Strangers No More - We're
Wired, Connected, Talking!
Robert Carlson, Lead Instructor, Chemistry
Ramona Becker, Director, Faculty/Staff Development
Bob Meyer, Adjunct Faculty Coordinator
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
El Dorado, Kansas
Faculty Communication Model
Foundation of Comprehensive Adjunct
Inclusion Programs
Faculty Inclusion Programs
• Comprehensive foundation is ideal
• BCCC provides:
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Adjunct Faculty Coordinator
Peer Consulting (mentoring)
Orientations
Professional Development Plans
• With $200 incentive
– Lead Instructors
Foundation of Comprehensive Adjunct
Inclusion Programs
• BCCC provides:
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Tuition waivers
All-faculty meeting each semester
Faculty Handbook
Teaching Handbook
Recognition programs
Newsletter - Bearly News
Mailbox for all-college mailings, access to
office space, computers, copying, & coffee! (at
most sites)
– BCCC I.D. access to BCCC sports & fine arts
events
Research
• Understand needs of faculty
– current communication status
– department dynamics
• Understand online communication
– software attributes
– facilitation techniques
• Institutional plans and resources
Establish Online Space
• Internet Website
– Institutional Information
• Intranet Website
– Departmental Information
• What is an intranet?
– private, secure space on the web where your group can
easily access and share documents, calendars, and event
information.
– password-protected, meaning you have control over
who has access to your site.
– includes valuable applications, like group calendars,
group documents and group discussions, designed to
help your group communicate and collaborate online.
– allows simple access to the same information no matter
where they are.
• (Intranets.com is excellent intranet space
& it is FREE)
Pilot
Group
Select Pilot Groups
• BCCC began with a small group
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Lead Instructors
Project Leader
CIO
Network Administrator
Dean of Learning Resources
• Two departments carefully chosen
– Must be dedicated to inclusion & techno savvy
Pilot
Dept.
Incentives
Establish Participation
Incentive
• BCCC added online participation to our
Adjunct Professional Development Plan
– Two points per semester can be earned for online
participation, out of 15 needed for the year.
• What would be an incentive for your faculty?
– Opportunity for input on department matters such as
textbook selection discussion
– Collegiality
Training
Online Facilitator Training
• Provide at least
basic training
for online
facilitation
skills.
Training
Provide Training
• Lead instructors as online facilitators
– This would be another workshop
– Model good behavior
• Technical training for faculty
– train on software to be utilized
Pay Attention & Keep Notes
• Ask for feedback
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Regular meetings
Interviews
Surveys
Observation
• Make Modifications
– Add other departments as appropriate
– Scale back or slow down if needed
– Speed up if needed
BCCC Pilot Project
(lst Semester Activity)
• Goals
1.Enhance communication between fulltime and
adjunct faculty
2.Increase comfort level and expertise of faculty
working with portal tools
3.Learn and grow from experience
4.Test technology
BCCC Pilot Project Outcomes
• Outcomes
– Two department discussion boards/Campus
Pipeline
– Online component incentive in PDP
– Experienced faculty
– Understanding of portal software
– Institutional & department information online
– Global email lists
Department Model
• Chemistry Department
http://www.buccc.cc.ks.us/chemistry/bulletinboard.htm
Public page with password protected link
Department Link from Campus Pipeline
Discussion Area
http://pipeline.buccc.cc.ks.us/cp/tn/fs?tn=ssm
Password Protected Chemistry Department Information
http://208.8.32.24/chemistry/carlson/info.htm
Institutional Information
• Faculty Staff Development
http://www.buccc.cc.ks.us/fac_staff_dev/faculty_and_staff_development_main.htm
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Adjunct Faculty
Calendar
Inservices
Mini – grants
Online Resources
Orientations
Professional Development
Recognition
Safety
Task Force
Wellness
Feedback
Institutional Information
• Adjunct Faculty Website
http://www.buccc.cc.ks.us/fac_staff_dev/adjfac_main.htm
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Adjunct Colleagues
Adjunct Directory
Calendar
Faculty Handbook
Inservices
Online Resources
Orientations
Peer Consulting
Professional Development
Recognition
Safety
Task Force
Wellness
Feedback
Data
• Website data
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Previous to December 2000 - no Fac/Staff website
13,999 successful hits as of March 21, 2001
Adjunct Faculty second most requested page
2,761 hits to forms and PDF files
Award Nomination Forms
Years of Service Self-Report Form
Hardcopy Responses
24%
46%
• Email to Adjunct Faculty
– 298 adjunct email addresses in database
– F/S Dev - average of 26/month in 2001
– 31 emails sent in 1999
Online
76%
54%
Data
• Site Directors/Deans Email Survey
Data
• Site Directors/Deans Email Survey
Data
• Site Directors/Deans Email Survey
Practical Tips & Techniques
• Practical Tips And Techniques Used
To Build The Online Communities
Practical Tips & Techniques
• Introductions
– post a topic where people can tell a little bit about
themselves or put in a link to their homepage if they
have one.
• Purpose
– department must decide what they want to accomplish
with the online community. You may find there are
other benefits of community that you had not
anticipated. Link with ideas
http://www.fullcirc.com/community/communitypurpose.htm
Practical Tips & Techniques
• Hosting
– Check out what Howard Rheingold says about hosting at
http://www.rheingold.com/texts/artonlinehost.html
• Glossary of Internet Terms
– http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html
Pocket Dictionary http://www.netlingo.com/pocket.html
Internet 101 – http://www2.famvid.com/i101/terms.html
Practical Tips & Techniques
• Provide help, technical or otherwise
• Trust is important
– “Trust is the essential social lubricant.”
- Cliff Figallo
– http://www.infonortics.com/vc/1998/figallo/figallo.htm
• Lists of emoticons, smileys shortcuts
http://www.netlingo.com/lookup.cfm?term=emoticons
http://www.netlingo.com/smiley.cfm
http://members.aol.com/bearpage/smileys.htm
http://www.chatlist.com/faces.html
Butler County Community
College Pilot Project
• Special thanks and credit to:
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Chemistry and Math Departments
Dr. Jackie Vietti, President
Dr. Leann Ellis,Vice President of Academic Affairs
Dean’s Council
Linda Billingsley, Dean of Learning Resources and Services
Tom Erwin, CIO
Nova Southeastern
University ITDE Doctoral
Brad Vacura, Systems Administrator
Program
Andy Jacques and staff, Webmaster
Nancy White-Full Circle
Larry Friesen, Math Lead Instructor
http://www.fullcirc.com/
Robert Carlson, Sciences Lead Instructor
Mihaela Moussou-Knowise
Elizabeth Luzar, Nursing Instructor
Bob Meyer, Adjunct Faculty Coordinator http://www.knowise.com/
Questions?
Thanks for attending!
Robert Carlson, Lead Instructor, Chemistry
(316) 322-3137 ext. 262
rcarlson@butler.buccc.cc.ks.us
Ramona Becker, Director, Faculty/Staff Development
(316) 322-3282
rbecker@butler.buccc.cc.ks.us
(doctoral student at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Bob Meyer, Adjunct Faculty Coordinator (316) 733-0071
bmeyer@butler.buccc.cc.ks.us
Presentation available at:
http://www.buccc.cc.ks.us/fac_staff_dev/online_resources/presentations/model.htm