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The
2009 Faculty Development Institute program offers Virginia
Tech faculty numerous Workshop Tracks and computer choices.
This year, FDI workshops are again scheduled both spring and
summer. Please note several program and procedural changes
listed below.
Selection of faculty participants and registration is managed
through the colleges and departments. Registration Deadline
for Spring and Summer tracks is January 9, 2009.
Within a week of the registration deadline, FDI will notify
each participant by e-mail of their final workshop assignment.
It is at that time, we will need to cancel workshops with
insufficient enrollment. If you are taking advantage of the
online instruction offerings, please feel free to begin immediately
utilizing FDI Online Tutorials.
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 fdi@vt.edu
FDI
Program Notes:
- Spring Alternative Workshops:
In addition to the traditional three-day summer workshops,
this year we are continuing the Spring Alternative Workshops.
These are similar in content to the summer tracks, but are
conducted in four to seven two-hour blocks between early-February
and late-March. The Spring Alternative is offered primarily
to serve those faculty whose research, teaching, or travel
plans preclude FDI participation during the summer.
- Independent
Study / Project Development Track:
If you find it difficult to find a track with content that
suits your individual needs, you may consider this option.
This track allows faculty to develop their own plan of study
and, along with FDI, pursue alternate resources for learning.
- Software
installation and computer delivery options:
In
recognition of many requests for self-installation and configuration
of software, and to expedite early spring delivery of computers
to faculty (starting early April 2009), FDI is no longer
routinely pre-installing software on computers. Instead,
CD-ROMs are provided for all FDI software (see list below)
so that faculty, or their departmental support person, can
install the software in a manner that best suits their personal
preferences.
Those faculty who would prefer someone else install the
software should first ask for assistance from their departmental
technical support staff. If not feasible, they can request
that their computer arrive with software installed by FDI.
This option must be selected during the FDI registration
process in December. Please note that selecting the pre-installed
software option means your computer will not be delivered
until mid-May or later.
- Northern
Virginia faculty:
Faculty
based in Northern Virginia must be included by their respective
colleges in the standard FDI registration process. The quotas
established for each college include the Northern Virginia
faculty. There is no longer be a separate registration process,
or a separate quota, for Northern Virginia faculty. Northern
Virginia faculty may elect to either attend summer workshops
in Blacksburg or participate in the Track planned
for the Northern Virginia Campus. Track I
will be conducted at the Northern Virginia Center. Track I will be
in early fall (September 14-16, 2009).
Tentative
FDI Planning Dates
November 2008: College Deans notified of seat allocation
and program objectives for summer 2009.
FDI provides seat allocations to College Deans. FDI will post
web pages for spring and summer schedules and course descriptions
to enable faculty to make informed decisions.
December 1, 2008: Deadline for College Deans to submit
participant information to FDI
College Deans submit a list of their participants (with PIDs)
to FDI for faculty registration. Questions can be addressed
to FDI@vt.edu.
January 9, 2009: Deadline for Participating Faculty to Complete
Selections
All participating faculty selections are complete
January 16, 2009 {Reserve right to alter summer schedule
based on enrollment data}
FDI begins to notify each participant by e-mail of their final
workshop assignment. Workshops with low attendance will be
cancelled and those participants will be asked to select a
second choice.
February 2, 2009: Spring Tracks Begin:
Spring Short Courses and Spring Alternative Tracks begin.
April
30, 2009: Spring
Tracks Completed
Spring
Short Courses and Spring Alternative Tracks are complete.
Early April, 2009: "Option 1" Computer Deliveries
Begin
Computer deliveries to faculty offices begin. (The exact delivery
schedule is based on availability from the manufacturer.)
May 19, 2009: Summer Tracks Begin
FDI Summer workshops begin.
Summer FDI Workshop Track Schedule
Workshops will be offered mid-May until late-July. Pre-determined
summer schedule posted on FDI web site http://www.fdi.vt.edu/summer/2009/.
August 18-19, 2009: New Faculty Track
Track A1 workshops for incoming new faculty.
September 14-16, 2009: Final Northern Virginia Center Track
Track I1 is the track for Northern Virginia Center faculty that will be held
in Falls Church.
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