Mission: To achieve the learning outcomes that describe independent, critically thinking and technologically literate learners across content areas:
active
learning
interactive communication
more self-directed,
self-paced learning
computer literacy
integrated with content
access to course
materials and supplemental resources
access to course
information, announcements, news
By strategically targeting areas of the curriculum for development, the university can realize more efficient and effective use of human, physical and financial resources. Communities of scholars and instructional development faculty and staff can form to develop, assess and communicate the results of their activities. Opportunities exist for cost-sharing across parts of the university on strategic activities. Research on teaching and learning can accompany online course development more systematically. New uses of space and technology for experimentation and development of new approaches to teaching and learning can emerge. Outreach to other learning communities can grow strategically as well.
Milestones 96/97: Organized the center; secured funding for first year's activities; appointed first advisory board; awarded first grants for course development in high demand core curriculum areas; developed an Advanced Learning Center (a learning laboratory in mathematics, as the first highly experimental activity); communicated about center activities to internal and external audiences; held seminars on integrating instructional technology in teaching and learning; made first award for online course development.
Milestones 97/98: Courses developed in high demand, core curriculum courses (Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences Initiative, Architecture, Agriculture, Engineering, Forestry, Human Resources and Education); origination classrooms for extended campus learning developed in three more locations for easy access across university; presentation classrooms developed in 13 new locations according to faculty needs.
Milestones 98/99: Development grants extended to include distance learning programs and learning modules.
Milestones 99/00: IDLE modules and ITMA program were completed.
Milestones 00/01:Development grants extended to include MIT distance learning program.
Anne Moore, Tom Head, John Moore and Center advisory board members; members of the Center's rotating board include representatives from the Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning, the department of Teaching and Learning, the Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Graduate Education Program, Distance Learning for CALS and the VCES/VAES, and the Provost's Office.
For further information concerning the CIL, please contact Dr. Anne Moore at 231-7108 or ahmoore@vt.edu. For other assistance, please contact Judy Alford at 231-2309 or jualford@vt.edu.