Innovation in Instruction

This site explores instructional innovation resulting from faculty participation in the Faculty Development Institute. These projects provide insight into the range of innovation currently in use at Virginia Tech. Please browse by faculty participant, university department, or subject.

The Faculty Development Institute (FDI) is part of a university wide instructional strategy to invest in faculty and students by guiding faculty exploration of educational technology. The FDI initiative, an integral part of Virginia Tech's restructuring effort, has resulted in a more effective and efficient teaching-learning process for faculty and students. Virginia Tech faculty who have participated in the FDI are incorporating technological innovations into their instruction, using anything from electronic blackboards to listservers.

Many FDI participants began the intensive four-day FDI workshops with little or no experience using computers. Others were "early adopters" who had been previously introduced to multimedia and were eager to discover new applications. Working together, these participants made significant progress and were, in many cases, encouraged to seek outside funding to continue their innovative efforts.

At the end of 1995, half of the university faculty will have taken part in the developmental workshops which cornerstone the Institute.

For Additional Information regarding the Instructional Development Initiative, contact:

J. Thomas Head John F. Moore Director, Media Services Director, Educational Technologies Tom.Head@vt.edu John.Moore@vt.edu

Old Security Building Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0232

Virginia Tech
http://www.edtech.vt.edu/innovations/innovate.html
Last update: August 15, 1995