21 st Century Faculty

2121stst Century Institutions Century Institutions

√√Meeting Learner NeedsMeeting Learner Needs

√√Ensuring Institutional RelevanceEnsuring Institutional Relevance

2121stst Century Faculty Century Faculty

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The Sloan ConsortiumFive Pillars

of Effective Online Education

• Student Satisfaction

• Learning Effectiveness

• Access

• Faculty Satisfaction

• Institutional Cost Effectiveness

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WebCT User’s Conference Track

• Empowering educators: Professional

development models and methods

• One of the biggest challenges that

institutions face is determining methods

for educating faculty (academic staff) in

order to take advantage of new e-

learning opportunities.

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21st Century Faculty Skill Set Beyond Content Expert

• Communication Expert

• Instructional Technologist

• Instructional Designer

• Facilitator

• Collaborator

• Authentic Person

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Communication Expert•Matures (prior to 1946)

−Dedicated to a job they take on−Respectful of authority−Place duty before pleasure

•Baby boomers (1946-1964)−Live to work−Generally optimistic−Influence on policy & products

•Generation X (1965-1980)−Work to live−Clear & consistent expectations−Value contributing to the whole

•Millennials (1981-1994)−Live in the moment−Expect immediacy of technology−Earn money for immediate consumption

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Students who changed approach to learning because of Web - by Generation

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Communication ExpertGeneration NeXt – Mind Set

21 Traits• Consumer oriented – Entertainment oriented – Entitlement – Negotiation – Value free – Instant Gratification – Short Event Horizon – Adaptability and pragmatism

– excellence – Self-interested – Skepticism – Cynicism – Safety Issues – Stressed – Civility and caring issues – Intellectually Disengaged – Reduced Self-Efficacy

– Selective risk taking – Relationships – Parent Issues – Diversity issues – Technoliterte

20 Suggestions• Establish clear expectations, and communicate these expectations early and often – Be consistent – Articulate all desired outcomes – Develop meaningful

citizenship and character development goals and activities – Stress the role of the scientific method in understanding, as well as the potential abuses of science and

data – Move to a learning-centered academic paradigm – Use active and creative methods to facilitate significant learning experiences – Teach “up” educational

taxonomies – provide meaningful through real-life application – Avoid the expectation of blind acceptance of academic authority – Maintain technological

sophistication – Expand the parameters for class projects from the traditional paper to other types of demonstrations of research and learning – Expand the

parameters of class projects form the traditional paper to other types of demonstrations of research and learning – Offer many opportunities for interpersonal

involvement – Appreciate diverse viewpoints – Increase flexibility in course schedules, semesters, and in entry and exit – recognize trust and safety issues –

Moderate a customer-based service model – Develop student services and programming based on institutional and student needs – Lighten up – Expect their best.

Generation Next: Today’s Postmodern Student: Meeting, Teaching and Serving

Mark L. Taylor, Director of Guidance Services, Arkansas State University-Beebe

@ The Higher Learning Commission, NCA

A Collection of Papers on Self-Study and Institutional Improvement, 2005

Volume 2, pg. 99

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Communication ExpertGeneration NeXt – Mind Set

• TWO TRAITS:

• Intentional Academic Ignorance of an

Entire Field of Knowledge.

• Identity Politics.The Perils of Academic Ignorance

Lennard J. Davis Professor of English & Medical Education

University of Illinois at ChicagoThe Chronicle Review

May 20, 2005, pg. B13

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Communication ExpertWhat Some Companies Have Done

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Communication ExpertWhat Some Companies Have Done

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Communication ExpertWhat One College Has Done

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21st Century Faculty as:An Authentic Person

From Bio to Blog

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21st Century Faculty Skill Set• Communication Expert

• Instructional Technologist

• Instructional Designer

• Facilitator

• Authentic Person

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21 Century Faculty as: Instructional Technologist

Progress

Last Century

Death by Lecture

This CenturyDeath by PowerPoint

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21st Century Faculty as: Instructional Technologist

• Video Clips – Authenticity over professional• Learning Objects – This better be good!• Screen Captures – The Online “How To”• Simulations – The way it will be – fidelity!• Pod casts – The Return of the Lecture• Blogs – A Relationship Management Tool• PVPs – A Constructivist Learning Tool• WIKI – World Wide Collaboration• RSS – The end of Surfing

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21st Century Faculty Skill Set Beyond Content Expert

• Communication Expert

• Instructional Technologist

• Instructional Designer

• Facilitator

• Collaborator

• Authentic Person

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Adjunct Faculty

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21st Century Faculty Skill Set Beyond Content Expert

• Communication Expert

• Instructional Technologist

• Instructional Designer

• Facilitator

• Collaborator

• Authentic Person

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To Teach One Class

• 1970’s - Accounting Content• 1980’s - Computer & Accounting Applications• 1990’s - Online LMS• 2000’s –

− Web Based Assignment Manager− Video− Pod casting− Blogging− RSS− AI− Simulations− WIKI− Enabling Applications − Security

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Generation NeXt FacultyConvergent Skill Set

• Academic Content Expert

• Organizational Diagnostician

• Instructional Designer (Effectiveness)

• Instructional Technologist (Efficiency)

• Communications Expert (4 Generations)

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How to Reach Me

Dale Fowler

Ed.D, MBA, BA

Lead Instructional Designer

Indiana Wesleyan University

Phone: 765-677-2953

Email: dale.fowler@indwes.edu

Blog: www.dpfowler.typepad.com

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• Communication Expert

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Implications for Institutions

• Capitalization of Initiatives

• Flexibility of System Components

• Increased Faculty Compensation

• Technology Maintenance & Upgrade

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IT’S ALL ABOUT DESIGN!Systems Approach

Point Distribution Top Down Frame BATCHEDActivity Type

Course Type Bloom Level

Input Nominal Whole Class Individual

DiscussionsCommentsReading QuestionsReading Quiz

Broad ThemesMajor ConceptsTechnical/Skills and/or Info.

KnowledgeComprehension

Process Nominal Small Group Activities

Info PoolingCourse Long ProjectProceduresQ&A

TerminologyHelp Rm.

ApplicationAnalysis

Output Lion Share

Individual Assignments

ExercisesProblemsPapersExamsCases

QuantitativeQuantitativeQualitativeQual/QuantQual/Quant

SynthesisEvaluation