Straddling The Chasm: Rethinking Faculty Support

..Rethinking Faculty Support

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THE CHASM

Rethinking Faculty Support

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Michelle Pacansky-Brock @brocansky

CSU Channel Islands

#NUTN15Savannah, GA

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“We must support both sides of the chasm.”

- Phil Hill

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Professional development and training are major

factors affecting technological innovation within higher education

organizations. Austin, A. E., & Sorcinelli, M. D. (2013). The future of faculty

development: Where are we going?. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2013(133), 85-97.

Slide by Michelle Pacansky-Brockphoto by Sharon Mollerus CC-BY

HOW?


WHATDO WEKNOW?


1 in 5 Faculty are Permanent(tenure or tenure track)

Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), Employees in Institutions of Higher Education, 1970 and 1972, and "Staff Survey" 1976; Projections of Education Statistics to 2000; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Staff Survey" (IPEDS-S:87-99); IPEDS Winter 2001-02 through Winter 2011-12, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; IPEDS Spring 2014, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section; and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Higher Education Staff Information Survey (EEO-6), 1977, 1981, and 1983.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS data center. http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenterSlide by Michelle Pacansky-Brock

ONLINE &BLENDEDLEARNING


SHIFTFROMTEACHING TOLEARNING


THE LMSMAINSTREAM?WHAT IS


49%58%60%

74%77%Posting content

Receiving course assignments

Managing assignments

Entering progress info

Engaging in meaningful interaction with students

Faculty Satisfaction with LMS Features

Slide by Michelle Pacansky-BrockSource: ECAR LMS Report

LMS Features Students Are Least Satisfied With

Engaging in meaningful interaction with instructors

Engaging in meaningful interaction with other students

Collaborating on projects for study groups with other students

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Slide by Michelle Pacansky-BrockSource: ECAR LMS Report

USE OFSOCIALTECHNOLOGIES

Seaman, J.; Tinti-Kane. H. (2013). Social media for teaching and learning.Pearson Learning Solutions and Babson Survey Research Group.

FACULTY


MUST COMETO CAMPUSFOR ONLINE PD

FACULTY

Source: Meyer, K. A.; Murrell, V.S. A national study of training content and activities for faculty development for online teaching. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 18(1), 2014


9 out of 10 institutions provide

professional development for online instructors through face-to-

face deliverySource: Meyer, K. A.; Murrell, V.S. A national study of training content and activities for faculty development for online teaching. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 18(1), 2014


Visualization of LinkedIn network created at: http://inmaps.linkedinlabs.com/ Slide by Michelle Pacansky-Brock

Visualization of LinkedIn network created at: http://inmaps.linkedinlabs.com/ Slide by Michelle Pacansky-Brock

Identifying shared values among ecosystem partners moves us from

fragmentation to relatedness.(Senge, 2008, 2009)


CO-CREATION collaboratively build solutions to shared

problems

+community

Hangouts+

groupconferences

bookSlide by Michelle Pacansky-Brock

Webinar Series (Archived)Monthly Webinar Series

Interactive eBook


Faculty-authored eBooks for faculty

support across institutions?


CONTENTWhat do

faculty

want in an

eBook?

FORMAT• learning theory• teaching examples• instructional design tips• student perspective

• interactive• videos• illustrations• visual icons• clear organization• support for multiple devices

n=24Pacansky-Brock, M. (2015). Examining the effects of an eBook to support faculty who teach with VoiceThread: An action research study. (Doctoral dissertation).

What are the support needs of faculty who teach with VoiceThread?

1. Just-in-time resources2. Non-linear PD experiences3. Community4. Funding for accounts5. LMS Integration

n=502-yr and 4-yr faculty with a VoiceThread account

Pacansky-Brock, M. (2015). Examining the effects of an eBook to support faculty who teach with VoiceThread: An action research study. (Doctoral dissertation).

JUST-IN-TIME PROFESIONAL DEVELOPMENT

“I didn’t have to go anywhere. I had more freedom”

“I am at the center. In a workshop, I’m passive most of the time.”

“I could only attend a face-to-face event at one of the three institutions [at which I teach].”

Pacansky-Brock, M. (2015). Examining the effects of an eBook to support faculty who teach with VoiceThread: An action research study. (Doctoral dissertation).

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How are faculty adapting and changing in the digital/connected age?

Leafstedt, J.; Pacansky-Brock, M.; Hoffman, J. (2015)

WHAT?

1 2

3 4

How has technology

impacted your professional

identity?

How has technology

impacted your teaching?

How has technology

impacted your professional

relationships?

How has technology

impacted your interactions with

students?

J. Leafstedt, M. Pacansky-Brock, J. Hoffman, (2015).

Data Collection Data Collection



1.Pedagogical

Transformation

2. Professional Learning Networks

3. Professional

Identity

4. Student Contact

4 Major Themes


2. Personal Learning Networks

continuous, informal learning with

interdisciplinary peers virtual

extension of formal

connections

formal: on-campus/

conferences J. Leafstedt, M. Pacansky-Brock, J. Hoffman, (2015).

Professional Learning Networks

“Technology has given me my professional identity.”

Lori, PT, multiple community colleges


Professional Learning Networks


To foster pedagogical innovation through technology, organizations must support the

cultivation of #ConnectedEducators.


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“Those who don’t jump will never fly.”

-Leena Ahmad Almashat


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