1. Engaging Faculty through Instructional Technology Training
Lori Wendt, Parkland College

2. Parkland College
Champaign, IL
Established in 1966
Third largest district in state
20,000 students annually
120+ degree/certificate programs
Largest feeder school to UIUC

3. Distance Learning Spring 1995 – began offering teleclasses
Spring 1997 – began offering 4 courses online
Summer 1998 – established Distance and Virtual Learning department
2018 – 150+ online course offerings each semester with another 120+ offered in the summer

4. University of Illinois Global Campus
Established in 2007; launched in January 2008
Intended to serve non-traditional students
Parkland was positioned to be integral to this initiative

5. Faculty Training

6. Structure (EDU 960)

7. Structure (EDU 960) Choose 4 of 6 topics to earn 0.5 credits:
Introduction to CAT
Cooperative Learning
Reaching Diverse Students
Active Learning
Mind-Mapping and Pulse-Learning
Training for College Prep
Online faculty certification – demonstrate proficiency with the ANGEL system

8. First Offerings Spring 2008 27 participants 14 full-time faculty
11 part-time faculty
2 staff members
Summer 2008
30 participants
7 full-time faculty
22 part-time faculty
1 staff member

9. Revival

10. Structure (EDU 914)

11. Change is inevitable

12. Challenges

13. EDU 911

14. EDU 911

15. Change is constant

16. EDU 914 Revised Takeaways: Revising syllabus
Professional introduction video
Content video creation

17. Change is the ONLY constant

18. EDU 914 Revised…again Major changes: Removed instructional design
Removed history of education
Added student engagement
Added academic integrity

19. Feedback Most Important Video creation, accessibility Least Helpful
Learning theory
Cohesiveness
911 access for reference
More time with 911 (tech)
Improvements
Less readings; outline main points
Increased discussions
Less learning theory
More deliverables

20. New Course (EDU 914)

21. Key Changes
Fewer readings
More discussions
Final capstone project

22. Certification

23. Questions