1. 18 th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning October 2012 Presented by Dr. Sheri Litt and Amy Moore No More Boring Handbooks!

2. No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! Old Handbook Quotes from Faculty Problems “No one wants to read large manuals” “The material is dry” “I just need a list of…” “The document says revised in 2006” “It is cumbersome to find anything” “Handbook? What handbook?”

3. No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! Who Is Our Audience? Reports of feeling isolated and disconnected Fragmented communications 200 Adjunct Faculty in 36 States Teaching Online

4. No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! What Do They Need? College information Instructional support Administrative support Technical support Faculty expectations And Why? Support Institutional Effectiveness Follow SACS Requirements Improve Student Retention

5. No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! Online students’ sense of belonging and depth of learning engagement largely rests on the degree of faculty participation. (CARR, 2000) …and faculty participation can only happen when they have all the support and resources they need! Research Says…

6. No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! Solving the Problem Our Approach Faculty committee to identify important topics One author/editor to ensure consistent tone Best practices - examined other academic handbooks Incorporated digital design trends

7. No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! New Handbook Media-rich content Digital format Intuitive navigation Searchable Concise friendly language Relevant information Faculty read it! New and Improved! How Do We Know?

8. No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! Mastery Lesson – A Read Receipt! Created using Camtasia

9. Connect with and engage our faculty so they learn how to better connect with their students Mobile Information New tools emerge everyday! No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! New Paradigm

10. ProblemSolutions “No one wants to read large manuals” Set a limit of 30 pages with only relevant topics “Material is dry”Images and short video clips add visual interest and increase retention of material “I just need a list of…”Downloadable single page reference documents “The document says revised in 2006” Digital document updated on the fly and placed in a Web-based dropbox “It is cumbersome to find information” Intuitive navigation and a search bar “Handbook? What handbook?” Document available 24/7. Can be referenced with a link in any communication. (email – post – article) No More Boring Faculty Handbooks! Lesson Learned

11. Discussion

12. Amy Moore Author/Editor/Media (904) 632-3115 Amy.Moore@fscj.edu Dr. Sheri Litt Academic Dean (904) 632-5075 SBLitt@fscj.edu Presented by