getting campus-wide adoption - happy faculty - via blackboard collaborate

Getting Campus Wide Adoption-Happy Faculty-

With Blackboard Collaborate

A little bit about me

Mike Shaffer, M.A.EAcademic Technology Specialist, Trainer

Center for Teaching ExcellenceThe University of Findlay

Twitter: @shaffer2385

A little bit about

3846 Students

245 FTE for Faculty

Liberal Arts University

Undergraduate,Graduate &

Doctoral Degrees

Offer Traditional and Online Degrees

How we got to where we are

Blackboard school since 2001

Every offered course is in Blackboard

Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE)

Grassroots Push

Blackboard school since 2001

Every offered course is in Blackboard

Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE)

Grassroots Push

Blackboard school since 2001

Every offered course is in Blackboard

Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE)

Grassroots Push

Blackboard school since 2001

Every offered course is in Blackboard

Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE)

Grassroots Push

Implementation Strategy

Stage 1: Pilot

Stage 2: Selection

Stage 2: Selection

Stage 2: Selection

Stage 2: Selection

Stage 2: Selection

Stage 2: Selection

Stage 2: Selection

Stage 2: Selection

Stage 3: Deployment

Fall 2007Live in ALL Blackboard

Courses

Stage 3: Deployment

Fall 2007Live in ALL Blackboard

Courses

Scary

Stage 3: Deployment

Fall 2007Live in ALL Blackboard

Courses

Scary Exciting

Stage 4: Training/Support

Workshops

Stage 4: Training/Support

Workshops

1-on-1 Training

Stage 4: Training/Support

Workshops

1-on-1 Training

Creation of Student and Faculty Guides

Stage 4: Training/Support

Workshops

1-on-1 Training

Creation of Student and Faculty Guides

Videos

The Transformation

Teaching Styles Changed

The word spread

Students Expected It

The Survey Says…

Elluminate Survey

Summer 2010

Distributed to UF Full and Part-Time Faculty

84 Responses

54.7%Used Elluminate

lastacademic year

2009-10

78.8%

78.8%Said it improved learning

in their courses

91.3%Agreed it is easy

to use

91.3%Agreed it is easy

to use

… and easy for students to learn

93.5%

93.5%

Would recommend it to other faculty

How is it used @ UF?

Academic Programs

Wide spread use throughout campus

Masters of Business Administration

Masters of Arts in Education

Environmental Studies Program

Health Informatics Program

Academic Uses

First Online Speech Course

Development of pre-recorded materials

Language Interviews for self-evaluation

Guest Speakers

Recording Student Presentations

Academic Uses

• Elluminate with Mimio Board

• The All Hazards Training Center

• Student needing surgery recorded his course for

• Virtual Field Trip

• Course Recording Using tablet

Special Events

• SEED Conference

• College of Business Economic Summit

• Guest Speakers

Non Academic Uses

Online Office Hours

Support & Training

Graduate and Professional Studies – Advising

Admissions

Staff Meetings

Board of Trustees Meeting

Questions?

Mike Shaffer, M.A.EAcademic Technology Specialist, TrainerCenter for Teaching Excellence – The University of Findlay

Email: shaffer@findlay.eduPhone: 419-434-5513Twitter: @shaffer2385 Linkedin: http://linkedin.com/in/shaffer2385