1. Creating an Advanced Learning Community Learning Community www.fdi.vt.edu/fdi Faculty Development Institute

2. Context for Change - 1992 Increasing calls for more emphasis on undergraduate education Increasing calls for more emphasis on undergraduate education Aging mainframe environment Aging mainframe environment Adoption of IT “stuck” Adoption of IT “stuck” Series of large state budget cuts Series of large state budget cuts University Restructuring Plan cited investing in faculty development and instructional technology University Restructuring Plan cited investing in faculty development and instructional technology

3. Virginia Tech’s Response: Instructional Development Initiative Faculty Development Institute Faculty Development Institute Student Access to Computing Student Access to Computing Facilities Enhancement Facilities Enhancement Course Development Course Development

4. Continuing Investments in Teaching and Learning Resources

5. (Parallel Change) Many university functions must actively collaborate on shared goal Many university functions must actively collaborate on shared goal Information Systems moves to networked personal computing vision Information Systems moves to networked personal computing vision  Provide the means to shift away from centrist, mainframe-oriented thinking

6. Faculty Development Institute

7. Provide knowledge, skills and time to use instructional technology effectively

8. FDI Status Report First four-year cycle completed in 1997: First four-year cycle completed in 1997:  1425 participants, 80 workshops  FDI ‘97: 12,000 staff hours Second FDI cycle started this summer: Second FDI cycle started this summer:  400 faculty attending 27 workshops

9. Provide time and resources to rethink options for T&L Provide time and resources to rethink options for T&L Participate every four years to update knowledge, skills, and technology Participate every four years to update knowledge, skills, and technology Provide a computer, software and network connection to each faculty Provide a computer, software and network connection to each faculty Provide supportive infrastructure Provide supportive infrastructure FDI Aims for All University Faculty

10. Workshop Evolution Selection of faculty done by colleges, not Information Systems Selection of faculty done by colleges, not Information Systems Initially focused on faculty teaching Core curriculum courses Initially focused on faculty teaching Core curriculum courses 1993 content: 1993 content:  E-mail, word processing  Internet (Gopher)  Presentations: scanning, PowerPoint  CAI: Authorware, HyperCard  Mathematica, Daedalus, Perseus

11. Workshop Evolution (2) 1993-96 -- Discipline-related groups 1993-96 -- Discipline-related groups  Stressed curriculum-focused mission of FDI  Homogeneous backgrounds  Diverging entry skills & interests  Partially customized content for each group 1997-98 -- Track-selected groups 1997-98 -- Track-selected groups  Heterogeneous backgrounds  Closer match to entry skills & interests  Multiple tracks for increasing divergence  Faculty help teach workshops

12. FDI ’97 Tracks Basic Computing Skills Basic Computing Skills Computer-based Classroom Presentations Computer-based Classroom Presentations Developing a Network-Interactive Course Developing a Network-Interactive Course

13. FDI ‘98 Tracks New Faculty Technology Orientation New Faculty Technology Orientation Basic Computing Skills Basic Computing Skills Using MS Office for Basic Web Authoring Using MS Office for Basic Web Authoring Building and Managing Interactive On-line Courses Building and Managing Interactive On-line Courses Developing and Teaching Distance and Distributed Learning Courses Developing and Teaching Distance and Distributed Learning Courses Designing Learning Environments -- Instructional Strategies Designing Learning Environments -- Instructional Strategies Creating Multimedia and Digital Content Creating Multimedia and Digital Content

14. Workshop Current Workshop Design Multiple content tracks, 2 - 4 days Multiple content tracks, 2 - 4 days Project oriented Project oriented Faculty presenters Faculty presenters Lab helpers/tutors Lab helpers/tutors Frequent feedback Frequent feedback Follow-up sessions Follow-up sessions

15. Recap: FDI Focus Faculty driven, curriculum centered Faculty driven, curriculum centered Emphasize instructional changes enabled by technology, not technology alone Emphasize instructional changes enabled by technology, not technology alone Give faculty time to rethink courses Give faculty time to rethink courses Recurring university investment in faculty, teaching and learning Recurring university investment in faculty, teaching and learning

16. IDI #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

17. IDI #3: Facilities Enhancements Simplify use of technology in classrooms by installing computer presentation systems Simplify use of technology in classrooms by installing computer presentation systems Continuing campus network upgrades Continuing campus network upgrades Servers Servers Blacksburg Electronic Village Blacksburg Electronic Village 12 distance learning classrooms 12 distance learning classrooms Net.Work.Virginia Net.Work.Virginia

18. x IDI #4: Course Development

19. Commercial Courseware Perseus

20. Presentation Software

22. Cyberschool www.cyber.vt.edu Faculty sharing enthusiasm, insights, experiences, problems, techniques Faculty sharing enthusiasm, insights, experiences, problems, techniques Collective advocacy with Administration - critical Collective advocacy with Administration - critical Credible voice to peers Credible voice to peers Instrumental in illuminating the potentials and the challenges Instrumental in illuminating the potentials and the challenges

23. Faculty Support Educational Technologies Educational Technologies Decentralizing support staff, to departments & buildings Decentralizing support staff, to departments & buildings Center for Innovation in Learning Center for Innovation in Learning Center for Excellence in University Teaching Center for Excellence in University Teaching New Media Center New Media Center NetBasics workshops for students NetBasics workshops for students

24. Sloan Foundation Assessment Project www.edtech.vt.edu/access/

25. Build and reinforce top-level endorsement, advocacy and commitment Build and reinforce top-level endorsement, advocacy and commitment Stay focused on curricula and the needs and accomplishments of faculty and students, not technology Stay focused on curricula and the needs and accomplishments of faculty and students, not technology Assess outcomes and encourage dialog Assess outcomes and encourage dialog What We Have Learned

26. Faculty are committed to learning how to use technology effectively to improve teaching and enhance learning Faculty are committed to learning how to use technology effectively to improve teaching and enhance learning Considerable latent enthusiasm unleashed Considerable latent enthusiasm unleashed Student enthusiasm motivates faculty effort Student enthusiasm motivates faculty effort What We Have Learned

27. More Information Instructional Development Initiative : www.edtech.vt.edu/ idi/ Instructional Development Initiative : www.edtech.vt.edu/ idi/ Cyberschool : www.cyber.vt.edu Cyberschool : www.cyber.vt.edu E-mail: John.Moore@vt.edu E-mail: John.Moore@vt.edu