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GoingDigital:TheRoleof

Teaching,Learningand

TechnologyCenters

CynthiaGoldenUniversityofPittsburgh

April14,2018ACAODigitalFellowsMeeting

NewOrleans

• CampusClimate:KeyChallengesfacingaTeachingCenter

• RoleofaTeachingCenter• Scope• OrganizationalModels• Partners

• SomePittInitiatives

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Aboutme…

30+yearsinhighered (really?)

Bridgingtechnologyandpedagogyandpeople

Issuesfacingourinstitutions

•Notunique•Manynotnew

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EDUCAUSE2018

KeyIssuesinT&L

1. AcademicTransformation

2. Accessibility3. FacultyDevelopment4. PrivacyandSecurity

5. DigitalandInformationLiteracies6. iPASS

7. InstructionalDesign8. OnlineandBlendedLearning

9. EvaluationofTech-basedinstructionalinnovations10. OpenEducation

EDUCAUSE2018

KeyIssuesinT&L

1. AcademicTransformation2. Accessibility3. FacultyDevelopment4. PrivacyandSecurity

5. DigitalandInformationLiteracies6. iPASS

7. InstructionalDesign8. OnlineandBlendedLearning

9. EvaluationofTech-basedinstructionalinnovations10. OpenEducation

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Use of Free Textbooks Is Rising, but Barriers RemainBy Beth McMurtrie DECEMBER 19, 2017

A growing number of professors are replacing the traditional textbook with an openly licensed one, according to a survey released on Tuesday. But their overall numbers remain small — and widespread adoption of the practice could remain out of reach unless key barriers are overcome.“Opening the Textbook: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2017,” surveyed 2,700 full- and part-time faculty members to measure, among other things, their use of open educational resources, commonly called OER. It is the third such survey produced by the Babson Survey Research Group in recent years.Over that time the share of faculty members adopting open-licensed textbooks rose from 5 percent in 2015 to 9 percent today, with a higher rate of use in large introductory-level classes. Familiarity with openly licensed materials is also growing: About 30 percent of respondents said they were aware or very

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Top10strategictechnologiesimpactinghighereducation2018

1. DigitalCredentials2. PredictiveAnalytics3. NudgeTech

4. Next-GenerationSecurity5. VirtualReality

(VR)/AugmentedReality(AR)Comeback

6. HybridIntegrationPlatforms

7. DigitalAssessment

8. Blockchain

9. Next-GenerationSIS

10. AIConversationalInterface

IssuesfacingmyCenterrightnow

• LargeEnrollmentCourseTransformation• AssessmentofTeaching• OER• DiversityintheCurriculum• Accessibility• FacultyIncentives• NextGenerationLMS• Competency-basedlearning,onlinelearning,alternativecredentials

• AssessingourImpact

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• WhatWeDo

• OrganizationalModels

• Importance ofPartners

Role(s)ofaTeachingCenter

TheNationalSurveyofCampusCentersfor

TeachingandLearning2015

• ManyCentersarenew:athirdwereformedafter2010• MostCenterdirectorshaveacademicbackgroundsandmanyhavealsohave(full-timeorpart- time)facultystatus

• MostCentersreporttoprovostsandacademicaffairsoffices• Digitalcourseresources(OER,Third-partysoftware),adaptivelearning,andcompetency-basedlearningappeartobelowprioritiesformostCenters

• Pre-tenuredfacultyarethelargestgroupofCenterclients.• Notmuchcollaborationwithacademicdepartmentsandothercampusunits

www.campuscomputing.net

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• Launchedin1996asthe

(aftermajorreorganization)• RenamedinFall2016

UniversityCenterforTeachingandLearning• OrganizationalEvolutionovertime

~65staff,~45students,2post-docs,facultyfellows

Mission

ThemissionofTheTeachingCenter istoinspireexcellenceandinnovation inteaching,learningandscholarlyactivitiesattheUniversityofPittsburgh.

