Boosting Faculty Instructional Technology Use It Takes a Village: Boosting Faculty Instructional Technology Use Presented by Raechelle Clemmons EDUCAUSE Connect: San Diego | January 29, 2015

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Setting the stage

Where We Started Our challenges: Technology use Staff and support Communication and trust Understanding Our approach: Workshops, user groups, one-on-ones St. Norbert College | Information Technology Services January 29, 2015

REFLECTION: What Works & Doesn’t

Activity Think about your faculty & technology programs – those that worked to engage faculty and/or boost technology use, and those that didn’t Write one program per post-it note Place the post-its under the “It Worked!” or “Not So Much” categories St. Norbert College | Information Technology Services January 29, 2015

Discussion Look at the post-its under each category: What commonalities and differences do we see across institutions? What made something work or not? St. Norbert College | Information Technology Services January 29, 2015

A New Approach

Orientation Audience New faculty Partner(s) Library Description Interactive, focused on topics and functions needed to get started with first week of classes St. Norbert College | Information Technology Services January 29, 2015

Drop-In Support Audience Everyone Partner(s) Library Description Drop-in labs before the first week of classes, one- stop for library/IT needs; open office hours throughout the semester in different academic buildings St. Norbert College | Information Technology Services January 29, 2015

Workshops & Events Audience Varies by event Partner(s) Library, Faculty Development, DLI Description Co-led discussions of the role of technology in liberal arts education, thought-session on active learning spaces, intensive subject or audience- specific workshops St. Norbert College | Information Technology Services January 29, 2015

Grants Audience Early adopters, early majority, laggards? Partner(s) Dean, DLI, Faculty Development Description Instructional technology mini-grant for specific hardware/software; course redesign grant to technology-enable an existing course Considering additional grants for other audiences St. Norbert College | Information Technology Services January 29, 2015

Digital Fellow Audience Innovators? Partner(s) Dean, DLI Description Year-long appointment to serve as a champion for instructional technology use. Specific project/area of focus. Stipend or course release. St. Norbert College | Information Technology Services January 29, 2015

Learning Communities Audience Varies by community Partner(s) DLI/Library/Faculty Development, Digital Fellow, individual faculty Description One focused on flipped classroom; group for digital citizenship, digital literacy, or innovative tech use; community for grant winners St. Norbert College | Information Technology Services January 29, 2015

Task Force Audience Early adopters through late majority Partner(s) Dean, Facilities Description Task force to evaluate learning spaces and develop comprehensive set of standards for them St. Norbert College | Information Technology Services January 29, 2015

Inter-Institutional Collaborative Audience Innovators & early adopters initially, program targeting early/late majority Partner(s) President, Dean, Library Description Six institution collaborative focused on teaching and learning with technology in liberal arts. Joint projects, learning communities, training opportunities. St. Norbert College | Information Technology Services January 29, 2015

REFLECTION: Brainstorming Ideas

Activity Select one faculty group and one partner With your table, brainstorm possible programs that could be developed with this partner for this particular group of faculty What ideas did you come up with? St. Norbert College | Information Technology Services January 29, 2015

Lessons Learned

Things We’ve Learned Leverage existing (successful) structures/programs Create one-stop support opportunities Target invitations Bring content to groups already assembled, rather than trying to assemble a group Location matters St. Norbert College | Information Technology Services January 29, 2015

Things We’ve Learned Talk is cheap – incentivize action Incentives don’t have to be large to work Co-opt early adopters to lead others, provide specialized attention and support Don’t take credit, take results St. Norbert College | Information Technology Services January 29, 2015

Reflection: Putting It Together

Activity What ideas and/or programs could you take back to your institution? Start to map out your thoughts on the provided sheet. Let’s discuss! St. Norbert College | Information Technology Services January 29, 2015