CONFERENCE
PRESENTATIONS
We
are committed to sharing information about the project,
our research, and the process of spearheading an inter-institutional
project of this magnitude. A number of presentations
have been given at local and national conferences in
order to accomplish this.
Instructional
Technology Council, webinar, July 13 2011
Title: MarylandOnline's Certificate for Online Adjunct
Teaching (COAT) Project
Presenters:
Bobbi Dubins, Julie Shattuck, Diana Zilberman
This
presentation focuses on a multi-institutional pilot
project to create an online course to train experienced
adjunct faculty how to teach online. Four areas are
discussed: logistics of establishing possible shared
training for independently governed institutions; the
course design and development process and the resulting
course; reflections on teaching the course; and how
evaluation data informed recommendations for the project's
future.
Topics
include: 1) logistics of setting up a shared, inter-institutional
online course, 2) how design and development of the
course was accomplished at a distance with design team
members from six different institutions, 3) how research
informed the design and content of the course, and 4)
course evaluation results. We conclude by discussing
how our experiences on this project may be of use to
other institutions.
Maryland
Distance Learning Association Annual Spring Conference,
March 3, 2011
Title:
MarylandOnline's Certificate for Online Adjunct Teaching
(COAT)
Presenters:
Bobbi Dubins, Julie Shattuck, Diana Zilberman
This
presentation includes a brief description of the year
1 research (literature review and survey of Maryland
institutions) and how year 1's research informed year
2's (2009-2010) design of the nine-week online training
course which was piloted in spring 2010. We then demonstrate
key components of the course, and share the evaluation
results of the 2010 pilot course from the perspectives
of the eighteen Maryland adjunct faculty members who
took the course and the course instructor.
A
description of what the COAT project is doing in Year
3 (2010-2011) includes course offerings in fall 2010,
spring and summer 2011; dissemination of COAT project
information both internally in Maryland and externally;
and plans for Year 4 (2011-2012).
Sloan-C
International Conference on Online Learning, Florida,
November 2010
Title:
Training Adjunct Faculty to Teach Online: MarylandOnline's
Pilot Inter-institutional Approach
Presenters:
Julie Shattuck, Mary Beth Graham, Diana Zilberman
Abstract:
This
presentation focuses on a multi-institutional pilot
project to create a course to train adjunct faculty
how to teach online. Four areas are discussed: logistics
of establishing possible shared training for independently
governed institutions; course development process/product;
teaching the course; and how evaluation data informed
recommendations for the project's future.
Stevenson
University's First Annual Faculty Development Program,
October 2010
Title:
Certificate for Online Adjunct Teaching (COAT): MarylandOnline's
Inter-Institutional Approach to Adjunct Faculty Training
Presenters:
Bobbi Dubins, Mary Beth Graham
MarylandOnline's
project to create an inter-institutional training
course for Maryland online adjunct faculty is presented.
Four areas are discussed: logistics, course design
process/product, teaching the course, and future plans.
Maryland
Consortium for Adjunct Faculty Professional Development,
Maryland, October 2010
Title:
MarylandOnline's Certificate for Online Adjunct College
Teaching: Pilot Training Course Results
Presenters:
Bobbi Dubins, Julie Shattuck
Abstract:
This
presentation focuses on year two of a MarylandOnline
project to create a course for training adjunct faculty
who are transitioning to online teaching. We briefly
summarize the research phase of the project (year
one), before focusing on the online training course
which was designed and piloted in 2009-10. We finish
by looking ahead to the next stage of establishing
the "Certificate for Online Adjunct Teaching"
as a quality training program for Maryland higher
education adjunct faculty.
26th
Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning,
Madison, Wisconsin, August 2009
Title:
Training Instructors to Teach Online: Research on
Competencies/Best Practices
Presenters:
Bobbi Dubins, Peggy Storm-Muller
Abstract:
The
presenters will share the results of research conducted
on competencies needed by online instructors in order
to be effective. Research included a review of current
literature in the field of distance learning and a
review of the content and program structure of 17
established, formal online instructor training programs
in higher education from across the nation. The research
was funded by Maryland Online.
Link to Presentation: http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/Resource_library/search_detail.cfm?presid=20433
Maryland
Consortium for Adjunct Faculty Professional Development,
Maryland, October 2009
Title:
A Teaching Certificate for Maryland Adjunct Online
Faculty: Research, Recommendations, Next Steps
Presenters:
Bobbi Dubins, Julie Shattuck
Abstract:
The
Instructional Design Affinity Group (IDAG) received
a grant from Maryland Online (MOL) in 2008 to perform
research. Research goals included: 1) determine interest
in a state-wide training program for online adjunct
faculty, 2) perform research on competencies needed
for effective online teaching, and 3) make recommendations
for a possible state-wide professional development
certificate. IDAG presented the research report to
MOL in February 2009. This session presents the results
of this research, as well as the proposed plan for
"Phase Two" of the project.
Maryland
Distance Learning Association, Spring Conference, Maryland,
March 2009
Title:
A State-wide Online Teaching Certificate? - Research
Results
Presenters:
Bobbi Dubins, Julie Shattuck, Karen Rubinstein
Abstract:
The
Instructional Design Affinity Group (IDAG) received
a grant from Maryland Online (MOL) in 2008 to fund
a research project. The purpose of the project was
to 1) research content (competencies) and current
best practices in established formal online instructor
training programs, and 2) research interest Maryland
institutions may have in the development of a state-wide
online teaching certificate for instructors in higher
education. This session outlines the results of the
research, including a) the results of a literature
review conducted on online teaching competencies,
b) a baseline rubric of online instructor core competencies
developed from the results of the literature review,
c) research on the content and structure of seventeen
currently established online instructor training programs
from across the nation, and d) results of a survey
of Maryland higher education institutions. The Maryland
survey gathered information about potential interest
in a state-wide online teaching certificate program,
current training topics and delivery methods, and
availability of training to full time and adjunct
faculty. We conclude with the recommendations IDAG
presented to MOL.
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