The Sloan-C Initiative in Online Faculty Training and Certification

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The Sloan-C Initiative in Online Faculty
Training and Certification

• Presented by
• Boria Sax, Ph.D.
• And
• Frank B. McCluskey, Ph.D.

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Teaching may be the one thing that institutions
of higher education generally do not teach.Why?
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Possible reasons why there has seldom been any
faculty training or certification at universities

• The pedagogy is determined solely by the subject
  matter?
• The art of college teaching is so dependent on
  intangibles?
• College teachers have already learned pedagogy by
  being students?
• Formal instruction could impair the spontaneity
  of lessons?

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But online learning adds not only new
technologies but also a new paradigm.In
consequence

• The geographic classroom cannot simply be
  transferred to an online format
• The roles of teacher and learner need to be
  redefined
• Rapid changes in technology mean that methods
  must constantly be updated
• There is now a standard of comparison, so
  teaching, even in a geographic classroom, can no
  longer be taken for granted.

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Reasons for a Certificate Endorsed by Sloan-C in
Online Faculty Training

• Though many universities offer certificates in
  online teaching, none have the wide recognition
  of Sloan-C
• Smaller and mid-sizes institutions do not
  themselves have the resources to offer a
  comprehensive program in faculty training
• A certification endorsed by Sloan-C would help to
  standardize effective practices

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The Sloan-C Special Interest Group in Online
Faculty Training (SIG-OFT) was set up to explore
the prospect of certification.

• To visit, go to
• http//community.sloan-c.org/

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and often have raised difficult issues.
Discussions in the special interest group have
been engaging,
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As Sloan-C begins a program of faculty training
and certification, the role of the SIG-OFC will
change. It can

• Provide feedback on the success of the program
• Continue to communicate needs of the member
  colleges to Sloan-C
• Serve as a reservoir of information and expertise
• Continue as a forum for collegial sharing,
  discussion and debate

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To join the SIG-OFT

• Go to http//www.Community.Sloan-C.org
• Obtain a username and password then sign in
• Enter the group using the key OFT
• Post a message in the welcome forum, introducing
  yourself to the group
• Complete your profile

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Thank you for your attention -

• Perhaps we will hear from you soon.
• The End