Faculty Development in the Health Sciences

  1. A suggested model for faculty development in the Health Sciences P. Magni 2015
  2. What knowledge is needed by faculty for effective pedagogical practice in a technology enhanced learning environment?
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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?
  8. Suggestion FACULTY TECH-FELLOWS ITG LIBRARY IT other.
  9. Tech Fellow organization
  10. 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
  11. TECH FELLOW WORKFLOW
  12. Tech Fellow Workflow
  13. AUTONOMOUS LEARNING & COLLABORATION Tech Fellow Training Model
  14. Challenges • Faculty Outreach • Turn over • Physical space • Faculty expectations
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