Summary of Small Group Activity

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E-Learning Leadership Team-Fall Meeting
October 17, 2001
Small Group--Table Activity Summary

High Priority Short-Term Areas to be Addressed for E-Learning

Survey faculty and student e-learning needs and satisfaction with current e-learning courses
Encourage dissemination of "Best Practices" of e-learning with fellow KSU faculty
Faculty development with both technology and the pedagogy of e-learning (i.e., during fall faculty work week introduce interested faculty to WebCT training in the KSU computer labs, to pedagogical concepts of e-learning)
Establish a WebCT "hotline" for faculty to receive instructional help when in need
Provide better computer hardware in classrooms
Faculty need time to develop and implement e-learning courses (course release &/or incentives)
Provide incentives to faculty in form of recognition of e-learning work through service to dept/university, T & P, & bonuses
Need better access of e-learning courses to out-of-state students (i.e., remove residency requirements)
Clarify intellectual property issues with faculty development of e-learning courses
Establish e-learning course development teams-professor (content), pedagogical specialist, and tech specialist
Review which courses are appropriate for online delivery by each department/college
Heighten faculty awareness to the resources and level of usage of e-learning that is occurring at KSU

Resource Implications for E-Learning Development

A central entity & location coordinating e-learning efforts at KSU which includes information & tech resources, instructional design, web design, implementation of process, & evaluation (quality check)
Increased allocation of resources-monetary and personnel to further promote e-learning:
1. Establish an e-learning University faculty fellow
2. Part-time faculty to cover release time
3. Funds earmarked for online course development
4. IT personnel devoted to e-learning-"Web Rangers"
Tech & pedagogy training through formal courses such as the BOR program
Creation of a University "core group" of faculty & tech specialists to assist first-timers with e-learning
Seminar/round-table on intellectual property policies with establishment of e-learning courses
Creation of e-learning course development teams for each college that consist of discipline expert, tech expert, and pedagogy/instructional design expert

Implementation of E-Learning Issues
All groups agreed there needs to be a University push for the emphasis of e-learning that occurs from the top-down.