Presenters

IT/Faculty Partnership

Presenters• David G. Brown

Vice President and Dean, International Center for Computer Enhanced Learning, Wake Forest

• Terry Morrow

Associate Director, Office of Instructional Resources, University of Florida

• George H. Watson Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Delaware

• Janet R. de VryManager, User Services, University of Delaware

Common features

• Members of the Learning Technology Consortium

• Well established infrastructures

• History of active experimentation with different strategies

• High faculty adoption rates

• Challenge: motivate and enable mainstream faculty to enhance learning

Solutions

• Ongoing and sustainable

• Leverage faculty and staff time

• Mix and match solutions that fit your campus

Topics

Student, Departmental, and Central InitiativesWake Forest University

Training Programs that ExpandUniversity of Florida

Faculty/IT PartnershipUniversity of Delaware

Because----1. Our programs are designed to fit faculty culture, not the

culture of technologists,

2. Participation, like with the library resources, is entirely voluntary on the part of faculty

3. We commend and reinforce faculty when they first use even simple technology

Over 85% of our faculty is actively using technology to support their teaching.

Concepts Behind Wake Forest’s Faculty Development Strategy

1. The Instructional Technology Group---disciplinary MS&PhD’s, hired and housed in each department, spend full-time helping faculty and students use technology.

2. STARS---Student Technology Advisors help individual faculty members enhance their teaching with technology

3. Blackboard Listserv---Active faculty users of our Course Management System exchange questions, answers, challenges, insights, successes, and frustrations

Faculty Development Programs that Work…at Wake Forest University

•26 Students•10 Hours Per Week, $9.50/Hr.•Full Semester of Training•Assist One Prof Each Semester•Teach Prof to Carry Forward•Paid Summer Internship

http://www.wfu.edu/Computer-information/STARS/

•26 Students•10 Hours Per Week, $9.50/Hr.•Full Semester of Training•Assist One Prof Each Semester•Teach Prof to Carry Forward•Paid Summer Internship

http://www.wfu.edu/Computer-information/STARS/

Poster Session Each SemesterSTARS & Faculty Display/Demonstrate Results

Students Serving Others

Non-Profits K-12 Schools

Businesses Residence Hall Students

University of Florida

Faculty Training at UF

Training Programs that Expand


• Faculty training options at UF– NetG online training– Computer Challenge– Hands-on training– Faculty notebook computer Initiative

Online Training


• NetG online Traininghttp://netg.ufl.edu/

Computer Challenge


• Available to faculty and staff

http://www.it-train.ufl.edu

• Multiple tracks– End User/desktop skills– It provider– Communication network professionals

Computer Challenge


Hands-On Training Options


• CITT www.citt.ufl.edu/training

• University Personnel Serviceshttp://www.ups.ufl.edu/training/

computerchallenge.htm

• Health Sciences Training Centerhttp://www.health.ufl.edu/itcenter/

training

• CIRCAhttp://training.circa.ufl.edu

CITT Hands-On Training


• Training options in the CITT– Classroom with 20 stations– Mobile classroom with 30 wireless notebooks– On site training for other facilities– Videconferencing of training

CITT Classes


• Classes are two hours in length– Most classes have two or three segments

• Types of classes– Office 2000 components– Standards and appropriate WWW use– Graphics and multimedia– WWW design

• Dreamweaver• Flash

Faculty Notebook Program


• Second year of implementation– 200 faculty first year

– 100 faculty second year

• Faculty receive 16 hours of instruction– Mostly hands-on

– Some sessions by videoconference

• Faculty awarded a notebook computer– Remains property of UF

Customized Training by the CITT


• College of Education– 24 hours of instruction – notebooks awarded

• College of Health Professions– 16 hours of instruction – notebooks awarded

• College of Law– 12 hours of training – MS Office tools

• College of Agriculture– Various courses

• Personnel Services– Overflow classes

Future Plans in the CITT


• Videoconferencing Delivery– Both h.320 & h.323 delivery

• Collaboration with the LTC– Starting with WebCT classes

• Increased use of mobile facility• Development of design classes

– Online and hands-on

For Further Information


• Terry Morrow– [email protected]

• Office of Instructional Resources– http://oir.ufl.edu

• CITT– http://www.citt.ufl.edu

• University of Florida– http://www.ufl.edu

Faculty/IT Partnership

• Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education

• George Watson, Faculty Coordinator

• Practical Resources for Educators Seeking Effective New Technologies

• Janet de Vry, IT Manager

ITUE History

• Created in 1997 to promote reform of undergraduate education through faculty development and course design.

• Initially funded by NSF Institution-Wide Reform of Undergraduate Education

• ITUE Fellows receive hands-on experience in employing active learning strategies (PBL) and effective use of technology in their classrooms.


PRESENT History• A teaching, learning, technology center opens in

1997• Faculty-centered, simulated classroom• Connecting learning goals with technology


ITUE Philosophy

Undergraduate courses should help students:

– think critically and enhance their ability to analyze and solve real world problems.

– develop skill in gathering and evaluating information needed for solving problems.

– gain experience working cooperatively in teams and small groups.

– acquire versatile and effective communication skills.


ITUE Philosophy

Undergraduate courses should:

– be student centered.

– encourage students to “learn to learn.”

– apply technology effectively where it will enhance learning.

– provide opportunities for a variety of learning experiences.


PRESENT Philosophy

• Establish learning goals

• Identify the various interactions– Faculty/student– Student/student– Student/material

• Explore the technology

• Consider how technology matches learning goals, faculty expertise and time commitment


ITUE Programs

• Faculty-led training and interactions

• Faculty mentoring faculty

• A safe and collegial environment for learning

• Promotion of faculty accomplishments

• IT staff teach side-by-side in program


“Marriage” of PBL and technology

Faculty interestedin PBL and

active learning

Faculty interestedin instructional

technology

They find that the Web can be used to facilitate student learning and are empowered to design problems using online resources and to publish them on the Web.

They experience PBL and have eyes opened to its possibilities along with other active learning strategies.

We continue with this two-pronged approach.


PRESENT programs

• Winter and Summer teaching, learning and technology institutes

• Year long training program

• One-on-one consultations and collaborations

• Projects to implement faculty teaching/learning goals

• Showcase and publicize faculty projects


Technology Assistance Grants

• Grants of staff/student time

• Focused goals, time, deliverables

• Team approach

• Common denominator: Active Learning


New initiatives

• Joint WebCT/ITUE weeklong institute

• Enhanced technology assistance grants

• PBL Clearinghouse

• Wireless carts for PBL classroom

• International Conference onProblem-Based Learning in Higher Education


Partnership Success

• Adoption rate of WebCT by ITUE faculty double that of full faculty

• ITUE arrive asking how can technology make learning more active


Which session is being led by technical staff?

Which is being led by a faculty member?

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