1. 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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3. Setting the stage

4. Where We Started
Our challenges: Technology use Staff and support Communication and trust Understanding
Our approach: Workshops, user groups, one-on-ones
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5. REFLECTION: What Works & Doesn’t

6. 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
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7. Discussion Look at the post-its under each category:
What commonalities and differences do we see across institutions?
What made something work or not?
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8. A New Approach

9. Orientation
Audience New faculty Partner(s) Library Description Interactive, focused on topics and functions needed to get started with first week of classes
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10. 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
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11. 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
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12. 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
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13. 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.
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14. 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
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15. 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
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16. 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.
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17. REFLECTION: Brainstorming Ideas

18. 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?
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19. Lessons Learned

20. 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
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21. 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
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22. Reflection: Putting It Together

23. 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!
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