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• Online Faculty Development Workshop Program
  Online, asynchronous workshops increase the accessibility of training for a geographically dispersed faculty and are able to attract busy faculty who appreciate the flexibility of online delivery. Online workshops can serve as follow-up to base-line online training courses and provide an opportunity for more focused, in-depth topics as well. A workshop certificate program helps provide a systematized path to faculty development and recognition for participants. -- more...
  
• Comprehensive Online Training Course for Online Teaching
  UMUC's instructor-facilitated, cohort-based, online teacher training course provides faculty with models for online teaching and learning. The asynchronous nature of the course delivery provides ample flexibility and time for reflection while an emphasis on practical application informs much of the content. A sense of faculty community is developed through discussion and interaction with worldwide peers. -- more...
  

• Online Teaching Tips Website - www.onlineteachingtips.org
  We have developed a website of tips and tricks for developing online courses and teaching online for any instructor to use, not just those at our institution. We want this website to be a rich resource for those looking for a good assignment idea, strategy for increasing online discussion, or good articles or books on the subject. -- more...
  

• Using Intranets Conferencing for Online Faculty Training and Support to Augment an Already Comprehensive Plan for Online Faculty Support
  Intranets Conferencing has brought our training and support to a new level. We have the usual onsite workshops and open labs; a special introductory course for our new online faculty, Road to Success in Online Teaching; designated faculty mentors by discipline; and our totally online one-stop shopping center, Online Faculty Resource Center; however, Intranets Conferencing provides a special anywhere anytime component to an already convenient and flexible plan for online faculty training and support. -- more...
  
• The Berkeley College Online Faculty Resource Center
  The Berkeley College Online Faculty Resource Center is a media-rich interactive site that provides faculty with comprehensive resources. -- more...
  
• Faculty Development Process
  A four-stage faculty development process, created by State University of New York Learning Network, leads to high faculty satisfaction with teaching online. -- more...
  
• Onsite Support for Online Faculty: The Monroe Model
  The Monroe Model, created by Monroe Community College, is a site-based online support framework that addresses any issues or questions faculty might face. -- more...
  
• CoreOnline@ BoiseState Project
  Using a graduated development model, teams of faculty are supported in learning online instruciton skills and practicing them as they collaborate on the development of a targeted general education core course. -- more...
  

• Online Access to Learning Resources and Activities via Project Synergy
  Maryland Online's Project Synergy provides technology training opportunities to higher education faculty. -- more...
  
• North Carolina State University Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications (DELTA) RFP Program
  The Delta RFP program, created by North Carolina State University, funds the faculty in development of distance education programs. -- more...
  
• Guiding Principles for Faculty in Distance Learning
  Indiana Partnership for Statewide Education creates guidelines that institutions can use to help faculty members teach courses online. -- more...
  
• Peer review of online teaching-learning materials
  The Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) peer review process evaluates, reviews, and publishes online learning materials. -- more...
  

• Ongoing Study/Enhancement of Faculty Satisfaction
  Pennsylvania State University World Campus implemented three principles to study and enhance faculty satisfaction. -- more...
  
• Analysis of Faculty Experience and Initial Identification of Standards of Excellence
  The Greater Detroit Area Partnership for Training, which includes Oakland University, University of Detroit Mercy (lead agency), University of Michigan, and Wayne State University, improves faulty satisfaction by addressing concerns identified by faculty feedback. -- more...
  

• New and Improved Accountability
  The University of Maine at Fort Kent's effective practice involves three simple steps: 1) Annotating the syllabus during course delivery, 2) Reflecting/evaluating/planning ahead, and 3) Documenting and sharing the improvements made to a course. -- more...
  
• Including Technology Scholarship in the Faculty Reward Structure
  Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis rewards faculty for scholarship in the use of technology for teaching and learning. -- more...
  
• Multidimensional Model for Review of Scholarly Activity
  The UniSCOPE model, created by Pennsylvania State University, recognizes and awards faculty for online activities. -- more...
  
• Student-Nominated Faculty Awards for Effective/Innovative Technology Use
  Northeastern University's Effective Or Innovative Use Of Technology In Teaching Awards program enables faculty to find out what students find valuable about faculty use of course management systems and other technology. Faculty receive recognition for effective or innovative use of technology to support good teaching and learning; students feel empowered by nominating examples of effective practice. -- more...
  
• Transforming the Tenure and Promotion Process
  Auburn University has fundamentally changed its reward structure to recognize faculty outreach contributions. -- more...
  

