Learning Technologies at FHDA

Presentation to ETAC April 24, 2002

Vision statement

 “Any individual can participate in online education programs regardless of geographic location, age, physical limitation, or personal schedule. Everyone can access repositories of educational materials, easily recalling past lessons, updating skills, or selecting from among different teaching methods in order to discover the most effective ways of learning. Educational programs can be customized to each individual’s needs, so that the information revolution reaches everyone and personal digital libraries provide a mechanism for managing one’s accumulated knowledge resources. Learning involves all our senses, to help focus each student’s attention and better communicate educational material.” From: Information Technology Research: Investing in Our Future Report to the President, Bill Clinton, February 1999 President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee

Today’s Students

 Expect technology to be integrated in education, work, and entertainment  Grew up with technology  Are diverse culturally, educationally, experientially (need non-traditional methods of learning)  Require flexible scheduling to match their complex lives

Our faculty

 Have mixed levels of technical skills  Are content experts; but not experts in learning technology  Are eager to learn about teaching with technology  Recognize the value of working with others to solve common challenges and to develop learning resources  Need support for handling the diversity of expectations and experiences of students

De Anza Master Plan 2005

      Improve student learning with new tools Support all courses with appropriate technology to increase learning and mastery of skills Expand Internet access and enhance television services to provide learning options such as distance learning, multimedia as a learning tool, and online information research Revise curricula to integrate mastery of information, development of learning skills, and effective presentation skills including oral, written, and mediated Provide training and support to faculty, staff, and administrators on appropriate technological tools Redefine the classroom as a place for a broad range of teaching methods and technologies

Foothill Master Plan 2005

       Add online or tele-class opportunity for every lecture course Assist faculty and students in online and hybrid courses Allow students greater flexibility in scheduling days, times, access to instruction, and mediated learning Support faculty with the complex set of issues related to multiple learning styles, diversity, and cultural sensitivity Provide additional staff development with increased emphasis on technology to ensure maximal return from technology investment Create more school-to-career linkages Increase retention of basic skills classes

Mission of Learning Technologies at FHDA

  Support the colleges and faculty by: – Providing leadership and consultation in the identification, development, implementation, and evaluation of effective learning strategies, tools, and techniques – Promoting collaboration, sharing of resources, and diffusion of best practices between colleges, departments, faculty, and central services.

Improve student success and retention by: – Researching, piloting, and facilitating the adoption of learning technologies that broaden the reach, deepen the experience, and make content more accessible than classroom based instruction alone.

Learning Technology Supports the Colleges by…

 Helping to solve instructional and learning challenges  Researching technologies to ascertain their value to the instructional and learning process  Working collaboratively with colleges, divisions, faculty, within the district and outside groups to implement appropriate learning environments  Supporting the training and retraining of district employees

Solving Instructional and Learning Challenges

 Building learning objects for statistics  Proposed joint district project for algebra  Nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, ultrasound technician certification program  Pharmacology for Dental hygienists  Manila project (developed 145 web sites in 6 weeks)  Online counseling course  Support of distance learning programs for both campuses

Researching New Technologies

 Interactive video using 4CNET for Energy Management at De Anza  Streaming media pilot with CVC for both colleges  Pilot hybrid development of DVD and CD-ROM for both colleges  Learning Object development for both colleges  Support for rewriting ETUDES using IMS standards for Foothill and CCC  Instructional design intensive course for both colleges

Collaboration

 Macromedia software license, learning object repository, accessibility, and certified instructional technologist program  Manila  Instructional design intensive course  Algebra learning object project  Sexual harassment online tutorial  ETUDES  CVC  ETAC learning technology subcommittee

Healthy systems depend on well-rounded diets

 Each college has strengths--web and video  Each college has an opportunity to expand their primary focus  Learning Technology group is campus based but able to shift resources as needed

 Broadcast Media Center (De Anza based)- Video focus – Consultation – – Content Analysis Identification of Media – – – – Support with video based development Support with implementation, cable TV, satellite, interactive video, 4CNET scheduling Digital video editing and streaming media development Measure E classroom specification support

Learning Technologies Organization

 Instructional Development Group (Foothill based) - Web focus – – Consultation Content Analysis – – – – Identification of Media Support for web and content development Support for web-based implementation of courses Graphic object design and development – – – Instructional design support and training Web programming support including HTML, FLASH Server administration support for Manila project

Learning Technologies Organization

 Technical Trainers (both campuses) – Classroom Training – – – – Course development (classroom and just-in-time) One-to-one support and training Departmental training Lab maintenance – – – – Technology review and research Coordinate new releases of software with support plans and training Develop and pilot employee surveys related to training HR orientation training

Benefits of District-Based Learning Technologies

 Share resources and expertise  Solve challenges one time  Diffuse best practices  Provide back-up  Encourage collaboration vs competition especially when resources are tight  Provide efficiencies in development and support  Can better coordinate with other ETS services

Comparison of Distance Learning & Learning

 Distance Learning

Technologies

 Learning Technology – Primarily supports learning at a distance – Supports both distance and classroom-based – Focus on courses, – Focus on learning challenges, problems, and opportunities student support and – District orientation infrastructure • Faculty and staff-centered – Campus orientation • Diffusion Efficiencies • Student-centered • Collaboration •

The Plan

 Match LT goals to college master plans  Assist in moving all faculty to basic level of technology use in their classes, then advance  Build digital resources that are shareable across the district  Bring two colleges together as much as possible  Broaden reach, deepen the experience, and make content more accessible for students than classroom-based instruction alone