chadia n. abras phd director, educational technology & distance learning goucher college usa
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Chadia N. Abras PhDDirector, Educational Technology & Distance Learning
GOUCHER COLLEGEUSA
Faculty Training an Overview Technology Training Pedagogy of Online Instruction Instruction Design Mentoring & Training Community-Centered Approach Earlier Practices
Training course design Implementation
Current Practices Training course design Implementation
Results, Comparisons, & Faculty Buy-in
An Overview
Concepts of Training Technology Pedagogy of online instruction Course design for online delivery
Training First Impressions by Faculty Advances in Training Training Course Design
Two part design
Technology Training Online courses for training
Use of the LMS & Wimba Use of assistive technology when needed Use of multimedia Use of streaming audio and video Use of Reusable Learning Objects (RLO) in instruction Podcasting, blogs, and wikis Interactive PowerPoint and Interactive Programs
(lectures)
Preparation of Training Documents Implementation in Training Courses.
Approaches Collaborative Constructivist Active learning Project-based instruction Building community
Guidelines for usability and sociability in online instruction
Online Courses for Training Preparation of training documents Implementation in training courses
instructor training
coursemanagement
course design
technology
instructiondelivery
preparation
STUDENT
instructor training
coursemanagement
course design
technology
instructiondelivery
PREPARATION
student
Prepare the students on the use of technology
instructor training
coursemanagement
course design
technology
INSTRUCTIONDELIVERY
preparation
student Collaborative learning Constructivist approach
instructor training
coursemanagement
course design
TECHNOLOGY
instructiondelivery
preparation
student
Chat / VoIP Threaded Discussions PowerPoint Lectures Etc…
instructor training
coursemanagement
COURSE DESIGN
technology
instructiondelivery
preparation
student Design for online delivery
instructor training
COURSEMANAGEMENT
course design
technology
instructiondelivery
preparation
student Feedback Positive reinforcement Assignment management DB management Chat area management
INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
coursemanagement
course design
technology
instructiondelivery
preparation
student
Instruction design Implementation Management Use of technology Changing role
Teachers are content experts, they are a bridge between knowledge and practice (Moore, 1997, p. 223)
Mentoring as an Extension of Training Mentoring as a training tool Mentoring as continuous training Communities of practice (CoPs) and their
benefits in mentoring Establishing mentoring programs
Participatory community-centered development approach (Preece, 2000)
assessing the needs of
the community
nurture the community
test sociability
and usability
select technology
plan for sociability
test prototype
Evaluate
Participatory community-centered development approach (Preece, 2000)
assessing the needs of
the community
nurture the community
test sociability
and usability
select technology
plan for sociability
test prototype
Evaluate
Participatory community-centered development approach (Preece, 2000)
assessing the needs of
the community
nurture the community
test sociability
and usability
select technology
plan for sociability
test prototype
Evaluate
Participatory community-centered development approach (Preece, 2000)
assessing the needs of
the community
nurture the community
test sociability
and usability
select technology
plan for sociability
test prototype
Evaluate
Participatory community-centered development approach (Preece, 2000)
assessing the needs of
the community
nurture the community
test sociability
and usability
select technology
plan for sociability
test prototype
Evaluate
Empowering Faculty
Faculty in Charge Technology Course design Pedagogy Creating community Group activities Creating learning objects
Training Course Design (3 Semesters) Technology, beginner Technology, advanced Pedagogy, design, implementation, & management
Technology Training
documents Assessments Proper use Proper
implementation
Pedagogy Course design Management Implementation Collaborative
learning Synchronous Asynchronous Nurturing Feedback
Course Design Team
Team Members Instructional designer Online instruction director Two technology specialists Content program director Faculty member Student worker
Training Course Design (1 Semester) Technology needed for maintaining course Pedagogy, implementation, & management
EMPOWER FACULTY COURSE DESIGN TEAM Faculty in Charge
Content Creation Design Technology Group work RLO Activities
Faculty Trained Technology Pedagogy Course Design Management Implementation
Faculty in Charge Content
Team in Charge Creation Design Technology Group work RLO Activities
Faculty Trained Pedagogy Management Implementation Technology needed
Choices Offered to Faculty What the Majority Chooses Widespread Implementation of
Method in Existing Courses Organization’s Buy-in Faculty Support & Satisfaction Student Support & Satisfaction
