This presentation summarizes best practices from three different institutions based on the pivot for COVID with ideas to steal for higher ed institutions.

1. Leveraging the Pivot: Opportunities for Building the New Normal for Teaching and Learning
Heather McCullough, Ph.D., Associate Director, Center for Teaching and Learning, UNC Charlotte
Pamela Wimbush, Ed.D., Associate Dean, College of Continuing Education, Sacramento State University
Kristin Palmer, Ed.D., Director, Online Learning Programs at UVA

2. The COVID Pivot: helping support teaching and learning

3. Critical Takeaways
● Learn how different institutions across the country formalized new processes/programs in
response to Spring 2020 pivot
● Learn how these institutions are adapting faculty development support
● Learn how these institutions are capitalizing on new opportunities for partnerships across
and beyond the institution
● Apply UPCEA Hallmarks for Faculty Support, Student Support, and Digital Technology to
new initiatives
● Identify opportunities at your own institution for innovating in faculty and student
support

4. University of North Carolina, Charlotte

5. Faculty Participation in Teaching & Course Design Training
• Mar 1-May 15: 30 workshops; 1073 registrations; 542 registrants
• May 16-Aug 16: 12 workshops; 1166 registrations; 590 registrants
• 629 registrations for 8 workshops
• 537 registrations for 4 self-paced workshops
• Aug 17-Sept 7: 15 workshops; 767 registrations; 347 registrants
• Mar 1-Sept 7: 3006 registrations; 983 unique faculty registrants

6. 2020 WORKSHOP ENROLLMENTS

7. Self-paced training

8. Longer, facilitated workshops
● Build Your Online Course in 3 Steps
● Developing Your Hybrid Course
● Online Course Facilitation

9. Promoting Peer Experts

10. Sacramento State University

11. College of Continuing Education (CCE)
152 Staff
699 Instructors

12. 80,000
Learners
(credit & noncredit programs)

15. University of Virginia

18. Digital Pedagogy Interns

20. J-Term Courses
Included in Tuition

21. Steal these ideas
● UNC Charlotte Teachers Observing Peers Program
● UNC Charlotte Self-paced Online Teaching Foundations Workshop in Canvas
● Learning Tech consolidated site for what is supported
● Digital Pedagogy Interns

22. Main Takeaways:
Be open, agile, and collaborative.
Support your faculty and students.
Thank you!
● Heather McCullough, heathermccullough@uncc.edu
● Pamela Wimbush pamela.wimbush@csus.edu
● Kristin Palmer, kristin@virginia.edu