How can we prepare our staff to deal with multicultural students, with different currency, and difference in time and skills?

I am on a mission the ‘Build the Bench” on my campus. It has been a challenge recruiting candidates. I find that hiring the right staff, in the long term is more beneficial for students and the team. What experiences can you share that will aid in building the bench?

I sometimes run into the problem of needing to replace someoe on short notice - not often, probably less than once a year. How have other people kept possible applicants "in the pipeline" for a long period of time?

How might a specific number of required actions per week (e.g., number of posts in a discussion forum, expected number of hours in the LMS, required number of emails to students, required number of phone calls, etc.) possibly not be an appropriate measure from one course to another, or even from one week to another week within the same course in order to determine instructional quality?

Discuss why focusing on predictive indicators of positive outcomes is much more likely to provide insights for improvement of online instruction than using lagging indicators that focus on negative results. (Predictive indicators - data demonstrated though regression analysis indicating activities to be accomplished (by individual students) to contribute to higher student performance. Lagging indicators - data demonstrated through correlations to possibly have contributed to documented lower student performance.)

Identify your preferred order of importance of the four categories of instructor credentials for assigning classes and provide rationale for your prioritization. a. Teaching experience b. Level of education c. On-the-job experience d. Industry licenses and/or certifications

Identify which of the two following clichés best describes your approach to details concerning online faculty management and explain your preference: "Don't sweat the small stuff" or "The difference between mediocre and magnificent is in the details."

What are some of the most important components of setting correct expectations for online faculty as they begin teaching for a postsecondary-level institution?

This module provides an example of a four-phase approach for online instructor orientation. Describe your orientation experience and how it compared/contrasted with the model presented. Do you have any ways you would improve the four-phase approach?

What are some advantages and disadvantages of an institution creating 'preferred credentials' and seeking to hire online faculty with credentials above the required standards?

What are some best practices you have used (or would use) to maximize the electronic networking tools available on the Web in locating high quality online faculty?

What are the training needs for online delivery of courses and programs at your institution? Discuss how those needs were defined and who is responsible for implementing them.

What are the marketing needs for online delivery of courses and programs at your institution? Discuss how those needs were defined and who is responsible for implementing them.

How will the course management system be (or has been) selected at your institution?

What do you consider to be the two most important selection criteria for choosing a course management system at your institution?

How do you create online program polices at your institution and who is responsible for implementing them?

What are some of the new policies regarding online delivery of courses and programs at your institution?

Do the characteristics of the student population influence the reasons for or against online delivery?

What are the important reasons for embarking on online delivery of courses and programs at your institution?

Two factors: Ease and flow. Cost. You should add Moodle to LMS possibilties. Dr. L