Monday, August 16, 2010

video

Click HERE to view my video
http://screencast.com/t/MGY3M2Q3Mm

I changed my topic, so now I'm scrambling to gather the research. I spent the bulk of my time creating this Articulate presentation, Interactive Faculty Checklist. I look forward to your thoughts.

Bergquist, W.H., Robertson, D.L., Gillespie, K.H. (2010). A guide to faculty development. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Craig, J.L. (1998). Teacher training for medical faculty and residents. Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol 139, Issue 10, 949-952.

Knowles, M. S., Holton, E. F., & Swanson, R. A. (2006). The adult learner: The definitive classic in adult education and human resource development. Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

No, no don't make me learn something new!

If I were to share only a handful of stories where faculty and staff have shied away from new technology, I'd surely overload the site.

New faculty go through a certification course where detailed directions are found in the learning content, but heck, who reads? After noticable lack of institutional compliance, I decided to create a new tool to help bridge the information gap. I used a project for a Walden course and put together an interactive faculty checklist using Articulate presenter. Some of the issues I'm hoping to amend include returning faculty noting institutional policy changes and new faculty following given guidelines.

Using the Keller (2006) ARC model of
Attention
Relevance
Confidence
Satisfaction
I assess the new tool that I've offered faculty. I believe it will get their attention, though it's delivered in an email that directs them to a faculty site within our LMS - just getting them there is a challenging exercise. Due to the complexity of the material it needs to be seen withing the LMS and cannot simply be delivered via email or a link. Its relevance is unquestionable, it step by step walks them through setup of their courses for the new term. Due to the private interaction that offers video and a screenshot layout, both of which can be paused, success should be easily attainable and therefore reinforcing faculty confidence. Satisfaction of compliance, isn't that enough? I'll report back when the verdict is in.

Keller, J. M. (2006). Motivation design. Retrieved from http://www.arcsmodel.com/Mot%20dsgn%20A%20cate.htm