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CSTCC Transitional Plan

I. Transition Team (See attached Word document below)

II.                   Identification of Campus Needs, Issues and Challenges
a.        Getting faculty “buyin”
b.       Communication of Conversion details to faculty and staff
c.        Train the trainer dates from TBR needed ASAP
d.       Copy of TBR template design and ADA suggestions needed ASAP
e.        FUNDING – (training, travel, personnel, technology, etc.)

 

III.                 Identification of faculty Needs and issues
a.        Training, Time, Stipends for summer work
b.       Professional development using the new D2L tools and format for teaching and learning – Pedagogy Shift
c.        Assistance with re-formatting courses for D2L instead of simple transfer from WebCT to D2L

 

IV.                Requested Resources

 

a.        TRAINING – ASAP
b.       Travel assistance
c.        Stipends
d.       Increased support for off-site campuses

 

 

V.                  Training Activities
a.        First Train the Trainers
b.       Establish training materials for groups and where applicable train in groups
                                                               i.      TTC; Nursing; Humanities; etc.
                                                              ii.      Pedagogy
                                                            iii.      Training for faculty with fully online courses
                                                            iv.      Training for faculty with Supplemental courses
                                                             v.      Training for adjuncts teaching courses with online content
                                                            vi.      Training for development of new courses
c.        Develop online training materials for faculty and online orientation for students

 

VI.                Timeline for Activities

 

Month / Day

ACTIVITY
2006

 

Nov 30th
CMS Team Identified – first meeting 
Dec 15th
CMS team meeting  & Sub-Committees formed
Dec 22nd
Transition Plan formulated
2007

 

Jan
Finalize Transition Plan – after receiving dates for Train-the-trainer from TBR
Jan - Dec
·         All Faculty with an online presence will be allowed to allocate a total of one hour of student consultation time per week to D2L training and conversion
·         All faculty with fully online courses will be allowed to allocate a total of two hours of student consultation time per week to D2L training and conversion
·         Stipends will be paid to faculty with fully online courses to convert
Jan 3rd
VP Academic Affairs presents D2L project at Convocation
Jan 5 & 8
AVP Distributed Education gives mandatory workshops to faculty
Jan 12
TBR – RODP template available?
Receive copy of worksheet to complete for D2L
Jan 17 – Feb 28
Clean Development Server
Jan 19
Return Info Worksheet to TBR
Jan 29 – Feb 9
TBR Trains the Trainers  
Feb 12
Campus is given access to Server
Feb 16
Return completed Info Workbook to TBR
Feb  12 - 28
CSTCC Trainer trains all CDE Staff; Library trainers; and CSM Training Team
Feb 22
Chairs meeting in Nashville
March
Back-up of Fall 06 delivery content is migrated D2L to hold for faculty who do not wish to re-do courses
March
Extensive training for the 48 faculty who have fully online courses for Fall 2007
March - July
CDE Training lab and Computer Services Training lab to hold large blocks of time for faculty groups to reserve to work on courses with a member of the training team always present to assist
March - June
Continued Training for faculty in division groups
March - July
·         CDE staff to develop online D2L course for faculty wishing to teach an online course already developed, especially adjuncts
·         CDE staff to develop online orientation and training for students in using D2L
May - July
Summer Pilot of courses
May - August
Library trainers will train all Library staff; computer help desk staff; Academic Division support staff, and Student Services staff on basics of helping students to use D2L
June - July
Summer Institute
August
Intense training for faculty wishing to put up supplement courses in D2L for Fall 2007
Sept - Dec
Extensive training for faculty wishing to develop new courses in D2L

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CSTCC Transitional Plan.doc11500161/20/07 6:50 PMjstclair
Cahttanooga State transititon plan.

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