Title: The UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology Collaborative
1The UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology
Collaborative
- Sixteen Campuses Working Together to Promote TLT
Frank Prochaska, Executive Director prochask_at_north
carolina.edu 919-843-4538
Hilarie Nickerson, Program Coordinator hil_at_northca
rolina.edu 919-933-8333
www.unctlt.org
2About The University of North Carolina
3About The University of North Carolina
- By the numbers
- 16 constituent campuses
- 165,000 students
- 9,000 full-time faculty members
4About The University of North Carolina
- Diversity of UNC institutions
- smallest largest
- of Students 768 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28,619 - of Full-time faculty 105 . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 2,309 - Carnegie classifications
- 5 Doctoral/Research (extensive or intensive)
- 7 Masters (comprehensive)
- 3 Baccalaureate (general, liberal arts)
- 1 Specialized school (fine arts)
5About The TLT Collaborative
- We are
- A consortial organization created by the
President of the University of North Carolina in
1999 as one part of a system-wide Information
Technology Strategy initiative.
Vision To serve as a catalyst for, and nurture
excellence in, the productive application of
technology for teaching and learning in the UNC
system.
6About The TLT Collaborative
- Our mission is to promote
- Communication
- Research
- Professional development
- Resource sharing
- Resource development
- Policy development
- in the area of teaching and learning with
technology
7DefinitionTeaching and Learning with Technology
- We define the term TLT as
- Teaching methods and learning environments that
incorporate computer-based technologies - TLT can be
- Online
- -or-
- In traditional classrooms
8About The TLT Collaborative
- Administrative organization
- Four full-time staff positions
- Executive director
- Two program coordinators
- Technology coordinator (vacant)
- Board of directors
- One voting representative from each campus
- Non-voting representatives from faculty,
libraries, system administration
9About The TLT Collaborative
President
Campuses
Direction
Reporting
Recommends
Board
Vice President,Information Resources
Approves
Direction
Reporting
Executive Director
Direction
Reporting
Collaborative Staff
10ActivitiesTLT Collaborative Programs
- Current major initiatives
- The Professional Development Portal
- Faculty and Staff Development
- Campus Support
11Flagship ProgramThe Professional Development
Portal
www.unctlt.org/pdp
12Flagship Program The Professional Development
Portal
- Description
- A web-based resource for professional
development, available to UNC faculty, staff, and
administrators.
13Flagship ProgramThe Professional Development
Portal
- Resource collection over 1000 entries!
- A broad variety of existing professional
development resources. Most are accessible
directly from the Portal. - Focus Areas Scope
- Teaching and Learning UNC / Campuses
- Human Resources North Carolina
- Administrative Development National /
International - Library (under development)
14Flagship Program The Professional Development
Portal
- Resource collection, continued
- Review process
- Content area experts select quality resources and
review additional materials submitted by account
holders. - Ongoing critiques, review, and commentary will
keep content up to date.
15Flagship Program The Professional Development
Portal
- Best practices (coming soon!)
- Annotated examples from UNC and other
institutions - How to use these practices on your campus
- Articles and explanations by experts
- Communities of interest (on the way!)
- A collaborative environment for the active
dissemination, review, evaluation, and discussion
of professional development in all aspects of
higher education.
