Zero to Sixty Plus in 108 Days: Launching a Central Elearning Unit and Its First Faculty Development Program

Authors

  • Monica Orozco Florida Atlantic University
  • James K Fowlkes Florida Atlantic University
  • Page Jerzak Florida Atlantic University Page Jerzak is Coordinator of Educational / Training Programs and an instructional designer with the new Center for eLearning at Florida Atlantic University. She has a Master’s Degree in Psychology and has completed doctoral work in Social Psychology. She served as a full-time university instructor for seven years before becoming an instructional designer. She has also served as a statistician and researcher for her own and others' work—producing two publications and twelve conference presentations. She has attended national conferences on assessment, and often works with assessment issues in higher education. She helped create the curriculum for the EDFC Program and facilitates it with the help of her fellow instructional designers. They are currently developing new training programs for administrators, course facilitators / teaching assistants, and students which are based on the EDFC program. She enjoys consulting with faculty and sharing her enthusiasm for creating and researching innovative instruction, curriculum, and assessment. Ann Musgrove is Coordinator of Educational / Training Programs and an instructional designer with the Center for eLearning at Florida Atlantic University. Ann's Doctorate and Master's degrees are both from FAU's College of Education where she has served as a graduate assistant, visiting professor, full-time instructor for the Digital Teaching Academy Program, and currently holds Associate Graduate Faculty status. She has a course nationally certified by the Quality Matters program. Her research interests include best practices in online learning and cognitive styles. She is part of the team that developed the curriculum and facilitates the EDFC program. Ann has taught and developed 10 other undergraduate and graduate education courses and enjoys working with faculty to create quality learning environments for our students.
  • Ann Musgrove Florida Atlantic University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v16i2.255

Keywords:

distance learning administration, online learning, faculty development, certification program, program design

Abstract

The Center for eLearning was established at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) as a result of a university-wide task force. A brief overview of the center’s start-up activity is followed by a thorough report of the first faculty development program created and implemented. The structure of the program is described, and data are provided showing evidence of faculty improvement and positive ratings for the program. Conclusions about the program and modifications for its second iteration are included.

Author Biographies

Monica Orozco, Florida Atlantic University

Center for eLearning Assistant Provost for eLearning Monica Orozco, Ph.D., is Assistant Provost for eLearning at Florida Atlantic University. She is responsible for directing the work of the Center for eLearning and for guiding policy development and best practice implementation as they relate to eLearning university-wide. Dr. Orozco has been an administrator and online faculty member for over 10 years. Dr. Orozco has published previously in the American Journal of Distance Education under her former name, DeTure.

James K Fowlkes, Florida Atlantic University

James K. Fowlkes is the Director of Instructional Design within the Center for eLearning at FAU. His department is responsible for training and consulting with faculty regarding instructional design and their use of educational technology in the eLearning environment. Additionally, the department collaborates with the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Instructional Technologies department to develop and present faculty workshops supporting quality academic practices. He received his Master of Science in Leadership in Higher Education from Capella University and has been active in the instructional design community since 2000.

Page Jerzak, Florida Atlantic University Page Jerzak is Coordinator of Educational / Training Programs and an instructional designer with the new Center for eLearning at Florida Atlantic University. She has a Master’s Degree in Psychology and has completed doctoral work in Social Psychology. She served as a full-time university instructor for seven years before becoming an instructional designer. She has also served as a statistician and researcher for her own and others' work—producing two publications and twelve conference presentations. She has attended national conferences on assessment, and often works with assessment issues in higher education. She helped create the curriculum for the EDFC Program and facilitates it with the help of her fellow instructional designers. They are currently developing new training programs for administrators, course facilitators / teaching assistants, and students which are based on the EDFC program. She enjoys consulting with faculty and sharing her enthusiasm for creating and researching innovative instruction, curriculum, and assessment. Ann Musgrove is Coordinator of Educational / Training Programs and an instructional designer with the Center for eLearning at Florida Atlantic University. Ann's Doctorate and Master's degrees are both from FAU's College of Education where she has served as a graduate assistant, visiting professor, full-time instructor for the Digital Teaching Academy Program, and currently holds Associate Graduate Faculty status. She has a course nationally certified by the Quality Matters program. Her research interests include best practices in online learning and cognitive styles. She is part of the team that developed the curriculum and facilitates the EDFC program. Ann has taught and developed 10 other undergraduate and graduate education courses and enjoys working with faculty to create quality learning environments for our students.

Page Jerzak is Coordinator of Educational / Training Programs and an instructional designer with the new Center for eLearning at Florida Atlantic University. She has a Master’s Degree in Psychology and has completed doctoral work in Social Psychology. She served as a full-time university instructor for seven years before becoming an instructional designer. She has also served as a statistician and researcher for her own and others' work—producing two publications and twelve conference presentations. She has attended national conferences on assessment, and often works with assessment issues in higher education. She helped create the curriculum for the EDFC Program and facilitates it with the help of her fellow instructional designers. They are currently developing new training programs for administrators, course facilitators / teaching assistants, and students which are based on the EDFC program. She enjoys consulting with faculty and sharing her enthusiasm for creating and researching innovative instruction, curriculum, and assessment.

Ann Musgrove, Florida Atlantic University

Ann Musgrove is Coordinator of Educational / Training Programs and an instructional designer with the Center for eLearning at Florida Atlantic University. Ann's Doctorate and Master's degrees are both from FAU's College of Education where she has served as a graduate assistant, visiting professor, full-time instructor for the Digital Teaching Academy Program, and currently holds Associate Graduate Faculty status. She has a course nationally certified by the Quality Matters program. Her research interests include best practices in online learning and cognitive styles. She is part of the team that developed the curriculum and facilitates the EDFC program. Ann has taught and developed 10 other undergraduate and graduate education courses and enjoys working with faculty to create quality learning environments for our students.

Published

2012-03-02

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Faculty Issues

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