Faculty Development Institute - 2002 Summer Planning Dates

The 2002 Faculty Development Institute is marked by an effort to shift toward delivery of FDI training on a year-round basis with less emphasis on summer workshops. This increased year-round delivery is based on a combination of self-paced asynchronous titles and online delivery of specific FDI content. Faculty are encouraged to pursue individualized training to meet their specific needs.

There will be a series of informational sessions offered that can assist faculty in creating an individualized training plan utilizing both Element K and FDI workshops, as well as year-round New Media Center 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

October 2001: College Deans notified of seat allocation and program objectives summer 2002

Information session and Q&A about FDI.

November 2001: Northern Virginia Center Focus Group Videoconference (tentatively 11-16/18)

December 13, 2001

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

December 18, 2001{Reserve right to alter summer schedule based on enrollment data}

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 21-25, 2002: Information sessions first round 3060 Torgersen

January 28 - March 1, 2002

Spring workshops take place, with several mini-series for specific FDI summer tracks.

February 15, 2002 {major revision}

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 18-22, 2002: Second round Focus Groups canceled {Revised objective}

Desktop Computing sessions for FDI Spring Tracks (E1, E2, H1, K1, K2):
Dates, time and location announced via e-mail to specific Track participants.

April 5, 2002

Deadline to request changes in either workshop track or date.

April 9, 2002

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

April 29, 2002

Computer deliveries to faculty offices begin.

May 13, 2002

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 in August.