Tina Calandrino

This is something we’ve been re-evaluating at UCF. I like to use the analogy that instructional designers are sales reps and sales engineers – building, nurturing, and cultivating their relationships to retain services of the distributed learning units. I can send out mass emails all day, but with a 12-15% open-rate I’m nowhere near as effective…[Read more]

Hi Dago! Research that focuses on analytics is definitely a robust area of investigation. What can be daunting, as you noted, is the management of that data. Not all instructional designers may feel comfortable with quantitative data and may need support from a statistician on campus. Another important component to conducting research in the…[Read more]

Thank you so much for sharing this effective practice Michelle.
So much of what we do really comes down to marketing and communication, and it’s easy to over communicate even with good intentions. As you mention in your post, blanket communications that don’t apply directly to me could create confusion and over time it becomes all too tempting to…[Read more]

[quote quote=482]I’ve found that using the the Photovoice method in online discussions engages students, even when those students are faculty enrolled in my course. Asking learners to take their own pictures and interpret as a community can be p…[Read more]

Dagoberto,

Thanks for providing the links and for your thorough posts. Essentially under FERPA, we must provide defined limited access to students’ information while ensuring the privacy of students records.

Definitely! The FAQ about FERPA that Hala provided shows a nice, quick overview for new faculty members or seasoned ones who just need a…[Read more]

Hala,

Thank you so much for your response. You offer a variety of avenues for faculty to attain the professional development. Providing a setting where faculty members can share ideas about effective practices in a faculty learning community of practice enables faculty to share their best practices and build on others ideas, optimizing…[Read more]

Hala,

Thank you so much for your response. You offer a variety of avenues for faculty to attain the professional development. Providing a setting where faculty members can share ideas about effective practices in a faculty learning community of practice enables faculty to share their best practices and build on others ideas, optimizing…[Read more]

Hala,

Thank you so much for your response. You offer a variety of avenues for faculty to attain the professional development. Providing a setting where faculty members can share ideas about effective practices in a faculty learning community of practice enables faculty to share their best practices and build on others ideas, optimizing…[Read more]