Academic Innovation
The Department of Academic Innovation supports faculty & staff through a variety of services, training, and professional development for teaching and learning in all modalities. As education continues to evolve, the department ensures faculty are equipped to meet the needs of diverse learning environments.
Whether students engage in online, hybrid, or traditional classroom settings, they receive the same high-quality education. Academic Innovation continues to drive forward-thinking approaches that enhance the learning experience across the entire college.
Faculty will find a plethora of information in this website about Academic Innovation at DSC. I encourage you to explore what we have to offer.
Erin Arthur, Director of Academic Innovation
Mission
The mission of Academic Innovation is to ensure high-quality student learning through faculty and staff development of innovative teaching and learning practices through comprehensive training, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
New to Teaching Online?
- Distance Learning Faculty GuidelinesDeveloping a quality course takes time especially for a distance education course. To ensure adherence to the College's commitment to excellence certain delivery standards and completion of Falcon Online training are expected for faculty teaching online and hybrid courses. In addition, all distance learning courses require approval from the department chair.
- Distance Learning Adjunct Survival GuideThis guide is designed as a resource to assist adjunct faculty members in their online teaching endeavors and answer many of the questions pertaining to teaching online. This guide is not inclusive of all of the policies and procedures and does not replace the Faculty Guidelines. Note that while every effort is made to provide accurate and current information, the information is subject to change. It is the hope that all adjuncts – whether you are new to online or seasoned or somewhere in between – will find this guide to be a useful resource.
