Posts Tagged ‘online faculty support’
August 15 - Best Practices Help Dispel the Myths of Online Faculty Hiring Practices
By: Mary Bart in Distance Learning Administration
Despite the continuing mainstreaming of online education, there are a number of myths that continue to persist, particularly in terms of the hiring practices for online instructors, and whether institutions make a sufficient effort to integrate remote instructors into the campus culture.
May 9 - Practical Strategies for Online Faculty Orientation
By: Mary Bart in Distance Learning Administration
Regardless of how much teaching experience you have, there’s often a good measure of anxiety when you teach your very first online course. Beyond the pedagogical hurdles, you wonder if students will be able to tell that you’re new to the online classroom, whom you can turn to for tech support, and how you can be more efficient with your time.
February 9 - How to Orient New Instructors to an Online Course FAST!
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
Online faculty orientation can be a tricky proposition. It takes careful planning to seamlessly integrate a new instructor and create a high-quality learning experience for student right from the start. This seminar, led by a veteran of Penn State’s World Campus, will show you the proven techniques that make all the difference.
February 11 - Sloan-C Survey Provides Snapshot of Online Learning
By: Mary Bart in Online Education, Trends in Higher Education
The 2009 Sloan Survey of Online Learning reveals that online enrollments rose by nearly 17 percent from the previous year. The survey of more than 2,500 colleges and universities nationwide finds approximately 4.6 million students were enrolled in at least one online course in fall 2008, the most recent term for which figures are available.
October 12 - Understanding What’s Needed for Online Teaching Success
By: Mary Bart in Faculty Development, Online Education
Larry Ragan, director of faculty development for Penn State World Campus, may have given a new spin to the old expression “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” Except, unlike the philosophical musing that’s become immortalized as one of those motivational posters, Ragan’s focus is on improving online learning.
August 10 - Helping Your Online Faculty Succeed: Q&A with Kaye Shelton
By: Christopher Hill in Online Education
While many online programs struggle with student retention issues, Dallas Baptist University serves has achieved an impressive 92% student course completion across its 34 fully online degree programs. Kaye Shelton, Dean of Online Education at Dallas Baptist University, shares some secrets for success.
April 8 - High-level Online Faculty Support for Low-level Cost
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
If your online program is like most, you have more courses, more students, and more teachers moving online – and a budget that isn’t keeping up. The demand for strong online support is outstripping the funds available for it. So how do you provide top-notch faculty support when you’re dealing with a shrinking budget?
Kaye Shelton is the dean of online education for Dallas Baptist University. The DBU Online Education program now offers 54 online majors and degree programs, maintains a 92% course completion rate and has been a model program for many peer institutions. Ms. Shelton is a certified online instructor and winner of the 2005 Blackboard Bbionic course contest and the Instructional Technology Council's (ITC) e-Learning 2006 Outstanding Online Course award.
She co-authored the book An Administrator's Guide of Online Education as well as writing other recent journal articles and book chapters related to online education and also practices as an online education consultant and peer reviewer.