COLLEGE

Primary Bb Admin

Instructional Technologist

Instructional Designer

Primary Trainer

Distance Learning Links & Strategies Pre Enrollment Preparing Faculty
Engaged in Course Supporting Faculty
Ascertain Course Success  

Blue Ridge

 Miriam Basinger Greg Cook None   Ken Clever  

Central Virginia

Kristin Robertson   Kristin Robertson Susan Beasley    

Dabney S Lancaster

           

Danville

 Amy Abbott   Amy Abbott Amy Abbott Bill Dey/Amy Abbott  
 
Survey Monkey

Eastern Shore

Malcolm White Malcolm White Malcolm White Malcolm White Malcolm White  

Germanna

            

JSargeant Reynolds

           

John Tyler

Kristen Kelly Kristen Kelly   Kristen Kelly Kristen Kelly  

Lord Fairfax

George Hoffman George Hoffman Joan Osborne George Hoffman George Hoffman SORT Student Online Readiness Tool  
   
   

Mountain Empire

Jeff Burleson Jeff Burleson   Jeff Burleson      
   
Course Review: We use a checklist for basic components and are still discussing content evaluation. Please see attachment. This is a combination of the form we used at East Tennessee State University with a few tweaks and a few added items recommended from the MECC DEIT
committee.		  

New River

Adam Bryant Adam Bryant     Linda Claussen Pre-Enrollment: DE website (http://de.nr.edu) with course listing including specific DE information (delivery format, meeting requirements, testing format, etc...), Distance Learner Quiz and other resources to determine if a good option for the individual, FAQs, etc. Faculty have many opportunities for training/interaction/discussion with each other and DE staff throughout the semester. Re-usable training activities and themes (Marsha does excellent, very creative activities) have been developed in-house. Focus is always on application, not promotion or generic group tech training. Faculty are encouraged to implement technology that fits a specific need and we assist in implementation to reduce the need to change their work style/habits. Training efforts include non/low-tech solutions as well and best practices for teaching/learning. Teaching/learning dependency on technology is discouraged (fall back on the tech-free methods) and helps to keep faculty/students calm and on track when tech fails. The student experience is related to faculty as much as possible.
Engagement: faculty development in e-learning, course design and quality assurance processes, faculty encouraged and trained in student engagement techniques for e-learning. Custom/personalized online startup process for students to get all details and checklist to begin courses accessible at time of registration (as courses are not accessible until classes begin)...instills a comfort level to open them to engagement when the course begins.
Evaulation: DE courses/instructors are evaluated every semester using a custom online system, extensive QA process, mid-semester evaluations for new online courses.

Northern

 Michelle Gee Robert Brown, Joan Trabandt David Ahrens, Shaoyu Chi,  Bob Loser, Fran McDonald, Heather Tillberg-Webb, Joan Trabandt, Nantana Wongtanisirikul vacant - Cathy Simpson, acting vacant - Dr. Monica Sasscer, Acting Director of ELI  

Patrick Henry

Mark Nelson Instructional Support Services Staff Instructional Support Services Staff   Carolyn Byrd  

Paul De Camp

Shelia Hobbs Shelia Hobbs, Zakary Wade Shelia Hobbs Shelia Hobbs, Zakary Wade    

Piedmont

     Colleen Bishop   Colleen Bishop http://www.pvcc.edu/distancelearning/ is our Distance Learning page. The self-assessment is at http://www.pvcc.edu/distancelearning/selfEvaluation.html, and the online orientation is at http://www.pvcc.edu/blackboard/tutorial/.
  		 
   
   
Rappahannock Kristy Walker Kristy Walker Ruth Greene Kristy Walker Leslie Smith RCC uses the Is FLO for Me Assessment that was created by ELI.
http://eli.nv.cc.va.us/eliforme/deforme.asp We also have online course orientations from our DL instructors that students are required to view for orientation.  Some instructors create assessments to find out if students have viewed the orientation.
 
Some of our instructors require students to attend the College Orientation and meet with them for the first class meeting.
 
Our College Orientation is required for first time students and distance learners. We have Blackboard help sessions, SIS/ email, Learning Resources and Welcome sessions. 		 
   
   

SouthSide

     Ashely Leslie   Linda Sheffield  

SouthWest

 Ken Fairbanks Idana Hamilton   Idana Hamilton Tom Cash  

Thomas Nelson

Ruth Smith Ruth Smith, Jan Klingberg Ruth Smith, Jan Klingberg Jan Klingberg Ruth Smith  

Tidewater
David Hodge		 Bill Harlow
David Hodge		 YangYan YangYan Sadie Hastings  

Virginia Highlands

Charles Boling, Jennifer Clifton Charles Boling     Charles Boling  

Virginia Western

Ramona Coveny Carrie Cao Carrie Cao Ramona Coveny Ramona Coveny  

Wytheville

 Jaime Shetrone Jaime Shetrone None Jaime Shetrone Tresia Samani  

Definition:

Instructional Technology is the theory and practice of design, development, utilization, management and evaluation of processes and resources for learning.

- Seels & Richey (1994).