FLC Facilitator: David Wicks

Your Institution: Seattle Pacific University

Name of your supporting Teaching and Learning Center: ITS, CSFD, CIS

Planned FLC Name: Adventures in Online Learning (Topic-based)

Problem: Need for more flexible learning options, increased use of learner-centered technology, PD for faculty teaching online

FLC Goals & Possible Objectives: Assess LMS, Research Alternatives, Review Literature, Create online courses, Develop PD for future faculty

Curriculum: Community of Inquiry Framework

Affiliates: Experts on monthly Adobe Connect Webinars, Students on monthly Google Hangouts

Public Relations: Participants strategically selected by Deans


Financial Considerations: $16K budget. Participants receive iPad minis, present paper at conference for completion of team charter.

Community Building: 1 Day retreat in August, iPads, attend conference together

Assessment: Community of Inquiry Survey, Peer-reviewed course report, LMS usage survey


Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: E-Learning in the 21st Century (Garrison, 2011), International Conference on Online Learning, Orlando, 2014, Online Learning PD Plan, Peer Review process