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Educational Studies Goals

1. To improve the technology literacy of future educators by modeling exemplary use of learning technologies in their teacher preparation program

2. Improve program completion and graduation rates of future teachers from community college to 4-year college

Challenges addresses by faculty development and instructional design

Hispanics and other underrepresented groups on a teaching track are disproportionately failing to achieve transfer readiness and graduating with a degree/credential.

Student technology literacy and integration for learning is low, including a lack of student teacher e-portfolio system.

Lack of an instructional technology training resources for faculty to improve their teaching and therefore student learning.

Over-reliance on traditional teaching methods and lack of faculty collaboration with technology to solve instructional problems which do not meet students’ learning style needs.

Educational Studies Faculty Development & Instructional Design

Train and support learning technology for instructors and students.

Ongoing, sustained support of consistent learning technology skills is offered to all Educational Studies faculty and instructors

ePortfolios – establish Lead Instructor buy in. Provide course level planning time annually

Integration and modeling of handheld devices in all courses

Purchase consistent software and apps for instructors and students in all courses

Course level planning time, annual course audit of application

Ongoing LMS training of rich media features beyond traditional uploaded content the central location for all coursework in program

eBooks course companion material are being consistently and intentionally infused program wide

Year One Goal Course Learning Outcome AlignmentPhilosophy: Provide software,

planning time , and sustained training over a 5-year period to support instructional redesign of an entire program

Strategy:• Audit LO’s for entire program• Lead faculty planning time to revise

and align course level LO’s

Screencasting training provided to Lead Faculty to begin planning for integration into each course

LMS video response feature showcased to Lead Faculty for potential grading options

ePortfolios are built in a foundation course

Year One Innovative Application

Screencasting integrated into Learning Technology for Educators program foundation course

Screencast software provided to all Lead Instructors and students

ePortfolios course level planning time provided during annual meeting

Course YouTube Channel concept presented to Lead Faculty

ePortfolios artifacts discussion begins – recommendation to use varied media including screencast contentScreencast software discount secured

for all students in program

Year One

• Redesigned course sequence• Developed additional instructional materials

for low scoring learning outcomes• Screencast all course topics and located on a

streaming server to allow ease of reviewing• Single YouTube Channel for ease of review• Faculty authored eText design & layout by

instructional designer

Instructional Design ConversationIdentified Instructional Problem: low pass rate on writing pre-requisite course

Year Two Goal Course Assessment Alignment

Strategy:• Lead Faculty planning

time• Sustained training:

1. Digital textbooks training

2. ePortfolio course level integration planning

• Software provided1. SnagIt Screencasting

Year Two Innovative Application

Annual Educational Studies Faculty Meeting

Sustained training:• Screencasting + Video

Everywhere + YouTube• Screencast course level

integration planning• ePortfolio course level

integration planning

Year Two Instructional Design Conversation

Identified Instructional Problems: 1. Low quality of lesson

plans in multiple courses, 2. Redesigning a course for

flipped delivery3. Redesigning inherited

course materials

Year Three Goal Course Content Redesign Institute

Strategy:All faculty instructional design, training, preparation time

Summer Design Institute:• Competitive Proposal• Project specific

professional development

• Equipment • Software

To what degree have your incorporated screencasting as an instructor?

To what degree have you assigned and assessed an item for the Liberal Studies ePortfolio?

To what degree have you integrated screencasting into student assignments?

Year Three Innovative Application

Year Three

• Diagnostic App integration into introductory unit

• Project based capstone assessment

Instructional Design ConversationIdentified Instructional Problems: 1. Outdated material 2. Lack of use of learning

technologies 3. Low modeling of technical

literacy