1. Meeting the Challenges of Professional Development for Distance Educators Canadian Association for Distance Education May 2005 Lawrence Ragan PhD Daph Crane MDE

2. Agenda Introductions Who we are? Who you are? Why are we here? Brainstorm Activity 8 Areas of Challenge Discussion Work Group Report back Break Discussion Group Work Report Back Wrap up

3. 8 Areas of Challenge Pedagogical Skills Technological Skills Administrative Skills Motivation Responsibilities for Professional Development Faculty Selection Faculty Support Professional Development Mode/Program Design 1st Session2nd Session

4. Responsibility for PD

5. Who is responsible? Institution? Individual? Shared?

6. Faculty Selection

7. How are projects selected? How are project teams selected and organized? How are faculty author selected? How are faculty selected for delivery?

8. Faculty Support

9. What support do faculty need Pre-development During Design and Development During Delivery

10. Professional Development Design

11. JIT or programmed F2F, online or blended In house, external or partnership Formal vs. informal Certification vs. no certification

12. Team Assignment

13. Select 1 Challenge PD responsibility Faculty Selection Faculty Support PD Model Strategize “solutions” to address the challenge Team Assignment Feedback

15. Pedagogical Skills

16. Pre-development planning Course design Course development Course delivery

17. Pedagogical Skills Pre-Development Need for course training? Target audience? Desired learning experience? How to create the DLE?

18. Pedagogical Skills Course Design Consider how “translation” from face-to- face to online will occur Consider learning outcomes Consider impact of DE on achieving learning outcomes

19. Pedagogical Skills Course Development Learning Theories Flexibility Learner @ Centre

20. Course Delivery Learner support techniques Meeting learner needs Juggle

21. Technology Skills

22. What skills are required? How are these skills used? How can required skills be developed?

23. Administrative Skills

24. Dealing with Administrivia Who does what and when What are the non- negotiatable? Providing administrative support

25. Motivation

26. How do we motivate faculty to take part in PD during: Pre-development Planning Course Development Course Delivery

27. Team Assignment

28. Select 1 Challenge Pedagogical Skills Technical Skills Administrative Skills Motivation Strategize “solutions” to address the challenge Team Assignment Feedback