7:30am – 9:00am Registration and Coffee

9:00am – 9:15am Intro and overview of the day

9:15am – 10:00am Establishing Measurable Instructional Technology Competencies for Faculty
Speaker: Abigail Lau, PhD, Independent Evaluation and Assessment Consultant, Adjunct Faculty, James Madison University

The session will propose the establishment of a set of core instructional technology competencies for faculty as the way to focus training efforts and assess development of faculty technology skills and abilities. A method for developing measurable competency statements will be presented, examples of competency statements reviewed, and the benefits of articulating competency standards for faculty will be discussed.

10:00am – 10:15am Writing Effective Competency Statements for Faculty
Speaker: Abigail Lau, PhD, Independent Evaluation and Assessment Consultant, Adjunct Faculty, James Madison University

10:15am - 10:30am Break

10:30am – 11:30am Panel: The pros and cons of “core competencies” - Faculty, Student and Instructional Designer perspectives
Panelists:
Brad Kay.Goodman, Manager, Digital Learning, MOOC Development MITx, Office of Digital Learning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wayne LaMorte, MD, PhD, MPH, Professor of Epidemiology and Assistant Dean of Education, Boston University School of Public Health
Sharon McKechnie, Dean, School of Business, Mt. Ida College
Jarrod Slavinskas, Emmanuel College Class of 2015

This session will begin with some observations from a faculty member with experience teaching a distance course in addition to teaching a variety of brick and mortar courses with extensive online resources. After a brief introduction and some practical observations about online course design and the interaction between the instructor and the instructional designer, the session will be opened for questions and general discussion.

11:30am - 12:30pm Lunch

12:30pm – 1:00pm How to Implement the 7 Principles for Effective Undergraduate Education in a Modern Classroom
Speaker: Nikki Boots PhD, Instructional Technologist, Harvard University

In this session, we will discuss how educational technology tools can aid in the implementation of Chickering & Gamson’s 7 Principles for Effective Undergraduate Education (1987), a seminal research article for sound teaching. A review of the principles, instructional strategies, and appropriate technology will be demonstrated, providing new ideas and tools for faculty and instructional designers.

1:00pm – 1:50pm Facilitated Group Work
Groups of 4-5 are formed based on interest in traditional, blended or online competencies. Groups work to develop a list of competencies. Use google doc (or the like) to share.

1:50pm – 2:00pm Break

2:00pm – 2:45pm Full Group Session
Discuss and identify competencies they believe are “core.” Use of polling technology to gather instant feedback.

2:45pm – 3:00pm Wrap Up and Next Steps
Seeking formal “endorsement” for these core competencies.

3:00pm End