1. Creating Faculty Evaluation and Mentoring Programs Using Brightspace
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
Stacy Southerland, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish
Tracy Fairless, M.A.
Assistant Director of Instructional Design
Bucky Dodd, Ph.D.
Executive Director of eLearning and Innovations

2. Poll Question
Over the past five years, which of the following options best describes the growth of elearning (e.g. online, hybrid, blended, self-paced online, interactive video) courses at your institution?
It’s declining
It’s flat
Moderate growth
Significant growth

3. Online
Hybrid
Self-Paced Online
Interactive Video

4. Growth of eLearning at UCO

5. QUALITY Instructional Design Learning Context Facilitation eLearning
Design Principles
Instructional Design
Facilitation
Learning Context
Academic
Departments
Support
Services

7. QUALITY PROCESS Colleges Select Faculty to Teach Online
Faculty Complete Certification Course
Colleges Select Courses for Delivery
Course Development
Peer Review & Authorization
Course Scheduled
Course Delivery
5 Year Reauthorization Cycle
eLearning Design Principles

8. Support for Continuous Quality
QUALITY PROCESS
Colleges Select Faculty to Teach Online
Faculty Complete Certification Course
Support for Continuous Quality
Colleges Select Courses for Delivery
Course Development
Peer Review & Authorization
Course Scheduled
Course Delivery
5 Year Reauthorization Cycle
eLearning Design Principles

9. STRATEGIC QUALITY SYSTEMS
Facilitation Evaluation System
Faculty Mentor Program

10. Key Questions Technology as Support Platform
Community Membership / Audience Diversity
Needs, Goals, and Performance Outcomes
Return on Investment

11. FACILITATION EVALUATION SYSTEM

12. Poll Question
Does your institution currently have a faculty evaluation process for online or blended courses?

13. Resources eLearning Facilitation Review Dashboard (D2L)
Preparing the Department
Before the Review
The Review
After the Review
Review Scorecard (Qualtrics)
Self-Assessment Instrument (Qualtrics)

14. Process What is Quality eLearning? Best practices eLearning Quality
D2L
Types of online quality
Preparing for the Review Process
Setting timelines
Using dashboard tools
Using Qualtrics
Reviewing Online Facilitation
The review process
Examples
Completing the scorecard survey
Consulting with Online Faculty
Coaching vs. Mentoring
Recommending support services
Developing an action plan

25. Coaching for Quality
Feedback
Goals
Professional Development

26. Lessons Learned Work Load for Evaluation Process
Ownership of Evaluation Process
Focus on community “space” and dialogue

27. FACULTY MENTOR PROGRAM

28. Poll Question
Does your institution currently have a faculty mentor program for online or blended course instructors?

29. Assessing the Need For A Faculty Mentor Program

30. Customize and Implement a Faculty Mentor Program
Develop a Program Model
Identify the value proposition
Identify the key stakeholders
Identify the project leaders
Identify a resource center
Tracy
Value Proposition – know the goals, the internal/external barriers and know the strengths/weakness
Goal – to provide a consistent method of quality assurance and faculty support across all online courses.
Barriers – range from a lack of awareness of the quality process, lack of time, misunderstandings, and issues of academic freedom.
Strengths – each if not all, departments have several faculty that already provide tremendous peer leadership for online teaching; Weaknesses – repeating efforts, lack of authority, lack of time, & lack of compensation.
Key stakeholder(s) will be able to help develop the value proposition. It will be what drives the project.
Project leaders are those that stand out of the crowd. They teach online, develop online courses, have leadership skills, and have a passion to learn and make continued improvements.
Resource Center – A mechanism to communicate information and resources is needed. This is the focus of my remaining time with you. We developed a resource center using Desire 2 Learn to serve as the hub for the Faculty Mentor Program.

31. Resource Center Develop a Resource Center Identify needed services
Collect and segment resources
Generate communication templates
Create a method to share information
Tracy

32. Resource Center: Point of Contact
Planning Considerations
Responsibilities
Challenges
Resources
Projected Outcomes
Tracy

36. Tracy

38. Resource Center: Collaborative Workshops
Planning Considerations
Responsibilities
Challenges
Resources
Projected Outcomes

39. Resource Center: Guided Support
Planning Considerations
Responsibilities
Challenges
Resources
Projected Outcomes

46. Lessons Learned Terminology and naming of program
Fresh and dynamic information
Who uses the community dashboard?
Create need to use resource - motivation
Focus on community “space” and dialogue

47. Questions or Comments? ssoutherland@uco.edu tfairless@uco.edu