[Faculty] FW: Request for Estimated Faculty Participants in SPOT Program

[Qi Wang]

Dear all, I'm new to online course design but I'm very interested in the
SPOT program.

On Tue, Jul 19, 2022 at 2:43 PM Yusuf Ozturk <yozturk at sdsu.edu> wrote:

> Dear Engineering Faculty,
>
>
>
> SDSU, Instructional Technology Services (ITS) will offer the Self-Paced
> Online Training (SPOT) program beginning this Fall 2022. Please  read the
> details below and let me know if you are interested in participating in
> this training activity.
>
>
>
> Best regards
>
> Yusuf Ozturk
>
>
>
> In response to a demand for more ongoing support to faculty in designing
> online and hybrid courses at SDSU, Instructional Technology Services (ITS)
> will offer the Self-Paced Online Training (SPOT) program beginning this
> Fall 2022, facilitated and supported by the ITS Instructional Design team.
> While this model will dramatically increase our ability to serve your
> faculty needs, we still have limited capacity and will need you to rank
> order your nominees—particularly as we roll out the new initiative.
>
>
>
> The process will begin with colleges recommending participants for SPOT in
> Fall and Spring semesters. *We are seeking input from you by August 1st;
> therefore, please “Reply All” to this email with an estimated number of
> potential faculty participants within your college who are 1) new to online
> course design and 2) already have an online or hybrid course to review. *We
> would like to know the percentage of participants that you estimate would
> fall into each category.
>
>
>
> *Please note: *Participation is voluntary; no course release or stipend
> is associated with the SPOT program. The participants may include both
> faculty who are new to online course design and faculty who already have
> developed online or hybrid courses.
>
>
>
> Once SPOT participants are selected, they will complete a survey to help
> place them in either the “Design Pathway,” for those who are relatively new
> to online or hybrid course development, or the “Review Pathway,” which
> focuses on the review of an existing online or hybrid course to receive
> feedback for making improvements.
>
>
>
> *Program Expectations*
>
> All participants will:
>
>    - Complete modules based on survey, self-review, and consultation
>
>
>    - Complete asynchronous activities
>    - Receive feedback and consultations from their assigned coach
>    - Attend relevant workshops and office hours
>
>
>
> *SPOT Course Learning Objectives*
>
> Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
>
> ·      Apply the core (24) objectives, elements, and guidelines of the
> Quality Learning and Teaching (QLT) Rubric, Community of Inquiry (CoI)
> Methodology, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Framework to their
> hybrid or online course
>
> ·      Review their course through the lens of QLT, CoI and UDL
> objectives, elements, and guidelines
>
> ·      Revise their course based on review findings and consultation with
> an ITS coach
>
>
>
> *Tentative Timeline for SPOT Rollout:*
>
> 8/22
>
> Colleges provide ITS with faculty participant names, courses & priority
> levels
>
> 8/23
>
> Participants receive email with survey from SPOT
>
> 8/26
>
> Participants complete survey
>
> 9/2
>
> Participants placed in Block 1 and/or 2
>
> 9/6
>
> Fall Block 1 SPOT start date
>
> 10/14
>
> Completion date for all Block 1 participants
>
> 10/17
>
> Fall Block 2 SPOT start date
>
> 12/2
>
> Completion date for all Block 2 participants
>
>
>
> *Estimated Time Commitment for Participants*
>
> The time frame for completing the SPOT program is dependent on the
> assigned pathway. Each block is roughly 6 weeks long.
>
>    - *Design Pathway*: Both Blocks 1 & 2 needed
>    - *Review Pathway*: Either Block 1 or 2
>
>
>
> *Note:* Acceptance into the SPOT program will be subject to the number of
> applicants and the pathway determinations. Due to the longer time needed to
> complete the Design Pathway, less participants in this category can be
> accommodated per semester.
>
>
>
> *Questions or concerns about the new SPOT program? *Please send them to
> the two lead co-facilitators, Andrea Saltzman Martin (saltzman at sdsu.edu)
> and Katie Hughes (khughes at sdsu.edu).
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Sean
>
>
>
> *Sean Hauze, Ph.D.*
>
> Pronouns: he/him/his
>
> Director
>
> *Instructional Technology Services*
>
> shauze at sdsu.edu
>
> 619-594-1348
>
>
>
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-- 
Qi Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-1308
Phone: 305-394-1722
Email: qwang4 at sdsu.edu
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