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Enabling Faculty to Integrate Technology
          into their Teaching:
     A Case Study-based Workshop

             Dr. Michael Power
            Faculty of Education
              Laval University
WORKSHOP PLAN
             (Two 90-minute sessions)
1) Briefing: a) opening remarks on supporting faculty with technology
integration and b) presentation of the three case studies: 15-20 minutes
2) Case studies – the group divides up into two or three teams of 5-8
participants and each is assigned a specific case study: 30-40 minutes
3) Plenary - we come back into the plenary session and the reporter
summarizes the challenge the team faced and presents his/her team results
which will be followed by open discussion: 30 minutes
4) Break - 20 minutes
5) Debriefing: an open-ended discussion about IDs, support staff and faculty.
Results from interviews with seasoned senior IDs about (a) working with time
constraints, (b) understanding fears about technology and helping faculty
overcome them, and (c) developing faculty-friendly technological tools and
techniques. Also, research currently underway at Laval University and among
networked collaborators and potential research & development activities: 90
minutes.
Power, 2009
           Athabasca
           University
           Press




                        www.ulaval.ca


16-01-07
WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK

I couldn’t find a book on an actual Instructional    Designer
                     experience




  That said, I did enjoy Anne-Marie Armstrong’s (2004)
                                               www.ulaval.ca


  Instructional Design in the Real World: A View from the Trenches.
Reflexive practitioner




                  •101thingsilearned.com




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                101thingsilearned.com
Money-back guarantee (for free upload)




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               nbgazette.com
A word on open access publishing
• Peter Suber.
 http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm
                             • What is remarkable about the open access
                              (OA) movement is that despite having no
                              formal structure, no official organization,
                              and no appointed leader, it has (in the teeth
                              of opposition from incumbent publishers)
                              triggered a radical transformation in a
                              publishing system that had changed little in
                              350 years.
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16-01-07
  http://www.infotoday.com/it/jul11/Suber-Leader-of-a-Leaderless-Revolution.shtml
Things I have learned




                                    powerlineman.com


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   16-01-07
•http://s3.amazonaws.com/hypertextopia/public/uploads/2044/PittedBrickWall_g.jpg
Things I have learned




        companionsoftware.com
Things I have learned



                         means   needs



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   funnyanimalpictures.net
Power, 2009




R                         T
E                         E
S                         A
E                         C
A                         H
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H                         G
Faculty always have something else they’d rather
be doing… than designing course material!




                        cafepress.com




shops.godaddy.com                                          Zazzle.com
                            thestayspun.com

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           Zazzle.com
                                              store.theonion.com
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE
Online Learning: what should be proposed to Faculty


                   COURSE REDESIGN
              through integrating technology



                            airborne
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE
Online Learning: what should be proposed to Faculty


                   COURSE REDESIGN
              through integrating technology
                                       Safety margin


                            airborne
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE
Online Learning: what should be proposed to Faculty
                                                   TECHNOLOGY
                                                    LEARNING
                                                      CURVE
                   COURSE REDESIGN
              through integrating technology
                                       Safety margin


                            airborne                    Minor
                                                       obstacle
WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE
Online Learning: what should be proposed to Faculty
                                                       TECHNOLOGY
                                                        LEARNING
                                                          CURVE

                   COURSE REDESIGN
              through integrating technology
                                       Safety margin

                                                         Minor
                            airborne                    obstacle
                                          Off-ramp
WHAT FACULTY PERCEIVE
Online Learning: what is being proposed to Faculty
WHAT FACULTY PERCEIVE
Online Learning: what is being proposed to Faculty

                   COURSE REDESIGN
              through integrating technology




            Perceived as a major obstacle
           (and not as a facilitating agent)
WHAT FACULTY PERCEIVE
Online Learning: what is being proposed to Faculty

                   COURSE REDESIGN
              through integrating technology




            Perceived as a major obstacle
           (and not as a facilitating agent)



                      mobileshop.com
WHAT FACULTY PERCEIVE
Online Learning: what is being proposed to Faculty
             If, however, they rise above it…



                                airborne



                     Major obstacle
WHAT FACULTY PERCEIVE
Online Learning: what is being proposed to Faculty



                              airborne
                                         Clear flying


                   Major obstacle
2    How did I
    get involved
      in this?




                    eng.1september.ru
      Many faculty do not want to spend their
         days (and nights) at a keyboard.
Under the gun, literally…




                              www.ulaval.ca


16-01-07
                                         Last.fm
Case 2
            Power, 2009




         www.ulaval.ca
I need some sort of
tool with which I can
better guide SMEs
through the design
model…(40)




     •gamespot.com
the whole course AT ONE GLANCE…
mintha.com




                             www.ulaval.ca




 Power, 2009
WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT RAPID ID
IF faculty involvement/engagement is iffy (i.e. they may
 forego (re)designing their course),
• Gain their trust (ID is a people thing!);
• Provide SMEs with the level of support they
 need/specifically request;
• Focus on trouble-shooting first (that is what is foremost on
 their minds); then move on to other critical areas;

• Focus on activities. i.e. what they want their learners to
 actually DO, not just hear or see.
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Case 3
              Power, 2009




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16-01-07
•It was a matter of coming back down to Earth




•http://jkneilson.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/looking down on earth.jpg
Janovy (2003), Lessons from Cedar Point
• Lacking time, faculty availability, technical support, and so on, I
 have been frantically searching for a solution,…(…)… I needed to
 focus on design essentials, nothing more. I see that learning
 activities are the key… which brings to mind what Janovy (2003)
 said in Lessons from Cedar Point: “course design consists primarily
 of the activities you ask your students to perform” (p. 67). That
 was it. The penny had dropped.



                                                  www.ulaval.ca

                                                   Canada.com
Another great Individual activity called
        Kiss the lobster




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            thereviewcrew.com
A team activity? Try bouncing balls and boas




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                 examiner.com
…and alternate between individual activities
 and team activities




    dailymail.co.uk


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                          news.nationalgeographic.com
An activities-based model
 THREE kinds of activities:
 individual activities,




                          team activities


                                                   group activities



                                            www.ulaval.ca
WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT ACTIVITIES

  •THEY SHOULD BE ENJOYABLE;
  •THEY SHOULD BE SKILLS-BASED;
  •THEY SHOULD BE TIERED TO BE OPTIMAL
   (INDIVIDUAL – TEAM-GROUP, each tier is the
   basis for the next).



