Faculty Development Institute -2001 Summer Planning Dates
The 2001 Faculty Development Institute is marked by an effort to focus on specific projects during summer workshops. This increased project-orientation is planned for certain FDI workshop Tracks to encourage faculty to undertake course enhancement and transformation based on their specific needs.

There will be a series of spring workshops offered that can serve as a point of departure for a summer projects, as well as ongoing support to assist in successful project completion.

FDI will continue to offer a broad range of computers featuring the latest software and hardware.

Please read this document carefully to understand several new approaches and procedures we will be using. If you have questions not answered here, or would like to make suggestions, please contact John Moore, Director of Educational Technologies (jmoore1@vt.edu).

Tentative FDI Planning Dates and related activity (indicated under date)

November 2000: College visits and Focus group meetings
Information session and Q&A about FDI.

November 2000: Northern Virginia Center Focus Group Videoconference

December 6, 2000
Colleges submit Excel spreadsheet file to FDI containing faculty names, computer choices and workshop Track preferences

December 18, 2000
FDI notifies each participant by e-mail of their preliminary workshop assignment, suggested spring mini-series of workshops related to each summer Track and indicating URL for online survey.

January 15-22, 2001: Information sessions first round

January 22 - March 2, 2001
Spring workshops take place, with several mini-series for specific FDI summer tracks.

February 14, 2001
FDI sends summer track e-mail reminder of summer workshop assignment and scheduled second round focus group meeting. Indicate that schedule changes made via College Dean’s office.

March 19-26, 2001: Second round
Focus group meetings: Time and location to be announced via e-mail to Track participants.

April 6, 2001
Deadline to request changes in either workshop track or date.

April 9, 2001
Workshop dates and participant rolls "locked down" confirmation notices e-mailed to faculty.

April 30, 2001
Computer deliveries to faculty offices begin.

May 14, 2001
FDI Summer workshops begin

Summer FDI Workshop Schedule
Workshops will be offered mid-May until mid-July. Pre-determined summer schedule posted on FDI web site. Workshops for incoming new faculty will be held August 14-16.

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Contacts: John Moore, Director of Educational Technologies
Ed McPherson, Training and Development Coordinator
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