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2013-technology-outlook-community-colleges.pdf (application/pdf Object) The EvoLLLution. A Better Way to Talk with Faculty about Teaching Online. March 29, 2013 By: Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti in Distance Learning Administration Addressing faculty perceptions of distance learning has been a matter of intense concern since the beginnings of online course delivery. Many articles have been written discussing the reasons that faculty may be disinclined to participate in an online course and how to persuade them to change their minds. For Bernard Bull, assistance professor of educational design and technology and director of the Instructional Design Center at Concordia University in Wisconsin, it is time to move away from administrative desire to mold attitudes and move toward a discussion that takes into account faculty experience.

“This is not a sales pitch,” he says. “Dialogue is beneficial even if it slows down the process. 1. 2. 3. Bull tells of one study a university conducted on student satisfaction in online courses. 4. 5. Likewise, it is impossible to treat distance education as a single entity. 6. Teacher Collaboration: When Belief Systems Collide. It's impossible to explore how we can work more effectively together in schools without considering conflict -- an inevitable part of working together. Conflict can be challenging and destructive, or it can lead to a deeper understanding between people, and perhaps higher quality work from a team. There are many reasons why conflict can exist within a school or a team of educators. In December, I attended a fantastic workshop at the annual Learning Forward conference on breaking through conflict. It was led by Robert Garmston (co-author of Unlocking Group Potential to Improve Schools) and Jennifer Abrams (author of Having Hard Conversations).

In this workshop, the presenters offered one way of identifying where conflict originates -- in the belief systems that we each hold about the role and purpose of education. 6 Belief Systems In his book, Cognitive Coaching, Robert Garmston (with co-author Arthur Costa) identifies six predominant ideologies that influence educators' decision-making: Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning, NSU Tahlequah. Center for Teaching | Vanderbilt University. CRLT | Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. C.E.T.L.:: Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning. {*style:<b> </b>*} If you would like to suggest any additions or changes to this list, please e-mail Tom Pusateri , CETL Associate Director for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Please provide a URL for the home page of the journal. The links on this site were last updated on July 24, 2012. The next full update will occur in December 2012. Journals are listed alphabetically within each category.

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