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No More Boring Handbooks !. Presented by Dr. Sheri Litt and Amy Moore. 18 th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning • October 2012. No More Boring Faculty Handbooks!. Old Handbook. Quotes from Faculty Problems “No one wants to read large manuals” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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18th Annual Sloan Consortium International Conference on Online Learning • October 2012Presented by Dr. Sheri Litt and Amy Moore
No More Boring Handbooks!
No More Boring Faculty Handbooks!
Old Handbook
Quotes from FacultyProblems
• “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?”
No More Boring Faculty Handbooks!
Who Is Our Audience?
• Reports of feeling isolated and disconnected
• Fragmented communications
200 Adjunct Facultyin 36 States
Teaching Online
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
No More Boring Faculty Handbooks!
Online students’ sense of belongingand depth of learning engagementlargely 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…
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
No More Boring Faculty Handbooks!
New Handbook
• Media-rich content• Digital format• Intuitive navigation• Searchable• Concise friendly language• Relevant information• Faculty read it!
New andImproved!
How Do We Know?
No More Boring Faculty Handbooks!
Mastery Lesson – A Read Receipt!
Created using Camtasia
Problem Solutions“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
Discussion
Amy MooreAuthor/Editor/Media
(904) [email protected]
Dr. Sheri LittAcademic Dean(904) [email protected]
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