Yes iCan! Helping Faculty Successfully Integrate Technology in their Courses Mauricio Cadavid Instructional Designer CSU San Bernardino

‘Tentative’ Agenda Introduction Recognizing different levels of need Difficulties I have faced What’s my (personal) approach? Discussion Challenges

This is not about YOU, this is about ME; unless you want to make it about YOU, then that is okay be ME… Individual results may vary!

Who Am I…

The First Steps Recognizing the different levels of need Beginner, intermediate, advanced… Asking simple questions: What course? How many students? Modality? (f2f, hybrid, online) When does it start? What are the assessment plans? Identifying any potential issues off the bat!

Challenges!!! Lost in translation – Language/terminology ADDIE Model, UD, ADA, Synchronous, Compliance, Accessibility, Virtual, Module, any others? Lack of: – Direction – Goals – Objectives

Perceptions of Online/Hybrid teaching Purpose – Having to vs. Wanting to Course content False idea of how much it can be done Challenges!!!

Reservations about technology – LMS – Software – Security – Cheating – Reliability of the system – Accessibility – Any others? Challenges!!!

My Approach Checklist  Never start with “I know…”  Allow the faculty to “remain” in control of the initial conversation  Do not introduce technology until you find out more about their:  Course  Teaching style  Teaching approach  Syllabus  Course schedule  Course objectives

Ask the faculty about their: – Expectations – Worries/challenges – Own level of technology proficiency – Allotted time to work on the course Work together on an “action plan” – Include an accountability schedule Finally… My Approach cntd.

Finally, I share my ‘philosophy’ of education: My Approach cntd. My job is to make sure that technology does not come between what you need to teach and what students need to learn

THANK YOU Mauricio Cadavid Online & Distributed Learning April 5, 2013