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KeyAreasofStrategicFocus

TeachingSupport(10)

EducationalTechnology(15)

Assessment(2)

OnlineLearning(10)

LearningEnvironments(5)

AcademicServices(20)

Admin(4)

TeachingSupport

• 1:1Consultations• Workshops/Seminars

• SoTL/Research• GraduateStudentTeachingInitiative

• FacultyLearningCommunities• NewFaculty,Online/Hybrid,Diversity,HighlyEngagedProfessor,SoTL,Assessment

• CenterforMentoring

• CenterforCommunication

• CenterforDiversity

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EducationalTechnology– LMSandbeyond

Catchbox:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEIMnTR4shw&t=6s

AssessmentofTeaching

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Online Programs

LearningSpaces

• ActiveLearning• Flexibility• AcousticsandLighting• Technology• NaturalLight• Study

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NationalityRooms

FrenchRoom

MediaCredenza

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AcademicServices

• TestingCenter• SocialMedia,Newsletters,Publications• MediaProduction• SpecialEvents

OrganizationalModels– Wheredowefit?

No“rightway”CulturalFitChangesovertime

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Provost

SchoolsAcademicAffairs

TeachingCenter

FacultyDev

TeachingSupport

FutureFaculty

Library IT

EnterpriseSystems

Network

Security

Research

LMS/EdTech

President

CFO

CommonModel#1

Provost

SchoolsAcademicAffairs

Library

TeachingCenter

FacultyDev

TeachingSupport

FutureFaculty

IT

EnterpriseSystems

Network

Security

Research

LMS/EdTech

CommonModel#2

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Provost

Schools AcademicAffairs TeachingCenter

TeachingSupport

Library IT

TeachingSupport

LMS/EdTechThismodelrequiresclosecollaboration!

WhatIknow…

• Supportforgoodteachingmustbetheprimaryfocus• Technologyisanenabler•Wecannolongerseparatethetechnologyfromthepedagogy

• Necessaryforgoodfacultysupport• Criticalinthehiringprocess

•Anintegrated(pedagogy&ed tech)modelworkswellforPitt

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Pitt’sOrganization

ImportantPartners

• President• ChiefAcademicOfficer

ProvostandSr.ViceChancellorPatriciaE.Beeson

ChancellorPatrickGallagher

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MAJOR RECOMMENDATION : Connect the (academic) dots:

• 80% of the Centers report to provosts and academic affairs • 57% of Center directors have an academic background • 63% of Center directors have some kind of academic appointment Center

directors report low engagement with academic units

Engage with provosts to stand up and stand with Center directors as a key strategy to promote innovation

TheNationalSurveyofCampusCentersforTeachingandLearning2015 www.campuscomputing.net

ImportantPartners

Deans & theOfficeoftheProvost

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• UniversityLibraries

ImportantPartners

Kornelia Tancheva,DirectorUniversityLibrarySystem

MoreImportantPartners

• WearenottheonlyTLTCenter!

• Collaborationiskey

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ImportantPartners

• Faculty 2018UniversitySenatePlenary“TeachingTodayforTomorrow”

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldNrjQEBwUg

ImportantPartners

• OurStudents

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ImportantPartners

ImportantPartners

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Backtomyprioritylist…

• LargeEnrollmentCourses

• AssessmentofTeaching

• OER• DiversityintheCurriculum• Accessibility• FacultyIncentives• NextGenerationLMS

• Competency-basedlearning,onlinelearning,alternativecredentials

• AssessingourImpact

http://sgb.pitt.edu/government/

governing-documents/

Highlights:

• Pitthasthehighestin-statetuitioninthecountryforpublicuniversities.

• Studentstakeonadditionaldebttopayfortextbooks,or

• Students“undercuttheirownlearning”bynotpurchasingtextbooks.

• Pitt“shoulddoeverythinginitspowertocontrolthecostofhighereducation”.

• Thisresolutioncallsonfaculty toexpanduseofOER,admin tosupportwithgrantsandincentives,thelibrary tohelpwithresources,andthegovernment tosupporttheAffordableCollegeTextbookAct.Collister,Lauren.PittUniversitySenatePlenaryAddress3/27/2018

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LMSAdoption– at74%inFall2017

NextGenLMS?

Costtochange?

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GraduateStudentTeachingInitiative

• CredentialsinPedagogy

2017 Inaugural Awards for Diversity in the Curriculum

4th Annual Event!

ForFaculty,byFaculty

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Discussion/Questions?

Twogoodbooks

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