Connecting Faculty to Technology Through

Students: A Template

Kem SaichaieJocelyn Benson

Sue Almén-Whittaker

The University of Iowa

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Our Program

Student Instructional Technology Assistant

Scenario

•The confused

•The demanding

•The ideal

•Everything in between...

Pipeline (PMF)

Discovery:Engaging with

Faculty•Faculty or Department meetings

•New faculty

•Partnership with Instructional Services

•Promotional Materials

•Referrals

•Office hours

Discovery:Engaging with

Faculty

•Meet them where they are

Discovery- Initial Consultation

•Provide encouragement

•Proper perspective on role

•Knowledge of technology

•Knowledge of pedagogy

Skills for success:

Discovery: Initial Consultation

•Listen

•Ask questions

•Together, find a solution

Planning:Organization and

Accountability

•Timeline

•Resources

•Milestones

Planning: Memo of Understanding

•Objectives are clear and in writing

•Framework for Implementation phase

•Security for the client

Planning: Begin with the end in

mind

•Equip and empower the client

•Create a culture of innovation

Implementation: Creation

•Faculty & SITAs

•Create Vision

•Training & Comfort Level

•Access to Tech

•SITA Team Effort

Implementation: Ongoing Review

•Meetings

•Keep MOU in Mind

Implementation: Updates

•Status Reports & Milestones

•Resources Used

Closeout

•The Closeout Questionnaire

Results

•Overall, the SITA project management was handled in an appropriate manner.

•88.9% strongly agree

Results •The project was enhanced by the SITAs utilizing

their past working, teaching, research experience.

•87.0% strongly agree

Results

“Besides adaptability, the other main strength is that this SITA and the other SITAs with

whom I've worked all have academic content areas beyond technology so that they know

how to apply technology effectively to university courses.”

•The project was enhanced by the SITAs utilizing their past working, teaching, research experience.

Results

•Using the technology encouraged learning outside the classroom.

•84% agree or strongly agree

“Helped turn theory into practical application.”

Results “The SITA program is irreplaceable. We simply

could not be developing the sort of course content presently in application throughout our department without SITA. I cannot speak highly enough of the remarkable people that serve as

SITA staff...truly the best and the brightest.”

http://its.uiowa.edu/sita/work/survey.shtml

Applying the Template

•Pilot the Program

•Recruitment

•Training

•Service

•Metrics

•Evaluation

Contact Information

SITA@uiowa.edu

http://its.uiowa.edu/sita/

Thank You!