Tuesday, October 20
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
HST
Alii II

Faculty Support for Online Learning: Enterprise-, Campus-, and Department-Level Approaches

Roundtable ID: 46339
  1. Stephen Hundley
    IUPUI
  2. Matt Gunkel
    Indiana University
  3. Corinne Renguette
    IUPUI

Abstract: Developing or expanding online courses or programs requires many variables, chief among them support for the faculty who are engaged in these initiatives. IU Online, the e-learning brand of Indiana University, has been engaged in providing various types of faculty support at three levels: enterprise, campus, and department. This workshop identifies and describes the significance of providing faculty support to develop or expand online courses or programs; explains the various supports that can be provided to faculty; differentiates the nature of faculty support that can be provided at the enterprise-, campus-, and department-levels; outlines the roles and responsibilities related to supporting faculty in online endeavors and provides learners approaches to analyze, implement, evaluate, improve, scale, and sustain their support for faculty. Lessons learned, pitfalls to avoid, and resources to aid in faculty support for online learning will be also be shared and discussed.

Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to: • Identify and describe the significance of providing faculty support to develop or expand online courses or programs. • Explain the various supports that can be provided to faculty, including consultation, instructional design and development, rewards and recognition, assessment of student learning, peer review of teaching, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. • Differentiate and determine the nature of faculty support provided at the enterprise-, campus-, and department-levels. • Recognize the roles and responsibilities related to supporting faculty in online endeavors by such stakeholders as senior leaders, administrators, faculty developers, information technologists, and faculty themselves. • Analyze, implement, evaluate, improve, scale, and sustain approaches to faculty support in a variety of institutional and instructional contexts.

Topical Outline

1. Overview of workshop a. Introductions b. Learning objectives c. Outline d. Beginning discussion: needs, challenges, and opportunities of supporting faculty for online initiatives 2. Significance of providing support for faculty engaged in online teaching-learning initiatives a. Findings from the literature b. Evidence-based best practices c. Examples from workshop attendees 3. Types of support for faculty a. Consultation b. Instructional design and development c. Rewards and recognition d. Assessment of student learning e. Peer review of teaching f. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning g. Other 4. IU Online: A case study on faculty support at multiple levels a. Enterprise-level supports b. Campus-level supports c. Department-level supports d. Unifying themes and approaches 5. Institutional assessment for faculty support a. Analysis b. Implementation c. Evaluation d. Improvement e. Scalability and sustainability 6. Stakeholder roles and responsibilities in faculty support a. Senior leaders b. Administrators c. Faculty developers d. Information technologists e. Faculty f. Other 7. Action Planning a. Lessons learned b. Pitfalls to avoid c. Resources and recommendations d. Next steps 8. Conclusion and wrap-up a. Final thoughts, Q&A, and discussion b. Workshop evaluation c. Adjournment

Prerequisites

This workshop is open to individuals from all backgrounds, roles, and institutional types. No prerequisite knowledge is required. Faculty, administrators, faculty developers, instructional designers, and information technologists, among others, are likely to find this workshop useful.

Experience Level

Intermediate

Qualifications

This workshop will be facilitated by three individuals from Indiana University representing the IU Online brand: Matt Gunkel, who will provide perspectives and expertise from the enterprise-level; Stephen Hundley, who will provide perspectives and expertise from the campus-level; and Corinne Renguette, who will provide perspectives and expertise from the department-level. All three presenters have experience in leading faculty development workshops, and all three possess the executive presence and interactive facilitation styles necessary for an engaging time with workshop attendees. Matt Guknel is Manager of eLearning Design and Services (eDS), a unit of IU’s University Information Technology Services group. In his role within eDS, Matt leads a team that supports the creation and development of priority online programs across all 7 campuses of Indiana University. eDS works with campus administrators, centers for teaching and learning, and individual departments and faculty on all aspects of online initiatives, including planning and project management; instructional design; web and media development; tools and resources; and course sustainability. Furthermore eDS serves as a connection point for enterprise-wide online teaching and learning initiatives, and over the past 2 years has engaged all IU campuses and nearly every academic unit on over 70 projects including over 100 courses underway or completed. Stephen Hundley, Ph.D., is Professor of Organizational Leadership and Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), IU’s urban research campus. In his role at IUPUI, Stephen serves as the campus liaison to IU Online, and provides campus-level leadership, coordination, and support for a wide array of online initiatives. These include working with deans and other academic leaders in determining campus-level priorities, while also facilitating grassroots interest among departments and faculty in developing or expanding online offerings. He has accomplished this effort through various faculty development interventions, grant programs, and connections to other campus-level strategic initiatives. Corinne Renguette, Ph.D. is Program Director and Assistant Professor of Technical Communication in the Department of Technology Leadership and Communication at IUPUI. She has led the implementation of a new online baccalaureate degree program, including the design, development, and implementation of various major-specific and service courses. She has been the recipient of campus-level funding for her work and is involved in ongoing faculty development efforts at both the campus- and department-levels. Moreover, the departmental context in which she works employs over 50 adjunct/part-time faculty each semester; thus, she has experience in providing faculty development interventions to both full- and part-time faculty talent.
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