Danyelle Mitchell CUR 532 Melinda Medina

 Training program audience  Training program goals  Training program objectives  Summative assessment of trainee learning

 Training materials  Identify the skills needed for effective distance learning facilitators.  Describe the phases of development for distance learning facilitators.  Identify the theories of distance learning.  Describe the theories for engaging distance learners.

 Mentoring program for faculty  Identify the goals and objectives of the mentoring program.  Identification criteria  Management and evaluation programs for facilitators  How might the faculty learning community approach affect management?  Identify the specific challenges and strategies used to manage adjunct faculty from a distance.  What evaluation strategies will you use for facilitators?  How will the evaluation and management strategies align to the identification of effective faculty skills and behaviors in Part I?  Learning platform (LMS/CMS) used by the distance learning faculty for facilitating their classes  Provide a clear definition of which system is used, LMS or CMS.  Identify processes facilitators will use to do the following:  Include at least three different technology or media tools that engage and enhance student learning, such as the following:  Audio  Video  Visuals and info graphics  Games and simulations  Include a clear description of how each technology or media tool will engage and enhance student learning.

 A minimum of three different technology tools for student collaboration, such as the following:  Wikis  Blogs  The classroom learning platform to be used  Skype, Apple ® FaceTime ®, or other teleconferencing tools  Mobile computing  A description of the different distance learners  A description of the differences between synchronous and asynchronous facilitation skills  A minimum of three technology management issues and resolutions  Classroom management issues and resolutions  Messages  Comments  Audio  Challenging behaviors  Cyber-bullying  Inappropriate posts  Lack of participation or engagement