Creating an AdvancedCreating an Advanced Learning CommunityLearning Community

www.fdi.vt.edu/fdiwww.fdi.vt.edu/fdi

Faculty Development Institute

Faculty Development Institute

Context for Change - 1992Context for Change - 1992 Increasing calls for more emphasis on Increasing calls for more emphasis on

undergraduate educationundergraduate education Aging mainframe environmentAging mainframe environment Adoption of IT “stuck”Adoption of IT “stuck” Series of large state budget cutsSeries of large state budget cuts University Restructuring Plan cited investing University Restructuring Plan cited investing

in faculty development and instructional in faculty development and instructional technologytechnology

Virginia Tech’s Response: Instructional Development

Initiative

Virginia Tech’s Response: Instructional Development

Initiative Faculty Development InstituteFaculty Development Institute Student Access to ComputingStudent Access to Computing Facilities EnhancementFacilities Enhancement Course DevelopmentCourse Development

Faculty Curriculum

Students

Infrastructure

Continuing Investments in Teaching and Learning Resources

Continuing Investments in Teaching and Learning Resources

(Parallel Change)(Parallel Change)

Many university functions must Many university functions must actively collaborate on shared goalactively collaborate on shared goal

Information Systems moves to Information Systems moves to networked personal computing visionnetworked personal computing vision Provide the means to shift away from centrist, Provide the means to shift away from centrist,

mainframe-oriented thinkingmainframe-oriented thinking

Faculty Development InstituteFaculty Development Institute

Faculty Development InstituteFaculty Development Institute

Provide knowledge, skills and time Provide knowledge, skills and time to use instructional technology to use instructional technology

effectivelyeffectively

FDI Status ReportFDI Status Report

First four-year cycle completed in First four-year cycle completed in 1997:1997: 1425 participants, 80 workshops1425 participants, 80 workshops FDI ‘97: 12,000 staff hoursFDI ‘97: 12,000 staff hours

Second FDI cycle started this summer:Second FDI cycle started this summer: 400 faculty attending 27 workshops400 faculty attending 27 workshops

Provide time and resources to rethink Provide time and resources to rethink options for T&Loptions for T&L

Participate every four years to update Participate every four years to update knowledge, skills, and technologyknowledge, skills, and technology

Provide a computer, software and Provide a computer, software and network connection to each facultynetwork connection to each faculty

Provide supportive infrastructureProvide supportive infrastructure

FDI Aims for All University FacultyFDI Aims for All

University Faculty

Workshop EvolutionWorkshop Evolution Selection of faculty done by colleges, not Selection of faculty done by colleges, not

Information SystemsInformation Systems Initially focused on faculty teaching Core Initially focused on faculty teaching Core

curriculum coursescurriculum courses 1993 content:1993 content:

E-mail, word processingE-mail, word processing Internet (Gopher)Internet (Gopher) Presentations: scanning, PowerPointPresentations: scanning, PowerPoint CAI: Authorware, HyperCardCAI: Authorware, HyperCard Mathematica, Daedalus, PerseusMathematica, Daedalus, Perseus

Workshop Evolution (2)Workshop Evolution (2) 1993-96 -- Discipline-related groups1993-96 -- Discipline-related groups

Stressed curriculum-focused mission of FDIStressed curriculum-focused mission of FDI Homogeneous backgroundsHomogeneous backgrounds Diverging entry skills & interestsDiverging entry skills & interests Partially customized content for each groupPartially customized content for each group

1997-98 -- Track-selected groups1997-98 -- Track-selected groups Heterogeneous backgroundsHeterogeneous backgrounds Closer match to entry skills & interestsCloser match to entry skills & interests Multiple tracks for increasing divergenceMultiple tracks for increasing divergence Faculty help teach workshopsFaculty help teach workshops

FDI ’97 TracksFDI ’97 Tracks

Basic Computing SkillsBasic Computing Skills Computer-based Classroom Computer-based Classroom

PresentationsPresentations Developing a Network-Interactive Developing a Network-Interactive

CourseCourse

FDI ‘98 TracksFDI ‘98 Tracks New Faculty Technology OrientationNew Faculty Technology Orientation Basic Computing SkillsBasic Computing Skills Using MS Office for Basic Web AuthoringUsing MS Office for Basic Web Authoring Building and Managing Interactive On-line Building and Managing Interactive On-line

