Digital dissemination Volume 32, No. For some faculty, what may be a pipe dream now, could be a reality by next fall. Professors need to really want to do this.
Most faculty think of themselves as information dispensers in the classroom.
Here, they must be learning outcome managers. That's how psychology professor Sheryl Hartman, PhD, prepared for her first Web-based introduction to psychology course. A similar course is a requirement for all faculty at Capella University, which offers master's and doctoral programs in psychology. The course teaches beginners how to design Web-based learning activities, encourage interaction at a distance and gauge students online learning. Those companies and others also offer newsletters and discussion boards where faculty can pose questions and share ideas with other e-educators.