Data analysis and the process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting the information is important, but only a portion of the process. Because without the data, development of a program is limited at best, but with the data you can determine a program's efficacy and if there is any other value that can be extracted from the data as well.

I like doing observations of veteran instructors with the new instructors.

Bringing real-world experience into courses helps students learn the content and apply the knowledge in practice. Hiring faculty that are current practitioners is valuable to student learners.

There are a great many challenges when fact finding and researching.  They key I gather is take information from every facet and when it doubt do more research.  Furthermore, teaming up creating focus groups helps consider every aspect of the program creation process.

Ive learned that in order to have successful program creation, knowing your demographic challenges and opportunities as well as outreach to businesses and organization is vital in the fact gathering and program developmental stages of a programs creation.

I was surprised about consumer protection agencies overseeing proprietary schools.  I get the protection from predatorial schools and that this exists, but this is education, standards, evidence-based methodology, evaluation, etc. matter!

I am quite interested in being able to go back once classes start to really put some of this into action and see how this social constructivist approach works; it gets my wheels turning about faculty retention to because the high quality, consistent and timely feedback from a positive perspective, with clear expectations up front is definitely something. 

I think the importance of faculty knowing the expectations as an online instructor and also knowing ahead the criteria by which they are evaluated. 

I have learned that I am doing a very good job of focusing on building a core online team with strong industry experience; so far this course has not taught me anything knew but reinforced I am keeping ahead of trends and also focusing on quality instruction, faculty satisfaction, and strategies for faculty retention. 

Keep the interview structured. Limit overselling your organization and allow the candidate to speak 75% of the time. All items I need to better work at.