Regis University welcomes eLCC

Over thirty members and guests attended the January 23, 2015 eLCC monthly meeting, held at the Regis University Regis Room. Coffee and tea got the morning started in the right direction. 

The meeting began with a professional development session presented by Ling Thompson and Jane Johnson, instructional designers with the department of Instructional Design & Technology at Regis. Ling and Jane presented a behind-the-scenes look at the Passport to Course Development, an online resource for faculty engaged in curriculum design and course development. 

Ling started the session by taking attendees on a walkthrough of the course. Ling also explained the use of a passport theme, where module participants would receive a passport "stamp" (credential) for successful completion of each course section. The Passport course makes significant use of multimedia objects to emphasize each concept.

After Ling's course walkthrough, Jane went into more detail on the design concepts of the workshop. The Passport course was created to assist faculty in becoming more fluent in the use of proper course design concepts. Ling and Jane began the Passport design phase with an audience analysis and ensuring stakeholder involvement. Obtaining faculty buy-in to the course was essential, as was the collaborative approach during course development. The Passport course is currently being revitalized and will be one of the initial offerings in the faculty training badging project, scheduled to begin fall 2015.

The Passport course was awarded the 2011 WCET OutstandingWork Award (WOW) by the WICHE Cooperative in Educational Technologies (WCET). 

“WCET WOW award has been presented to higher education institutions and organizations for exceptionally creative, technology-based solutions to a significant problem or need.”  (WCET press release.)

After the professional development session, Paul, Karen and Kim provided updates on the upcoming eLCC conference, being held April 15-17 at Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge. More detail will be available in the meeting minutes, to be posted on the eLCC website.

Box lunches were then served, providing an ideal time for attendees to catch up with colleagues. The meeting concluded with institutional updates.

A reminder that eLCC members are welcome to attend the Regis University 5^th Annual Learning Technology Fair, being held March 12th from 10-2 in the Claver Hall Mountain View Room. The Fair is a showcase for faculty and staff in the use of learning technologies to promote student learning.  Stop by for a bite to eat, wander through the associated poster session, and stop by the table displays and see how Regis faculty are incorporating learning technologies into their ground-based and online courses. And be sure to stop by the Instructional Design & Technology booth to say hi.