moving face-to-face professional development online: blackboard client spotlight on schultz center

Thursday April 9, 2009

Paty Savage, Director of Instructional Technology, Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership

Mike Petersen, Manager, K-12 Solutions Engineers

Moving Face-to-face Professional Development Online

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Born from education

in 1997

20 million users

1,000+ of us, working with 5,200+ of you

Extended by 2,500

developers and partners

9 global offices across 4 continents

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• Close the gap between the way students live and the way they learn

• Deliver a 21st Century educational experience that is engaging, individualized and effective

Our Vision:

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• An open, web-based teaching and learning platform for engaging and assessing learners in and beyond the classroom

• 3,000+ clients, 15+ million estimated active users, at all levels of learning

• Local or hosted deploymentEngaging and assessing learners at all levels

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THE UNIVERSITY

OF GEORGIA

Client Community

THE SCHULTZ CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEADERSHIP

Blackboard Client Spotlight

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Who We ArePaty Savage

The Schultz Center for Teaching

And Leadership

Today’s Topics:

• Successes• Challenges• Lessons Learned• Blueprint for online professional

development

So, you want online professional development... Where do you start?

Planning

• Standard operating procedure• Identify stakeholders• LMS training

– Pedagogy– Technology– Adult Learning

Planning, cont.

• Quality assurance training• Standards for online learning• Course template• Conventions

Development

• Identify courses• Writing Teams

– SME’s– LMS experts

• Course shell• Technical support

Development, cont.

• Rubric• Check in often• Embrace the technology

Online Course Peer Review

• Quality Assurance training• Quality Assurance rubric• Peer review teams• Complete rubric• Submit findings• Report findings

Implementation

• Online facilitator training• Monitoring• Course Master• Clear expectations• Participation

Evaluation

• District form• Our own instrument• Evaluate the course• Evaluate the facilitator

Lessons Learned

• Don’t ask too much of them• There is a learning curve • Orientation Meetings• Online Course ≠ “Easy”• Truth in Advertising• Hybrid Courses• F2F Meetings

Technical Stuff• Naming conventions• Archive regularly• Find safe location for them• Copy courses• Make Unavailable when over• Remove Instructors when over• Multimedia tips• Technical Problems will happen

Moving Forward

• Expanding our online courses• Expanding Blackboard

– Community System– Content Management System

• High Quality PD

GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY!

Challenge: Teacher Quality

Needed to extend the traditional Professional Learning Community model across a large district.

Blackboard Solution: Anytime, Anywhere Teacher Collaboration

“With online Professional Learning Communities using Blackboard, teachers engage in meaningful conversations with district leadership, enrich their classroom instruction with a viable curriculum, and collaborate with peers to promote exceptional teaching.”- Jill Montoya, Online Education Specialist

Jefferson County School District

• 85,000+ students

• 12,000 teachers and staff

• 150 schools

• Colorado

Blackboard

Case Study

Challenge: Professional Development

“We needed to provide readily available, cost-effective resources for Professional Development and other requirements mandated by NCLB.”- Dawn Sturdy, System Administrator

Blackboard Solution: Anytime, Anywhere Access to PD courses

Blackboard’s proven interoperability enabled the district to leverage current instructional and administrative investments for an alternative professional development delivery method.

Broward CountyPublic Schools

• 275,000 students

• 17,000 teachers and staff

• 250+ schools

• Broward County, FL

Blackboard

Case Study

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Blackboard Educator Central

Common Challenges:• Meeting professional development targets

• Ensuring every class is taught by a Highly Qualified Teacher• Struggling to retain qualified teachers• Finding professional development options costly

Solution: Blackboard Educator Central empowers districts to deliver, manage, and evaluate effective and affordable professional development and to build powerful educator communities.

www.k12perspectives.com

www.edweek.org

The new technology infrastructure supports

teachers with a constant community presence, in

which content, curriculum and professional practice

are integrated and immediately accessible.

John Canuel, Director of TechnologyJefferson County School District, CO

Thank you! Questions? Paty Savage

Director of Instructional Technology

The Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership

904-348-7195

SavageP@schultzcenter.org

http://www.schultzcenter.org

www.blackboardeducatorcentral.com

(866) 424-9299 ext. 2427

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