ENGAGING THE DIGITAL STUDENT INITIATIVE
SUMMER INSTITUTE 2014: JUNE 16-19, 2014
The Summer Institute is a 4-day intensive experience to support faculty in designing high quality
hybrid or online (H/OL) courses, in using a variety of technologies for H/OL classes, and in using
technology to increase student engagement and learning in H/OL and face-to-face (F2F) classes.
We’re delighted that the first two days of the Summer Institute will feature national experts Dr.
Stewart Ross & Ms. Linda Jacoby from “Designing Courses for Significant Learning.” Course
design is the single most important step to take to improve student learning experiences.
Stewart and Linda are brought to us by Cal Poly Pomona’s new Student Success Fee.
Any faculty member is welcome to participate. Two levels of participation are invited:
 Full institute – faculty attend the entire 4-day institute with the committed intention of
transforming a particular class from face-to-face to H/OL, or deeply infusing multiple
technologies into a class, e.g., “flipping” a face-to-face class.
 Course design – faculty attend the first 2 days, focusing on course design. No need to
apply; just register so that we can count you in for materials and meals.
Incentives:
 Full-institute participants – Stipends of $500 for participation in the full 4-day institute
will be available to 30 participants who apply (form attached). The stipend will be
awarded upon completion of the institute. While priority will be given to faculty who
are new to the summer institutes, faculty who have participated previously and have
shared best practices with others in their departments are encouraged to apply.
 Course design participants – Outstanding learning experience in the company of a
diverse group of faculty colleagues! There’s plenty of space, so feel free to register.
Summary Agenda
Designing Integrated Online/Hybrid Courses : Stewart & Linda
June 16
 AM – Integrated Course Design and the taxonomy of significant learning
 PM – Developing learning activities and aligning goals, assessments & activities
June 17
 AM – Organizational & navigational strategies, introductory activities, & syllabus
 PM – Using media and technology, assessment, and next steps
Using Cal Poly Pomona Tools & Technologies: The eLearning Team
June 18
 AM – Blackboard – concurrent sessions for introductory and advanced users
 PM – Adobe Presenter for online lectures and more
June 19
 AM – Camtasia screen capture for creating online lectures and more
 PM – Technology “speed dating” and faculty report outs
ENGAGING THE DIGITAL STUDENT INITIATIVE
SUMMER INSTITUTE 2014
Application for course development stipend
Please email to Victoria Bhavsar (vbhavsar@csupomona.edu) by March 19, 2014. Stipends of up to
$500 ($125 per day) are available for full participation in the EDSI Summer Institute based on the
commitment to transform a course for 2014-2015.
1. Name, department, and contact information:
2. Course to be transformed (number and title):
3. Reason for wanting to transform the course, in terms of increasing student learning (e.g., how might
offering the course in a hybrid format increase learning)? In general, how might you plan to assess
student learning in this course?
4. Plans for sustainability of the transformed course – will the department support you in continuing to
teach the course in this format? How will you share your work with other sections of the course?
5. What do you want to learn from or accomplish at the Summer Institute?
6. Please indicate your experience level with these different Blackboard functions. (Please note that
this is for planning purposes and will not affect your application.)
I can do this
without
hesitation
Create content areas
Place content in content areas with text
editor
Place content in content areas by uploading
Edit text to make it look like I want
Hold office hours or a meeting in real time
Personalize the look of my course
Use grade center to keep grade records
Use grade center to calculate grades
Use built-in rubric and student feedback
functions
Collect and manage student assignments
Create an online test or survey
Have students use content creation tools
such as journals, blogs, or wikis
Have students use interactive tools such as
discussion board
I poke
around, but
I can do it.
This will
take me a
lot of time.
I'm not sure
where to
start.
Don't
know
7. Please indicate your experience level with these eLearning tools. (Please note that this is for
planning purposes and will not affect your application.)
I can do this
without
hesitation
I poke
around, but
I can do it.
This will
take me a
lot of time.
I'm not sure
where to
start.
Don't
know
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Connect Meeting
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign)
Adobe Presenter
Camtasia
iClicker
TurnItIn.com
Other – please write in
8. Please indicate your interest level in these eLearning tools. (Please note that this is for planning
purposes and will not affect your application.)
Would love
to learn
about this
Great, but
not my top
priority
I’d rather
not spend
much time
on this
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Connect Meeting
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign)
Adobe Presenter
Camtasia
iClicker
TurnItIn.com
Other – please write in
9. Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your needs or preferences?
No interest
whatsoever
in this
Don't
know