CoursesCourses Developing and Teaching Distance and Developing and Teaching Distance and

Distributed Learning CoursesDistributed Learning Courses Designing Learning Environments -- Designing Learning Environments --

Instructional StrategiesInstructional Strategies Creating Multimedia and Digital ContentCreating Multimedia and Digital Content

Current WorkshopWorkshop DesignCurrent WorkshopWorkshop Design Multiple content tracks, Multiple content tracks,

2 - 4 days2 - 4 days Project orientedProject oriented Faculty presentersFaculty presenters Lab helpers/tutorsLab helpers/tutors Frequent feedbackFrequent feedback Follow-up sessionsFollow-up sessions

Recap: FDI FocusRecap: FDI Focus Faculty driven, curriculum centeredFaculty driven, curriculum centered Emphasize instructional changes Emphasize instructional changes

enabled by technology, not technology enabled by technology, not technology alonealone

Give faculty time to rethink coursesGive faculty time to rethink courses Recurring university investment in Recurring university investment in

faculty, teaching and learningfaculty, teaching and learning

IDI #2: Student AccessIDI #2: Student Access >1000 computers in

13 labs/classrooms Access for all

students to powerful computers

Access to discipline-related specialized software

Freshman computer requirement Fall ‘98

IDI #3: Facilities EnhancementsIDI #3: Facilities EnhancementsIDI #3: Facilities EnhancementsIDI #3: Facilities Enhancements Simplify use of technology in classrooms Simplify use of technology in classrooms

by installing computer presentation systemsby installing computer presentation systems Continuing campus network upgradesContinuing campus network upgrades ServersServers Blacksburg Electronic VillageBlacksburg Electronic Village 12 distance learning classrooms12 distance learning classrooms Net.Work.VirginiaNet.Work.Virginia

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IDI #4: Course DevelopmentIDI #4: Course Development

Commercial CoursewareCommercial Courseware

PerseusPerseus

Cytoplasm of host cell

Nuclearmembrane

Uncoatingof DNA

Late proteinsynthesisEarly protein

synthesis

Envelopeproteins

Enveloped bynuclear

membrane

Assembly

ViralDNA

Capsidproteins

Viral DNARNA

RNA

Enzymes

Cytoplasmicmembrane ofhost cell

Mature virus releasedfrom cell

Adsorption and fusion with cytoplasmic membrane for penetration

Replication of Herpes Replication of Herpes Simplex VirusSimplex Virus

Presentation SoftwarePresentation Software

Cyberschoolwww.cyber.vt.eduCyberschoolwww.cyber.vt.edu

Faculty sharing enthusiasm, insights, Faculty sharing enthusiasm, insights, experiences, problems, techniquesexperiences, problems, techniques

Collective advocacy with Collective advocacy with Administration - Administration - criticalcritical

Credible voice to peersCredible voice to peers Instrumental in illuminating the Instrumental in illuminating the

potentials and the challengespotentials and the challenges

Faculty SupportFaculty Support Educational TechnologiesEducational Technologies Decentralizing support staff, to departments Decentralizing support staff, to departments

& buildings& buildings Center for Innovation in LearningCenter for Innovation in Learning Center for Excellence in University TeachingCenter for Excellence in University Teaching New Media CenterNew Media Center NetBasics workshops for studentsNetBasics workshops for students

Build and reinforce top-level Build and reinforce top-level endorsement, advocacy and endorsement, advocacy and commitmentcommitment

Stay focused on curricula and the Stay focused on curricula and the needs and accomplishments of faculty needs and accomplishments of faculty and students, not technologyand students, not technology

Assess outcomes and encourage dialogAssess outcomes and encourage dialog

What We Have LearnedWhat We Have Learned

Faculty are committed to learning how Faculty are committed to learning how to use technology effectively to to use technology effectively to improve teaching and enhance learningimprove teaching and enhance learning

Considerable latent enthusiasm Considerable latent enthusiasm unleashedunleashed

Student enthusiasm motivates faculty Student enthusiasm motivates faculty efforteffort

What We Have LearnedWhat We Have Learned

More InformationMore Information Instructional Development InitiativeInstructional Development Initiative ::

www.edtech.vt.edu/ idi/www.edtech.vt.edu/ idi/ CyberschoolCyberschool: : www.cyber.vt.eduwww.cyber.vt.edu E-mail:E-mail: John.Moore@vt.eduJohn.Moore@vt.edu