vital growing a campus-wide consortium susan zucker, phd larry dickerson university of south florida
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VITALGrowing a Campus-Wide
Consortium
Susan Zucker, PhDLarry Dickerson
University of South Florida
Acknowledgement Content Design
Bill Patterson, Coordinator Distance Education and Instructional Technology
Center for Teaching EnhancementUniversity of South Florida
Five Session Objectives Define VITAL (Virtual Instructional
Team for the Advancement of Learning)
Explore prospective benefits of forming a consortium similar to VITAL
Identify prospective organizations on your campus which might benefit/ already benefit from a similar consortium
Session Objectives
Consider the possible drawbacks of a campus-wide initiative
Review VITAL’s success stories
“I wouldn’t give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give anything for the simplicity on the other.”
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. as cited by F. Scott Peck
In higher education, amidst the inherent chaos caused by a
pandemic, rapid evolution and infusion of new technology tools, perhaps the “simplicity on the
other side of complexity” is best attained through ongoing
collaboration.
Activity Question One
On your campus, how many separate units deal with technology, distance learning, faculty development, pedagogical enhancement, instructional television and library/media services?
Activity Question Two
Are these different units formally connected as part of a larger organization dedicated to enhanced communication and service? If so, what is it called?
Activity Question Three
What are/might be the benefits of linking a variety of separate campus units as part of a larger organization?
Activity Question Four
What are/might be the drawbacks of linking a variety of separate campus units as part of a larger organization?
What is VITAL?
A university-wide collaborative effort to assist USF faculty in improving teaching and learning using technology, distance learning tools and pedagogical enhancement strategies.
VITAL Members The consortium consists of seven pre-existing
units working together in collaboration
Academic Computing Center for Teaching Enhancement Educational Outreach Florida Center for Instructional Technology Health Sciences Center for Information Services USF Libraries WUSF-TV
Academic Computing at USF
Supports instruction and research ROC/E-Mail/Web Faculty FACT Lab Student Training Facility Open Access Computer Lab Help Desk
Walk-in/Telephone: 107.5 hrs/wk E-mail/Web: 7x24
Your Place/Your Topic Classes Courseware Licenses for Blackboard &
WebCT
Academic Computing FACT
FFaculty AAcademic CComputing
TTechnologies
Services offered by FACTFACT can be categorized into three areas: Technology review Training and presentation Computing facilities
Personalized access to USF’s Intranet Academic Business Cultural/Social
Single sign-on access to a full range of applications and information
A Glimpse of the Future
Portal Project
Center for Teaching Enhancement Technology-Enhanced Teaching
Workshops In collaboration with FCIT WebCT PowerPoint Blackboard See VITAL Brochure
Center for Teaching Enhancement Traditional Non-Technology
Workshops Learning to Use Questions Active Learning Teaching Portfolios Scholarly Publications See CTE Brochure
Center for Teaching Enhancement Summer Intensive Workshops
One- and Two-Week Formats Stipends ($600.00 to $1500.00) WebCT, PowerPoint, Active Learning
Center for Teaching Enhancement Instructional Development Grants
Rewarding innovation and pedagogical enhancement
$185,000.00 in annual awards to faculty
Center for Teaching Enhancement Symposium on 21st Century
Teaching Technologies Sixth Annual Seventy Faculty Presenters Internationally Renowned Keynote
Speakers Concurrent Vendor Exposition
Educational Outreach at USF
Created in 1997
Academic unit with a Dean who reports to the Provost
Supports online learning and off-campus courses on: Four campuses Downtown Center Community Colleges
Educational Outreach at USFDistance Learning
Expands educational access and opportunity by increasing the options for "anytime, anyplace" learning
Integrates asynchronous components into synchronous course delivery
Educational Outreach Features: Web course development of credit
and non-credit courses and programs from inception through implementation.
Instructional design and consultation for all distance-learning options.
Educational Outreach Features:
Multimedia Development of digital learning objects.
Delivery of fully interactive video-conferences at multiple locations and support of traditional one-way video/two-way audio models.
Educational Outreach Supports:
Instructional AV needs and include delivery, setup, training, and checkout of standard and digital classroom equipment.
Distance learning and off-campus students.
Educational Outreach at USFDiversified Infrastructure
Supports distance and distributed learning using web, microwave, broadband, wireless, and satellite technologies
Off-campus instructional sites include corporate, community, and governmental locations statewide
Educational Outreach at USF
Courses are delivered via:
WWW Interactive videoconferencing Telecourses One-way video, two-way audio
classrooms Off-campus instruction Audio- and Video-tape formats
Distance Learning at USF
Largest distance-learning program in Florida
Annual enrollments of more than 12,200 in approximately 300 courses
Distance Learning at USF
Administrative home to the Florida Virtual Campus
Access to approximately 2,500 courses Provided by the 38 public community
colleges and universities More than 135,000 annual enrollment
Florida Center for Instructional Technology Located in the College of Education
Instructional Technology graduate program provides excellent candidates for staffing
Graduate IT students mentor and assist faculty Technology integration Curriculum development Design issues
Florida Center for Instructional Technology
Technology-Enhanced Teaching Workshops
In collaboration with CTE Designing and Creating Web Pages for
courses WebCT or Blackboard Dreamweaver or FrontPage Streaming Media See VITAL Brochure
Florida Center for Instructional Technology Software and Technology Preview Center
Classes visit to try new software and technology
40 networked Mac & Windows computers SmartBoards, scanners, digital cameras,
assistive/adaptive devices Library of over 3000 education software
titles available for in-house preview
Florida Center for Instructional Technology Additional Support Structures
Staff the College of Education Media lab Provide support to College of Education
Distance Learning faculty in conjunction with Educational Outreach
Maintain the VITAL web site with resources for faculty
Collaborate on VITAL initiatives such as the Symposium
Florida Center for Instructional Technology The Other Half: K-12 and Pre-service
Teachers
Grant funded Production of interactive instructional
tools for K-12 Technology Workshops for K-12 Teachers Printed and electronic booklets,
brochures, & teaching materials
USF Libraries Electronic Reserves Virtual Library-Single access collection Copyright Course Assignments Digitization Center Distance Learning Services Electronic Theses and Dissertations Florida Distance Learners Library
Reference and Referral Center (RRC)
Faculty Workshops Coordinated by CTE and FCIT Taught by CTE, FCIT, Library and
other USF entities Conducted in FCIT, HSCIS and USF
library labs 150+ workshops since 1997 Over 1500 faculty attendees
What Faculty Have To Say
Jennifer Baggerly College of Education
What Faculty Have To Say
JoAnne Larsen College of Engineering
What Faculty Have To Say
Patrick Finelli College of Fine Arts
What Faculty Have To Say
Peter Ellery College of Education
VITAL Growth Since its inception in 1997, VITAL has
received $688,000 in recurring funds for member organizations
VITAL has also received $195,000 in one-time funds
In the 2000-01 academic year alone, VITAL added eight new GA positions to work in the supporting entities
Benefits of VITAL Consortium Enhanced communication between
otherwise independent campus units Collaboration on critical issues of common
concern (e.g., campus portal project) Additional budgetary benefits Joint funding potential (e.g., recent
Symposium announcement allocation jointly funded in less than eight hours)
Drawbacks of VITAL Consortium Potential blurring of lines between
individual unit identities and VITAL identity
Prospective clashes of “territorial” unit boundaries, budgets and personalities
“What’s in a name?”
Would a campus service consortium without an easy name (portal power) “be as sweet” to faculty in need of
assistance?
Concluding Thought