SLN faculty development report: Spring 2006
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This document summarizes faculty development activities and instructional design support provided by the SUNY Learning Network (SLN). It describes the SLN's faculty training conferences and workshops, as well as pilots of alternative training options. It also outlines the roles and activities of the SLN's instructional design team and campus-based multimedia instructional designers. Surveys of faculty and student satisfaction are also mentioned.
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SLN faculty development report: Spring 2006
- 1. Faculty Development & Instructional Design Report SUNY Learning Network Alexandra M. Pickett Associate Director SUNY Learning Network
- 2. Faculty Development SLN Online All Faculty Conference http://sln.suny.edu/conference Participants 444 – spring 2000 – spring 2003 86 – fall 2003 - spring 2004 76 – fall 2004 - spring 2005 79 – fall 2005 - spring 2006 38 – fall 2006 The Process 1. Reflect 2. Conceptualize 3. Develop 4. Pilot, Evaluate, Revise & Re-teach
- 3. Faculty Development SLN Online All Faculty Conference http://sln.suny.edu/conference Courses for Observation – Models & best practices 66 – fall 2003 - spring 2004 48 – fall 2004 - spring 2005 66 – fall 2005 - spring 2006 33 – fall 2006 The Process 1. Reflect 2. Conceptualize 3. Develop 4. Pilot, Evaluate, Revise & Re-teach
- 4. Faculty Development F2F workshops: 8 Locations: Syracuse, Watertown, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Saratoga Springs/Wilton, Herkimer, Suffolk, and Manhattan Rogue: Clinton, Plattsburg, Jefferson, Fredonia, Broome, Binghamton, Sanborn and Rockland. The Process 1. Reflect 2. Conceptualize 3. Develop 4. Pilot, Evaluate, Revise & Re-teach
- 5. Faculty Development F2F workshops: New Faculty 4 workshops for new faculty: 1. Essentials of Online Course Development & Pedagogy 2. Instructional Design Roundtable 3. Effective Online Course Management 2003/04 – 80 experienced roundtable faculty 2004/05 – 72 2005/06 – 4. Evaluate, Revise, and Improve your Online Course The Process 1. Reflect 2. Conceptualize 3. Develop 4. Pilot, Evaluate, Revise & Re-teach
- 6. Faculty Development F2F workshops: Returning Faculty ID Design Institute Spring 2003 : Teaching Presence Fall 2003 : Assessment Spring 2004 : Pedagogy : new SLN tools Fall 2004 : Using the medium effectively Spring 2005 : Class community Fall 2005 : Maximizing student participation, engaging students & facilitating interaction Spring 2006 : Effective feedback in your SLN course Fall 2006 : Advanced Multimedia Design & Management for your Online Course The Process 1. Reflect 2. Conceptualize 3. Develop 4. Pilot, Evaluate, Revise & Re-teach
- 7. Faculty Development F2F Workshops: SP03 45 training days/ 53 sessions 165 New, 36 Observers; 139 Repeat, 5 Observers FA03 44 training days/ 74 sessions 164 New, 46 Observers; 202 Repeat, 4 Observers SP04 40 training days/ 70 sessions 151 New, 20 Observers; 301 Repeat, 13 Observers The Process 1. Reflect 2. Conceptualize 3. Develop 4. Pilot, Evaluate, Revise & Re-teach
- 8. Faculty Development F2F Workshops: FA04 47 training days/ 75 sessions 117 New, 32 Observers; 86 Repeat, 5 Observers CourseSpace: 7 days/14 sessions 41 participants, 32 observers SP05 53 training days/ 70 sessions 107 New, 35 Observers; 107 Repeat, 7 Observers CourseSpace: 9 days/18 sessions 49 participants, 8 observers The Process 1. Reflect 2. Conceptualize 3. Develop 4. Pilot, Evaluate, Revise & Re-teach
- 9. Faculty Development F2F Workshops: FA05 51 training days/ 70 sessions 146 New, 21 Observers; 20 SLN200 online new, RF webinar: 101 Repeat, 2 Observers, CourseSpace 3 days/ 6 sessions 53 participants, 21 observers SP06 52 Training days/68 sessions 103 New, 28 Observers 12 SLN200 online new,4 Observers RF webinar: Repeat, Observers Coursespace 5 days/10 sessions 61 participants, 8 observers The Process 1. Reflect 2. Conceptualize 3. Develop 4. Pilot, Evaluate, Revise & Re-teach
