Online & Hybrid Instruction - Professional Development
SVSU faculty are encouraged to pursue Instructional Design professional devlopment opportunities both on and off campus.
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On-Campus Professional Development Opportunities
There is a rich array of instructional technology, software development and course design training available from various SVSU departments and staff.
Course Design & Development / VSpace Training
The office of Online Teaching and Learning offers a full range of VSpace training, from beginning to advanced levels. Training can be obtained in-person via workshops or one-on-one sessions, or may be completed online.
- Online course design, planning, and maintenance
- Beginning to advanced VSpace training
- Match course goals with appropriate tools and technologies
Additionally, you may wish to plan out the design of your upcoming hybrid or online course with a specialist from this office. Staff are skilled in current best practices of online course design and the application of the tenets of the Quality Matters rubric, a comprehensive guide to creating a quality online learning environment.
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Software Development & Training
The Instructional Technology Development Lab (C154) and the Student Technology Center (library, 2nd fl.) can assist in a variety of capacities to enhance your online teaching skills.
The software utilized for such projects are cross-platform and multi-browser compliant. For training or assistance, call the ITD Lab, 989-964-7471 or the Student Technology Center (989.964.2299) for the following:
- Create, edit, and publish streaming video clips for use in the course
- Create audio / video podcasts of course lecture content
- Assist in digitization of traditional materials for web delivery
- Learn to integrate images into various media for enhanced content / presentation
- In-classroom workshops on using software to complete student projects (i.e.: PowerPoint, Publisher, Web pages, etc.)
- Advanced word processing (mail merge, document templates, track changes, commenting)
- Use spreadsheet technology and formulas (enhanced grade book presentation / display)
- Create multimedia tutorials (and "screencasts") on specific topics / software)
- Add voiceover audio to visual demonstrations of screen-based applications
Sign up for on-campus workshops
Online Library Resource Assistance
Internet librarian staff are available to assist faculty with several aspects of online course delivery:
- Linking to database resources / articles from your online course
- Adding a library reference discussion forum to your course to assist students
- Contact Scott Mellendorf - mel(at)svsu.edu 989-964-705- Adding E-Reserves materials to your course Resources area.|
- Contact Library Circulation staff - 989-964-4240 or circadm(at)library.svsu.edu
- E-Reserve Form
- E-Reserve Policy
- Adding E-Reserves materials to your course Resources area.|
Off-Campus Professional Development Opportunities
Additionally, SVSU offers online workshops via the SLOAN Consortium and recommends the Quality Matters project to faculty seeking a guide or rubric for creating quality online courses.
SLOAN-C
SVSU currently holds a "College Pass" that enables our faculty to attend online courses aimed at professional development for online educators. These courses are open to all faculty members (fulltime and adjunct) and are offered as fully-online workshops.
Check the website http://www.sloan-c.org/workshop/index.asp for up-to-date information and full course descriptions.
Contact Deborah Huntley (huntley(at)svsu.edu or ext. 7013) for access codes to these workshops.
Quality Matters - Quality Online Course Design Guidance
The Quality Matters program created an inter-institutional continuous improvement model for assessing and assuring the quality of online courses.
QM identified 40 elements, distributed across eight broad standards and based on research literature and national standards, shown to positively impact student learning. These elements were then incorporated into a rubric and weighted from 1 (important) to 3 (essential).
For details regarding this excellent rubric / guide, see the Quality Matters website.