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Center for Instructional Development

I.   Unit Mission Statement

II.  Statement of Long-Range Goals (3-5 years)

III. Statement of Objectives for FY 2005/06

I.       Unit Mission Statement

The Center for Instructional Development is established to support faculty – particularly by assisting them to develop technology skills, which enrich and enhance learning. The Center strives to promote quality instruction, to explore innovations in instructional technology, and to foster collaboration between campus units.

II.       Statement of Long-Range Goals (3-5 years)

1)       LRG#1 - Train and support faculty in the use of software and multimedia equipment for instruction.

Relationship to Strategic Planning Themes - This goal directly relates to the provision of technology-based support services for faculty (SPT#6), which impacts the quality of instruction (SPT#3). 

Strategy - This goal will be accomplished by conducting skill-building workshops, posting workshop handouts online, providing one-on-one assistance, converting basic skill workshops to online training courses, and providing access to Student Technology Assistants.

Time Horizon – ongoing since Fall 1998

Evaluation – workshop/faculty lab evaluation forms; departmental feedback; lab usage stats; STA usage stats

2)       LRG#2 - Promote pedagogically sound application of technology tools and adherence to principles of effective instructional design.

Relationship to Strategic Planning Themes – This goal will increase faculty awareness and application of instructional design principles, which should improve the quality of instruction (SPT#3). In addition, this goal will promote the effective use of technology tools for instruction, which should also enhance learning and teaching (SPT#6)

Strategy – This goal will be accomplished by sponsoring the Course Enhancement Seminar Series (CESS) each Fall, by conducting workshops and brownbag lunches focused on effective online teaching strategies, by maintaining a collection of instructional development resources, and by assigning Project Teams to assist faculty in online course development.

Time Horizon – ongoing, beginning Fall 2001

Evaluation – CESS evaluation forms; CESS research project findings; workshop/brownbag lunch stats; resource utilization stats; course evaluations (courses developed by Project Teams)

3)       LRG#3 – Expand services to include more traditional faculty development support (e.g., course development, teaching strategies, adjunct faculty training, new faculty orientation, publishing, retention, etc.).

Relationship to Strategic Planning Themes – This goal will increase faculty awareness of effective teaching strategies, which should improve the quality of instruction (SPT#3).

Strategy – This goal will be accomplished by: 1) offering workshops, seminars, and focus groups taught by Clayton State University faculty/staff, 2) hiring external consultants to facilitate workshops and seminars, 3) maintaining a collection of instructional development resources, and 3) developing online and distributed resources (semester newsletters, teaching strategy database, conference database).

Time Horizon – ongoing, beginning Fall 2003

Evaluation – workshop evaluations; participation stats; resource utilization stats; faculty evaluations; course grades

4)       LRG#4 - Assess the effectiveness of the use of technology tools for instruction

Relationship to Strategic Planning Themes – This goal is based on the need to evaluate the effectiveness of technology tools used for instruction.  Disseminating the evaluation results and providing commensurate faculty training/support will improve the quality of instruction (SPT#3) and will increase the effective use of technology (SPT#6).

Strategy – This goal will be accomplished by providing faculty training on conducting classroom research (CESS Seminar 8). CID will provide a Scholarship of Teaching Mentor to assist faculty with classroom research projects. In addition, CID will either develop a local campus technology effectiveness instrument or subscribe to the nationally-normed FLASHLIGHT Project. Faculty training/support will be modified based on the findings.

Time Horizon – teach CESS Seminar 8 – beginning Fall ’01; provide Scholarship of Teaching Mentor – FY 03 or 04 (dependent on funding); develop Technology Effectiveness Instrument – FY 03-04

Evaluation – CESS classroom research projects; Scholarship of Teaching Mentor usage stats; Technology Effectiveness findings

5)       LRG#5 - Explore, evaluate, and promote emerging instructional technologies

Relationship to Strategic Planning Themes – This goal will enable Clayton State University to remain a leader in the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning by providing systematic review and evaluation of emerging instructional technologies (SPT#6).

Strategy – This goal will be accomplished by allocating funds for CID staff to attend state and national training conferences; by allocating funds to purchase emerging software, equipment, and hardware under consideration; by collaborating with CTS; by making software/hardware recommendations to the Provost; and by subscribing to and participating in organizations dedicated to educational technologies.

Time Horizon – ongoing

Evaluation – instructional technology effectiveness studies; implementation stats; conference summaries

6)       LRG#6 - Pursue opportunities for external funding

Relationship to Strategic Planning Themes – This goal addresses the need to acquire additional revenues and resources to support the mission of the Center for Instructional Development, which will impact the financial stability of the University (SPT#2).

Strategy – This goal will be accomplished by researching and applying for grant funding, by charging for faculty and staff development courses taught to non-Clayton State University employees, and by soliciting contributions to the Clayton State University Foundation.

Time Horizon – grant applications – beginning FY 03; summer faculty/staff development courses – beginning Summer 2002; Clayton State University Foundation donations - ongoing

Evaluation – amount of external funds received

7)       LRG#7 - Foster collaborative relationships with other campus support units, both locally and within the University System of Georgia

Relationship to Strategic Planning Themes – This goal focuses on the need for collaboration among campus and USG technology support units (SPT#6), and it indirectly impacts the University’s image (SPT#5) by conveying a positive, collaborative attitude to other institutions.

Strategy – This goal will be accomplished through service on the Clayton State University Instructional Development Coordinating Committee, regular formal and informal communication with campus support units, willingness to host visits from off-campus faculty development personnel, sharing locally-developed training materials with Clayton State University campus units and other institutions, participation in the USG Vista Migration Consortium; and participation in USG faculty development meetings and listservs.

Time Horizon – ongoing

Evaluation – success of joint projects; level of cooperation among units; feedback from other institutions

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