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We invite instructors and support staff to explore the intersection of technology and education through our broadly programmatic approach. We offer a range of programs designed to fit different participants' needs, from that of faculty and professional and academic (P&A) instructors who are new to integrating technology into their teaching practices or are looking to become leaders in this area, to those who are looking beyond their own courses and revising an entire program for hybrid or online delivery, to staff members and teaching assistants (TAs) who help with educational technology projects. Participants are involved in learning communities with peers and our consultants and are provided with opportunities to develop and refine over time individual projects that are informed by the latest relevant scholarship.

Faculty and P&A Instructors

Next Generation of the Professoriate Program

Two faculty members talking at a Next Gen meeting.

Faculty members and their teams:

  • Redesign courses for blended and online delivery.
  • Produce related scholarship.
  • Meet regularly to make progress on course redesign.

Digital Teaching Workshop

DMC Assistant Director Brad Cohen presenting to workshop participants.

Faculty and P&A instructors:

  • Develop technical and pedagogical skills.
  • Become familiar with key insights from scholarship of teaching and learning texts.
  • Participate in a blended format workshop involving both face to face and online learning experiences over the course of 10 days.
  • Get project development support by opting in to an ongoing learning community.

TEL Grant Program

TEL grant winners Erica Stern (2006) and Helen Mongan-Rallis (2005) discussing their projects at the 2005 exhibit.

Full-time instructors developing a substantial educational technology project:

  • Develop, implement, and evaluate the project.
  • Share related scholarship.
  • Receive significant financial support.
  • Get project development support by attending several meetings and events over a year.

DMC Faculty Fellowship Program

DMC consultants Kurtis Scaletta and J.D. Walker discussing DMC fellow David Levinson's project with him.

Twin Cities faculty and P&A instructors who aspire to teaching excellence and scholarship:

  • Explore technology, learning, and teaching issues in a multidisciplinary learning community.
  • Develop, implement, and evaluate a project focused on teaching and learning in emerging learning environments.
  • Receive funding to support project work.
  • Collaborate on relevant research and present findings to the broader community.
  • Attend regular seminars and additional special events over 18 months.

Staff Members and Teaching Assistants

TA Web Certification Program

Two TA Web Certification Program participants presenting a course site structure flowchart to other program participants.

Teaching assistants (TAs) and staff members:

  • Learn pedagogical and technical skills needed to develop a curriculum enhanced by educational technology and a course Web site.
  • Participate in a blended noncredit or credit course held over a semester.

Educational Technologists Forum

Kurtis Scaletta, ETF co-coordinator, introducing Elena Ivanova and Scott Barnard at an ETF meeting.

Staff members who help instructors with educational technology projects:

  • Meet, mingle, share ideas, and learn about new technologies.
  • Attend bimonthly meetings.

Last modified Monday, 14-Apr-2008 13:50:47 CDT