OVERVIEW

With the growth of online education, it is critical for institutions to find a way to develop their faculty to effectively make the transition to online teaching. However, providing faculty with the structure they need to succeed requires a shift in the role of technology, an understanding of the new online and blended teaching environment, and effective administrative support.

Join us for the Faculty Development in Blended/Online Learning conference to explore the best approaches for engaging and supporting faculty interested in the online and blended teaching experience. This interactive workshop will address the areas of professional development essential to the preparation of instructors for online teaching and learning success. Each participant will return to campus with a relevant framework that covers their key concerns and action steps.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Effective faculty development programs are built on unifying three key aspects:

• Use of technology that supports instructional strategies
• Pedagogy for an online environment
• Administrative systems to support faculty development

Faculty development professionals, instructional technologists, and academic leaders will develop the skills and competencies to create a community of learners and teachers in online and blended environments.

A TEAM APPROACH

You will be engaged in small and large group discussions, brainstorming, and strategizing as you develop action plans specific to the needs of your own institutions. Institutions are encouraged to bring academic leaders, faculty development professionals, and instructional technologists who can formulate a framework integrated with rich resources needed to significantly develop faculty who teach online and blended courses.

WHAT TO BRING

Tying You are required to bring a laptop computer with wireless capability. You will be actively engaged in using social networking tools and will be asked to post and interact with other participants through various social networking sites. This will provide a hands-on understanding of how to effectively use some of these social networking tools.

Conference proceedings will be delivered to you on a flash drive rather than in a binder.