Faculty Professional Development

Problem & Solution

In the role of principal investigator and project manager, I lead a research study with two colleagues who were also interested in faculty needs in the context of library research services and virtual composition tutoring. The data collection consisted of a faculty survey and focus group discussion. A key finding showed that faculty were interested in participating in a community of practice so they could learn from and share with their peers. In addition, specific instructional and technical resources were identified to help “upskill” faculty transitioning to an online teaching environment. The study culminated in a co-authored report published in the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration.

I led the design and development of an Instructional Design (ID) team website that would serve as a hub for departments and faculty to learn about the services offered by our team. This also served as a platform for faculty to access online course design resources that were mapped to our course quality processes. One of the resources most requested by faculty was on online course structure. To meet this need, I created a voiceover presentation guiding faculty on aligning their course outcomes with program and departmental objectives and, more specifically, how to write course- and module-level objectives.

I designed a PowerPoint template for our team to develop presentations on the most in-demand topics so we could maintain a consistent look and feel. I created custom diagrams and graphic elements to instruct on learning objective concepts. I chose Camtasia to able to swiftly record the presentation and record voiceover instruction. I recorded the audio using a professional audio interface and microphone, and used Logic Pro as the digital audio workstation to edit and process the audio.