A Message from
Lisa Ciardulli
S
o much great news to report this term.
As you may be able to tell by our inspired
cover this issue, there has been a big
focus on online learning at Santa Fe recently.
Ninety-six faculty and staff members have
completed the Applying the Quality Matters Rubric
(APPQMR) course, including six department
chairs and directors. For those of you who teach
online and haven’t participated in this wonderful
training opportunity yet, you’ll find out more about
how it can make a difference with your online
classes by reading The Faculty Perspective article
by Brett Holbrook. You can also learn more about
the Certificate of Online Teaching and Learning
program by reading the Faculty Showcase article
by Ritsa Mallous.
We are also very excited about hiring our
third instructional designer, Andrew “Andy”
Sheppard, a seasoned instructional designer with
many years of experience.
There is a lot in store for you in this issue
and I hope you enjoy reading about your
colleagues, about new and interesting uses of
technology, and about what’s happening in
educational technology at Santa Fe!
If you have a suggestion or idea for an article
in a future edition of the Teachology, please let me
know.
Lisa Ciardulli
Assistant Vice President
Center for Academic Technologies