Online Pedagogy

PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

As a response to COVID-19, KSU established a Presidential Task Force beginning Summer 2020, with various subcommittees. CETL Scholarly Teaching was pleased to participate on the Presidential Task Force Subcommittee for Professional Development, headed by Dr. Pam Cole. Drs. DiPietro and Utschig both served on the committee throughout its existence. Their role was to serve as expert consultants as appropriate regarding content the committee discussed, bring a neutral perspective regarding they types of issues and challenges faculty were facing (due to CETL’s unique position as a non-evaluative, independent unit supporting instruction), and to provide or generate content for the website developed to support faculty. These contributions can be summarized in two main categories.

In the first category, we contributed to data collection and interpretation to assist in decision making in the following ways:

Survey distribution on remote instructional needs to representative instructors Interpretation of survey results considering the research on teaching and learning Providing summaries of issues/needs arising in CETL consultations

In the second category, we contributed to the website techenhancedlearning. kennesaw.edu in the following ways:

• Alternative forms of assessment page categorized into four areas:

• Traditional formats moved online • Oral assessments online • Collaborative work online • Individual creative work online

• Workshop event offerings:

• Share CETL workshop offerings relating to remote instruction • Develop and share new offerings based on gap analysis from surveys and focus groups • Share additional non-CETL workshop offerings that CETL became aware of through collaboration across campus

• Review of additional content and suggestions based on input received from

KSU instructors including the following:

• Syllabus language • Modes of instruction • Tools for remote instruction

CETL FACULTY FELLOW FOR ONLINE PEDAGOGY

In recognition of the urgent and substantive need for faculty development in online pedagogy due to the extended lockdown accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic, CETL advocated for and was granted a fellowship position to serve this need. Dr. David Glassmeyer was hired into this role as a Faculty Fellow for Online Pedagogy and a special summer programming series was developed. This series made an immediate impact, with hundreds of faculty attending each workshop. Participation rates demonstrated the extent of the developmental need for expertise in online pedagogy, as demand was larger than usual. In addition to designing and delivering workshops supporting the fundamentals of online pedagogy, Dr. Glassmeyer offered consultations and delivered custom programming.

As remote instruction wore on, the fellowship was extended through the 2020-2021 school year, where Dr. Glassmeyer developed an innovative workshop approach highlighting the success of a variety of faculty across KSU through video-interviews used to spark conversations in a workshop setting on several salient topics around online pedagogy. The Scholarly Conversations about Online Teaching workshop series also resulted in 45 published videos of KSU instructors emulating researchbased practices in online instruction, showcasing KSU online instruction to a national/worldwide audience. Finally, he developed a comprehensive web resource pulling together the various elements of online pedagogy and highlighting the