Professional Development 24/7: Restructuring How We Deliver Training Denise Swett, EdD Acting Vice President Student Development & Instruction Foothill College, CA Valerie Kisiel Innovative Educators

1.Who are you? 2.What kind of professional development do you offer? 3.Who is your primary audience? 4.Do you offer online training or podcasts? 5.Do you currently offer any on-demand training? Who is out there?

What are the goals for today? 1.Think outside of the box 2.Do more with less 3.Restructure the way we provide professional development Today’s Goals

Research shows that professional development leads to better instruction and improved student learning… -American Educational Research Association, 2005 What We Know

Some of the Challenges Difficulty scheduling in-person workshops Identifying trainers Wide variety of needs Financial support Documenting participation Keeping it simple

Influential Factors We are: 1.Online 2.Part-time 3.Broke 4.All of the above

Online Education & Services Online enrollment increased by what percentage from ? A. 50% B. 75% C. 543% D. 832% US News & World Report, Sept. 2010

Part-Time Faculty In 1975, only 30.2% of faculty were employed part time; by 2005, according to data compiled by the AAUP from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), what percentage of all faculty members in the US were part- time? A. 35% B. 45% C. 48% D. 65%

Budget Cuts In January, 2011 California announced they would cut higher education budgets by how much? A. $250 million B. $750 million C. $1 billion D. $1.4 billion nia-schools-face-1_n_ html

3 Changes & 2 Questions 1.A lot of people want information online. 2.There is an increase in part-time faculty. 3.Schools are required to do more with less. 1. What does that mean about how we deliver professional development? 2. How have your other college services changed?

Solutions Podcasts/Vodcasts Web Conferencing On-Demand Training

DEFINITION A podcast is a series of audio or video digital-media files which are distributed over the Internet by syndicated download, through Web feeds, to portable media players and personal computers. ~ Wikipediaaudiovideo digital-mediaInternetsyndicateddownloadWeb feedsportable media playerspersonal computers Podcasts/Vodcasts

Training Uses Online Learning development-for-online/id development-for-online/id Technology On-Campus Resources (strategic planning, library, training opportunities, etc.) /Browse/fhsu.edu /Browse/fhsu.edu

Other Uses Curriculum & Teaching Techniques development-center/id development-center/id Classroom Management development/id development/id Personal and Professional Growth development/id development/id

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WHO needs to be involved? WHAT are we trying to do? WHERE will we get funding? WHEN should we implement? HOW will we coordinate technology? WHY does this matter? Steps to Implementation

Getting started Administration Guide gStarted/chapter_4_section_1.html gStarted/chapter_4_section_1.html Campus Guide for Faculty Implementation

DEFINITION Web conferencing is used to conduct live meetings, training, or presentations via the Internet. meetingspresentations Internet EXAMPLES Webex, NetMeeting, Yugma (free), Adobe Connect, Elluminate Web Conferencing

Benefits & Uses Benefits Cost-effective Easy – quickly set up an event Interactive Uses Faculty orientation or new-employee training Brown bag sessions Great for part-time faculty training In-service training Online faculty and staff learning communities Online discussions

2 Options Deliver content using on campus resources and presenters Outsource – Cost Vs. Benefits Resources Perspective Implementation

Examples: In-House What software do you have on campus? Examples Webex NetMeeting Adobe Elluminate Free trials available for all services All companies have best practice guides Things to think about when delivering training Live vs. On-Demand Who will present? How will you invite people, send logins, provide tech support? Who will host Community College Example

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DEFINITION Basic requirements for on-demand learning are presented: anyone, anytime, anywhere delivery of education and training, adapted to the specific requirements and preferences of each individual citizen within different e-learning and e-working settings. On-Demand Training

Benefits & Uses Benefits Cost-effective Easy Interactive Archive Just-in-time training Certificates Tracking Portal and LMS integration Flexibility Uses Faculty Orientation or new-employee training Brown bag sessions Great for part-time faculty training In-service training Online Faculty and Staff Learning Communities

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More Examples Video YouTube Common Craft TED – 8 To Be Great – Minute Takeaways in-the-classroom in-the-classroom On-Demand Training Systems

What is Go2Knowledge? What is Go2Knowledge ™ ? Go2Knowledge is your turnkey solution to providing on-demand professional development for higher education. 50 On-Demand Professional Development Trainings Unlimited Access 24/7 Serve all faculty and staff for 1 low fee At-Risk Populations Campus Safety Organizational Development Student Success Teaching & Learning Technology

Go2Knowledge Features Certificates of Completion Monthly Reporting Web Portal & LMS Integration Branded Marketing Materials Supplemental Materials Personalized Customer Service & Support

Implementation Questions to consider How to disseminate? How to update? How to filter? How to track? How to validate? How to make it relevant? Cost Internal vs. External content creation

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+ Your login and password Free Preview: Phone: How does it work?

Foothill’s Major Considerations Implementation: Simple Accessible: Not behind a Portal Understandable: Easy to use Trackable: Documentation of Participation Certificates: Automatically to participants Full Scope: Extent of Offerings Accreditation: Meets standards Customer Service: Exceptional

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