Amanda Major

Thanks Paige and Rebecca for your posts!

Paige, I think you made an important point about incentives: what do faculty at your institution find rewarding. The challenge, though, is that there can be a lot of variation on any campus regarding what faculty value: time, money, certification, access to support or services, etc.

Rebecca, thanks so…[Read more]

Hi Wendy,

I can pass along two resources (one linked and one attached) related to the theory and research on learning communities. I recently finished the OLC Foundations Course, which is where I retrieved these items. I plan to reference them in UNF’s new faculty development model Community of…[Read more]

Hi Wendy,

I can pass along two resources one linked and one attached) related to the theory and research of learning communities. I recently finished the OLC Foundations Course, which is where I retrieved these items. I plan to reference them in UNF’s new faculty development model Community of…[Read more]

Hi Wendy,

I can pass along two resources one linked and one attached) related to the theory and research of learning communities. I recently finished the OLC Foundations Course, which is where I retrieved these items. I plan to reference them in UNF’s new faculty development model Community of…[Read more]

Ryan,
Thanks so much for attending the workshop and posting your Implementation Plan. I enjoyed reviewing your file, especially your SWOT analysis, and then seeing how it resulted in some concrete steps to implement in the next 30, 60, & 90 days. It looks like those next steps are focused on formative evaluation and continuous improvement. Please…[Read more]

Rebecca,
Thank you for attending the workshop. You have clearly given this plan a lot of thought. It sounds like you may have even come with some very specific goals in mind, which is ideal. Because your questions are so focused on evaluation, I have reached out to Patsy Moskal to see if she would be willing to give you some specific feedback. (Of…[Read more]

Thank you for your positive feedback Jennifer and for sharing your idea for promoting eTextbooks and OER. I think it’s a great idea! Let’s take this offline and discuss in more detail via phone.

Thanks again!
Wendy

Hi Wendy,
Big thanks to you and your team for your work on TOPkit!

I’m on one of the state workgroups that has been figuring out how to achieve the tactics outlined in the 2025 Strategic Plan for Online Education. You probably know that Tom Cavanagh is also on several of them. I have been tasked to try to figure out how to coordinate a…[Read more]

Kyle,
Thanks so much for attending the workshop and posting your Implementation Plan. I’m so glad you were able to attend the workshop with Michael and work on this plan together. You may want to review Sue’s response to him as well. She provided a link to our LMS Migration page that you may find helpful. Also, Page Jerzak and Geni Wright from…[Read more]

Kyle,
Thanks so much for attending the workshop and posting your Implementation Plan. I’m so glad you were able to attend the workshop with Michael and work on this plan together. You may want to review Sue’s response to him as well. She provided a link to our LMS Migration page that you may find helpful. Also, Page Jerzak and Geni Wright from…[Read more]

Hi Bill!
Thanks so much for attending the workshop and posting your Implementation Plan. Is there anything in particular you would like feedback on?

I noticed you took advantage of the orange action items boxes, and many of those items you’ve already marked complete. That’s great!

We would also like to solicit your feedback and contributions to…[Read more]

Thanks so much for attending the workshop and posting your Implementation Plan. I enjoyed reviewing your file, and it looks like you’re off to a great start. You were very active in the workshop discussions, and I can see you left with some new ideas. One thing I noticed was that you took advantage of the orange action items boxes. Hopefully that…[Read more]