Mansfield University Faculty Development Workshops

May 14, 2008 - SPRINGBOARD: “Online Learning Communities”

May 15 & May 16, 2008 - Online Consultants and Presentations

These faculty development workshops are designed to give practical tips for teaching online courses & programs. During the SPRINGBOARD Workshop faculty will highlight their techniques and tips while having the opportunity to learn, share and discuss some of the best practices at Mansfield University.

Learn about Quality Matters (QM) from Dr. Chris Sax, an original founding team member. QM has received national recognition for its peer-based approach to quality assurance and continuous improvement in online education. QM created a set of review criteria based on the research literature and national standards. These criteria were incorporated into an interactive web-based rubric with annotations, and developed training and a process for conducting team course reviews. Visit the QM website: http://www.qualitymatters.org/

Since 1994 the online consultants Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt, partners of Crossroads Consulting, have collaboratively conducted pioneering research, consulted and trained in the emerging areas of online group facilitation, face-to-face and online community building, program planning and development of distance learning programs, faculty development and coaching for online teaching. They are the authors of Building Online Learning Communities (2^nd edition), Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace, Collaborating Online, Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom, and The Virtual Student. Visit their website: http://xroadservices.com/home/

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - A Showcase of Tools - Memorial Hall 211
Time & Location:	Presenter(s):	Presentation: Title & Description
8:00 - 8:05 a.m.	Dr. Michael Renner, Provost	Welcome
8:05 – 9:00 a.m.	Dr. Craig Cleland	Personalizing Online Learning: This workshop will look at ways to organize and sustain content-rich courses, which engage students in lots of student-to-student interactions. Some featured topics include varying online assignments to promote interest, creating podcasts, using library resources, incorporating DVDs and streaming video, and much more. Ideas to encourage participation and student advising will be shared.
9:00 – 9:50 a.m.	Co-presenters: Dr. Edward Washington Dr. Dan McKee Dr. William Keeth	SPARK Discussion Using YouTube: Learn how YouTube and other video clips assist in enforcing and promoting classroom discussion. Discover the infinite number and variety of filmic opportunities that exist at the click of a button.
10:00-10:55 a.m.	Chris Sax, Ph.D. Dean, Extended Studies, Shippensburg University Co-founder of QM ™	Quality Matters: Building quality assurance into the online course development process assists in the efficient creation of high quality courses. Maryland Online originally developed Quality Matters (QM) as a standards-based rubric to review online courses. The presenter will discuss how QM standards can be used to build quality into new online courses. Methods change, but standards of quality endure. Discover how you can create a replicable process for your program. QM is a diagnostic tool to facilitate continuous improvement of online/hybrid courses.
11:00 a.m.- Noon	Co-presenters: Cindy Keller Dr. Larry Schankman Helen Adams Jane Fenn	Building Effective Learning Communities Online: Faculty in the School Library & Information Technologies department will share instructional techniques and assessment strategies that build a successful learning community. They will demonstrate both course and program features that foster knowledge construction for a successful school-library media specialist. In addition to teaching strategies, the presentation will cover course design, online advising, orientation, and the department's data-driven program improvement process.  The workshop will emphasize the value of a holistic approach to sustaining effective learning communities in an online environment.
Noon - 1:00 p.m.	Lunch (Provided)	Join your colleagues for discussion during lunch.
1:00-2:00 p.m.	Co-presenters: Dr. Rebecca Dodson- Webster Dr. Dan McKee	Wikis & Blogs: How would you define a wiki or blog? How could you use them in your courses? If you have not explored these new tools or would like to see what others have done, & discuss ideas, this session is for you! Are you having students reflect on their reading assignments or experiences, and write them in a notebook? With blogs, you can have immediate access online to the student’s entries in reverse chronological order & can add comments any time. You can decide if you want individual/personal journals or whole class journals or both. Come explore with early adopters, gain insight, and develop ideas.
2:00-3:00 p.m.	Catherine Renner	Interpretation of YOUR Student Evaluations: Results are in! Now what do I do? Navigating the onlinecourseevaluations.com results page. This presentation will walk you through the various ways in which you can view the results of your student course evaluations. You will also learn how you can download your results as well as view your past results.
3:00-4:00 p.m.	Rena Palloff, Ph.D. Keith Pratt, Ph.D.	A Conversation with Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt: After a long day of presentations, take some time to reflect on what you have learned about teaching and learning online. Feel free to ask some questions, and get into an invigorating discussion with the authors of 6 books on online learning. Drawings for their books will occur at the end of the session!
4:00 -5:00 pm	Palloff & Pratt Consulting times	Kathy Wright
TO REGISTER for SESSIONS AND LUNCH: You can register online at http://acs.mansfield.edu/springboard_2008_register.htm or contact Pam Boyce by calling ext 4244 or email her at pboyce@mansfield.edu by noon on Thursday, May 8, 2008.

Drawings: Your attendance at EACH session on Wednesday enters your name into a drawing for door prizes.

Thursday, May 15, 2008 – Memorial Hall 211 - Consultants for Online Teaching ALL SESSIONS are OPEN to all faculty members and we encourage your participation!
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.	Palloff & Pratt	School Library and Information Technologies Program: Chair & faculty members.
10:00 - 10:15 a.m.		BREAK
10:15 – 11:45 a.m.	Palloff & Pratt	MSN Degree Program/Nursing: Chair & faculty members.
11:45- 12:00 p.m.		BREAK
Noon - 1:30 p.m.	Palloff & Pratt (working lunch provided)	Building Online Learning Communities: Techniques that Work! This session is open to all academic departments and faculty who offer online courses currently or are thinking about offering courses in the future.
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.	Palloff & Pratt	Workshop for Novice Online Faculty: Making the Transition This workshop is aimed at faculty who are just getting started in teaching online & will focus on best practices in course design and delivery.
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.	Palloff & Pratt	Organizational Leadership Degree: Chair, Psychology Department & faculty members and Chair, Communications Department & faculty members.
Friday, May 16, 2008 - Memorial Hall 211 - Consultants for Online Teaching ALL SESSIONS are OPEN to all faculty members and we encourage your participation!
9:00 – 10:30 am	Palloff & Pratt	Art Education, Music, Special Education & Education: Unit, Chair & faculty members
10:30 – 12 noon	Palloff & Pratt	Concluding Workshop: Effective Online Course Development. A review of lessons from the cyberspace classroom. The presenters will discuss the integration of media into online teaching, best practices in online teaching, and tips & tricks for success.
1:00-2:00 pm	Palloff & Pratt Consulting times	Rick Lucero
2:00 – 3:00 pm	Palloff & Pratt Consulting times	Mardi Whitehouse
3:00- 4:00 pm	Palloff & Pratt Consulting times	Craig Cleland
		Please contact Susan Sweet 4849 to set up an appointment for your department and/or individual time with the consultants.
TO REGISTER for SESSIONS AND LUNCH: You can still register online at http://acs.mansfield.edu/springboard_2008_register.htm or contact Pam Boyce by calling ext 4244 or email her at pboyce@mansfield.edu by 9:30 am on Friday, May 9 2008.