In workshop format, this session will proceed in stages from explanation and demonstration to active audience participation in creative exercises. We will begin with a simple introduction to pre-made virtual tours, encouraging attendees to visit and explore the sites as I am discussing them. Then, using audience input, we will visit both natural sites and reconstructed monuments in Google Earth and demonstrate the basics of creating a simple virtual tour. Utilizing screenshots and screen capture software, we will create our own virtual tour integrating the resources above along with homemade video or still images. The virtual tour is completed by adding voiceover narration, captions and animations to the tour. We then conclude with a discussion of how audience members could use virtual tours in their own classes.

One of the challenges for an evaluator can be decision fatigue. A large number of options in the evaluation process can contribute to decision fatigue, and, accordingly, the evaluator may not consider all of the options that are available. This could negatively impact the review. The research explores the effect of external factors such as decision fatigue and Quality Matters™ recognition of course design on instructor evaluations and addresses possible solutions.

The presenters include two online instructor evaluators for a private, nonprofit university and have extensive experience in faculty evaluation. The third presenter is a faculty member at a state university and has extensive experience in faculty and clinical evaluations.