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Connecting and Supporting New Part-Time Faculty Workshop

Connecting and Supporting New Part-Time Faculty Workshop. Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning – CETL Oakland University Tuesday , August 26, 2014. Welcome and Introductions. Agenda. Challenges and Advantages of Part-Time Teaching Learning + Engagement + Student Success

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Connecting and Supporting New Part-Time Faculty Workshop

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  1. Connecting and Supporting New Part-Time Faculty Workshop Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning – CETL Oakland University Tuesday, August 26, 2014

  2. Welcome and Introductions

  3. Agenda Challenges and Advantages of Part-Time Teaching Learning + Engagement + Student Success Who Are Our Students, and How Do They Learn? Judy Ableser – CETL Interim Dean of Students– Nancy Schmitz Faculty Support Library, e-Learning, Instructional Technology

  4. Agenda Registrar: Learning the Ropes Paul Battle – Associate Registrar The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Judy Ableser – CETL Emergency Preparedness Chief Mark Gordon, OUPD

  5. New Faculty Handbook

  6. LESS TEACHING = MORE LEARNING What does this mean? Do you agree? Why or why not?

  7. Teaching • input • what we do • content – the “what” • pedagogy- the “how” Learning • output • what students do • cannot actually “see” learning, an internal process • we assess and measure some observable behavior or performance

  8. Planning Your First Semester Prepare prior to beginning of semester • Syllabus Template • Organization, Planning and Clarity • Learning Outcomes • Assignments and Marking Schemes • Tentative Schedule • Readings • Lesson Planning See Faculty Handbook checklist and template.

  9. First Day • Set the Tone • Welcoming and Respect of Adult Learners • High Standards and Value Learning • Ice Breakers • Learning and Behavioral Expectations • List Agenda and Learning Outcomes for Session • SyllabusReview • Review Behavioral Expectations • Active Learning Activity

  10. Activity • 5-Minute Discussion: • Planning Your First Semester • Syllabus • Tips for the First Day

  11. Discussion: Advantages and Challenges for Part-Time Instructors

  12. Who Are Our Students? “We need to respectfully remember that our students are not like we are as academics or who we were as students…we are ‘academic geeks’ who focus on one academic area, love to read, research and study this…most students here are not going to become academics and we need to remember this.”

  13. Today’s Students • Have grown up with technology • Have grown up with incredible access to information • Have grown up in a culture that values questioning, informality • Have spent the past number of years with a major economic recession

  14. Oakland University Students • Traditional, young, transitioning from high school into college life, and need support through that transition or • Non-traditional, mature, and need to be respected as adult learners • They have busy full lives • May commute far distances • Pressures of doing well • Stress • Disabilities or Emotional Problems • Work • Family • Financial demands • Personal Demands

  15. What Is Our Responsibility? • Support their learning and engage them in the learning process • Refer them to services so they can get the support they need

  16. Student Support Services Nancy Schmitz, Interim Dean of Students • First Year Advising • Disability Support Services • Counseling Center • Tutoring Center • Writing Center • Veterans Services

  17. Faculty Support Services • Library, Dominique Daniel • e-Learning and Instructional Support, Shaun Moore and Nic Bongers • Classroom Support and Instructional Technology Services, Shaun Moore

  18. Break

  19. Registrar: Learning the Ropes Paul Battle, Assistant Registrar

  20. CETL Mission 1) To support faculty efforts to improve teaching by creating learning environments in which our diverse student body achieves maximal learning potential. 2) To promote a culture throughout the university that values and rewards effective teaching, and respects and supports individual differences among learners. CETL offers the following supports and services: • Faculty Development • Resources • Promoting teaching and learning

  21. CETL 2014 Fall Handbook

  22. CETL www.oakland.edu/cetl 200 Suites of Elliot Hall • Judy Ableser, Director ableser@oakland.edu, 248-370-2455 • Suzanne Flattery, Assistant flattery@oakland.edu, 248-370-2466 • Christina Moore, Media Manager cmamoore@oakland.edu, 248-270-2499

  23. CETL Website, www.oakland.edu/cetl

  24. CETL Handbook

  25. Consultations • Support, guidance, assistance, mentoring and coaching • to faculty on a 1:1 basis. • Judy Ableser: 248-370-2455 or ableser@oakland.edu • Developing your syllabus • Developing your assignments • Creating rubrics or marking schemes • Enhancing active learning and innovations in the classroom • Classroom observations with feedback • Program and curriculum development • Supporting the tenure process • Time management

  26. Workshops: September and October

  27. Workshops: November and December

  28. Nuts & Bolts Workshops

  29. Coffee & Conversation

  30. Faculty Development Institutes • A sustained program which runs throughout an academic year and focuses on developing a teaching strategy or approach. • The cohort (10-15 members) meets approximately once a month with a coach/mentor. Times and dates will be decided by group members. • Provides an opportunity to learn new skills and strategies and then have time to develop, implement, reflect and revise them throughout the year

  31. MENTORING FOR EMERGING FACULTY • mentor Judith Ableser-CETL Director • Introduction and Orientation Session: Tues. Sept. 9- 12:00-1:30 pm • A program aimed at new/nearly new/early career faculty • Provides mentorship and support • Offers a networking group • Offers an opportunity to extend, practice and reinforce skills and knowledge from the Nuts and Bolts of Teaching Workshops See handbook flyer.

  32. HIGH IMPACT PRACTICES • mentor Byungwon Woo, CETL Faculty Fellow, Assistant Professor of Political Science • Introduction and Orientation Session: Wed. Sept. 10 - 12:00-1:30 pm • Explore teaching for lasting learning experiences for students • Plan an implement these high impact practices • Receive feedback on these practices See handbook flyer.

  33. Weekly Teaching Tips oakland.edu/teachingtips

  34. Virtual Faculty Development

  35. Join us for the Lilly Conference October 16-19, 2014 Park Place Hotel in downtown Traverse City National Teaching and Learning Conference

  36. Getting to Know Faculty Form • Contact Information • Teaching Experience • Service Interest • Update Notification See handbook form.

  37. Emergency Preparedness Chief Mark Gordon Oakland University Police Department

  38. Wrap-Up and Debrief • Leave the CETL Getting to Know You Form • Look out for a Feedback Survey

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