16Flagship Program The Professional Development
Portal
17Flagship Program The Professional Development
Portal
18Flagship Program The Professional Development
Portal
- Search results Description and URL
19Flagship Program The Professional Development
Portal
- Search results Description and URL
20Flagship Program The Professional Development
Portal
- Services for account holders
- Develop and save personalized searches
- Submit new materials for consideration
- Communities of interest
- Services for campuses and departments
- Allow creation of custom interfaces and searches
21ActivitiesTLT Collaborative Programs
- Current major initiatives
- The Professional Development Portal
- Faculty and Staff Development
- Campus Support
22OutreachFaculty and Staff Development
- MERLOT Multimedia Educational Resource
for Learning and On-Line Teaching - A national initiative to create a repository of
reviewed online learning objects (simulations,
tutorials) that can be incorporated into
courses - UNC is a founding institutionalpartner, one of
23 institutional participants that sponsor
faculty reviewers
www.merlot.org
23OutreachFaculty and Staff Development
- MERLOT, continued
- Over 6000 resources in 13 subject areas, plus
sample assignments - National conferences and training events for
faculty and academic technology support staff
24OutreachFaculty and Staff Development
- Teaching and Learning with Technology Conferences
(held annually) - Share information
- Strengthen professional relationships
- Identify common issues / best practices
- Develop recommendations for future collaborative
programs
25OutreachFaculty and Staff Development
- Conference evolution
- May 2000 Retreat for campus TLT staff members
- 80 participants
- May 2001 Conference with 6 different tracks
- 180 participants campus TLT staff, faculty
members, librarians, IT administrators and staff
members, UNC system administrators - April 2002 Conference with several TLT
themes, including faculty peer-to-peer sessions
and workshops - 275 participants as in 2001, with additional
faculty members
26OutreachFaculty and Staff Development
- TLT Symposium
- In partnership with North Carolina State
Universitys TLT Roundtable, this event in April
2001 brought four nationally recognized leaders
in the TLT faculty support arena together with
eighty UNC campus representatives. - Tom Lewis, University of Washington
- John Moore, Virginia Tech University
- Lawrence C. Ragan, Penn State University
- Don Buckley, Quinnipiac University
27OutreachFaculty and Staff Development
- TLT workshops
- TLT Group Flashlight Program (January 2001)
- Training workshop to introduce Flashlight (30
participants) - MERLOT (January 2002)
- Train the trainer workshop on using MERLOT to
help faculty integrate technology into teaching
and learning (60 participants)
28ActivitiesTLT Collaborative Programs
- Current major initiatives
- The Professional Development Portal
- Faculty and Staff Development
- Campus Support
29OutreachCampus Support
- Grant programs
- FY 1999-2000 Competitive grant program awarded
five grants totaling 141,000 to
projects suggested by seven campuses. - FY 2000-2001 8,500 grants were awarded to each
UNC campus (136,000 total). - Project areas chosen by the TLT Collaborative
Board focused on - Research into instructional uses of wireless
technologies - Support for digital library services
- Professional development on course management
systems and other software
30OutreachCampus Support
- Flashlight Program / TLT Roundtables
- Ten campuses have licensed Flashlight, which
helps institutions study and improve their uses
of educational technology. - Roundtable discussions help campuses develop TLT
strategies, make decisions, and sustain change. - The TLT Collaborative purchased licenses and
conducted training for campus representatives.
31About The TLT Collaborative
- The immediate future (JanuaryJune 2002)
- Strategic planning initiative
- TLT Collaborative Board will engage in a
strategic planning process to develop a plan by
Summer 2002 to use in making decisions for FY
2002-03 and beyond. - Assessment initiative
- Develop an online database of assessment
resources including assessment tools. - Campuses can participate in discussion and
support of individually-selected assessment
projects.
32AboutThe TLT Collaborative
- Lessons learned so far
- Collaboration in the TLT area among 16 very
diverse sister institutions is indeed possible - One size does not fit all
- Finding and establishing the self-identity of the
Collaborative is important and difficult - Keep all participation voluntary
33AboutThe TLT Collaborative
- More lessons
- Geographic location is a major issue in travel
considerations - Facilitate information exchange among campuses
- Provide opportunities that the campuses cannot
provide on their own - Communicate, listen, communicate, listen
34The UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology
Collaborative
- Sixteen Campuses Working Together to Promote TLT
Frank Prochaska, Executive Director prochask_at_north
carolina.edu 919-843-4538
Hilarie Nickerson, Program Coordinator hil_at_northca
rolina.edu 919-933-8333
www.unctlt.org