                                  www.ulaval.ca
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TIERED activities               Power, 2009
Power, 2009




      www.ulaval.ca
Getting off to a GREAT start…

      • She viewed the design process as an additional obstacle
       in her already very busy schedule. She told me she
       wanted to “get it over with as quickly as possible.” (I got
       an inkling of what it must feel like to be a dentist…).




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                                              makethelist.net
Finding the right balance in learner support

• … finding the right balance comes up frequently in instructional
 design. On the one hand, most professors want to offer a
 quality, structured course to students as well as provide them
 with a high level of learner support ….
• On the other hand, they are usually overwhelmed with
 research- or service-related tasks and responsibilities.



                                              www.ulaval.ca



           ouradoptionjourney-hegland.blogspot.com
Finding the right balance in learner support




                                   OTHER
                                COMMITMENTS

 Providing learner
      support


                                    www.ulaval.ca




       ouradoptionjourney-hegland.blogspot.com
The discussion forum
  …unless forums are organized according to set themes
   (threads), debates can become chaotic and unbeneficial
   to students.




                                       www.ulaval.ca
The Discussion Forum: Organisation


                 Bulletin Board (Professor)
                 Questions-Comments (Students)
                 Sharing (Students) Ideas
                 Sharing (Students) Social
                 Weekly Assignments (1-15)
                 Week 2: Individual Assignments
                 Week 2: Team Assignments
                 Week 2: Discussion Only
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WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT LEARNER SUPPORT

          • IT HAS TO BE DESIGNED TO BE SUSTAINABLE (TEACHERS
            OR TRAINERS CAN MAINTAIN THE PRESCRIBED LEVEL);
          • IT HAS TO BE A TRADE-OFF BETWEEN LEARNER
            EXPECTATIONS AND TEACHER/TRAINER LIMITS
          • IT HAS TO BE FLEXIBLE
            AND ADAPTED TO NEEDS
           (AS IN …THE SQUEAKY WHEEL
           GETS THE GREASE)

                                                  www.ulaval.ca




mychinaconnection.com               askville.amazon.com
WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT LEARNER SUPPORT

          • IT HAS TO BE DESIGNED TO BE SUSTAINABLE (TEACHERS
            OR TRAINERS CAN MAINTAIN THE PRESCRIBED LEVEL);
          • IT HAS TO BE A TRADE-OFF BETWEEN LEARNER
            EXPECTATIONS AND TEACHER/TRAINER LIMITS
          • IT HAS TO BE FLEXIBLE
            AND ADAPTED TO NEEDS
           (AS IN …THE SQUEAKY WHEEL
           GETS THE GREASE)

                                                  www.ulaval.ca




mychinaconnection.com               askville.amazon.com
Power, 2009




 www.ulaval.ca
Getting from A to B




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                      theadrenalines.com
Breaking the mould




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                     greenmanpress.com
The mould

  •A typical course syllabus
                  Title, description,
                 Contact information                x
             Course information (content)
                                                    x
                                                    x
                   Course objectives



                                                    x
            Course calendar & assignments

                     Bibliography
                                    www.ulaval.ca


            Sections generally unlinked
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WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THIS CASE
• The results of this (the HCS) started to show during in-class
 discussions and debates. The discussions were more enriching as
 we would relate ideas to the texts and go into them a lot deeper.
 ...(…)
• The HCS made it (my course) so much more systematic.”




                                                 www.ulaval.ca
Power, 2009




 www.ulaval.ca
Although he was an experienced professor (…), he had
never developed a course in conjunction with an ID...
                                          fotolia.com
From the very beginning …, the professor expressed
misgivings and was decidedly cautious …
WE ARGUED A LOT… ABOUT WHAT COMES FIRST
 Design necessarily precedes production, does it not? The
 architect must first do his work before the construction
 foreman comes on the scene.
        Architect                           Foreman




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     inetgiant.in life.com                  inetgiant.in
                                          army.forces.gc.ca
WE ARGUED A LOT… ABOUT WHAT COMES FIRST
 Strategy necessarily precedes tactics, does it not? The general
 must first do his work before the commanding officier comes
 on the scene.
        Architect
       Strategist                          Foreman
                                           Tactician




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     inetgiant.in life.com                   inetgiant.in
                                           army.forces.gc.ca
About positioning a course




earthobserver.org
About positioning a course




…the actual position of individual courses tends to shift around. I think
of the analysis phase in the design process as I do the functioning of a
GPS: it is used to determine a course's objective position and relative
position within a given program at a given time.
About the university teaching tradition…

  “…the withering interrogation followed by the exaltation
   of getting it right or the shame of publicly going down in
   flames, only to arise again from one’s own ashes during
   the next class”.




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                                     iStockphoto.com
About where the black holes are

•In my experience, every course has “black holes”.
 …these are areas which generally do not receive
 the attention they deserve. Students stumble and
 fall,… few didactic resources... I consider these
 areas a top priority…
About where the black holes are

•In my experience, every course has “black holes”.
 …these are areas which generally do not receive
 the attention they deserve. Students stumble and
 fall,… few didactic resources... I consider these
 areas a top priority…




                                       •indiareport.com
About where the black holes are

•In my experience, every course has “black holes”.
 …these are areas which generally do not receive
 the attention they deserve. Students stumble and
 fall,… few didactic resources... I consider these
 areas a top priority…here




                                       •indiareport.com
WHAT WE LEARNED about knowledge acquisition
  • Socio-constructivists claim that knowledge acquisition
   must go through the crucial stage of negotiated meaning.
   Knowledge does not exist in and by itself, but only the
   mental representation that one makes of it.
                                                  I just want it so
                                                  he can’t have it.
 I just want it.




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                                     wisestartupblog.com
WHAT WE LEARNED about course delivery

 • From the dawn of time, teaching/training has mainly
  been an oral tradition;
 • People learn from people, not machines (Finkelstein,
  2005);
 • Academics are more likely to adapt technology that
  enhances what they are ALREADY DOING (Jaffee, 1998);
 • Course delivery that aligns structure and dialogue (Moore,
  2003), cogent presentation and spontaneity will dominate.

