The document discusses faculty development initiatives across the California State University system, highlighting training strategies for transitioning to the Moodle Learning Management System. Key presentations include challenges in faculty engagement, varying training needs, innovative delivery methods, and ongoing support requirements. Future steps aim to enhance faculty collaboration, align resources with educational outcomes, and improve faculty training and participation rates.

1. Faculty Development across the California State University System Presenters Cherie Vinopal, CSU San Marcos Brett Christie, Sonoma State University Deone Zell, CSU Northridge Maggie Beers, San Francisco State University Facilitator: John Whitmer, CSU Office of the Chancellor

2. Campus Contexts Speaker Campus FTE (09-10) Adoption Date Cherie Vinopal CSU San Marcos 7,405 2010 Brett Christie Sonoma State University 7,373 2011 Deone Zell CSU Northridge 26,689 2010 Maggie Beers San Francisco State University 25,042 2007

3. California State University San Marcos Cherie Vinopal Instructional Developer

4. WebCT to Moodle in 60 seconds Training needs HUGE..How to do it in 9 months? Pilot: 10% of faculty trained in first three months Next three months- 50% of faculty: Moodle orientations (2 hours) WebCT content conversions “moving to a new house”. Individual tool trainings Open labs Online resources (CSU Quickguides) Best practice examples or events Remaining faculty either self taught or not LMS users

5. Which of the training modalities worked for new users?

6. Controlling Expectations Moodle Module/Plug-in upgrades Process for changing or adding tools. Training needs associated with each new tool. We surveyed our faculty on training needs How are we doing? What do you want to learn?

7. Increasing Faculty Adoption Challenges in training and increasing users Faculty aren’t always on campus Faculty want one-to-one support now We are now at the “business as usual” phase Next steps: Focus on student learning outcomes Course rebuilding Pairing with librarians and departments

8. Possible Next Steps New ways to help faculty with specific needs Better align our ISDs with departments and librarians to increase usage and student learning outcomes. Online webcasts for faculty who are not always on campus. Why not? Continue with our open lab drop in hours for 1-1 support with an instructional developer Skype trainings

9. Moodle Efforts at Sonoma State University Brett Christie, Ph.D.

10. Research Process and Commitment Review of multiple LMS, 2008-2010 CSU Master enabling agreement SSU review: ATAC, CIO, Provost SSU Moodle Leadership Team Barbara Butler, Dean, University Library Barbara Moore, Director, Web Services Brett Christie, Director, Faculty Development CSU Moodle Consortium & CIG; LMSS Visit and presentation by CSUMB and SFSU

11. Pilot Efforts: Learning and Growing Pilot 1, Summer-Fall 2009 Online training 10 faculty @ 1 course each Pilot 2, Summer-Fall 2010 F2F launch, online courses 20 faculty; 70 courses Interdisciplinary; programs; accreditation Migration a major focus across campus Pilot 3, Winter-Spring 2011 F2F launch, online training 20 faculty

12. Communication Efforts Through relevant committees and groups, ongoing Announcement to campus, February 2010 Presentations to schools, chairs councils SSU Moodle site launch (updates, resources) Pilot 1 Demo and Open Forum, Spring 2010 Moodle informational fliers Pilot Demo and Open Forum, Fall 2010 Sharing pedagogy, models, data Training: “Moodle Basics” and “More About Moodle”

17. Conclusions and Outlook CSU Moodle Consortium has been essential! Base faculty group functioning. How to elevate? Student users pleased. How to increase access & use? Majority of faculty not using. How to attract more? Efforts have been successful but small-scale Need more training and redesign opportunities Need instructional design support Need campus online course policy and support Need (modest) incentives Training fee, stipend, software, recognition

18. SSU Moodle Links & Contact www.sonoma.edu/moodle Resources, posters, data, pilot CFPs www.sonoma.edu/it/training Trainings offered [email_address] [email_address]

20. California State University, Northridge Deone Zell

21. Moodle Timeline and Usage 2 years

22. Diving Deeper Multiple delivery methods Self-service Special sites Integrations Encouraging innovation Mining the data

23. Training Challenge > 2000 faculty 50% PT Varied schedules Diverse learning styles Many new to online teaching

24. Faculty Preferences

25. 1. Multiple Delivery Methods * Face-to-face workshops 1-on-1 support from staff CSUN Moodle Community Lynda.com Moodle Guides Student FAQs Teaching & Learning Bytes Quickguides Customized gradebook “ Hidden gems” videos * Delivered by tripartite team

26. 2. Self-Service Combine sections Create sandbox Special site

27. 3. Special Sites (150+) Campus services Department sites Administrative training Student tutoring Career services Student advisement Graduate faculty Retreat planning Alumni groups Research collaborations Content repositories Organizations and clubs Student evaluations Course evaluations Internships New student orientations Field studies Faculty elections

28. 4. Integrations Current Elluminate (web conferencing) Turnitin (originality checker) Respondus (quiz creation) ASCII Math Filter (scientific notation) Library (can be embedded in courses) Future TurningPoint (student response systems) StudyMate (activities and games

30. 8% 47% 32% 10% 3% CSUN Numbers in Red

31. 5. Encouraging Innovation Take advantage of the bulge Leave instance flexible Flexibility breeds innovation Faculty share with us and community “Tips and tricks” user group

33. 6. Mining the Data – in the future Link Moodle data to student performance Predict persistence, completion, graduation Early interventions

34. SFSU Slides

35. QUESTIONS?

36. Contact Information Speaker Campus Email Cherie Vinopal CSU San Marcos [email_address] Brett Christie Sonoma State University [email_address] Deone Zell CSU Northridge [email_address] Maggie Beers San Francisco State University [email_address]