This document outlines a three-part model for faculty skill development in online and blended teaching. The model includes objectives, competencies, and assessments. It presents emerging technology trends and challenges in higher education. A self-paced online course is described that covers essential online teaching skills across six modules. The document concludes with a competency-based rubric example for assessing skills like linking, uploading files, creating content, and setting date restrictions in an LMS.

1. FACULTY’S NEW TOOLBOX
ATHREE PART MODEL FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Tracy Miller
Online Teaching Coordinator
Northern Illinois University

2. Objectives
• Key trends in teaching with technology in higher
education
• Identify and assess essential skills in delivering online and
blended content
• Faculty Development: Objective, Competency, and
Assessment Model

3. Teaching in a 21st Century Classroom
Emerging Trends
• Learning Analytics
• Social Media
• Games and Gamification
• 3D Printing

4. Less than 1 year

5. One to Two Years
www.securedgenetwork.com
Social Media in Education

6. Two to Three Years
http://www.weiterbildungsblog.de/2012/02/21/the-gamification-of-education-infographic/
Games
And
Gamification

7. Two to Three Years
www.teachthought.com
3D Printing
Prototyper

8. Challenges
Solvable
• Low Digital Fluency of Faculty
• Relative Lack of Rewards for Teaching
Difficult
• Competition from New Models of Education
• Scaling Teaching Innovations
Wicked
• Expanding Access
• Keeping Education Relevant
“Professors generally want to improve their
pedagogies, but lack the resources and
encouragement from their institutions to do
so.” (Johnson, et al, 2014)

9. Scary? Who’s ready for this?

10. How do you know?

11. Preparing to Teach Online - Pilot
• 6 Required Modules + Design Project
• Overview of Online Teaching
• Models of Online Course Delivery
• Designing an Online Course
• Encouraging Communication in Online Courses
• Technology Tools for Online Teaching and Learning
• Assessing Student Learning Online
• Electives
• Presentation Tools for Online Courses
• Integrating Multimedia in Online Courses
• Best Practices for Online Teaching Using Webconferencing Tools
• Working with a Design and Development Team
• Open Educational Resources

12. 6 Required Modules

13. Inside
the
Module

14. Elective Modules

15. Preparing to Teach Online
Self-Paced
Modules
One-on-One
Consultation
Face-to-face
Workshop
LMS 101
LMS 201
Communicating with Students
Assessing Students
Tracking Students Progress
Using Synchronous Tools

16. Essential Skills and Techniques
• Needs Assessment Exercise
• In small groups of 3-4 use the 12 Starters to generate
ideas on what skills faculty need to be successful in
today’s educational climate.
• **For the advanced folks: Tackle an emerging trend!

17. Share out!

18. Three Part Model
Objective - Competency -Assessment
Workshop Objective Competency Assessment
LMS 1 Add, Revise, and
control availability of
content
• Link
• Upload
• Create content
• Edit/Revise
• Time /Date Restrict
Ex. In Information add
a document and name
it syllabus
Structure a course with
folders
• Create a folder
• Put content in
folders
• Customize a course
menu
Ex. Add weekly module
folders and make them
available for the correct
dates
LMS 2 Customize the look • Update course
colors
Ex. Change the theme
of the course
Communication Notify students • Create an
announcement
• Send an email
Ex. Write a short
welcome
announcement
Use communication
tools
• Create a discussion
board
• Post, reply or
provide feedback
Ex. Write a welcome
message and add a link
to syllabus already
added

19. Competency-Based Rubric
Competency Not-Demonstrated Proficient Mastery
Link to external
site
Upload file
Create content
item
Edit/revise item
Date /Time
Restrict

20. Contact Information
• Tracy.miller@niu.edu
• Office: (815)753-8315
• Adams Hall 312
• @tracymiller256
Tracy Miller, Ed.M.
Online Teaching Coordinator
Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center
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