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CONTINUING TO BUILD OUR PROGRAM: WILL THEY STILL COME? A LOOK THROUGH THE LENS OF FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
INTED2017: 11TH INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, pp.5161-5168
01 Jan 2017
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Abstract
Drexel University launched several initiatives to improve online education including the Drexel Student Learning Priorities (DSLP), the Academic Evaluation Feedback and Intervention System (AEFIS), adopting the Quality Matters (QM) standards for online course design, and creation of the Drexel University Faculty Fellows. Data is collected university-wide and analyzed to measure student learning and to identify areas for improvement. Faculty Fellows, appointed initially through the Provost's office and now through Drexel University Online, support efforts to collect this data, to provide outreach to faculty, and to disseminate information that promotes quality improvement through professional development. Faculty members have increasingly recognized the value of improved online education; however, a gap analysis initiated in 2015-2016 highlighted opportunities for quality improvement in areas of pedagogy, engagement, course design, assessment and accessibility. The gap analysis also demonstrated the differential pace of cultural change and attention to quality improvement among various colleges.
This paper will highlight faculty development initiatives delivered by the Faculty Fellows to improve online teaching across the University. Three new initiatives are featured: (1) Two online asynchronous courses created to address pedagogy and engagement for faculty teaching online; (2) Workshops introducing the Quality Matters Rubric offered quarterly to address best practices in course design; and, (3) A series of 40 workshops offered weekly focusing on assessment, accessibility and technical skills. Additionally, we will describe the challenges and successes encountered as these initiatives were being designed, implemented, and evaluated, and outline areas for further development.
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- Title
- CONTINUING TO BUILD OUR PROGRAM: WILL THEY STILL COME? A LOOK THROUGH THE LENS OF FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
- Creators
- L. Marion - Drexel UniversityK. Holt - Drexel Univ, Coll Nursing & Hlth Profess, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAR. Lum - Drexel UniversityA. Grant - Drexel Univ, Sch Educ, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAS. Mercanti-Anthony - Drexel UniversityJ. Donaldson - Drexel University
- Contributors
- L G Chova (Editor)A L Martinez (Editor)I C Torres (Editor)
- Publication Details
- INTED2017: 11TH INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, pp.5161-5168
- Conference
- INTED2017: 11TH INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, 11th
- Series
- INTED Proceedings
- Publisher
- Iated-Int Assoc Technology Education & Development
- Number of pages
- 8
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Identifiers
- 991019170128304721
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