Changing the Culture: Getting Faculty Buy-In for Hybrid Education
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Changing the Culture:Getting Faculty Buy-In
for Hybrid Education
Gonzalo Freixes and George IngersollApril, 2012
Those Stubborn Faculty…
Introductions and Background
Q: How do you eat an elephant?A: One bite at a time.
Personnel1) Champion(s)2) Project Manager3) IT Support (only a little)IT4) Course Management System5) Live Meeting Software6) Media Creation Tools
Online Ed Essential Ingredients:
1) Define Your Goals2) Decide On The Setup3) Select Your Tools4) Start Educating Faculty5) Work With Early Adopters6) Document Success/Gain Exposure7) Pitch to Faculty Leadership8) Present to All Faculty
The Key Steps
Goal 1: Utilize hybrid learning to accommodate diverse student schedules and free up classroom space
Goal 2: Bring in more applicants by offering a hybrid scheduling option for the part-time MBA program.
Note: Neither of these goals requires the buy-in of 100% of the faculty.
Step 1: Define Your Goals
1) Define Your Goals2)Decide On The Setup3) Select Your Tools4) Start Educating Faculty5) Work With Early Adopters6) Document Success/Gain Exposure7) Pitch to Faculty Leadership8) Present to All Faculty
Make choices about basic implementationExamples: Asynchronous vs. synchronous Use of media/ technology Who will support What courses will be offered Faculty compensation Content ownership and IP issuesAdvice: keep it very simple (don’t change much)More Advice: make it official by documenting
Step 2: Decide On The Setup
1) Define Your Goals2) Decide On The Setup3)Select Your Tools4) Start Educating Faculty5) Work With Early Adopters6) Document Success/Gain Exposure7) Pitch to Faculty Leadership8) Present to All Faculty
Course Management System Live Meeting Software Media Creation Tools Student Portal Survey Software Phone ConferencingAdvice: Try to select one tool per functionAsk: What is doable? What will be adopted?
Step 3: Select Your Tools
1) Define Your Goals2) Decide On The Setup3) Select Your Tools4)Start Educating Faculty5) Work With Early Adopters6) Document Success/Gain Exposure7) Pitch to Faculty Leadership8) Present to All Faculty
But don’t ask for anything (yet) Present information Clear up misunderstandings Provide resources and optional training Demonstrate available tools and technology Keep a lookout for early adopters
Advice: try to avoid faculty forums
Step 4: Start Education Faculty
1) Define Your Goals2) Decide On The Setup3) Select Your Tools4) Start Educating Faculty5)Work With Early Adopters6) Document Success/Gain Exposure7) Pitch to Faculty Leadership8) Present to All Faculty
Don’t forget that they are not only participants in your pilot program but also your future ambassadors
Provide a framework for content design Make it a great experience all around
◦ Support these faculty like crazy◦ Support the students too
Step 5: Work With Early Adopters
1) Define Your Goals2) Decide On The Setup3) Select Your Tools4) Start Educating Faculty5) Work With Early Adopters6)Document Success/Gain
Exposure7) Pitch to Faculty Leadership8) Present to All Faculty
Survey the students Highlight accomplishments and best
practices among the faculty◦Make sure that your early adopters are part
of every discussion Self-promote: give examples of success
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Step 6: Document Success
1) Define Your Goals2) Decide On The Setup3) Select Your Tools4) Start Educating Faculty5) Work With Early Adopters6) Document Success/Gain Exposure7)Pitch to Faculty Leadership8) Present to All Faculty
Bring all your evidence and documentation
Reemphasize your goals Anticipate possible objections
Step 7: Pitch to Faculty Leadership
1) Define Your Goals2) Decide On The Setup3) Select Your Tools4) Start Educating Faculty5) Work With Early Adopters6) Document Success/Gain Exposure7) Pitch to Faculty Leadership8)Present to All Faculty
Make sure that all of your supporters attend!
Step 8: Present to All Faculty
1) Keep It Simple2) Start Small/ Gain Supporters3) Active Support and Guidance is
Key4) Get Ready for the Objections!
Conclusions