1 Multidimensional Faculty Support for Distance Learning Initiatives Dr. Janice Biros Assoc. VP of Information Resources and Technology John M. Morris Coordinator – Academic Technology Mike Scheuermann Distance Learning & Faculty Development Consultant
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Multidimensional Faculty Support for Distance
Learning InitiativesDr. Janice BirosAssoc. VP of Information Resources and Technology
John M. MorrisCoordinator – Academic Technology
Mike ScheuermannDistance Learning & Faculty Development Consultant
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Engineering Arts & Sciences Media Arts & Design Business Professional Studies (Continuing Ed. & Evening) Information Science and Technology Nursing and Health Professions
3 Schools Education Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Public Health
“Consumers” of LMS Support -Putting Support in Perspective
College/University Administrators IT Management and Administrators Traditional IT Helpdesk Support LMS Management Staff Colleges / Schools / Departments &
Points of Significant Supportin somewhat decreasing order of time commitment
Initial Implementation Migration Upgrade/Maintenance Integration Pre-startup (training) Startup (first offering) Beginning of Term During Term End of Term Between term outreach Between term support
IT & LMSIT/LMS/FacultyIT & LMSIT/LMS/AdminsLMS/FacultyLMS/Admins/FacultyLMS/Admins/FacultyLMS/Admins/FacultyLMS/FacultyLMS/FacultyLMS/IT/Faculty/Students
Staff members will take on administrative role to create courses, import student enrollments, rectify login and/or password issues, give guest access, …
Staff members will gain access to course as “designer/instructor” to add content, modify content, re-organize the interface, add quiz, survey or self-study and manage access (when instructed by a course instructor)
Staff members will convert video/audio to streaming format, create graphics, convert documents to .pdf format, convert PPTs to alternate format, …
Specific Support for Faculty 2 Faculty Development Center “Ticket” based email HelpDesk “Tech Update” published bi-monthly Co-author papers for conferences Showcases (both what the faculty is
doing with WebCT and what IRT can do for the faculty, particularly in the area of new or emerging technology.)