- 10. Faculty Development Alternative training option pilots: SLN200: Fall 2005 Pilot: full online training for new SLN faculty 19 new faculty from Suffolk and ESC, observers: 0 Spring 2006 extended pilot: Sync/async. web hybrid for new SLN faculty 12 new faculty from Oswego, Suffolk, Herkimer, Maritime, Sullivan, Albany, ESC. 2 observers: Jefferson and Brockport (and Moscow State University). Fall 2006: Sync/async. web hybrid for new SLN faculty 12 new faculty from Herkimer, Maritime, ESC, Jamestown, Oneonta, Niagara. 2 observers: Potsdam (and Moscow State University). The Process 1. Reflect 2. Conceptualize 3. Develop 4. Pilot, Evaluate, Revise & Re-teach
- 11. Faculty Development Alternative training option pilots: Workshop #5: Fall 2005: 76 repeat instructors Spring 2006: 120 repeat instructors Fall 2006: June 28 th , 2006 Workshop #4: for fall 2005 –December 20th, 2005 for spring 2006 – April 10 th, 2006 The Process 1. Reflect 2. Conceptualize 3. Develop 4. Pilot, Evaluate, Revise & Re-teach
- 12. ID Support SLN Campus MID program: MID Development & Training MID Training Materials Ongoing MID Support & MID mentoring Best Practices Development Process Instructional Design & Support Team Community Development : job descriptions, performance programs, workload, information sharing, networking, models and best practices shared Feedback loop, QA/testing, input, communications MIDcentral website - http://sln.suny.edu/midcentral Comprehensive Approach 4 SLN master MIDs (one vacancy) 55 campus-based MIDs
- 13. SLN ID Team 3 SLN MIDs provide direct ID support for 15 SLN campuses & mentor additional 11 campuses. ID team members: participate in design, evaluation, and redesign of SLN trainings, materials, processes, initiatives Lead Trainers for workshop #4 and RF Institute Lead Trainers for webinar for RF – new MID mentors Training back-ups Campus MID back-ups TLT course facilitators: Best Practices in Online Teaching and Learning: Lessons learned from SLN - fa02, fa02, sp03, sp04 SLN Master MIDs: Roles 2 SLN Senior MIDs (one vacancy) 2 SLN Lead MIDs
- 14. SLN ID Team Campus MID coordinator - implement SLN MID training program and facilitate activities Campus AC coordinator and MID Multimedia MID -MERLOT -CoolTools SLN website -Multimedia R&D LE Faculty MID -Resource Center website -Instructional design “helpdesk” SLN Master MIDs: Roles 2 SLN Senior MIDs (one vacancy) 2 SLN Lead MIDs
- 15. SLN ID Team 2006 CIT sessions MID Roundtable 5th annual MID Continuous Improvement Meeting SLN MID Show and Tell: Tools and Strategies for Teaching Online that Work! - SLN: CoolTools presentation Metacognitive/Synthesis Journaling in Online Courses A Series of Unfortunate Online Events and How to Avoid Them MID Summit - 8th Annual MID Summit – February 2006 1999 - 1 day/13 attendees 2003 - 2 days/45 + attendees 2004 - 2 days/ attendance 60, 30 campuses - MIDs, AC, and staff 2005 - 2 days/attendance 90, 32 campuses - MIDs, ACs and staff 2006 – 2 days/attendance 72, 24 campuses – MIDs, ACs and staff MID Meeting at TLT Directors’ Meeting November 2003 – attendance 35 MIDs from 22 campuses, total attendance/89 December 2004 – attendance 30 MIDs 27 campuses, total attendance/125 December 2005 – attendance 23 MIDs 16 campuses, total attendance/136 SLN Master MIDs: Events
- 16. ID Support Total 55 campus MIDs from 30 different campuses 10 trained in 2004/05 6 trained in 2005/06 MID specs 36 full campus-based MIDs and 3 SLN MIDs ( one vacancy) 11 are technical or ID support for full MIDs, “mini-MIDs” 15 campuses have more than one MID 26 MIDs are also SLN ACs 13 SLN campus-based MIDs are also CS MIDs (16 total CS MIDs from 11 CS campuses.) SLN Campus MID program: MID & Campus MID activities
