Systemic Progress in Teaching and Learning

Common Elements that SupportCampus-Wide Innovation

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Panelists

• Andrea Nixon Carleton College

• A. Michael Berman California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

• Christine Haile University at Albany, SUNY • Dorothy Frayer Duquesne University

• Transformative improvements in campus teaching and learning culture

• Replicable, sustainable, technology-based programs and practices

• Effective, enterprise-wide, learner-centered instructional systems

Systemic Progress in Teaching and Learning Award

Awards to Institutions that Harness Power of IT to….

• Improve quality of teaching & learning• Advance use of learner-centered

instruction• Contain or reduce costs• Provide greater access to higher

education

Award Winners

• 2000 University of Washington

• 2001 George Mason UniversitySUNY Learning Network

• 2002 Wake Forest University,School of Medicine

Criteria for Award as Checklist for Successful Innovation• Clear objectives related to

teaching/learning• Supporting elements• Assessment of impact on

teaching/learning• Sustainability• Replicability

What are your Teaching/Learning Objectives?

• Technology is the enabler, not the goal!

• Clear objectives drive the choices made in implementation

• Assessment of success: Degree to which teaching/learning is enhanced

Supporting Elements

• Institutional planning• Collaboration among units on

campus• Training and marketing• Organizational adjustments• Electronic and personal help

resources

Supporting Elements

• Policies (e.g., intellectual property, access)

• Funding• Assessment mechanisms• Infrastructure in place• Reliability

Impact

• Plan assessment prior to project• Assess immediate and long-term

effects on quality of teaching and learning• Interactive learning• Accommodation of different learning styles

and needs of non-traditional students• Promotion of student initiative & responsibility

• Institutional costs and reputation

Sustainability

• Address possible barriers to success• Faculty incentives and compensation• Ownership and copyright policies• Institutional motivation and support• Curriculum integration

• How will the project be funded in the future?

Replicability

• Which elements of the project can be replicated or scaled throughout your institution?

• Which elements of the project may be portable to other institutions?