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Friday, March 21, 2003
Assessing University Distance Education Faculty Training and Development Programs - Tracy Irani, Ricky Telg, Journal of Distance Education
Abstract: The case for the necessity of distance education faculty training and development is well established, but research that addresses what such programs should look like—as well as what are the key opportunities and constraints—is limited. Given the above, a survey of training and development specialists representing 14 landgrant institutions was conducted in order to explore how universities with active agricultural distance education programs are conducting distance education training and development programs for their faculty. Results indicated that training programs in most institutions were voluntary, consisting of a combination of formal, informal, and self-paced programs and short classes or programs offered at various times over many weeks. Respondents also indicated that although their universities have a distance education coordinator and/or training center, the coordinator and center do not coordinate training across the campus. Individual units and colleges conduct their own training programs. Respondents in this study called on their universities to develop a “strategic plan for distance education” by increasing production staff, improving training facilities, and providing faculty with more assistance and incentives. They also believed that training should be better coordinated to provide faculty with more exposure to distance education teaching methods.
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