Outcomes:
· Provide an objective evaluation of tech related skills of faculty members who teach online.
· Provide data required to develop an effective professional development plan.
· Develop an improved and more focused professional development schedule
Activities:
· 75% of online faculty will be surveyed.
· Compile survey results.
· Workshop attendees will be evaluated.
Resources:
· Online Faculty email distribution list.
· Well-developed survey.
Timeline:
· Faculty members will be surveyed and evaluate during the Fall 2010 semester.
· Changes in professional development will be implemented in Spring 2011.
· Faculty members will continue to be evaluated each fall semester.
Persons Responsible:
· Surveys will be distributed, gathered, and evaluated by Adam Haynes.
· In-workshop evaluations will be done by Adam Haynes, Johnny Jarrell, Kyle Boudreaux, and/or Craig Pember.
Goal Monitoring:
· Keeping count of surveys returned will monitor achievement of research goals.
· The development and implementation of an improved workshop schedule will be used as an indicator of successful research.
Research Evaluation:
- The effectiveness of the research will be evaluated by examining changes in faculty skill level evaluations.
