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eLearning/Library: Faculty and Students

Partnerships in Faculty Professional Development

Abstract Training new online instructors requires teaching technical skills such as using a learning management system (LMS). But, there is also the need to examine best practices in pedagogical topics such as learning styles, academic integrity and authentic assessment. NJIT has developed an intensive 3-day eLearning institute for its faculty. As part of the collaborative faculty development efforts of NJEDge.Net, Mercer County Community College was able to participate in NJIT’s institute and then adapt this training model to the special needs of its own campus community. This session will look at effective ways to use training adaptations at other universities, community colleges and in K-12 districts.

The Student’s Dilemma: Developing the Prisoner’s Dilemma Learning Object for the Classroom

The Prisoner’s Dilemma is a game in which students are posed with a problem that requires them to make ethically-based rational decisions in the conditions of an algorithm. We have developed a learning object that is unique compared to other prisoner’s dilemma game simulations in its integration of rich media and assessment components, and in the linking of strategies of game theory to real-world scenarios. Moreover, a two-person version of the game was developed for student-to-student interaction. The game was created with the input of two humanities faculty and MERLOT Fellows along with two instructional designers and a programmer.

Biography: Kenneth Ronkowitz

Ken Ronkowitz is the Manager of the Instructional Resource Center at NJIT which is the university center for course design and the support of faculty with technology. The IRC guides the creation of the over 200 eLearning courses for credit, non-credit, government and corporate clients that are offered each year. Ken came to higher education after 25 years of teaching in secondary schools and in involved in the NJEDge K-20 Initiative and Collaboartive faculty Development Initiative. He has presented at many conferences including Educause, the League for Innovation, NJECC, EMANJ and SLOAN and is the recipient of the Outstanding Educator Award from the Johns Hopkins Institute for the Advancement of Youth.

Biography: Debbie Kell

Debbie Kell is an Associate Professor and Faculty Assistant to the Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Mercer County Community College. She has presented at numerous regional and national conferences such as the League for Innovation and the National Institute of Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD). She is responsible for much of the faculty professional development related to teaching and learning, as well as integration of classroom technology. Debbie serves as principal trainer to faculty learning to useWebCT. She received the Distinguished Teaching Award in 2003 and the NISOD (National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development) Excellence Award in 2004.

Biography: Andrew Tatusko

Andrew Tatusko, M.Div., Th.M. A graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary in 1999 (M. Div.) and in 2000 (Th.M.), Andrew (Drew) Tatusko worked as a Research Assistant to the Dean of Continuing Education at Princeton primarily with publicity and technology troubleshooting and training. His research at Princeton focused on the relationship of postmodernism and the philosophy of Christian education. Before coming to Seton Hall Drew worked with several Christian education programs and youth ministry programs at churches in Pennsylvania. He has given seminars on technology, education, and theology; has taught numerous courses for churches and as adjunct faculty; and continues to do research and publish articles on postmodernism, education, and theology. He is currently pursuing the PhD. in Higher Education Administration at Seton Hall.

Biography: Keith Adams

Keith Adams, M.F.A., M.A. Coming from New York University in June of 2004, Keith joined Seton Hall and the TLTC. In his most recent role as Associate Director of the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning at The NYU Stern School of Business, and as an Instructional Technology Specialist in NYU's Faculty Technology Center, Keith worked to facilitate an environment where faculty were able to explore the potential of new media from a pedagogical and collaborative viewpoint. The integration of new technologies into existing curricula, in the service of more effective teaching methods represents one of the most significant areas of Keith's work and reflects his commitment to the advancement of teaching and learning in higher education. A graduate of Rutgers, Mason Gross School of the Arts (M.F.A., Photography and Digital Media) and NYU (M.A., Humanities and Art Education), Keith has taught courses as an Adjunct Instructor, in Digital Media, Photography and Design at NYU and a number of other schools in New York and NJ.

Biography: Stephen M. O'Brien

Stephen O'Brien is a Digital Media Specialist at the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center at Seton Hall University.