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Supporting Faculty In The Angel Virtual Classroom
This document discusses supporting faculty in online and virtual classrooms. It outlines the advantages of enabling learners and increasing immediacy through technology, as well as some challenges. It recommends setting clear expectations, establishing types of feedback, and distinguishing levels of support. A learner-centered approach is advocated, reconceptualizing documentation and focusing on peer-to-peer mentoring. A philosophy of active, collaborative support that recognizes individual needs is presented. Requirements for faculty certification in online instruction include assessments, online courses, and modules focused on technology skills and pedagogy.
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- 1. Supporting Faculty inthe ANGEL Virtual Classroom Melanie Bartlett Assistant Director – Center for Teaching and Learning David Rausch, PhD Director – Center for Teaching and Learning
- 2. Supporting The Faculty-TechnologyRelationship Advantages Enabling Learners Increasing Immediacy Challenges Enabling Learners Increasing Immediacy
- 3. Instructor/Student Expectations Setclear expectations for turnaround time Establish types of feedback (acknowledgement, content, automated) Distinguish variety and level of support and developmental interaction Manage perceptions of legitimate feedback
- 4. Learner Centered InstructorsLearner Centered Faculty Support Reconceptualized documentation Peer to Peer mentoring / modeling Focus on technologies inside and outside the face-to-face classroom Learning support is active, collaborative and social Support recognizes individual pace and capabilities
- 5. Faculty Support PhilosophyCommunicating our model Keeping in touch Maintaining quality standards Support gaps harm faculty
- 6. Faculty as Studentsin the Virtual Classroom
- 7. Technology Readiness AssessmentTechnology Primer 3 hours synchronous instruction Macomb Online Instructor Training Certification (MOITC) Eight week online course Pass Yes No
- 8. Macomb Online InstructorTraining Certification (MOITC)
- 9. Technology Readiness AssessmentTechnology Primer 3 hours synchronous instruction Macomb Online Instructor Training Certification (MOITC) Eight week online course or Virtual Basics - Three hours synchronous instruction or asynchronous tutorial -Three online modules Pass Yes No
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- 11. Technology Readiness AssessmentTechnology Primer 3 hours live or virtual instruction Macomb Online Instructor Training Course (MOITC) Eight week online course or Virtual Basics - Three hours synchronous instruction or asynchronous tutorial -Three online modules Pass Yes No Certified Assessments and Assignments Learning Object Repositories Gradebook Synchronous Discussion Forums Communication -Two and one/half hours synchronous instruction -One online module
- 12. ASSESSMENT OF INSTRUCTORREADINESS Assessment of Instructor Readiness
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- 25. Technical Support forFaculty Support team Asynchronous support Synchronous sessions
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- 27. Course Design Supportfor Faculty Provide Course Review course(s) Asynchronous support Synchronous sessions
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- 32. References Kubala, 1998Collison et al., 2000 Eklund & Eklund, 1996 Newman et al., 1999; Shapley, 2000 Haggerty et al., 2001 Kassop, 2003 Rovai, 2004 Speck 1996 (Hiltz & Wellman, 1997; Markel, 2001; Sullivan, 2002). Adam Finkelstein, adam.finkelstein@mcgill.edu Brendan Guenther brendan@msu.edu Brandon Blinkenberg bran@msu.edu
Editor's Notes
- #2 David: Welcome to the AUC 2009 and to our faculty support session. My name is David Rausch. I am the director of the CTL at Macomb Community College. My background includes a number of years as an executive in the financial industry in the US and throughout Asia in South Africa. I have worked as a college faculty (in a full-time and adjunct capacity), and administration . My graduate degree is in business (finance) and my doctoral work focused on leadership roles, adult learning theory and experiential learning. I would like to introduce Melanie Bartlett. Melanie: Hi, I am the assistant director of the CTL at Macomb Community College in the Metro Detroit area. I spent a few years with General Motors Technical Education Program working with several colleges (UM, Carnegie Mellon, Kettering), to take their courses from videotape delayed to the virtual classroom. I also spent some time with Accenture consulting in Change Management and designing training and communications for a large Supply Chain Project. I also work as an adjunct faculty in the business program at Macomb.