• Best Practices in e-Learning Online Showcase
  The monthly Best Practices in e-Learning Online Showcase developed by the University of Calgary is an excellent opportunity for practitioners in e-learning to meet, share ideas, and showcase their best practices with each other for free. -- more...
  
• Faculty Self-Study Research Project
  Pennsylvania State University World Campus conducts six faculty self-studies which examines online workloads across disciplines and creates technological and pedagogical interventions to make the faculty workload more manageable. -- more...
  

• Training for Online Teaching
  The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Summer Institute for Online Teaching (SIOT), a five-week online summer faculty development program, takes both novice and experienced online instructors through the steps of course development and management, online teaching, and online assessment. A modular-based hybrid of online and face-to-face activities, pedagogy and technology, the Institute focuses on the skills critical to online teaching while allowing instructors to experience what it is like to be an online student. SIOT, facilitated by faculty experienced in teaching online courses, who, in turn, are supported by instructional designers and technologists, is a key component in the mix of faculty development and training efforts sponsored by the University of Nebraska. -- more...
  
• Learning to Teach Online Program
  The Learning to Teach Online (LeTTOL) program, created by South Yorkshire Further Education Consortium, helps participants gain the skills they need to develop and deliver online courses. -- more...
  
• Faculty mentors as online Cyber-Celebrities and guest speakers
  The University of Massachusetts Lowell uses veteran online faculty as Cyber-Celebrities and guest speakers to interact and share their experiences with faculty new to online teaching and course development. -- more...
  
• Supporting Online Adjunct Faculty: A Virtual Mentoring Program
  Florida Community College at Jacksonville uses Virtual Mentoring to support online adjunct faculty. -- more...
  
• Online Faculty Guide to Distance Teaching
  University of Washington's faculty support website helps instructors to deliver online courses successfully. -- more...
  
• Rubric for Online Instruction
  California State University, Chico uses the Rubric for Online Instruction to recognize faculty's exemplary works in online education. -- more...
  
• Faculty Technology Training Opportunities via the Faculty Online Technology Training Consortium (FOTTC)
  The Maryland Faculty Online web site provides training opportunities to higher education faculty. -- more...
  

• Changing the Role of Adjunct Faculty in Online Professional Education
  University of Illinois-Chicago and Great Cities Institute integrate adjunct faculty into the community of practitioners through different activities and incentives. -- more...
  
• WebStars: Recognition and Dissemination of Effective Use of Technology in Teaching
  Florida State University recognizes faculty members as "WebStars" who use technology to improve quality of instruction. -- more...
  
• Up to date information on new and developing initiatives, methodologies, and technologies in ALN
  Faculty members are provided with concise daily summaries of the latest news, research results, technologies and information relating to ALN. By making these available through web logs, faculty members are encouraged to stay abreast of the rapidly changing environment in this field. The faculty is then able to apply this information in the development of their online offerings. -- more...
  
• Computer-Assisted Personalized Assignments, Quizzes, and Examinations
  The Learning Online Network-Computer-Assisted Personalized Approach (LON-CAPA), developed at Michigan State University, is open source software that enables instructors to create personalized assignments, quizzes, and examinations. -- more...
  

• Best Practices in e-Learning Online Conference
  The University of Calgary's annual Best Practices in e-Learning Online Conference is an excellent opportunity for practitioners in e-learning to meet, share and showcase their best practices with each other. -- more...
  
• Promoting Faculty Collaboration through an Online Faculty Book Club
  An online faculty book club at the University of Massachusetts Lowell provides opportunities for online faculty to learn from each other, collaborate and share their experiences around a specific online teaching topic. -- more...
  
• Building Faculty Skills and Confidence: The Faculty Fellows Program
  The Faculty Fellows Program at George Mason University was created to increase faculty skills and interest in on-line education. The program provided a forum for faculty to learn new skills and share their experiences with each other. The program provided both technical and social support for our faculty embarking in distance education. -- more...
  

• Online Course Management: From Blogging to Open Source Software
  Making course updates easier for instructors can increase both faculty satisfaction and cost-effectiveness. At Athabasca University, open source solutions such a Plone have become useful tools for both faculty members and technical staff. -- more...
  

• E-learning Platform for Instructor Support and Workload Management
  Uni Open Platform, created by FernUniversitat Hagen, allows faculty members to spend more time supporting and advising students by automating administrative processes. -- more...