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To support instructional excellence, our training program includes a foundational course on utilizing our learning management system (LMS), Falcon Online, complemented by a series of courses dedicated to pedagogical best practices that enhance students' learning experiences.

All training courses are offered fully online and self-paced. Faculty work independently, while also receiving meaningful feedback from a facilitator and opportunities to reflect, revise, and engage with fellow faculty throughout the experience. The courses are intentionally designed to give faculty insight into learning from the student perspective.

Required training for full-time and part-time faculty teaching college-credit courses is based on instructional modality:

  • Face-to-Face: complete Falcon Online Training (FOT).
  • Hybrid: complete FOT and Regular & Substantive Interaction (RSI).
  • Fully Online: complete the Online Faculty Training Series (which includes both FOT and RSI). Further details are provided below.

For a comprehensive overview of expectations and requirements, please refer to the Faculty Guidelines.

   
 

Faculty Training

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Online Faculty Training Series

Faculty members must receive approval from their department chairperson to teach online and be enrolled in the Online Faculty Training Series. This series is designed to support the development of innovative courses, address success gaps between online and face-to-face instruction, and ensure a high-quality, engaging educational experience for students.

  • Faculty members who have previously completed courses of this series are not required to retake those specific modules.
  • Faculty members will receive a one-time payment of $900 upon successful completion of the full training series.

Faculty Training

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  • Falcon Online Training (FOT)
    • Provides basic learning management system instruction.
    • Fully online training (9 hours).
    • All online assignments and assessments for this course must be verified as successful before a certificate of completion will be issued.
    • All faculty are required to complete this course.
  • Regular & Substantive Interaction (RSI)
    • This course defines the federal guidelines for substantive interaction.
    • Demonstrates ways to include regular and substantive interaction using various tools in Falcon Online.
    • All hybrid & online faculty are required to complete this course.
  • Learning Objectives & Alignment (LOA)
    • Learn how to write measurable Module Learning Objectives (MLOs) using Bloom's Taxonomy and ensure the alignment of your course components using the course map template.
    • Fully online training (2 hours).
    • Peer Review Committee members & Course Representatives are required to complete LOA Training.
    • All online faculty are required to complete LOA Training.
  • Digital Media Training (DMT)
    • Create, manage, and distribute quality video content to our students, which meet accessibility requirements.
    • Learn how to use a script template.
    • Designed to show you the tools available to you as a faculty member and how to leverage them in your courses effectively.
    • Fully online training (4 hour).
    • All online faculty are required to complete the Digital Media Training.
  • Universal Design for Learning/Accessibility (UDL/A)
    • Provides a set of principles that will ensure all individuals have equal opportunities to learn.
    • Complete hands-on activities learning and applying universal design principles.
    • Fully online training (7 hours).
    • All online faculty are required to complete Universal Design for Learning/Accessibility Training.
  • Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR)
    • Learn about the underlying principles behind the nationally acclaimed Quality Matters (QM) Rubric and the critical elements of the QM quality assurance process.
    • This training must be completed within a two week time period.
    • Fully online training (20 hour).
    • All online faculty are required to complete the Applying the Quality Matters Rubric.
  • Voluntary Training Participation

    Instructors who are not formally required to complete the training courses but wish to participate in professional development are welcome to do so. Interested instructors should discuss with their chairperson, then email the CITL to request enrollment. Please note that voluntary participants are not eligible to be enrolled in Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (QM), and thus not eligible for the one-time payment of $900.
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CITL@DaytonaState.edu
(386) 506-3485

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