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Meeting the Challenges of Professional Development
for Distance Educators
Canadian Association for Distance Education
May 2005
Lawrence Ragan PhD Daph Crane MDE
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Agenda• Introductions
Who we are?Who you are?Why are we here?
• Brainstorm Activity• 8 Areas of Challenge• Discussion Work Group• Report back• Break
• Discussion Group Work• Report Back• Wrap up
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8 Areas of Challenge
• Pedagogical Skills• Technological Skills • Administrative Skills• Motivation
• Responsibilities for Professional Development
• Faculty Selection• Faculty Support• Professional
Development Mode/Program Design
1st Session 2nd Session
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Responsibility for PD
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Responsibility for PD
Who is responsible?
• Institution?
• Individual?
• Shared?
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Faculty Selection
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Faculty Selection
• How are projects selected?
• How are project teams selected and organized?
• How are faculty author selected?
• How are faculty selected for delivery?
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Faculty Support
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Faculty Support
What support do faculty need
• Pre-development
• During Design and Development
• During Delivery
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Professional Development Design
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Professional Development Design
• JIT or programmed
• F2F, online or blended
• In house, external or partnership
• Formal vs. informal
• Certification vs. no certification
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Team Assignment
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Team Assignment
• Select 1 Challenge• PD responsibility• Faculty Selection• Faculty Support• PD Model
• Strategize “solutions” to address the challenge
• Team Assignment Feedback
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Team Assignment Feedback
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Pedagogical Skills
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Pedagogical Skills
• Pre-development planning
• Course design
• Course development
• Course delivery
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Pedagogical Skills
Pre-Development
• Need for course training?
• Target audience?
• Desired learning experience?
• How to create the DLE?
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Pedagogical Skills
Course Design
• Consider how “translation” from face-to-face to online will occur
• Consider learning outcomes
• Consider impact of DE on achieving learning outcomes
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Pedagogical Skills
Course Development
• Learning Theories
• Flexibility
• Learner @ Centre
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Course Delivery
• Learner support techniques
• Meeting learner needs
• Juggle
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Technology Skills
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Technology Skills
• What skills are required?
• How are these skills used?
• How can required skills be developed?
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Administrative Skills
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Administrative Skills
• Dealing with Administrivia
• Who does what and when
• What are the non- negotiatable?
• Providing administrative support
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Motivation
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Motivation
How do we motivate faculty to take part in PD during:
• Pre-development Planning
• Course Development
• Course Delivery
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Team Assignment
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Team Assignment
• Select 1 Challenge• Pedagogical Skills• Technical Skills• Administrative Skills• Motivation
• Strategize “solutions” to address the challenge
• Team Assignment Feedback
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Team Assignment Feedback