黑料传送门 will be showcased at the US Distance Learning Association鈥檚 national conference this Thursday, July 24, when leadership from the 黑料传送门 Professional Development and Online Learning Department share how a 鈥渃rash course鈥� was developed to introduce faculty members to online learning.
Erik Langenau, DO, MS, director and chief academic technology officer, based in Philadelphia, and Brooke Shultis, MEd, assistant director, based in Suwanee, both with the 黑料传送门 Department of Professional Development and Online Learning, will present an 鈥淥nline Method to Introduce Classroom-based Faculty to 21st Century Learning鈥�.
During the virtual presentation, Langenau and Shultis will discuss their department鈥檚 solution to bridging the training gap - a four-week, asynchronous, facilitated online faculty-development program called 鈥淐rash Course: Engaging Today鈥檚 Learner.鈥�
The program demonstrates how online learning can be 鈥渆ngaging, active and effective,鈥� according to Langenau, who added, 鈥淭his was particularly helpful, especially for faculty members who traditionally teach in large classroom settings with lectures.鈥�
Shultis noted that the course helped faculty members pivot more easily to an online
learning environment due to the COVID-19 induced transition to a virtual setting.
She said, 鈥淲hen we did this crash course, we did not expect COVID-19 to hit and over
a weekend go from brick and mortar, face-to-face to strictly virtual online learning.
So that wasn鈥檛 in our plan. I feel like because of this crash course that we gave,
and the amount of faculty who did attend it, we were above the curve鈥� in online learning.
She added, 鈥淲e had faculty who were now experienced in how to be a learner in online learning. That allowed them to create courses with the learner in mind. They could use their own experiences to help adjust what they were doing.鈥�
Dr. Langenau explained, 鈥淭radition and accreditation standards perpetuate face-to-face instruction, but the trend is turning away from traditional lecture-based formats to active learning in the classroom. Instructors are encouraged to develop and facilitate workshops, application exercises and group projects. Because faculty are looking to find more time for these activities which promote deeper learning, they are turning toward many of the strategies traditionally used for online learning.鈥�
Over the past year, the Department of Professional Development and Online Learning developed and hosted more than 40 faculty development programs in which faculty and staff learned from each other through a variety of e-Learning activities, such as reviewing video presentations and articles, engaging in discussion boards and blogs, and reflecting on experiences. In addition, according to Shultis, participants explored 黑料传送门鈥檚 educational resources, dabbled in a variety of e-Learning technologies, and shared ideas with one another.
The USDLA presentation will take place at 2 p.m. on July 24. Attendees may register for the virtual conference at . For highlights of the presentation, listen to the .
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