pt-id: part-time instructional design and a whole lot more
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Jeff Getchell, Director, eLearning Services
Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, Texas
PT-ID: Faculty Mentoring and a
Whole Lot More
AgendaAgendaIntroductionProgram backgroundResponsibilitiesPast projectsReactionsFuture direction
Institution background
Del Mar College ~12,000 per full term Distance learning in 1985 Web-based courses in 1998 Web-based programs in 2003 Positive enrollment trend
Web-based course growth
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Enrollments
1999 2001 2003 2005
Year
DL Enrollments (Fall Term) 1999-2006
Online
Telecourse
ITV
Web-based course growth
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
% of total enrollments
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Fall term
Online Enrollments as % of Total Enrollments
Determination of need
Limited funding for new positionsLimited funding for DL support expansionAlternatives?
Grant-basedExpansion of in-house support
PT-ID: What is it?
Part-time instructional designersCurrent online faculty veteransOne-course overloadOne term limit (may reapply next term)Other team members include eLearning director, learning technologist, library technologist
•Instructional design (30%)•Course reviews (40%)•Mentoring (5%)•Development (15%)
•Tutorials•Orientations
•Sounding board (10%)
PT-ID: What they do
•Online course reviews•Use modified Quality Matters rubric•Collaboration of PT-ID and instructor/designer
PT-ID: What they do
•Experiment with learning technologies•Video conferencing (Sony IVE)•Web-based conferencing (Elluminate)•Audio e-mail (YackPack)•Podcasting (Discussions in DL)
PT-ID: What they do
Past activities
•Instructional design assistance•Modification of the Quality Matters rubric •Discussions in Distance Learning podcast•Learning Technology Fair: WebCT courses•Open course initiative
Application processE-mail sent to all faculty announcing application processE-mail explains program and expectationsApplicants log in to SurveyMonkey.com and complete app.eL director reviews apps and does telephone interviews with those qualifiedSuccessful candidates screened by VPI to ensure qualified (course load, full-time, etc)
PT:ID Application process using www.surveymonkey.com
PT:ID Application process using www.surveymonkey.com
Faculty reactions
•Instructional design assistance: beneficial•Course reviews: little reaction•Learning technologies: beneficial
Future directions•More emphasis on course reviews•More emphasis on technology reviews•More emphasis on use of technology•Less emphasis on f-2-f meetings•Less emphasis on
Getting started
•Discuss with VPI/Provost•Ensure sufficient interest online faculty•Sketch out procedures beforehand•Develop application process
Jeff [email protected]
Presentation materials: http://www.delmar.edu/distancelearning/ptid_presentation.pps