Pimmel, R., & McKenna, A. F., & Fortenberry, N. L., & Yoder, B., & Chavela Guerra, R. C. (2013, June), Faculty Development Using Virtual Communities of Practice  Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. 10.18260/1-2--19608

\bibitem{asee_peer_19608}
  Pimmel, R., \& McKenna, A. F., \& Fortenberry, N. L., \& Yoder, B., \& Chavela Guerra, R. C. (2013, June), \emph{Faculty Development Using Virtual Communities of Practice}
  Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia.
  10.18260/1-2--19608

Russell Pimmel, Ann F. McKenna, Norman L. Fortenberry, Brian Yoder, and Rocio C Chavela Guerra.  "Faculty Development Using Virtual Communities of Practice".  2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2013.  https://sftp.asee.org/19608 Internet.  06 Jul, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_19608}
  Russell Pimmel, Ann F. McKenna, Norman L. Fortenberry, Brian Yoder, and Rocio C Chavela Guerra.
  "Faculty Development Using Virtual Communities of Practice".
  \emph{2013 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2013.
  https://sftp.asee.org/19608 Internet.  06 Jul, 2024

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AB  - An extensive series of national reports has described a continuing need for advancement inengineering education by adopting research-based approaches. The short-term, one-shot, face-to-face faculty workshops will not meet this need because they are inherently flawed and notscalable and so a new faculty professional development model is essential for the success ofthese efforts. This project deals with a critical problem by developing a sustainable, economical,and effective mechanism for helping faculty members understand and implement research-basedinstruction approaches. The approach builds on the existing face-to-face faculty developmentmodels, on the engaging community of practice models, and on the rapidly developing andincreasingly accepted web-based social networking and content management tools. The model,referred to as the virtual community of practice (VCP) model, engages communities of 20 to 30faculty members over two semesters through regularly scheduled Internet-based session as theywork collaboratively to develop the knowledge and skills required for using these newinstructional approaches and to provide the support and encouragement needed to sustain theirimplementation efforts. In the first round, the project is focusing on the introductory engineeringscience courses: electric circuits, mechanics, thermodynamics, digital systems, and chemicalprocesses. Co-leaders for these faculty oriented VCPs are members of another leadership VCPthat is operating to prepare and support them as they guide their course area VCPs.The project’s research and evaluation effort is designed to investigate two issues: (1) theinvolvement and satisfaction of the VCP participants and (2) the relationship between thecharacteristics of the VCPs and the changes in the participants’ instructional activities. Tounderstand the first issue we are using web metrics of participation and embedded surveys tocollect feedback on usefulness of the VCPs. We are collecting and analyzing: meeting agendas,meeting minutes/notes, participant satisfaction surveys, participant/attendee list, and self-reportsurveys assesses faculty changes towards using research-based instructional approaches. Forthe second issue, we are collecting qualitative measures that enable more in-depth exploration ofthe nature of virtual participation, and the potential impact of the VCP on faculty teachingpractices. In order to characterize participation in the VCP, and potential impact on facultyteaching practices, we will collect and analyze course syllabi, before and after participation,entries in journal logs that include faculty reflections on defining learning outcomes, andapproaches to instruction and assessment, course materials including syllabi, and follow-upinterviews with a representative sample of VCP participants.In this study, we are taking a “theory-driven approach” in which we explicate a “theory of change”and investigate how the program contributes to intended or observed outcomes (i.e., what factorssupport and inhibit faculty changing their instructional activities). The theory of change is basedon Rogers’ model for the diffusion on innovations. Rogers’ model includes the five stages: (1)Awareness—Awareness of the innovation, but lacking complete information about it; (2)Interest—Growing interest and information seeking; (3) Evaluation—Decision whether or not totry innovation based on present and future situation; (4) Trial—Making use of the innovation; (5)Adoption—Continued full use of the innovation. The project will start collecting data in the Winter2013 Semester and will have a complete set of data by the end of that semester.
AU  - Russell Pimmel
AU  - Ann F. McKenna
AU  - Norman L. Fortenberry
AU  - Brian Yoder
AU  - Rocio C Chavela Guerra
CY  - Atlanta, Georgia
DA  - 2013/06/23
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Faculty Development Using Virtual Communities of Practice
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DO  - 10.18260/1-2--19608
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