Faculty

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Faculty

Teaching Fishing; or, Empowering Users with Technology

February 13, 2013 | A session at the West/Southwest Regional Conference

"Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime." This session will discuss the issues of "teaching fishing" (in relation …

Creating and Managing Online Faculty Training in Adobe Captivate and Blackboard

November 7, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2012 Annual Conference

In planning online training for faculty development, ITDD in GUMC did a pilot to determine if Adobe Captivate and Blackboard could be used for creating different types of online training. This pr…

Demystifying Social Media for Media-Curious Faculty

March 14, 2012 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2012

This session will explore the challenges of training faculty in the nuances of social media. We'll discuss the experience of developing and offering fully online social media training seminars…

Creating a Successful and Sustainable Faculty Development Plan for the Adoption of Technology-Based Teaching and Learning Initiatives in Higher Education

February 13, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2012 Annual Meeting

While the use of blended learning, mobile learning, and online learning have altered the face and future of higher education, faculty members are often resistant to these innovations. What is gener…

Essential Attributes of Faculty Professional Development: The Excellence in Online Education Initiative

October 21, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

Professional development in best practices for online teaching is essential to ensuring the success of new online instructors. In this session, learn the 12 essential attributes of faculty profes…

Engaging Faculty in Pedagogical Technology Training

October 19, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2011 Annual Conference

Marist College has introduced engaging faculty trainings with a pedagogical theme that use Sakai in-depth. We are currently rolling out a certification program for online instructors, which include…

A Model for Faculty Training and Development Life Cycle

February 22, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE West/Southwest Regional Conference 2011

This session will present a model of faculty training and development in information technology implemented at St. Mary's University. The model included holding a week-long summer faculty inst…

Online Tools to Support Faculty, Staff, and Student Technology Skill Development

January 13, 2011 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2011

Technology updates and changes to policies and procedures are an inevitable and necessary part of institutional processes. Ensuring that faculty, staff, and student employees are receiving the nece…

Help! I Need Training Now! Providing Just-in-Time IT Training

October 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

Penn State has more than 100,000 faculty, staff, and students distributed among 20 campuses, and our need for IT training is difficult to meet in traditional face-to-face classes. In 2009, Penn Sta…

Using Instructional Design to Shape Technology Training

October 30, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference

Technology training for faculty and staff is more effective when it is based on instructional design principles. This presentation will show how three principles were used to guide training efforts…