WVSOM’s Use of Course Management Software to for a Faculty Development Web Page Helen H. Baker, PhD, MBA Professor, Clinical Sciences Professor, Clinical.

WVSOM’s Use of Course WVSOM’s Use of Course Management Software to Management Software to for a Faculty for a Faculty Development Web PageDevelopment Web Page

Helen H. Baker, PhD, MBAHelen H. Baker, PhD, MBA Professor, Clinical SciencesProfessor, Clinical Sciences [email protected]@wvsom.edu 304-647-6260 304-647-6260Brian Griffith, PhDBrian Griffith, PhD

Assistant Professor, BiochemistryAssistant Professor, BiochemistryElaine Soper, PhDElaine Soper, PhD

Assoc. Dean, Assessment and Ed. Assoc. Dean, Assessment and Ed. DevelopmentDevelopment

As of June 26, 2007

ObjectiveObjective

At the end of this presentation, At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:participants will be able to:

Describe advantages and Describe advantages and disadvantages of using disadvantages of using course-course-management softwaremanagement software to create a to create a secure, interactive, course-like secure, interactive, course-like faculty development sitefaculty development site

Suggest two resources re/ designSuggest two resources re/ design

WV School of Osteopathic WV School of Osteopathic Medicine has two faculty Medicine has two faculty development web sitesdevelopment web sites

School’s public site

Internal, “Course” site

Public sites are Public sites are available to the entire available to the entire world.world. Everyone (inc. rural Everyone (inc. rural

preceptors) can accesspreceptors) can access Ours is not interactive: Ours is not interactive:

no feedback to learnersno feedback to learners Posting was by tech Posting was by tech

staff – revisions not staff – revisions not immediateimmediate

Must conform to school Must conform to school “look”“look”

Content must be Content must be polished, not violate polished, not violate copyright.copyright.

Most schools use Most schools use “course “course management management software” for software” for student coursesstudent courses

WVSOM has WVSOM has extended this extended this to faculty to faculty development.development.

Allows new faculty Allows new faculty to experience to experience course course management site management site “as a user” before “as a user” before posting their own posting their own course materialscourse materials

See rewards and See rewards and frustrations of frustrations of studentsstudents

WVSOM has found WVSOM has found “Courseware” FD site “Courseware” FD site useful.useful.

Allows download of Allows download of content.content.

A secure, “courseware” A secure, “courseware” site for Fac Dev has site for Fac Dev has advantages.advantages. Only enrolled faculty Only enrolled faculty

can accesscan access Can track Can track

participationparticipation Allows “works in Allows “works in

progress”, internal progress”, internal working documents, working documents, non-standard formatnon-standard format

Allows interactivity.Allows interactivity.

Administers surveys, Administers surveys, summarizes results.summarizes results.

Administers and Administers and grades tests (Student grades tests (Student view)view)

Also has Also has “Communication “Communication Tools”Tools”

LimitationsLimitations

SOLE’s limits: limited formats, etc.SOLE’s limits: limited formats, etc. Some new faculty are very Some new faculty are very

sophisticated, don’t need trainingsophisticated, don’t need training Some “established” faculty will Some “established” faculty will

probably never use SOLEprobably never use SOLE Can be accessed only by password Can be accessed only by password

(not yet available to Preceptors).(not yet available to Preceptors).

Main Objective: Met??Main Objective: Met??

At the end of this presentation, At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:participants will be able to:

Describe advantages and Describe advantages and disadvantages of using disadvantages of using course-course-management softwaremanagement software to create a to create a secure, interactive, course-like secure, interactive, course-like faculty development sitefaculty development site

Suggest a resource re/ designSuggest a resource re/ design

Recommend re Recommend re design:design:Robin Williams’ Robin Williams’ booksbooks Principles:Principles: CContrastontrast RRepetitionepetition AAlignmentlignment PProximityroximity

From: Robin Williams, Non-Designer’s Design Book, 2004.

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Study Learning Study Learning research.research.Text only:Text only:

““As the rod is pulled As the rod is pulled out, air passes out, air passes through the piston through the piston and fills the area and fills the area between the piston between the piston and the outlet valve. and the outlet valve. As the rod is pushed As the rod is pushed in, the inlet valve in, the inlet valve closes and the closes and the piston forces air piston forces air through the outlet through the outlet valve.”valve.”

Image and Text:Image and Text:

Clark & Mayer, 2003

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Recommend words-and-Recommend words-and-graphic or video, not just graphic or video, not just words.words.

Clark & Mayer, 2003

Discussion?Discussion?

ResourcesResources

Clark, RC, Mayer, RE. Clark, RC, Mayer, RE. e-Learning and e-Learning and the Science of Instruction.the Science of Instruction. John Wiley John Wiley & Sons, 2003.& Sons, 2003.

Williams, Robin, Williams, Robin, The Non-Designer’s The Non-Designer’s Design BookDesign Book, 2, 2ndnd ed., 2004, ~$17. ed., 2004, ~$17.

Williams, Robin and Tollett, John. Williams, Robin and Tollett, John. The The Non-Designer’s Web Book,Non-Designer’s Web Book, 3 3rdrd ed, ed, 2006, ~$24.2006, ~$24.

Assertion/Evidence slide design:Assertion/Evidence slide design: http://http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/slides.htmlwww.writing.eng.vt.edu/slides.html