Changing nature of faculty develpment: JIT, Web-based, using open tools. Presented with Beckie Etheridge at the NW Media & Ed Tech conference in Bellingham, WA 2012.

1. Colleen Carmean & Beckie Etheridge
University of Washington Tacoma

2. THE YESTERDAY ACADEMIC
All the time in the world and even the summer!
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3. TODAY’S ACADEMIC
TECHNOLOGY
teaching,
research,
service,
underprepared students,
rising class size,
society’s expectations,
shrinking resources…
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4. TEACHING THE INFORMATION AGE LEARNER
Full and Part-time
Working more, studying less
Multiple generations:
• Baby boomers
• Gen XYZ
• Gen AO

5. GENERATION AO (2000-?):
ALWAYS ON THE GO
“Nimble, quick-acting, multi-taskers who count on
the Internet as their external brain”
Learning via continuous connectivity
Reinventing teaching for JIT Learning

6. JUST-IN-TIME?
• Learning Anywhere-Anytime
• Development and Skill-Building When Needed
• Providing online resources, information, job aids, tutorials
• Context-driven email/distro list
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7. SUPPORT FOR LEARNER-CENTRIC TEACHING
Occurring outside classroom
Global Reach
Study/Research
Service Learning
Digital anytime
Learner-centric

8. SUPPORT AS COMMUNITY & CONNECTION
• Coffee house Learning
• Wine & Cheese Forum
• Learning Circles
• Communities of Practice
• Drop-In Development

9. BETTER LEARNING:
COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES
• Teaching & Learning Center
• Library
• Office of Instructional Technologies
• Information Technology
It takes a village

10. MODELING COLLABORATION VIA UW-
SUPPORTED APPS
Google Docs
Google Sites
Google Groups
Tegrity: New models for support
Live Office hours or recorded capture

11. Social Media
Blogs - Facebook – Tumblr - Twitter

12. JING!
Satisficing VS Perfection

13. ON THE MOVE:
TABLETS AND SMART PHONES

14. VIMEO AT UWT:
CREATING, HOSTING, STORING NEW MEDIA

15. LEVERAGING THE CLOUD
• TED
• Khan
• YouTube
• Common Craft

16. ONLINE “JOB AIDS”
Knowledge Management Model
Tool Boxes:
Teaching Toolkit:
http://tinyurl.com/uwttkit
Facilitation tools/Group Work:
http://tinyurl.com/uwtfkit

17. DEVELOPMENT AS-NEEDED
Faculty Development for the Individual
Person
Teaching Portfolios
Tenure Process
Diversity Training
New Faculty Orientations
Lecturer Training
Graduate Teaching Training

18. SERVICE TO REQUIRED CHANGE
“Tradition is the enemy, innovation is our ally.”
--HE InnovationSummit 2012
Ending filiopietism
(excessive veneration of tradition)

19. MAKING IT FUN
• PECHA KUCHA
• IGNITE!
• UNCONFERENCE

20. THANK YOU!
Colleen Carmean Beckie Etheridge
Assistant Chancellor for Director, Teaching & Learning Center
Learning Technologies
carmean@uw.edu beckie@uw.edu
University of Washington Tacoma