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Faculty who endeavor to teach online at Berkeley College go through a robust, informative training process which prepares them to teach online. This process, the Five M's, are support systems in place to ensure faculty success through Modeling, Mentoring, Meeting, Maturing, and Maintaining. Each of the support systems involve the use and learning of technology and multimedia that promotes engagement and interaction.
A twelve week facilitated Online Faculty Training Program introduces faculty to Modeling behavior in the online classroom. Faculty are Mentored by Online Chairs and members of the Office of the Assistant Provost, Online. Social and academic Meetings (in person, online, and via phone and/or video conference) are held throughout the training and on boarding process. Faculty are further Matured in online teaching and learning through guided course preparation (on boarding) where they are invited to bring their content knowledge and passion for teaching to life, explore discipline specific effective practices, and are introduced to School Instructional Designers. Opportunities for maintaining skills and applying effective practices are provided through ongoing professional development activities including webinars and workshops. Faculty cycle through the Five M process to ensure continuous improvement in online teaching and learning.
The key to successfully on boarding and retaining online faculty is to execute the Five M's process with a significant emphasis on the collaboration from Chairs, Deans, Online Faculty Support Team, and the Office of the Assistant Provost, Online and the user of technology to humanize the experience, as much as possible. Together we ensure that our faculty receive the support they need to feel confident in online teaching and learning and establish a sense of community that creates lasting bonds.
As a result of participating in this session presentation, attendees will be able to understand the elements and principles of the 5 M process of online faculty training as it is executed at Berkeley College; identify and learn new strategies for training online faculty; share experiences surrounding the implementation or attainment to meeting any of the 5 M expectations; reflect on how online training can positively impact faculty satisfaction; and learn how new technologies are used and implemented in the online learning environment.
About the presenter:
Andie Johnston DiMarco is the Assistant Dean, Online at Berkeley College. Andie holds a B.A. in English from Rutgers University, an M.A. in English from the University of Maryland College Park, and a M.Ed. in Statistics, Measurement, and Program Evaluation from Rutgers University. She has been teaching for more than twenty years, and started her online teaching career in 1999. She has taught both in the classroom and in online, ITV, and various hybrid formats. She has taught a wide range of classes, including English, quantitative research methods, and technical writing, and at a wide range of levels, from pre-college transition courses to graduate level writing seminars. She has been responsible for the design, development, and delivery of a variety of education programs for both face-to-face and online degree programs at Rutgers University and the University of Maryland. She served as Vice President of Secondary Education Initiatives at Innovative Designs for Education, coordinating diverse school improvement projects for NJ and NY high schools and colleges and training faculty to teach in the new programs.
Andie's passion is for providing access to high-quality higher education to populations that have traditionally been under-served, including first generation and non-traditional college students. Berkeley College is distinguished by the professional experience of its faculty, many of whom continue to work in high-level industry positions while they teach. Educational technology allows these faculty to reach students with whom they would never otherwise have contact.
Faculty who endeavor to teach online at Berkeley College go through a robust, informative training process which prepares them to teach online. This process, the Five M's, are support systems in place to ensure faculty success through Modeling, Mentoring, Meeting, Maturing, and Maintaining. Each of the support systems involve the use and learning of technology and multimedia that promotes engagement and interaction.
A twelve week facilitated Online Faculty Training Program introduces faculty to Modeling behavior in the online classroom. Faculty are Mentored by Online Chairs and members of the Office of the Assistant Provost, Online. Social and academic Meetings (in person, online, and via phone and/or video conference) are held throughout the training and on boarding process. Faculty are further Matured in online teaching and learning through guided course preparation (on boarding) where they are invited to bring their content knowledge and passion for teaching to life, explore discipline specific effective practices, and are introduced to School Instructional Designers. Opportunities for maintaining skills and applying effective practices are provided through ongoing professional development activities including webinars and workshops. Faculty cycle through the Five M process to ensure continuous improvement in online teaching and learning.
The key to successfully on boarding and retaining online faculty is to execute the Five M's process with a significant emphasis on the collaboration from Chairs, Deans, Online Faculty Support Team, and the Office of the Assistant Provost, Online and the user of technology to humanize the experience, as much as possible. Together we ensure that our faculty receive the support they need to feel confident in online teaching and learning and establish a sense of community that creates lasting bonds.
As a result of participating in this session presentation, attendees will be able to understand the elements and principles of the 5 M process of online faculty training as it is executed at Berkeley College; identify and learn new strategies for training online faculty; share experiences surrounding the implementation or attainment to meeting any of the 5 M expectations; reflect on how online training can positively impact faculty satisfaction; and learn how new technologies are used and implemented in the online learning environment.
About the presenter:
Andie Johnston DiMarco is the Assistant Dean, Online at Berkeley College. Andie holds a B.A. in English from Rutgers University, an M.A. in English from the University of Maryland College Park, and a M.Ed. in Statistics, Measurement, and Program Evaluation from Rutgers University. She has been teaching for more than twenty years, and started her online teaching career in 1999. She has taught both in the classroom and in online, ITV, and various hybrid formats. She has taught a wide range of classes, including English, quantitative research methods, and technical writing, and at a wide range of levels, from pre-college transition courses to graduate level writing seminars. She has been responsible for the design, development, and delivery of a variety of education programs for both face-to-face and online degree programs at Rutgers University and the University of Maryland. She served as Vice President of Secondary Education Initiatives at Innovative Designs for Education, coordinating diverse school improvement projects for NJ and NY high schools and colleges and training faculty to teach in the new programs.
Andie's passion is for providing access to high-quality higher education to populations that have traditionally been under-served, including first generation and non-traditional college students. Berkeley College is distinguished by the professional experience of its faculty, many of whom continue to work in high-level industry positions while they teach. Educational technology allows these faculty to reach students with whom they would never otherwise have contact.
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