- 17. Resources SLN Websites for Faculty and MIDs SLN Practice Templates SLN Print Materials - SLN course developer’s handbook and workshop materials SLN research reports SLN dissemination of best practices collected from MIDs and Faculty Bi-weekly MID meetings MID Summit, & MID f2f meetings at TLT and CIT. SLN Faculty/MID Resources
- 18. Faculty Development SLN NetTutor pilot – Fall 2005 CAT testing and documentation SLN gradebook beta testing SLN200 – online training option for select new fall 2006 faculty SLN webinar for training #4 - for new faculty in SLN200 from spring 2006 SLN training #5: Advanced Multimedia Design & Management for your Online Course – webinar & online documentation for returning experienced fall 2006 faculty SLN Instructional Design: Additional Activities
- 19. Faculty Development Recent Surveys: Spring 2003 -Student Satisfaction : 6,295 respondents -Faculty Satisfaction : 366 respondents Spring 2004 - Student Satisfaction : 8,158 respondents -Faculty Satisfaction : 368 respondents Summer 2004 - Student Satisfaction : 2,317 respondents SLN Instructional Design: Additional Activities
- 20. Faculty Development Recent Surveys: Fall 2004 - Student Satisfaction : 1,082 respondents (random sample) -Faculty Satisfaction : 518 respondents Spring 2005 - Student Satisfaction : 2,036 respondents (random pool) 7,686 (non random pool) -Faculty Satisfaction : 130 respondents (random pool) 200 (non random pool) Fall 2005 - Student Satisfaction : 4,716 respondents -Faculty Satisfaction : 386 respondents Spring 2006 - Student Satisfaction : 9,595 respondents -Faculty Satisfaction : 738 respondents SLN Instructional Design: Additional Activities
- 21. Faculty Development Faculty & Student Satisfaction, Teaching Presence, and Class Community Recent SLN Papers: http://tlt.suny.edu/tlt_library_research.shtml A Study of Teaching Presence and Student Sense of Learning Community in Fully Online and Web-Enhanced College Courses, The Internet and Higher Education, Volume 9, Issue 3, 2006. (Forthcoming 2006) Developing Learning Community in Online Asynchronous College Courses: The Role of Teaching Presence . Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks: 9(4). (December 2005) Increasing access to Higher Education: A study of the diffusion of online teaching among 913 college faculty. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (July - 2005). ISSN: 1492-3831. (2005) http://www.irrodl.org/content/v6.2/shea.html SLN Instructional Design: Research
- 22. Faculty Development Faculty & Student Satisfaction, Teaching Presence, and Class Community Recent SLN Papers: http://tlt.suny.edu/tlt_library_research.shtml Presence and Establishment of Community in Online Learning Communities, Elements of Quality Online Education: Engaging Communities: Wisdom from the Sloan Consortium, Needham, MA: SCOLE (ISBN 0-9766714-1-7). (2005) Enhancing Student Satisfaction Through Faculty Development: The Importance of Teaching Presence, Elements of Quality Online Education: Into the Mainsteam, Needham, MA: SCOLE (ISBN 0-9677741-6-0). (2004) Student Satisfaction and Reported Learning in the SUNY Learning Network. In Duffy, T. and Kirkley, J. Learner Centered Theory and Practice in Distance Education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. (2004) SLN Instructional Design: Research
- 23. Faculty Development Faculty 94% = Faculty Satisfied or Very Satisfied. 92% = Would recommend online teaching to a colleague. 98% = Would teach online again. Students 90% = Students Satisfied or Very Satisfied. 90% = “Students learned a great deal in my course.” SLN Instructional Design: Survey Results – Fall 2004
- 24. ? ? Any questions
- 25. Thank You! Alexandra M. Pickett [email_address] http://SLN.suny.edu http://SLN.suny.edu/developer