February 20, 2020
The SSU Center for Teaching & Educational Technology offers an intensive, hands-on semester-long professional development course for online and blended instruction for up to 15 SSU Faculty. Participants will experience the experience of being an online student while simultaneously building a redesigned online or hybrid course to be offered in the upcoming semester. Participants in this program may be eligible to receive a stipend to complete the course. Bi-weekly sessions will cover best practices with online course design and delivery, and dedicated time is available with CTET staff to help during the redesign process.
Online & Blended Teaching Excellence Program (Spring 2020 Cohort)
Program Goals
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Spread existing online teaching expertise across campus
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Support novice online instructors
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Show examples of quality online pedagogy in existing courses
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Dispel misconceptions regarding the efficacy of online and blended teaching modes
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Culminate in the formal review of an online or blended course to be offered at SSU
Course Objectives
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Faculty will gain familiarity w/ online instructional methods and best practices
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Faculty will gain familiarity with SSU provided EdTech tools
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Faculty will take on the role of the learner as a student in an online course
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Faculty will adapt existing courses to the online format
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Provide support for faculty to develop skills and resources in online education to be able to complete a CSU QLT external review (in accordance with Online & Blended Teaching Policy)
Program Goals Met Thus Far
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Integrating teaching expertise from across campus
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Novice online instructors received support and mentoring
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Demonstrations modeled successful online course elements and represented positive examples of online and blended teaching
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10 enrolled faculty; 9 completed; 6 eligible for coursework stipend; 5 eligible for full QLT self-review stipend
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Successful QLT review and launch of online & blended courses. Anticipate 6 successfully launched courses
Talk with the program manager Dr. Kristin Denver, denver@sonoma.edu to learn more.