Saint Leo University Distance Learning

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Saint Leo UniversityDistance Learning

• Association of American Colleges and Universities
• Network for Academic Renewal
• Seattle April 20-22 2006

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Saint Leo UniversityDistance Learning

• Incorporating a
• Faculty Resource Center
• In WebCT

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Presented by

• John Cain Director, Distance Learning Program
• John Jeanguenat Instructional Design Faculty
  Trainer

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Do you need a FRC?

• How do you communicate w/Faculty?
• Do Mass E-Mails work?
• Snail Mail?
• Do you publish a Textbook List?
• Do you provide Faculty Development?
• Does the Faculty need a Forum?

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Considerations

• The Course must be Actively Monitored
• Do you have the Time?
• Do you have the Personnel?
• Update Often
• Stay Current and Active

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What to Start With

• Home Page
• For Announcements and Info
• Discussion Tool
• Faculty Idea Exchange
• Chat Tool
• Real-time Faculty/Dept Meetings

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The Homepage

• Use for Announcements
• Change Information Often
• Colors
• Graphics
• Fonts
• Draw Attention to New Postings

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The Home Page
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Discussion Area

• Create Topics
• Decide on an Archive Policy
• How long to keep messages
• Monitor Discussions
• To avoid incorrect information

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Possible Discussion Topics
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The Chat Rooms can be used for Faculty Meetings
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For Faculty Meetings

• Publish an Agenda
• Publish Guidelines and/or Rules
• May wish to Segment into Groups
• Set a Time Limit
• Post the Transcripts for those that miss the
  meeting

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Calendar

• Use to Post
• Term Dates
• Training Dates
• Pay Schedule
• Faculty Meetings

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You can add an Organizer Page with Refresher
Training on Various
WebCT Tools
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Another Organizer Page
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You can add

• Academic Articles
• Ideas-Good and Bad
• URLs of Interest
• Campus Directives
• Campus Newsletters
• Job Postings
• Jokes (but be careful)
• A small amount of humor goes a long way

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You are only limited by
Your Time Your Resources
AndYour Imagination
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Another Organizer Page
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You can add an Organizer Page with refresher
training on various WebCT tools
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Contact Info

• John Cain, Director SLU DL Program
• [phone]
• (1-866-SLUDLP1 (toll free)
• john.cain_at_saintleo.edu
• John Jeanguenat, Instructional Design
• john.jeanguenat_at_saintleo.edu