The UCF faculty development program offers access to current research on how learning occurs, guidance in articulation of learning objectives, selection of appropriate tools for achieving outcomes, design of outcome evaluation strategies, and access to peer mentors during the course development phase. MOOs, MUDs, MUSHs. Technology opens a universe of information, experiences, and communication opportunities to students and to faculty. Technology in any form has become a desirable addition to many courses and faculty have begun to feel left out if they do not at least have a web page with a syllabus parked on it. This session addresses a question that is haunting online discussions on the Chronicle of Higher Education web site and appears weekly in professional and news journals.
Technology plays a major role in answering that question.
This session will examine the UCF Faculty Development program that brings the four processes together. Our approach stresses learning objectives as the beginning rather than the end of the curriculum design process and treats appropriate technology choice as a vital mechanism for achieving instructional goals. Participants will examine model strategies and provide the opportunity to analyze sample faculty. Participants will then engage in a critique of approaches we can use to design student centered courses that take advantage of appropriate technology tools for enabling learning. Three distinct support perspectives are represented in this session.