Creating a supportive culture for online teaching: A case study of a faculty learning community

Authors

Anne Marie Todd, San Jose State UniversityFollow
Mei-Yan Lu Ph.D., San Jose State UniversityFollow
Michael T. Miller, University of Arkansas

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2011

Publication Title

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration

Volume

14

Issue Number

3

First Page

1

Last Page

3

Abstract

This case study describes the creation of a supportive culture for online teaching at a western university that was transitioning to a new learning management system. The case study highlighted the creation of a faculty learning community as one strategy to address the challenge of faculty working through a change process. The faculty learning community provided a space for the development of best practices in teaching, drawing from the pedagogical experiences of teachers from diverse disciplines. The learning community also provided a venue for expanding the technical knowledge level of faculty members with a range of comfort levels with varied technologies.

Comments

Copyright © 2011 The authors. The article originally appeared in the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, volume 14, issue 3, Fall 2011, and may be found at this link.

Recommended Citation

Anne Marie Todd, Mei-Yan Lu Ph.D., and Michael T. Miller. "Creating a supportive culture for online teaching: A case study of a faculty learning community" Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration (2011): 1-3.