Tech & Distance Ed Committee Meeting – December 4, 2024

Attendees

Alisa Hanson, Bojan Lazarevic, Domenic Durante, and Katy Chapman

Excused

Justin Ortagus

Agenda

  • Approval of agenda (Alisa move, Katy second)
  • Selection of today’s Secretary (Katy – will type the minutes for this meeting)
  • Approval of November 6th, 2024 Minutes (Alisa move, Katy second)

PD for Adjuncts and TAs

Presenters, topics, time/date, format, advertisement, logistic support, shared space, follow up activities – online teaching pedagogy.

  • 3 times per year – fall, spring, and summer semesters – at the beginning of the semesters
  • 1 hour per session

Online Adjuncts and TAs: Wednesday, January 8th, 5:00-7:00PM Eastern

  • Open house with T&D committee members – via Zoom
  • Must watch training for online instructors before attending this Zoom session
  • Send names and contact information for Adjuncts and TAs to Domenic by the end of December 2024 – Domenic will send out a calendar invitation for this event

Monday, February 3rd, 5:00-6:00PM

  • Follow-up session once instructors have started teaching
  • Open “office hours” kind of session where adjuncts/TAs could come to ask questions

ETC Training

ETC offers a training for online instructors – through faculty resources – new instructor training – ETC website: https://education.ufl.edu/helpdesk/faculty-resources/instructor-training/#/

Quality Matters + UF Markers of Excellence: Next Steps?

  • Tabled item until next meeting – need Domenic feedback
  • Need to collect information for UG program coordinators and reach out to them to support them – Bojan will communicate this with Domenic

Other Business

Scheduling Meetings Moving Forward

Next meeting: Wednesday, January 15th at 1:00PM Eastern

Adjournment