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Strangers No More - We're Wired, Connected, Talking!

Strangers No More - We're Wired, Connected, Talking!. B UTLER C OUNTY C OMMUNITY C OLLEGE El Dorado, Kansas. Robert Carlson, Lead Instructor, Chemistry Ramona Becker, Director, Faculty/Staff Development Bob Meyer, Adjunct Faculty Coordinator. Faculty Communication Model.

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Strangers No More - We're Wired, Connected, Talking!

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  1. Strangers No More - We're Wired, Connected, Talking! BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGEEl Dorado, Kansas Robert Carlson, Lead Instructor, Chemistry Ramona Becker, Director, Faculty/Staff Development Bob Meyer, Adjunct Faculty Coordinator

  2. Faculty Communication Model

  3. Foundation of Comprehensive Adjunct Inclusion Programs Faculty Inclusion Programs • Comprehensive foundation is ideal • BCCC provides: • Adjunct Faculty Coordinator • Peer Consulting (mentoring) • Orientations • Professional Development Plans • With $200 incentive • Lead Instructors

  4. Foundation of Comprehensive Adjunct Inclusion Programs • BCCC provides: • Tuition waivers • All-faculty meeting each semester • Faculty Handbook • Teaching Handbook • Recognition programs • Newsletter - Bearly News • Mailbox for all-college mailings, access to office space, computers, copying, & coffee! (at most sites) • BCCC I.D. access to BCCC sports & fine arts events

  5. RESEARCH Research • Understand needs of faculty • current communication status • department dynamics • Understand online communication • software attributes • facilitation techniques • Institutional plans and resources

  6. RESEARCH Establish Online Space • Internet Website • Institutional Information • Intranet Website • Departmental Information

  7. RESEARCH • What is an intranet? • private, secure space on the web where your group can easily access and share documents, calendars, and event information. • password-protected, meaning you have control over who has access to your site. • includes valuable applications, like group calendars, group documents and group discussions, designed to help your group communicate and collaborate online. • allows simple access to the same information no matter where they are. • (Intranets.com is excellent intranet space & it is FREE)

  8. Pilot Dept. Pilot Group Select Pilot Groups • BCCC began with a small group • Lead Instructors • Project Leader • CIO • Network Administrator • Dean of Learning Resources • Two departments carefully chosen • Must be dedicated to inclusion & techno savvy

  9. Incentives Establish ParticipationIncentive • BCCC added online participation to our Adjunct Professional Development Plan • Two points per semester can be earned for online participation, out of 15 needed for the year. • What would be an incentive for your faculty? • Opportunity for input on department matters such as textbook selection discussion • Collegiality

  10. Training Online Facilitator Training • Provide at least basic training for online facilitation skills.

  11. Training Provide Training • Lead instructors as online facilitators • This would be another workshop • Model good behavior • Technical training for faculty • train on software to be utilized

  12. feedback Pay Attention & Keep Notes • Ask for feedback • Regular meetings • Interviews • Surveys • Observation • Make Modifications • Add other departments as appropriate • Scale back or slow down if needed • Speed up if needed MODIFY

  13. BCCC Pilot Project(lst Semester Activity) • Goals • Enhance communication between fulltime and adjunct faculty • Increase comfort level and expertise of faculty working with portal tools • Learn and grow from experience • Test technology

  14. BCCC Pilot Project Outcomes • Outcomes • Two department discussion boards/Campus Pipeline • Online component incentive in PDP • Experienced faculty • Understanding of portal software • Institutional & department information online • Global email lists

  15. Department Model • Chemistry Department http://www.buccc.cc.ks.us/chemistry/bulletinboard.htm Public page with password protected link

