Exploring and Removing Faculty Barriers to Developing Online Courses

This session will present results from a survey conducted at a small Midwestern university that was designed to measure institutional barriers that prevent faculty from developing online courses and the steps taken to assist faculty in removing those barriers. The results of this survey were used to create a stipend incentive program for faculty that includes a required six-week hybrid course. The face-to-face sessions of this course were used to give the faculty hands-on technology training. Attendees will learn about the structure of the course, lessons learned, and tips for structuring a similar program on their campuses.