Agenda:

8:00am – 9:00am Registration and Coffee

9:00am – 9:15am Introduction

9:15am – 10:00am IDS at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Speakers:
Judy Teng, Ph.D., Director, Instructional Design Services, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Maree Michaud-Sacks, Instructional Designer, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Tammy Clark, Ph.D., Instructional Designer, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Instructional Design Services at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has transitioned and was renamed from Instructional Technology Services. The ID support currently adopted a project based model while still assisting other technical needs of faculty. This presentation will reflect on how the team managed various course module redesign projects to create a student-centered engaging, and interactive learning environment. The team will introduce the procedure of their project management, and showcase sample projects. The presenters will provide highlights gained from their experience, such as collaboration between ID and faculty, how to manage project evaluation, and sync faculty development on instructional design during the process. Participants may adapt some of the ideas or templates to suit their local needs at their institution.

10:10am - 10:55am UAlbany’s Online Course Development Program
Speakers:
Chris Moore, Manager of Faculty Technology Resources, University at Albany
Caroline Manssino-Cohen, Senior Instructional Developer, University at Albany
David Mamorella, Instructional Developer, University at Albany
Jenna Hecker, Instructional Developer, University at Albany

The Faculty Technology Resources team from the University at Albany will share their model for guiding first-time online instructors through the course development process. UAlbany’s Online Course Development Program offers two tracks for participation: a facilitated cohort model delivered in blended format OR a self-paced online format. Both tracks provide a framework for exploring and determining online teaching strategies as well as gaining technical proficiency with the CMS through a blend of online and on campus activities and design consultations. Originally designed to scale up undergraduate general education offerings in summer sessions, the program has been successful in preparing approximately an additional 125 instructors to enter the online teaching arena over the past 6 years. Expanding faculty interest in online teaching and the popularity of the program prompted the addition of both a summer cohort and the self-paced format. The presenters will provide a contextual overview of how the OCD program fits into the broader UAlbany resources for faculty support and development and online program administration. Workshop participants will apply the fundamentals of the UAlbany OCD model to a conceptualization of potential faculty development and instructional design paradigms at their campuses.

10:55am – 11:10am Break

11:10am – 11:55am IDS at Mount Holyoke
Speakers:
Aime DeGrenier, Manager Community Technical Support, Mount Holyoke
Sarah Oelker, Science Librarian, Mount Holyoke

Mount Holyoke College is a merged Library & IT organization, Library, Information & Technology Services (LITS). We have 2,300 students and 300 faculty and offer our support & services through a centralized Library/IT team. Our faculty liaison model has instructional technologists and reference librarians working together within one group, Research & Instructional Support (RIS). As classroom technology needs have grown the work of the RIS liaison can no longer include troubleshooting printing issues, desktop problems, mobile setup, wireless, etc. We have developed a model that include the RIS liaison working with the Technical Support staff to offer a collaborative model to ensure follow through and successful outcome. The Science Librarian and the Manager of Tech Support will share a case study of working with a Physics faculty member who had customized classroom needs. Separation between Instructional Design and Technical Support is important, but holding true to a collaborative support plan is also key to ongoing success. We will encourage discussion of models, success and challenges regarding what works and what does not. 

11:55am – 1:00pm Lunch

1:00pm – 1:45pm Faculty Panel Discussion
Panelists:
Gail Goodman-Snitkoff Ph.D, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Andrea L. Kordzek Ph.D, School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany
Laurie Kozakiewicz Ph.D., Lecturer, Department of History, University at Albany, SUNY
Vincent Odamtten, Hamilton College

A panel of faculty are invited to discuss their perspectives working with instructional design teams in their institutions. Bring your own questions as attendees are encouraged to interact with the panelists. This session will help you better understand your faculty and to get a full view of instructional design support.

1:45pm – 2:45pm Group Workshop Activity

This will be a structured workshop. It aims to provide attendees with a hands-on opportunity to think through instructional design support in various roles: designer, developer, instructor, etc. Attendees may expect to re-examine their existing local environment and refine their strategies to handle their daily practices.

2:45pm - 3:00pm Wrap-up and End