                                          www.ulaval.ca
From the dawn of time, teaching/training has
mainly been an oral tradition
 I actually am
a good listener.




                                        www.ulaval.ca

       montrealradioguy.wordpress.com
Power, 2009




www.ulaval.ca
Working in teams

  …all of his exercises up until now were destined for
   individual students, … he had never thought of having
   them work in teams. I told him about the socio-
   constructivist approach in education, about the
   importance of working in teams, and he agreed to think
   about whether he might be able to develop some team
   assignments.



                                          www.ulaval.ca
•profy.com

•According to Lee and Allen (2001), working in pairs is very
effective in improving the quality of student learning… even more
effective than working in teams.
In-class

   Focus on
   Team
                     Discussion of
   work
                     weekly team
                       activities
                          Power, 2009




              www.ulaval.ca
What WE learned: learning by teaching

  …in the better teams, the work was undoubtedly done
   together and the stronger members learned the most
   because they had to explain the subject to the others.



                                         Everyone knows
                                             something.
                                       Get everyone involved.


                                         www.ulaval.ca
Power, 2009




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Design & Intellectual property: open OR shut case?
 Some faculty members maintain that what they write belongs
  entirely to them…
 Others concede that their university may own a right to part of
  it ...
 Still others… contend that university professors are paid to
  produce knowledge and that they receive all the support they
  require from their institutions to write and produce texts and
  thus disseminate their knowledge. Asking for further payment
  could denote a lack of professional ethics.
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Intellectual property: …MINE!




                             www.ulaval.ca




 From Fnding Nemo        reformationreport.com
NEW TOOLS FOR NEGOTIATION OF MEANING

I presented the synchronous virtual classroom to him...
I insisted on the fact that this environment would allow him to
 continue implementing his own pedagogy, thanks to the
 two-way communication software. (…) I emphasized that
 this software, besides enabling two-way audio
 communication, split-screen viewing, Web safari,
 application-sharing, etc. was really not a lecture platform,
 but rather one for fostering problem-solving through
 dialogue.
                                           www.ulaval.ca
The VIRTUAL classroom
                             Augmented webinar


         Quebec     Lima
                                  New York



  Bermuda          Toronto


even                                   Montreal
Cape
Breton             Boston
The VIRTUAL classroom
                                  Augmented webinar


           Quebec         Lima

  •…during the weekly online, real-time plenary sessions,
                                            New York
  your students have their say. You get a chance to listen
  to them report on what they have learned that week…
  (…). The synchronous platform gives them an
  Bermuda                 Toronto
  opportunity to talk to you about what they have seen
  and understood. It is best implemented as a feedback
  tool.
even                                              Montreal
Cape
Breton                   Boston
What WE learned

  • What I liked best was the instructional method, the way
    of representing the subject matter and the data, and the
    way of simplifying it... Incidentally, I used the method in
    my other courses. It is really interesting and useful. The
    results I’m getting are better. … the courses I’ve designed
    with you are much better built and much more planned
    out intellectually.




                                          www.ulaval.ca
Power, 2009




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design is one part science,




campusaccess.com
      The art of details!        www.ulaval.ca
design is one part science, one part art



                                    lace.lacefairy.com




campusaccess.com
      The art of details!          www.ulaval.ca
What we learned

  “I found it very enjoyable, not only the design, but the
   entire process which allowed me to reflect on my course.
   I found the process long, but it helped me in organizing
   my course differently. I was constantly reflecting on why I
   do this and why I do that. We sometimes take things for
   granted. After a while, we even stop asking ourselves
   questions anymore”.



                                          www.ulaval.ca
What we learned

  “Previously, in class, I would spontaneously raise
   questions. I had never written these questions down.
   With this approach, my students have to prepare
   themselves in advance. … But old habits are hard to
   break and I find time is being wasted since students only
   prepare themselves to take notes, rather than prepare
   themselves to discuss the material.”



                                          www.ulaval.ca
Power, 2009




    www.ulaval.ca
www.ulaval.ca




thetrapofsolidgold.blogspot.com
www.ulaval.ca




thetrapofsolidgold.blogspot.com   comicsmakenosense.blogspot.com
There was trouble brewing…

       Instructional design seems to disrupt a lot of their
       (professors) thinking about teaching because the
       process generates a lot of questions and creates
       uncertainty in areas where certitude once reigned
       supreme.




  •http://www.stormeffects.com/images/70503%20ElsmereWmillMamma.jpg
Integrating technology

Generally unfamiliar with computers, even less so with
 software, she was not aware of any software that would
 apply to her course. So we did an online search, … In no time
 at all, we found inexpensive software (…) that would enable
 students to practice certain skills as often as they liked.

     Then she was afraid she’d lose her job…
           but more on this tomorrow!


                                             www.ulaval.ca
Conclusion




             www.ulaval.ca


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Questions
    Commentary
      Critique
    •& other forms of abuse



Then, let’s workshop!
Interviews with
          Senior IDs
                  www.ulaval.ca


16-01-07
Interview with Claude Potvin,
 senior ID-TLC, Université Laval

                          Dr. Michael Power
Enabling and              Associate Professor
empowering faculty in     Department of Studies
the use and integration   on Teaching & Learning

of technology in          Laval University
                          Quebec City , CANADA
teaching
A few questions…
• Here are three issues our Teaching and Learning
  Center staff are dealing with (nothing really
  original but I'd like your take on them)...

1. Managing faculty (professors) time constraints
2. Overcoming their fear of technology
3. Making sure the tools developed (by University
Teaching & Learning Center staff) respond to
faculty needs - or- how to get faculty to use the
tools we have.

                                 www.ulaval.ca      90
First question
• 1. Managing faculty (professors) time
  constraints?

These questions could be answered differently,
depending on the context in which they are asked.
So CONTEXT is everything and my answers should
be understood within the context in which I am
working (major university, centralized support
team, senior ID, …)



                                 www.ulaval.ca   91
First question
1. Managing faculty (professors) time constraints?
 The role of the ID first has to be understood, by all.
 In some cases, SMEs are suspicious, on the defensive.
The importance of the first meeting: harmonizing
our views. Creating synergy from the get-go.
Time contraints, something we all have to live with,
for instance in Med School and Dentistry.
So we have to simplify the design steps, although
there are limits that have to be respected if we want
the project to succeed. Thus a basic commitment has
to be respected. You have to be realistic though about
                                     www.ulaval.ca    92

what your faculty is capable of producing.
First question
1. Managing faculty (professors) time constraints?
You have to use a very simple plan, a straight-
forward approach to course design. Clear-cut steps,
and lots of examples from their peers (greater
credibility when it comes from a peer!)
Focus on redesign. In most cases, you simply don’t
have time to start from scratch; maybe use LOs,
maybe re-use existing materials, like PPTs, course
notes. Reformate, harmonize, improve.

                                     www.ulaval.ca    93
First question
1. Managing faculty (professors) time constraints?
Anecdote: a huge history project… everything was
gong well, huge material build-up but it all fell apart
when the team were unable to get access to
copyright-protected IP.
Use Rapid Design shortcuts, perhaps a virtual
classroom recording software for instantaneous, on-
the-fly podcasts
Think Blended learning-based activities, rather than
aiming at developing high-quality, stand-alone
asynchronously-delivered materials. www.ulaval.ca  94
2. Overcoming their fear of
 technology
Is it fear or prejudice? Just a lack of knowledge?

Integrating technology is often a ‘hard sell’…the
learning curve is often feared. Unless we can convince
the SME that it will save him/her time and make his
/her workload lighter, we cannot succeed.

Peer-support, faculty-to-faculty exchanges are
important because they are credible. Examples of
successful technological integration carried out by
peers is usually a winning strategy.
Build up a showcase of technological integration.
Find opportunities to demonstrate the usefulness of
                                    www.ulaval.ca     95



technologies
2. Overcoming their fear of
 technology
Fear is often expressed otherwise; SMEs rarely admit
to fear… it manifests itself in this way “I need to see
my students, I want them there in front of me”…so on.
Also, “I don’t trust technology…”, it never works the
way I want it to work. Been there, done that, got the
T-shirt.
Some are afraid of looking foolish in front of their
techno-wizard students. Feeling
Other Faculty fear criticism or reprisals from their
colleagues. (i.e. what they are doing becomes the new
standard for all faculty, expected by students; thereby
                                                      96
adding to their already considerable workload).
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2. Overcoming their fear of
 technology
Some Faculty don’t want to invest much time in
integrating technology because they figure that, at the
rate technologies change, they’ll have to turn around
and redo their learning materials all over again.

Then , some Faculty will never integrate
technology, no interest, no perceived need;
one way to help them along is to demonstrate the
usefulness of technology in their research, which is
usually their main priority.

                                     www.ulaval.ca     97
Third question
   • 3. Making sure the tools developed (by
     University Teaching & Learning Center staff)
     respond to faculty needs - or- how to get
     faculty to use the tools we have?

We have to be careful about “faculty-friendly
technologies, software and tools”. Some are so
friendly, you can’t do anything with them!
Take for instance concept-mapping. Very useful in
may fields but there is a learning curve involved.
So we mustn’t give faculty the idea that everything98
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will be easy, can be done overnight and will not
require any of the time!
Third question
   • 3. Making sure the tools developed (by
     University Teaching & Learning Center staff)
     respond to faculty needs - or- how to get
     faculty to use the tools we have?

Continually link the learning objective to the
choice of technology. All use of technology has
to be objectives-driven. Not the other way around.
Some IDs are more technology-skilled than skilled
in pedagogy and we also have the reverse. We
need IDs who master both fields.
                                  www.ulaval.ca      99
Third question
     • 3. Making sure the tools developed (by
       University Teaching & Learning Center staff)
       respond to faculty needs - or- how to get
       faculty to use the tools we have?
Getting back to the original question… what are we
trying to achieve? Do we develop a tool and then
say “I wonder what can we do with this?” Is it a
means looking for an end? Is that what we want?

Focus on needs and on results achieved through
various case studies (which means we have to
document our work…)                www.ulaval.ca 100
Interview with Michel-Frédérick
Gagnon, Faculty of Social Sciences,
         Université Laval

                          Dr. Michael Power
Enabling and              Associate Professor
empowering faculty in     Department of Studies
the use and integration   on Teaching & Learning

of technology in          Laval University
                          Quebec City , CANADA
teaching
1st question Managing faculty
(professors) time constraints?
A. Support your faculty members
B. Put together a ‘lean design & development
team’ including a dedicated graduate student.
He or she will be the go-between the Fac
member and the Team.
C. The choice of the right grad student is
crucial, making all the diff between success and
failure.
D. The ID is the driving force behind the          102

project, he or she has to propulse it forward,
step-by-systematic-step.
                                  www.ulaval.ca
1. Managing faculty (professors)
time constraints?
E. Insure that your SME is under as little
pressure as possible, use the grad student to
the maximum to produce materials, which are
then revised by SME.
F. Make sure the roles are clear: the ID is there
to assist, to counsel (FR: Conseiller pédagogique)
The SME makes the calls on content. The
intersection between them is PEDAGOGY. That is
where the ID and SME have to ‘connect’.

        ID                                           103



          Technology   pedagogy   Content
           expertise              expertise
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                                             SME
1. Managing faculty (professors)
time constraints?
G. Importance of setting clear and realistic
deadlines.
H. Development of learning activities, ‘not too
time-consoming…’ a bit of a time-pit…
Try this strategy: first produce and then perfect…
I. Getting back to the role of the ID: s/he keeps
the train on the tracks so to speak; needs great
project management skills; keep close contact
with the grad student; provide technological
solutions developed by the team as the project       104


advances but technological solutions that are
firmly based on pedagogical considerations.
                                   www.ulaval.ca
2. Overcoming their fear of
technology?
A. Starting out with the right attitude is crucial.
   If this is your SME’s first experience co-
   designing a course or working with an
   educational technology team, s/he will feel
   vulnerable, even unprofessional, outside
   his/her comfort zone. So work hard to
   establish a bond of trust. A no-threat, no-
   judgement ethos. Confidence must reign.
B. The ID has to focus on pedagogy and on
   pedagogical considerations. THAT is what links
   the SME and the ID. Technology is then
   added gradually, heuristically, naturally,
   as a facilitating agent. Like stealth
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   technology…
3. Making sure the tools developed
(by University Teaching & Learning
Center staff) respond to faculty
needs - or- how to get faculty to use
the tools we have?
Is this the right question to be asking, the most
probing? Should we not be asking
Should we not be asking, are the tools we’ve
developed actually responding to real and
important faculty needs? Yes or no or to what
degree?
                                     www.ulaval.ca   106
3. Making sure the tools developed (by
University Teaching & Learning Center staff)
respond to faculty needs - or- how to get faculty
to use the tools we have?
Taking baby steps… no magic formula. First walk,
then run.
And run with champions; build up success
stories. Champions are not necessarily early
adopters (they often just do their own thing).
Go with the eager, the bold, the confident and
the hungry!
Make sure you can provide them with the level
of support they need.

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Mun workshop-nov-1-2011

  • 1. * Enabling Faculty to Integrate Technology into their Teaching: A Case Study-based Workshop Dr. Michael Power Faculty of Education Laval University
  • 2. WORKSHOP PLAN (Two 90-minute sessions) 1) Briefing: a) opening remarks on supporting faculty with technology integration and b) presentation of the three case studies: 15-20 minutes 2) Case studies – the group divides up into two or three teams of 5-8 participants and each is assigned a specific case study: 30-40 minutes 3) Plenary - we come back into the plenary session and the reporter summarizes the challenge the team faced and presents his/her team results which will be followed by open discussion: 30 minutes 4) Break - 20 minutes 5) Debriefing: an open-ended discussion about IDs, support staff and faculty. Results from interviews with seasoned senior IDs about (a) working with time constraints, (b) understanding fears about technology and helping faculty overcome them, and (c) developing faculty-friendly technological tools and techniques. Also, research currently underway at Laval University and among networked collaborators and potential research & development activities: 90 minutes.
  • 3. Power, 2009 Athabasca University Press www.ulaval.ca 16-01-07
  • 4. WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK I couldn’t find a book on an actual Instructional Designer experience That said, I did enjoy Anne-Marie Armstrong’s (2004) www.ulaval.ca Instructional Design in the Real World: A View from the Trenches.
  • 5. Reflexive practitioner •101thingsilearned.com www.ulaval.ca 101thingsilearned.com
  • 6. Money-back guarantee (for free upload) www.ulaval.ca nbgazette.com
  • 7. A word on open access publishing • Peter Suber. http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm • What is remarkable about the open access (OA) movement is that despite having no formal structure, no official organization, and no appointed leader, it has (in the teeth of opposition from incumbent publishers) triggered a radical transformation in a publishing system that had changed little in 350 years. www.ulaval.ca 16-01-07 http://www.infotoday.com/it/jul11/Suber-Leader-of-a-Leaderless-Revolution.shtml
  • 8. Things I have learned powerlineman.com www.ulaval.ca 16-01-07 •http://s3.amazonaws.com/hypertextopia/public/uploads/2044/PittedBrickWall_g.jpg
  • 9. Things I have learned companionsoftware.com
  • 10. Things I have learned means needs www.ulaval.ca funnyanimalpictures.net
  • 11. Power, 2009 R T E E S A E C A H R www.ulaval.ca I C N H G
  • 12. Faculty always have something else they’d rather be doing… than designing course material! cafepress.com shops.godaddy.com Zazzle.com thestayspun.com www.ulaval.ca Zazzle.com store.theonion.com
  • 13. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE Online Learning: what should be proposed to Faculty COURSE REDESIGN through integrating technology airborne
  • 14. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE Online Learning: what should be proposed to Faculty COURSE REDESIGN through integrating technology Safety margin airborne
  • 15. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE Online Learning: what should be proposed to Faculty TECHNOLOGY LEARNING CURVE COURSE REDESIGN through integrating technology Safety margin airborne Minor obstacle
  • 16. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE Online Learning: what should be proposed to Faculty TECHNOLOGY LEARNING CURVE COURSE REDESIGN through integrating technology Safety margin Minor airborne obstacle Off-ramp
  • 17. WHAT FACULTY PERCEIVE Online Learning: what is being proposed to Faculty
  • 18. WHAT FACULTY PERCEIVE Online Learning: what is being proposed to Faculty COURSE REDESIGN through integrating technology Perceived as a major obstacle (and not as a facilitating agent)
  • 19. WHAT FACULTY PERCEIVE Online Learning: what is being proposed to Faculty COURSE REDESIGN through integrating technology Perceived as a major obstacle (and not as a facilitating agent) mobileshop.com
  • 20. WHAT FACULTY PERCEIVE Online Learning: what is being proposed to Faculty If, however, they rise above it… airborne Major obstacle
  • 21. WHAT FACULTY PERCEIVE Online Learning: what is being proposed to Faculty airborne Clear flying Major obstacle
  • 22. 2 How did I get involved in this? eng.1september.ru Many faculty do not want to spend their days (and nights) at a keyboard.
  • 23. Under the gun, literally… www.ulaval.ca 16-01-07 Last.fm
  • 24. Case 2 Power, 2009 www.ulaval.ca
  • 25. I need some sort of tool with which I can better guide SMEs through the design model…(40) •gamespot.com
  • 26. the whole course AT ONE GLANCE… mintha.com www.ulaval.ca Power, 2009
  • 27. WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT RAPID ID IF faculty involvement/engagement is iffy (i.e. they may forego (re)designing their course), • Gain their trust (ID is a people thing!); • Provide SMEs with the level of support they need/specifically request; • Focus on trouble-shooting first (that is what is foremost on their minds); then move on to other critical areas; • Focus on activities. i.e. what they want their learners to actually DO, not just hear or see. www.ulaval.ca
  • 28. Case 3 Power, 2009 www.ulaval.ca 16-01-07
  • 29. •It was a matter of coming back down to Earth •http://jkneilson.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/looking down on earth.jpg
  • 30. Janovy (2003), Lessons from Cedar Point • Lacking time, faculty availability, technical support, and so on, I have been frantically searching for a solution,…(…)… I needed to focus on design essentials, nothing more. I see that learning activities are the key… which brings to mind what Janovy (2003) said in Lessons from Cedar Point: “course design consists primarily of the activities you ask your students to perform” (p. 67). That was it. The penny had dropped. www.ulaval.ca Canada.com
  • 31. Another great Individual activity called Kiss the lobster www.ulaval.ca thereviewcrew.com
  • 32. A team activity? Try bouncing balls and boas www.ulaval.ca examiner.com
  • 33. …and alternate between individual activities and team activities dailymail.co.uk www.ulaval.ca news.nationalgeographic.com
  • 34. An activities-based model THREE kinds of activities: individual activities, team activities group activities www.ulaval.ca
  • 35. WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT ACTIVITIES •THEY SHOULD BE ENJOYABLE; •THEY SHOULD BE SKILLS-BASED; •THEY SHOULD BE TIERED TO BE OPTIMAL (INDIVIDUAL – TEAM-GROUP, each tier is the basis for the next). www.ulaval.ca
  • 37. Power, 2009 www.ulaval.ca
  • 38. Getting off to a GREAT start… • She viewed the design process as an additional obstacle in her already very busy schedule. She told me she wanted to “get it over with as quickly as possible.” (I got an inkling of what it must feel like to be a dentist…). www.ulaval.ca makethelist.net
  • 39. Finding the right balance in learner support • … finding the right balance comes up frequently in instructional design. On the one hand, most professors want to offer a quality, structured course to students as well as provide them with a high level of learner support …. • On the other hand, they are usually overwhelmed with research- or service-related tasks and responsibilities. www.ulaval.ca ouradoptionjourney-hegland.blogspot.com
  • 40. Finding the right balance in learner support OTHER COMMITMENTS Providing learner support www.ulaval.ca ouradoptionjourney-hegland.blogspot.com
  • 41. The discussion forum …unless forums are organized according to set themes (threads), debates can become chaotic and unbeneficial to students. www.ulaval.ca
  • 42. The Discussion Forum: Organisation Bulletin Board (Professor) Questions-Comments (Students) Sharing (Students) Ideas Sharing (Students) Social Weekly Assignments (1-15) Week 2: Individual Assignments Week 2: Team Assignments Week 2: Discussion Only www.ulaval.ca
  • 43. WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT LEARNER SUPPORT • IT HAS TO BE DESIGNED TO BE SUSTAINABLE (TEACHERS OR TRAINERS CAN MAINTAIN THE PRESCRIBED LEVEL); • IT HAS TO BE A TRADE-OFF BETWEEN LEARNER EXPECTATIONS AND TEACHER/TRAINER LIMITS • IT HAS TO BE FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTED TO NEEDS (AS IN …THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE) www.ulaval.ca mychinaconnection.com askville.amazon.com
  • 44. WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT LEARNER SUPPORT • IT HAS TO BE DESIGNED TO BE SUSTAINABLE (TEACHERS OR TRAINERS CAN MAINTAIN THE PRESCRIBED LEVEL); • IT HAS TO BE A TRADE-OFF BETWEEN LEARNER EXPECTATIONS AND TEACHER/TRAINER LIMITS • IT HAS TO BE FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTED TO NEEDS (AS IN …THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE) www.ulaval.ca mychinaconnection.com askville.amazon.com
  • 46. Getting from A to B www.ulaval.ca theadrenalines.com
  • 47. Breaking the mould www.ulaval.ca greenmanpress.com
  • 48. The mould •A typical course syllabus Title, description, Contact information x Course information (content) x x Course objectives x Course calendar & assignments Bibliography www.ulaval.ca Sections generally unlinked
  • 50. WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THIS CASE • The results of this (the HCS) started to show during in-class discussions and debates. The discussions were more enriching as we would relate ideas to the texts and go into them a lot deeper. ...(…) • The HCS made it (my course) so much more systematic.” www.ulaval.ca
  • 52. Although he was an experienced professor (…), he had never developed a course in conjunction with an ID... fotolia.com From the very beginning …, the professor expressed misgivings and was decidedly cautious …
  • 53. WE ARGUED A LOT… ABOUT WHAT COMES FIRST Design necessarily precedes production, does it not? The architect must first do his work before the construction foreman comes on the scene. Architect Foreman www.ulaval.ca inetgiant.in life.com inetgiant.in army.forces.gc.ca
  • 54. WE ARGUED A LOT… ABOUT WHAT COMES FIRST Strategy necessarily precedes tactics, does it not? The general must first do his work before the commanding officier comes on the scene. Architect Strategist Foreman Tactician www.ulaval.ca inetgiant.in life.com inetgiant.in army.forces.gc.ca
  • 55. About positioning a course earthobserver.org
  • 56. About positioning a course …the actual position of individual courses tends to shift around. I think of the analysis phase in the design process as I do the functioning of a GPS: it is used to determine a course's objective position and relative position within a given program at a given time.
  • 57. About the university teaching tradition… “…the withering interrogation followed by the exaltation of getting it right or the shame of publicly going down in flames, only to arise again from one’s own ashes during the next class”. www.ulaval.ca iStockphoto.com
  • 58. About where the black holes are •In my experience, every course has “black holes”. …these are areas which generally do not receive the attention they deserve. Students stumble and fall,… few didactic resources... I consider these areas a top priority…
  • 59. About where the black holes are •In my experience, every course has “black holes”. …these are areas which generally do not receive the attention they deserve. Students stumble and fall,… few didactic resources... I consider these areas a top priority… •indiareport.com
  • 60. About where the black holes are •In my experience, every course has “black holes”. …these are areas which generally do not receive the attention they deserve. Students stumble and fall,… few didactic resources... I consider these areas a top priority…here •indiareport.com
  • 61. WHAT WE LEARNED about knowledge acquisition • Socio-constructivists claim that knowledge acquisition must go through the crucial stage of negotiated meaning. Knowledge does not exist in and by itself, but only the mental representation that one makes of it. I just want it so he can’t have it. I just want it. www.ulaval.ca wisestartupblog.com
  • 62. WHAT WE LEARNED about course delivery • From the dawn of time, teaching/training has mainly been an oral tradition; • People learn from people, not machines (Finkelstein, 2005); • Academics are more likely to adapt technology that enhances what they are ALREADY DOING (Jaffee, 1998); • Course delivery that aligns structure and dialogue (Moore, 2003), cogent presentation and spontaneity will dominate. www.ulaval.ca
  • 63. From the dawn of time, teaching/training has mainly been an oral tradition I actually am a good listener. www.ulaval.ca montrealradioguy.wordpress.com
  • 65. Working in teams …all of his exercises up until now were destined for individual students, … he had never thought of having them work in teams. I told him about the socio- constructivist approach in education, about the importance of working in teams, and he agreed to think about whether he might be able to develop some team assignments. www.ulaval.ca
  • 66. •profy.com •According to Lee and Allen (2001), working in pairs is very effective in improving the quality of student learning… even more effective than working in teams.
  • 67. In-class Focus on Team Discussion of work weekly team activities Power, 2009 www.ulaval.ca
  • 68. What WE learned: learning by teaching …in the better teams, the work was undoubtedly done together and the stronger members learned the most because they had to explain the subject to the others. Everyone knows something. Get everyone involved. www.ulaval.ca
  • 70. Design & Intellectual property: open OR shut case? Some faculty members maintain that what they write belongs entirely to them… Others concede that their university may own a right to part of it ... Still others… contend that university professors are paid to produce knowledge and that they receive all the support they require from their institutions to write and produce texts and thus disseminate their knowledge. Asking for further payment could denote a lack of professional ethics. www.ulaval.ca
  • 71. Intellectual property: …MINE! www.ulaval.ca From Fnding Nemo reformationreport.com
  • 72. NEW TOOLS FOR NEGOTIATION OF MEANING I presented the synchronous virtual classroom to him... I insisted on the fact that this environment would allow him to continue implementing his own pedagogy, thanks to the two-way communication software. (…) I emphasized that this software, besides enabling two-way audio communication, split-screen viewing, Web safari, application-sharing, etc. was really not a lecture platform, but rather one for fostering problem-solving through dialogue. www.ulaval.ca
  • 73. The VIRTUAL classroom Augmented webinar Quebec Lima New York Bermuda Toronto even Montreal Cape Breton Boston
  • 74. The VIRTUAL classroom Augmented webinar Quebec Lima •…during the weekly online, real-time plenary sessions, New York your students have their say. You get a chance to listen to them report on what they have learned that week… (…). The synchronous platform gives them an Bermuda Toronto opportunity to talk to you about what they have seen and understood. It is best implemented as a feedback tool. even Montreal Cape Breton Boston
  • 75. What WE learned • What I liked best was the instructional method, the way of representing the subject matter and the data, and the way of simplifying it... Incidentally, I used the method in my other courses. It is really interesting and useful. The results I’m getting are better. … the courses I’ve designed with you are much better built and much more planned out intellectually. www.ulaval.ca
  • 77. design is one part science, campusaccess.com The art of details! www.ulaval.ca
  • 78. design is one part science, one part art lace.lacefairy.com campusaccess.com The art of details! www.ulaval.ca
  • 79. What we learned “I found it very enjoyable, not only the design, but the entire process which allowed me to reflect on my course. I found the process long, but it helped me in organizing my course differently. I was constantly reflecting on why I do this and why I do that. We sometimes take things for granted. After a while, we even stop asking ourselves questions anymore”. www.ulaval.ca
  • 80. What we learned “Previously, in class, I would spontaneously raise questions. I had never written these questions down. With this approach, my students have to prepare themselves in advance. … But old habits are hard to break and I find time is being wasted since students only prepare themselves to take notes, rather than prepare themselves to discuss the material.” www.ulaval.ca
  • 81. Power, 2009 www.ulaval.ca
  • 83. www.ulaval.ca thetrapofsolidgold.blogspot.com comicsmakenosense.blogspot.com
  • 84. There was trouble brewing… Instructional design seems to disrupt a lot of their (professors) thinking about teaching because the process generates a lot of questions and creates uncertainty in areas where certitude once reigned supreme. •http://www.stormeffects.com/images/70503%20ElsmereWmillMamma.jpg
  • 85. Integrating technology Generally unfamiliar with computers, even less so with software, she was not aware of any software that would apply to her course. So we did an online search, … In no time at all, we found inexpensive software (…) that would enable students to practice certain skills as often as they liked. Then she was afraid she’d lose her job… but more on this tomorrow! www.ulaval.ca
  • 86. Conclusion www.ulaval.ca 16-01-07
  • 87. Questions Commentary Critique •& other forms of abuse Then, let’s workshop!
  • 88. Interviews with Senior IDs www.ulaval.ca 16-01-07
  • 89. Interview with Claude Potvin, senior ID-TLC, Université Laval Dr. Michael Power Enabling and Associate Professor empowering faculty in Department of Studies the use and integration on Teaching & Learning of technology in Laval University Quebec City , CANADA teaching
  • 90. A few questions… • Here are three issues our Teaching and Learning Center staff are dealing with (nothing really original but I'd like your take on them)... 1. Managing faculty (professors) time constraints 2. Overcoming their fear of technology 3. Making sure the tools developed (by University Teaching & Learning Center staff) respond to faculty needs - or- how to get faculty to use the tools we have. www.ulaval.ca 90
  • 91. First question • 1. Managing faculty (professors) time constraints? These questions could be answered differently, depending on the context in which they are asked. So CONTEXT is everything and my answers should be understood within the context in which I am working (major university, centralized support team, senior ID, …) www.ulaval.ca 91
  • 92. First question 1. Managing faculty (professors) time constraints? The role of the ID first has to be understood, by all. In some cases, SMEs are suspicious, on the defensive. The importance of the first meeting: harmonizing our views. Creating synergy from the get-go. Time contraints, something we all have to live with, for instance in Med School and Dentistry. So we have to simplify the design steps, although there are limits that have to be respected if we want the project to succeed. Thus a basic commitment has to be respected. You have to be realistic though about www.ulaval.ca 92 what your faculty is capable of producing.
  • 93. First question 1. Managing faculty (professors) time constraints? You have to use a very simple plan, a straight- forward approach to course design. Clear-cut steps, and lots of examples from their peers (greater credibility when it comes from a peer!) Focus on redesign. In most cases, you simply don’t have time to start from scratch; maybe use LOs, maybe re-use existing materials, like PPTs, course notes. Reformate, harmonize, improve. www.ulaval.ca 93
  • 94. First question 1. Managing faculty (professors) time constraints? Anecdote: a huge history project… everything was gong well, huge material build-up but it all fell apart when the team were unable to get access to copyright-protected IP. Use Rapid Design shortcuts, perhaps a virtual classroom recording software for instantaneous, on- the-fly podcasts Think Blended learning-based activities, rather than aiming at developing high-quality, stand-alone asynchronously-delivered materials. www.ulaval.ca 94
  • 95. 2. Overcoming their fear of technology Is it fear or prejudice? Just a lack of knowledge? Integrating technology is often a ‘hard sell’…the learning curve is often feared. Unless we can convince the SME that it will save him/her time and make his /her workload lighter, we cannot succeed. Peer-support, faculty-to-faculty exchanges are important because they are credible. Examples of successful technological integration carried out by peers is usually a winning strategy. Build up a showcase of technological integration. Find opportunities to demonstrate the usefulness of www.ulaval.ca 95 technologies
  • 96. 2. Overcoming their fear of technology Fear is often expressed otherwise; SMEs rarely admit to fear… it manifests itself in this way “I need to see my students, I want them there in front of me”…so on. Also, “I don’t trust technology…”, it never works the way I want it to work. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. Some are afraid of looking foolish in front of their techno-wizard students. Feeling Other Faculty fear criticism or reprisals from their colleagues. (i.e. what they are doing becomes the new standard for all faculty, expected by students; thereby 96 adding to their already considerable workload). www.ulaval.ca
  • 97. 2. Overcoming their fear of technology Some Faculty don’t want to invest much time in integrating technology because they figure that, at the rate technologies change, they’ll have to turn around and redo their learning materials all over again. Then , some Faculty will never integrate technology, no interest, no perceived need; one way to help them along is to demonstrate the usefulness of technology in their research, which is usually their main priority. www.ulaval.ca 97
  • 98. Third question • 3. Making sure the tools developed (by University Teaching & Learning Center staff) respond to faculty needs - or- how to get faculty to use the tools we have? We have to be careful about “faculty-friendly technologies, software and tools”. Some are so friendly, you can’t do anything with them! Take for instance concept-mapping. Very useful in may fields but there is a learning curve involved. So we mustn’t give faculty the idea that everything98 www.ulaval.ca will be easy, can be done overnight and will not require any of the time!
  • 99. Third question • 3. Making sure the tools developed (by University Teaching & Learning Center staff) respond to faculty needs - or- how to get faculty to use the tools we have? Continually link the learning objective to the choice of technology. All use of technology has to be objectives-driven. Not the other way around. Some IDs are more technology-skilled than skilled in pedagogy and we also have the reverse. We need IDs who master both fields. www.ulaval.ca 99
  • 100. Third question • 3. Making sure the tools developed (by University Teaching & Learning Center staff) respond to faculty needs - or- how to get faculty to use the tools we have? Getting back to the original question… what are we trying to achieve? Do we develop a tool and then say “I wonder what can we do with this?” Is it a means looking for an end? Is that what we want? Focus on needs and on results achieved through various case studies (which means we have to document our work…) www.ulaval.ca 100
  • 101. Interview with Michel-Frédérick Gagnon, Faculty of Social Sciences, Université Laval Dr. Michael Power Enabling and Associate Professor empowering faculty in Department of Studies the use and integration on Teaching & Learning of technology in Laval University Quebec City , CANADA teaching
  • 102. 1st question Managing faculty (professors) time constraints? A. Support your faculty members B. Put together a ‘lean design & development team’ including a dedicated graduate student. He or she will be the go-between the Fac member and the Team. C. The choice of the right grad student is crucial, making all the diff between success and failure. D. The ID is the driving force behind the 102 project, he or she has to propulse it forward, step-by-systematic-step. www.ulaval.ca
  • 103. 1. Managing faculty (professors) time constraints? E. Insure that your SME is under as little pressure as possible, use the grad student to the maximum to produce materials, which are then revised by SME. F. Make sure the roles are clear: the ID is there to assist, to counsel (FR: Conseiller pédagogique) The SME makes the calls on content. The intersection between them is PEDAGOGY. That is where the ID and SME have to ‘connect’. ID 103 Technology pedagogy Content expertise expertise www.ulaval.ca SME
  • 104. 1. Managing faculty (professors) time constraints? G. Importance of setting clear and realistic deadlines. H. Development of learning activities, ‘not too time-consoming…’ a bit of a time-pit… Try this strategy: first produce and then perfect… I. Getting back to the role of the ID: s/he keeps the train on the tracks so to speak; needs great project management skills; keep close contact with the grad student; provide technological solutions developed by the team as the project 104 advances but technological solutions that are firmly based on pedagogical considerations. www.ulaval.ca
  • 105. 2. Overcoming their fear of technology? A. Starting out with the right attitude is crucial. If this is your SME’s first experience co- designing a course or working with an educational technology team, s/he will feel vulnerable, even unprofessional, outside his/her comfort zone. So work hard to establish a bond of trust. A no-threat, no- judgement ethos. Confidence must reign. B. The ID has to focus on pedagogy and on pedagogical considerations. THAT is what links the SME and the ID. Technology is then added gradually, heuristically, naturally, as a facilitating agent. Like stealth www.ulaval.ca 105 technology…
  • 106. 3. Making sure the tools developed (by University Teaching & Learning Center staff) respond to faculty needs - or- how to get faculty to use the tools we have? Is this the right question to be asking, the most probing? Should we not be asking Should we not be asking, are the tools we’ve developed actually responding to real and important faculty needs? Yes or no or to what degree? www.ulaval.ca 106
  • 107. 3. Making sure the tools developed (by University Teaching & Learning Center staff) respond to faculty needs - or- how to get faculty to use the tools we have? Taking baby steps… no magic formula. First walk, then run. And run with champions; build up success stories. Champions are not necessarily early adopters (they often just do their own thing). Go with the eager, the bold, the confident and the hungry! Make sure you can provide them with the level of support they need. PATIENCE, PATIENCE AND SOMEwww.ulaval.ca MORE 107 PATIENCE. Build on small successes. end