UNC Wilmington

Teaching faculty and staff to fish at UNC Wilmington

Tammala Bulger, LecturerPCOM Administrator/Advisor & Internship DirectorCommunication Studies

Dana Ward, Enhanced Technology SpecialistTechnology Enhanced LearningUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington

Learning. Performance. Impact.

UNCW at a glanceUNCW at a glanceUNCW at a glanceUNCW at a glance

• 11,800 students

• 2,100 faculty and staff

• CBT program at UNCW since 1998

• Training portal hosted by SkillSoft since 2005• Reliability• Grouping and Reporting• Natural fit for supplementing classroom instruction

SkillPort for StaffSkillPort for StaffSkillPort for StaffSkillPort for Staff

• Physical plant manager training• Plumbing, electricians, landscaping, housekeeping

• ‘Documenting Discipline‘ and ‘Hiring Considerations’ first SkillPort courses

• Current Physical Plant manager training twice a month

• Huge commitment for small HR training staff

• Books 24x7 resources provide springboard for instructor led sessions

• The TWI Workbook – Essential Skills for Supervisors

• How to Shine at Work

• Quick Team Building for Busy Managers

• More Quick Team Building for Busy Managers

Enhancing Classroom InstructionEnhancing Classroom InstructionEnhancing Classroom InstructionEnhancing Classroom Instruction

• Skills taught in the classroom: PED 266

• Supplement to classroom instruction• NUR 327: Clinical Reasoning/Sci Inquiry – Dev. Fund. Critical Thinking Skills

• HEA 207: Nutrition and Behavior – MS PowerPoint

• HEA 355: Measurement & Evaluation in Health Education – MS Excel

• MIT 510: Design & Dev. of Instructional Technology – MS Project

• MIT 541: Colloquium II– enhance tech skills over the summer

• REC 266: Computers, Research and Evaluation in Recreation – MS Office suite

• Early Maternity Leave

Custom Courses and Learning ProgramsCustom Courses and Learning ProgramsCustom Courses and Learning ProgramsCustom Courses and Learning Programs

• UNI101: UNCW Technology Services and

Security Awareness

• Learning Programs • COM200• COM220• COM490

Blended Learning ToolkitsBlended Learning ToolkitsBlended Learning ToolkitsBlended Learning Toolkits

• COM 325: Business and Professional Communication

• Team adapts a BLT lesson for students and manage the face-to-face learning session

• Items for “employees” to complete face to face session

• Develop face – to –face session

• Provide items for continued development after face – to – face

session

Custom CoursesCustom CoursesCustom CoursesCustom Courses

• COM 490 – Discipline Capstone• Public Speaking Refresher• Behavioral Based Interviewing

• COM 220- Interpersonal Communication• Listening for Interpersonal Communication

• Directed Individual Study Classes• Remediation• Whole student development

• Internship• Support skills needed for internship

Directed Individual Study ClassesDirected Individual Study ClassesInternship ClassInternship Class

Directed Individual Study ClassesDirected Individual Study ClassesInternship ClassInternship Class

Unique ClassroomUnique ClassroomIncorporation of CBT & Books 24/7Incorporation of CBT & Books 24/7

Unique ClassroomUnique ClassroomIncorporation of CBT & Books 24/7Incorporation of CBT & Books 24/7

• Incident Report Form/ Absence “Replacement

Policy”• Absence(s) above and beyond attendance policy• Honest mistake versus Pattern

• MBTI + CBT• Complete MBTI • Complete CBT based on deficiency

• Custom Skills and CBT

• Faculty Absence for Conference

Books 24/7Books 24/7Books 24/7Books 24/7

• COM 490 – Discipline Capstone• course textbook• supplemental materials for their senior capstone presentation

• COM 200 –

Research Methods

Future PlansFuture PlansFuture PlansFuture Plans

• Blackboard Navigation course

• School of Business Assessment of Learning

course

• Moving SkillPort Link to UNCW Portal• Eliminates extra password• More secure

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Tammala Bulger, Lecturer

PCOM Administrator/Advisor & Internship Director

Communication Studies

[email protected]

Dana Ward, Enhanced Technology Specialist

Technology Enhanced Learning

University of North Carolina Wilmington

[email protected]