The UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Collaborative

The UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Collaborative

Sixteen Campuses Working Together to Promote TLT

Frank Prochaska, Executive [email protected]

919-843-4538

Hilarie Nickerson, Program [email protected]

919-933-8333

www.unctlt.org

Teaching and Learning with Technology Collaborative

About

The University of North Carolina


About


By the numbers• 16 constituent campuses

• 165,000 students

• 9,000 full-time faculty members


About


Diversity of UNC institutionssmallestlargest

# of Students: 768 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,619

# of Full-time faculty: 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,309

Carnegie classifications5 Doctoral/Research (extensive or intensive)

7 Master’s (comprehensive)

3 Baccalaureate (general, liberal arts)

1 Specialized school (fine arts)


VisionTo serve as a catalyst for, and nurture excellence in, the productive application of technology for teaching and learning in the UNC system.

About

The TLT Collaborative

We areA consortial organization created by the President of the University of North Carolina in 1999 as one part of a system-wide Information Technology Strategy initiative.


About


Our mission is to promote• Communication

• Research

• Professional development

• Resource sharing

• Resource development

• Policy development

in the area of teaching and learning with technology


Definition

Teaching and Learning with Technology

We define the term TLT as Teaching methods and learning environments that incorporate computer-based technologies

TLT can beOnline

-or-

In traditional classrooms


About


Administrative organizationFour full-time staff positions

• Executive director

• Two program coordinators

• Technology coordinator (vacant)

Board of directors• One voting representative from each campus

• Non-voting representatives from faculty, libraries, system administration

About


Structure and function

Direction

Direction

Direction

Reporting

Reporting

Reporting

Recommends

Approves

BoardBoard

Executive DirectorExecutive Director

PresidentPresident

Vice President,Information Resources

Vice President,Information Resources

Collaborative StaffCollaborative Staff

CampusesCampuses


Activities

TLT Collaborative Programs

Current major initiatives• The Professional Development Portal

• Faculty and Staff Development

• Campus Support


Flagship Program

The Professional Development Portal

www.unctlt.org/pdp


Resource Collection

Best Practices

Communities of Interest

Flagship Program


DescriptionA web-based resource for professional development, available to UNC faculty, staff, and administrators.


Resource collection — over 1000 entries!A broad variety of existing professional development resources. Most are accessible directly from the Portal.

Focus Areas Scope

Teaching and Learning UNC / Campuses

Human Resources North Carolina

Administrative Development National / International

Library (under development)

Flagship Program



Flagship Program


Resource collection, continuedReview process

Content area experts select quality resources and review additional materials submitted by account holders.Ongoing critiques, review, and commentary will keep

content up to date.


Flagship Program


Best practices (coming soon!)• Annotated examples from UNC and other institutions

• How to use these practices on your campus

• Articles and explanations by experts

Communities of interest (on the way!)A collaborative environment for the active dissemination, review, evaluation, and discussion of professional development in all aspects of higher education.


Flagship Program


Sample search


Flagship Program


Sample search

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2

3

1 Focus Area: Teaching and Learning

2 Scope: Global

3 Phrase: information technology

4 Resource Type: Conference


Flagship Program


Search results: Description and URL


Flagship Program


1

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Search results: Description and URL

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = NLII Annual Meeting


Flagship Program


Services for account holders• Develop and save personalized searches

• Submit new materials for consideration

• Communities of interest

Services for campuses and departments• Allow creation of custom interfaces and searches


Activities




• Campus Support


Outreach

Faculty and Staff Development

MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource forLearning and On-Line Teaching

A national initiative to create a repository of reviewed online learning objects (simulations, tutorials…) that can be incorporated into courses

UNC is a founding institutionalpartner, one of 23 institutional participants that sponsor faculty reviewers

www.merlot.org


Outreach


MERLOT, continuedOver 6000 resources in 13 subject areas, plus sample assignments

National conferences and training events for faculty and academic technology support staff

Biology

Teacher Education

Physics

Information Technology

Music

Mathematics

Engineering

Psychology

Health Science

Chemistry

History

World Languages

Business


Outreach


Teaching and Learning with Technology Conferences (held annually)

• Share information

• Strengthen professional relationships

• Identify common issues / best practices

• Develop recommendations for future collaborative programs


Outreach

Faculty and Staff DevelopmentConference evolution

May 2000 Retreat for campus TLT staff members• 80 participants

May 2001 Conference with 6 different tracks• 180 participants: campus TLT staff, faculty members,

librarians, IT administrators and staff members, UNC system administrators

April 2002 Conference with several TLT themes,including faculty peer-to-peer sessions andworkshops

• 275 participants: as in 2001, with additional faculty members


Outreach


TLT SymposiumIn partnership with North Carolina State University’s TLT Roundtable, this event in April 2001 brought four nationally recognized leaders in the TLT faculty support arena together with eighty UNC campus representatives.

• Tom Lewis, University of Washington

• John Moore, Virginia Tech University

• Lawrence C. Ragan, Penn State University

• Don Buckley, Quinnipiac University


Outreach


TLT workshopsTLT Group Flashlight Program (January 2001)

Training workshop to introduce Flashlight (30 participants)

MERLOT (January 2002)“Train the trainer” workshop on using MERLOT to help faculty integrate technology into teaching and learning (60 participants)


Activities




• Campus Support


Outreach

Campus SupportGrant programs

FY 1999-2000 Competitive grant program awarded fivegrants totaling $141,000 to projectssuggested by seven campuses.

FY 2000-2001 $8,500 grants were awarded to each UNCcampus ($136,000 total).Project areas — chosen by the TLTCollaborative Board — focused on

• Research into instructional uses of wireless technologies

• Support for digital library services• Professional development on course

management systems and other software


Outreach

Campus Support

Flashlight Program / TLT RoundtablesTen campuses have licensed Flashlight, which helps institutions study and improve their uses of educational technology.

Roundtable discussions help campuses develop TLT strategies, make decisions, and sustain change.

The TLT Collaborative purchased licenses and conducted training for campus representatives.


About


The immediate future (January–June 2002)Strategic planning initiative

TLT Collaborative Board will engage in a strategic planning process to develop a plan by Summer 2002 to use in making decisions for FY 2002-03 and beyond.

Assessment initiative• Develop an online database of assessment resources including assessment tools.

• Campuses can participate in discussion and support of individually-selected assessment projects.


About


Lessons learned so far• Collaboration in the TLT area among 16 very diverse

sister institutions is indeed possible

• One size does not fit all

• Finding and establishing the self-identity of the Collaborative is important and difficult

• Keep all participation voluntary


About


More lessons• Geographic location is a major issue in travel

considerations

• Facilitate information exchange among campuses

• Provide opportunities that the campuses cannot provide on their own

• Communicate, listen, communicate, listen…

The UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Collaborative

Sixteen Campuses Working Together to Promote TLT

Frank Prochaska, Executive [email protected]

919-843-4538

Hilarie Nickerson, Program [email protected]

919-933-8333

www.unctlt.org

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The UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Collaborative