  16. Department Link from Campus Pipeline Discussion Area http://pipeline.buccc.cc.ks.us/cp/tn/fs?tn=ssm

  17. Password Protected Chemistry Department Information http://208.8.32.24/chemistry/carlson/info.htm

  18. Institutional Information • Faculty Staff Development http://www.buccc.cc.ks.us/fac_staff_dev/faculty_and_staff_development_main.htm • Adjunct Faculty • Calendar • Inservices • Mini – grants • Online Resources • Orientations • Professional Development • Recognition • Safety • Task Force • Wellness • Feedback

  19. Institutional Information • Adjunct Faculty Website http://www.buccc.cc.ks.us/fac_staff_dev/adjfac_main.htm • Adjunct Colleagues • Adjunct Directory • Calendar • Faculty Handbook • Inservices • Online Resources • Orientations • Peer Consulting • Professional Development • Recognition • Safety • Task Force • Wellness • Feedback

  20. Data • Website data • Previous to December 2000 - no Fac/Staff website • 13,999 successful hits as of March 21, 2001 • Adjunct Faculty second most requested page • 2,761 hits to forms and PDF files Hardcopy Responses Online • Award Nomination Forms 24% 76% • Years of Service Self-Report Form 46% 54% • Email to Adjunct Faculty • 298 adjunct email addresses in database • F/S Dev - average of 26/month in 2001 • 31 emails sent in 1999

  21. Data • Site Directors/Deans Email Survey

  22. Data • Site Directors/Deans Email Survey

  23. Data • Site Directors/Deans Email Survey

  24. Practical Tips & Techniques • Practical Tips And Techniques Used To Build The Online Communities

  25. Practical Tips & Techniques • Introductions • post a topic where people can tell a little bit about themselves or put in a link to their homepage if they have one. • Purpose • department must decide what they want to accomplish with the online community. You may find there are other benefits of community that you had not anticipated. Link with ideas http://www.fullcirc.com/community/communitypurpose.htm

  26. Practical Tips & Techniques • Hosting • Check out what Howard Rheingold says about hosting at http://www.rheingold.com/texts/artonlinehost.html • Glossary of Internet Terms • http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.htmlPocket Dictionary - http://www.netlingo.com/pocket.htmlInternet 101 - • http://www2.famvid.com/i101/terms.html

  27. Practical Tips & Techniques • Provide help, technical or otherwise • Trust is important • “Trust is the essential social lubricant.” - Cliff Figallo • http://www.infonortics.com/vc/1998/figallo/figallo.htm • Lists of emoticons, smileys shortcutshttp://www.netlingo.com/lookup.cfm?term=emoticonshttp://www.netlingo.com/smiley.cfmhttp://members.aol.com/bearpage/smileys.htmhttp://www.chatlist.com/faces.html

  28. Butler County Community College Pilot Project • Special thanks and credit to: • Chemistry and Math Departments • Dr. Jackie Vietti, President • Dr. Leann Ellis,Vice President of Academic Affairs • Dean’s Council • Linda Billingsley, Dean of Learning Resources and Services • Tom Erwin, CIO • Brad Vacura, Systems Administrator • Andy Jacques and staff, Webmaster • Larry Friesen, Math Lead Instructor • Robert Carlson, Sciences Lead Instructor • Elizabeth Luzar, Nursing Instructor • Bob Meyer, Adjunct Faculty Coordinator Nova Southeastern University ITDE Doctoral Program Nancy White-Full Circle http://www.fullcirc.com/ Mihaela Moussou-Knowise http://www.knowise.com/

  29. Questions?

  30. Thanks for attending! Robert Carlson, Lead Instructor, Chemistry (316) 322-3137 ext. 262 rcarlson@butler.buccc.cc.ks.us Ramona Becker, Director, Faculty/Staff Development (316) 322-3282 rbecker@butler.buccc.cc.ks.us (doctoral student at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL) Bob Meyer, Adjunct Faculty Coordinator - (316) 733-0071 bmeyer@butler.buccc.cc.ks.us Presentation available at: http://www.buccc.cc.ks.us/fac_staff_dev/online_resources/presentations/model.htm

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