Professional Development 24/7: Restructuring How We Deliver Training Denise Swett, EdD Acting Vice President Student Development & Instruction Foothill College, CA Valerie Kisiel Innovative Educators.
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Professional Development 24/7: Restructuring How We Deliver Training Denise Swett, EdD Acting Vice President Student Development & Instruction Foothill College, CA Valerie Kisiel Innovative Educators Who is out there? 1. Who are you? 2. What kind of professional development do you offer? 3. Who is your primary audience? 4. Do you offer online training or podcasts? 5. Do you currently offer any on-demand training? Today’s Goals What are the goals for today? 1. Think outside of the box 2. Do more with less 3. Restructure the way we provide professional development What We Know Research shows that professional development leads to better instruction and improved student learning… -American Educational Research Association, 2005 Some of the Challenges • • • • • • Difficulty scheduling in-person workshops Identifying trainers Wide variety of needs Financial support Documenting participation Keeping it simple Influential Factors We are: 1. Online 2. Part-time 3. Broke 4. All of the above Online Education & Services Online enrollment increased by what percentage from 2001-2009? A. 50% B. 75% C. 543% D. 832% US News & World Report, Sept. 2010 Part-Time Faculty In 1975, only 30.2% of faculty were employed part time; by 2005, according to data compiled by the AAUP from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), what percentage of all faculty members in the US were parttime? A. B. C. D. 35% 45% 48% 65% Budget Cuts In January, 2011 California announced they would cut higher education budgets by how much? A. $250 million B. $750 million C. $1 billion D. $1.4 billion http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/11/califor nia-schools-face-1_n_807378.html 3 Changes & 2 Questions 1. A lot of people want information online. 2. There is an increase in part-time faculty. 3. Schools are required to do more with less. 1. What does that mean about how we deliver professional development? 2. How have your other college services changed? Solutions •Podcasts/Vodcasts •Web Conferencing •On-Demand Training Podcasts/Vodcasts DEFINITION A podcast is a series of audio or video digital-media files which are distributed over the Internet by syndicated download, through Web feeds, to portable media players and personal computers. ~ Wikipedia Training Uses • Online Learning • http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/facultydevelopment-for-online/id421439101 • Technology • http://www.sjsu.edu/itunesu/ • On-Campus Resources (strategic planning, library, training opportunities, etc.) • http://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa /Browse/fhsu.edu.1273029454 Other Uses • Curriculum & Teaching Techniques • http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/facultydevelopment-center/id429192111 • Classroom Management • http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/center-for-facultydevelopment/id422852091 • Personal and Professional Growth • http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/center-for-facultydevelopment/id422852091 • http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/index.php Example Steps to Implementation WHO needs to be involved? WHY does this WHAT are we trying to do? matter? HOW will we WHERE will coordinate technology? we get funding? WHEN should we implement? Implementation Getting started http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/MWR08006.pdf Administration Guide http://deimos.apple.com/rsrc/doc/iTunesUAdministrationGuide/Gettin gStarted/chapter_4_section_1.html Campus Guide for Faculty http://podcasting.gmu.edu/getting_started.php Web Conferencing DEFINITION Web conferencing is used to conduct live meetings, training, or presentations via the Internet. EXAMPLES Webex, NetMeeting, Yugma (free), Adobe Connect, Elluminate Benefits & Uses •Benefits •Cost-effective •Easy – quickly set up an event •Interactive •Uses •Faculty orientation or new-employee training •Brown bag sessions •Great for part-time faculty training •In-service training •Online faculty and staff learning communities •Online discussions Implementation 2 Options Deliver content using on campus resources and presenters Outsource – www.innovativeeducators.org Cost Vs. Benefits Resources Perspective Examples: In-House • What software do you have on campus? • Examples • Webex • NetMeeting • Adobe • Elluminate • Free trials available for all services • All companies have best practice guides • Things to think about when delivering training • • • • Live vs. On-Demand Who will present? How will you invite people, send logins, provide tech support? Who will host • Community College Example •http://www.cccconfer.org/trainingCenter/recordedTraining.aspx Examples: Outsource •Innovative Educators – Outsourcing •https://www.innovativeeducators.org/ •Examples •Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder •Managing Disruptive Classroom Behavior •Improving Customer Service And Student Satisfaction •The First-Year Experience: A Critical Foundation For Student Success •Teach Students How To Learn: Metacognition Is The Key! •Increasing Online Student Engagement And Retention Through Online Human Touch •Community College Example •http://www.cccconfer.org/trainingCenter/recordedTraining.aspx On-Demand Training DEFINITION Basic requirements for on-demand learning are presented: anyone, anytime, anywhere delivery of education and training, adapted to the specific requirements and preferences of each individual citizen within different e-learning and e-working settings. Benefits & Uses • Benefits •Uses • Cost-effective • Faculty Orientation or • Easy new-employee training • Interactive • Brown bag sessions • Archive • Great for part-time • Just-in-time training faculty training • Certificates • In-service training • Tracking • Online Faculty and Staff • Portal and LMS Learning Communities integration • Flexibility Examples • Open Educational Resources • http://www.onefortraining.org/selfpaced • http://www.merlot.org/merlot/materials.htm?categ ory=2295 • http://www.educause.edu/eli/collaborativelearning • http://www.educause.edu/ELI7Things • http://pedagogy.merlot.org/index.html More Examples • Video • • • • YouTube • http://www.weeklyinnovations.org/video/action-agendas-for-basic-1 Common Craft • http://www.commoncraft.com/video/project-based-learning • http://www.commoncraft.com/video/twitter TED – 8 To Be Great – www.ted.com • http://www.weeklyinnovations.org/video/great-for-students-secrets-of 2 Minute Takeaways • http://www.weeklyinnovations.org/video • http://www.weeklyinnovations.org/video/the-jigsaw-method-using-groupsin-the-classroom • On-Demand Training Systems • www.Go2Knowledge.org What is Go2Knowledge? What is Go2Knowledge™? Go2Knowledge is your turnkey solution to providing on-demand professional development for higher education. 50 On-Demand Professional Development Trainings • • Unlimited Access 24/7 Serve all faculty and staff for 1 low fee • At-Risk Populations • Campus Safety • Organizational Development • Student Success • Teaching & Learning • Technology Go2Knowledge Features • • • • • • Certificates of Completion Monthly Reporting Web Portal & LMS Integration Branded Marketing Materials Supplemental Materials Personalized Customer Service & Support Implementation Questions to consider • How to disseminate? • How to update? • How to filter? • How to track? • How to validate? • How to make it relevant? • Cost • Internal vs. External content creation Certificate Tracking How does it work? www.Go2Knowledge.org + Your login and password Free Preview: www.Go2Knowledge.org Phone: 1.303.955.0415 Foothill’s Major Considerations • • • • • • • • Implementation: Simple Accessible: Not behind a Portal Understandable: Easy to use Trackable: Documentation of Participation Certificates: Automatically to participants Full Scope: Extent of Offerings Accreditation: Meets standards Customer Service: Exceptional Questions Contact Info Denise Swett Foothill College, CA [email protected] Valerie Kisiel Innovative Educators [email protected] Preview Go2Knowledge – www.Go2Knowledge.org More Information: 1.303-819-5366