Vice Provost for Distributed Education & Instructional Technology

eLearning Support for Faculty and Academic Units


Faculty and Collegiate Engagement for eLearning
[Service key: S=Self-service resources; C=Consultation/referral; T=Training; P=Program promotion; PM=Project management]

    • Quality Matters learning quality improvement - T: Nationally recognized Quality Matters peer review faculty development program for online courses at the U of M. Contact DEIT for information on workshop schedule.
    • Learning (Mostly) Online faculty development workshop - T: Workshop provides skills in online and blended learning through a nine-month, team-based faculty development program.
    • Licensed reusable course content - S/C: Access for U of M faculty to course materials and learning objects from the National Repository of Online Courses that can be reused in their courses.
    • Addressing eLearning policies and barriers - C: Working with U of M partners to improve listing and reporting online offerings; multi-campus online enrollment process; and academic policies to support online learning.
    • Strategic content development - PM: Supporting development of a limited number of strategically important classes that provide core curriculum for online programs or help relieve "bottlenecks" in resident instruction.
    • Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Grant - PM: Technological support for the educational components of the University of Minnesota NIH grant (under review).
    • eTextbook pilot - P/M: Collaboration with other R1 universities to explore the use of eTextbooks during spring semester 2012.