1. Faculty Development Strategies
Annual Meeting of AACE
Seattle, WA, USA June 24, 1999
by David G. Brown
Vice President, Wake Forest University
Dean, International Center for Computer Enhanced Learning

2. Environmental Imperatives
Universal Student Access to Computers
Reliable Networks
Multiple Opportunities for Training and Consultation
Faculty Ethos that values Experimentation and Tolerates Falters

3. WORKSHEET What are the barriers to more use of technology by faculty
WORKSHEET What are the barriers to more use of technology by faculty? For your own campus, allocate 100 points among the three major barrier categories!
_____% Faculty Need Time
_____% Faculty Need Access to Expertise
_____% Faculty Need to Motivation

4. Concepts Worth Considering
Eager Faculty
Friendly Sharing (standardize!)
Standard Course Shell
Centrality of Educational Theory
Diversity Among Disciplines
Big 3 First (KISS)
Start with Hybrid Courses
Faculty to Faculty

5. The Big Three #1. E-mail #2. Web Pages (for each course)
#3. Internet URLs

6. Faculty Development Strategies-- Most Effective
Friends and Neighbors!
Full Time Academic Computer Specialists Trained and Located in Disciplines (ACS)
Well Trained Students Assigned to One Faculty Member for Full Semester (STARS)
Seminars Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning (not only technology)
Tutorials re Equipment by Librarians
All Campus Help Desk

7. Faculty Development Strategies-- Modestly Effective
Poster Sessions Where WF Faculty “Show and Tell” Their Uses of Technology
Seminars Sponsored by a Faculty Technology Advocacy Group
Competitive Grants Releasing Faculty From Teaching One Course
User Group Listservs Centered Around Specific Techniques & Technologies

8. Faculty Development Strategies-- Least Effective
Computer Based Training Tapes
Lectures by Visiting “VIPs”
Computer Assisted Instruction Listserv
Attendance at National Workshops Conducted Locally

9. David G. Brown Vice President and Dean International Center for Computer Enhanced Learning Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, N.C http//: fax: