1. MANAGING ONLINE FACULTY
DEVELOPMENT
Certificate Program Overview
October 5, 2013
The Teaching Professor Technology Conference
Atlanta, GA

2. Who is the Sloan Consortium?
The Sloan Consortium is an institutional and
professional leadership organization
dedicated to integrating online education
into the mainstream of higher education,
helping institutions and individual educators
improve the quality, scale, and breadth of
education.

3. For more info about Certificate Program, please visit
http://sloanconsortium.org/2010_certificate
Branches of Sloan-C
• Institute
• Conferences
• Publications/Research
• Membership/Community

4. Changing The Course
• 10 Years of Tracking Online Education in the United
States
• Free Download Here:
• http://sloanconsortium.org/publications/survey/changing_course_20
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5. A Numbers Look – Growing Trend
The 2012 Survey of Online Learning (Allen & Seaman,
2012)
• Over 6.7 millions students taking at least 1 online course in Fall
2011
▫ Increase of 570,000 students from 2010
• 32% higher ed students take at least 1 online course
• 77% academic leaders rate learning outcomes for online courses
same or superior to f2f classes
• 69% chief academic leaders say online learning critical to long-term
strategy

6. Quality
“Quality
is never an accident; it is always the
result of high intention, sincere effort,
intelligent direction and skillful execution; it
represents the wise choice of many
alternatives.”
- William A. Foster

7. A work in process
Continual
review/revision/improvements
QUALITY ONLINE COURSES

8. Learning
Effectiveness
Scale
Access
Faculty
Satisfaction
Student
Satisfaction
SLOAN-C 5 PILLARS

9. Learning
Effectiveness
Take advantage of the
learning environment
Provide learning experiences
that are quality in the modality
being used
LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS

10. Scale
Leverage key educational
resources while offering new
online learning opportunities to
students and faculty
Schools offer their best
educational value to learners to
achieve capacity enrollment
Cost-effective measures and
practices
SCALE

11. Provide meaningful and effective
access throughout the student's
entire life cycle
Access
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Program Selection
Course Availability
Appropriate Learning Resources
Support (Academic, Financial, Student,
Technical)
ACCESS

12. Instructors find the online teaching
experience personally rewarding
and professionally beneficial
Faculty
Satisfaction
• School Provides Support
• Opportunity for Research/Publication
• Involved in the Governance and Quality
Insurance
• Institutional Reward System
• Opportunity for Continued Professional
Development
FACULTY SATISFACTION

13. Student
Satisfaction
The goal is that all students who
complete a course express
satisfaction with course rigor
and fairness, with professor
and peer interaction,
and with support services
STUDENT SATISFACTION

14. Sloan-C 5 Pillar
Resources
A Framework for success

15. Quality
Framework
Chart
• http://sloanconsortium.org/5pillars
Quality
Framework
Narrative
• http://sloanconsortium.org/Quality_Framework_Narrative_5_pillars
SLOAN-C 5 PILLAR RESOURCES

16. Rationale Behind Certificate Program
Enable participants to:
1) Leverage their background and proficiencies as
educators, administrators, and institutional leaders to
become highly effective in the principles and practices
of asynchronous instruction;
2) Integrate Sloan-C‘s research-based, conceptual and
theoretical foundations relating to learning theory and
assessment to compliment and personalize their online
classroom; and
3) Capitalize on their potential as innovators in the field of
online education by being challenged to create high
quality work products which will be assessed by the
program facilitators and their peers.

17. What is the Sloan-C Certificate?
• Signature program, featuring one-to-one
mentoring to help faculty improve quality of their
online courses
• Foundation Course (9 weeks) and 3 electives
• Co-developed by core faculty to emphasize
multiple perspectives and approaches
• Work at your own pace – you have up to a year to
complete the electives requirements

18. Benefits of Program From Participants
• Opportunity to work with and learn from
recognized experts in the field
• Actionable feedback for immediate application
• Enhancement of existing instructional design and
planning strategies
• Collaboration with peers from a variety of
institutions and disciplines
• Focus on personal course materials utilizing
pedagogical principles learned

19. 2014 Certificate Program Schedule
• January 14 - March 21
• April 1 - June 6
• June 17 - August 22
• September 9 - November 14
• October 7 - December 12

20. Foundation Course
• Learn core online teaching & course design skills
and knowledge
• Begin to develop or revise an online course
• Engage in mentor and peer exchanges to
improve understanding & provide new
perspectives

21. Foundation Course Components
• 9 Weeks with weekly research & discussion
topics
Quality
Syllabus &
Schedule
Teaching &
Learning Activities
Copyright
Emerging
Technologies
Online
Communities
Accessibility
Workload
Management
Assessment &
Evaluation
• Quizzes, Discussions, Draft Course Content
Designs
• Mentor Interactions

22. Electives
• 50+ elective options
• 100 scheduled workshops
• Pedagogical concepts, technical skills
• Numerous track and focus areas

23. Elective Track and Focus Areas
Online Design
Assessment
New to Online
STEM
Online Learners
Effective Online Classrooms
Successful Online Outcomes
Student Satisfaction
Online Management
Leadership
Exemplary Institutions
Online Tools
Learning Environments
Various Technologies
STEM
Online Trends
MOOCS
Design Issues
Social Media as Resource Tool

24. Mastery Series Electives
• 3 Workshop Series
• Focused On:
• Research
• Teaching
• Assessment

25. Mastery Series Options
• Blended Learning
• February 7 - April 11, 2014
May 16 - July 18, 2014
September 26 - November 28, 2014
• Mobile Learning
• February 21 - April 25, 2014
September 12 - November 14, 2014
• Online Nursing
• February 7 - April 11, 2014
September 12 - November 14, 2014

26. Program Faculty
• Excellent ratings for Accessibility,
Supportiveness, Knowledge, and Effectiveness
• Professors, administrators, authors, and award-
winners in field of online learning

27. Meet Sloan-C’s Instructional Designer
• Member since 2002
• Sloan-C instructional
Bethany Bovard
designer and faculty
since 2007
• Certificate Program
designer
• Online Teacher (15
years) / Online Faculty

28. Certificate Program Facilitator
• Sloan-C Certificate
Julia Parra
facilitator since 2009
• Faculty, New Mexico
State University
• Faculty professional
development,
technology integration,
new and emerging
technologies

29. For more info
Certificate Program Facilitator
• Director of Mobile
Scott Hamm
Learning Research at
Abilene Christian
University
• Mobile Learning
Mastery Series Faculty
• 15+ Years experience
teaching

30. Certificate Program Facilitator
• Associate Director,
Angela Velez-Solic
Center for Innovation &
Scholarship in
Teaching & Learning at
Indiana University
Northwest
• Sloan-C Content
Developer and
Workshop Facilitator
• 15+ years of
experience teaching

31. Certificate Program Graduate/Mentor
and Facilitator
• Sloan-C Certificate Program
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Phil McNair
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Graduate, 2007
Mentor since 2011
Workshop Facilitator:
“How to Better Serve Military
Students”, and “Successful
Online Outcomes: Avoiding
Student Stress”
VP for Strategic Initiatives,
American Public University
System, and Executive Director,
Higher Education Research and
Scholarship Foundation
Retired US Army Colonel, 2002

32. Phil McNair…
Why Participate in the Certificate Program?
• Earn an online credential – many schools prefer their
online faculty to have some sort of formal credential
from an external agency
• Meet and interact with other online faculty to share
thoughts, ideas, and experiences
• Learn about relevant topics of interest from experts
• Get support from a mentor of your choosing for the
duration of the program
• Become a better online instructor by learning tips,
methods, course design techniques, etc.

33. Phil McNair…
Other Advantages
• The Sloan-C program is recognized as one of the
best by most schools; the credential has value
• Sloan-C represents many institutions but operates as
an independent organization
• The program provides a low-cost way for schools to
enhance their own faculty training
• Networking opportunities, both online and face to
face…conferences, publications
• Potential opportunity for you to become a mentor or
workshop facilitator
• Helps you stay connected with the online teaching
community

34. Certificate Program Graduate/Facilitator
• Sloan-C Certificate Program
Dr. Ann Musgrove
Graduate
• Course
Developer/Facilitator
• Doctorate in Educational
Leadership/Technology
• Quality Matters – 2 courses,
master course reviewer

35. Ann Musgrove …
Why the Sloan Certificate Program?
• Authentic and applicable to your life
• Current with trends that matter
• The right amount and the right content
• Fun – networking and positive tone
• Best facilitators
• Mentors to help you along the way

36. Questions?
certificate@sloanconsortium.org

37. For more info about Certificate Program, please visit
http://sloanconsortium.org/2010_certificate
Important Links
• Sloan-C Site
• http://sloanconsortium.org/
• Certificate Program
• http://sloanconsortium.org/institute/certific
ate-program
• Workshops
• http://sloanconsortium.org/workshops
• Webinars
• http://sloanconsortium.org/webinar_listing

38. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING
CERTIFICATE@SLOANCONSORTIUM.ORG

39. “Learning is what most
adults will do for a living
in the 21st century.“
- Perelman