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The Instructional Design and Technology Roundtable (IDTR)
These sessions are planned by the instructional designers of mediated education and
are supported by CATL and iTAC (the Information and Technology Assistance Center).
Three sessions are planned for each fall semester and four sessions for each spring
semester. The topics are related to issues that will assist faculty when developing
learning environments for both on- and off-campus use. Faculty are notified of the
sessions about two weeks before they are scheduled.
The Electronic Learning and Teaching Exchange (ELATE wiki)
ELATE wiki is a virtual community for those involved in e-learning. It is created
and hosted by a group of administrator, faculty, staff at Kansas State University,
yet this wiki truly belongs to YOU - its users. You are the ones who determine its
content, growth, and success. So anyone interested at teaching and learning in e-learning
is encouraged to make contributions by creating or editing at ELATE wiki.
The Distance Learning Video Gallery
The K-State Distance Learning Video Gallery was developed by Dr. Roger McHaney, 2006-07
Coffman Chair for University Distinguished Teaching Scholars. Dr. McHaney believe
that ongoing programs and practices to promote excellence in distance education have
been excellent but many faculty members, particularly those who are new to distance
teaching, may be time constrained and unable to participate fully. To counter this
situation, he committed to a year-long project of collecting successful distance learning
practices used at K-State and then applied his findings to our own institutional meta-learning
process. Part of the project included the development of teaching resources for those
engaged in distance teaching. The developed material is available on K-State Online
for viewing by faculty and is also available in DVD form for those without connectivity.
The DVDs are available through the Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning.
In general, the material demonstrates distance teaching methods and provides insight
through discussions with distance instructors and other experts. Faculty participants
were selected from across the K-State campus with the help of the Division of Continuing
Education
The Tilford Group
The Tilford Group is a research and development group consisting of interdisciplinary
faculty, administrators, and students who are developing a multicultural curriculum
model to facilitate the total student experience. Since 2006 the Office of the Provost,
with financial support from all academic deans, have funded Tilford Incentive Grants
for tenured and tenure-track faculty and instructors. The goal is to encourage the
infusion and assessment of the Tilford multicultural competencies within the educational
experiences of K-State students. The grants support projects ranging from those in
incubation stages to those with ideas, materials, and analysese ready to be shared
with the academic community. Also each year a group of students are selected to serve
as diversity ambassadors and work with the Tilford Group to promote multicultural
competencies development. The scholars receive a $1,500 stipend for a semester's
commitment.