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Professional Development Survey Results 2008-09. Overview of survey. In October, full time and adjunct faculty were invited (via email link) to fill out the “Five Minute Professional Development Survey” Three categories of questions
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Overview of survey • In October, full time and adjunct faculty were invited (via email link) to fill out the “Five Minute Professional Development Survey” • Three categories of questions • Satisfaction with recent previous professional development experiences • Priorities for future professional development • Library/learning resource desires
Return Rate • Emails were sent to ninety-five faculty • Thirty-two full time • Sixty-three adjunct • Twenty-four surveys were returned (25% return rate) • Eleven full time faculty (34%) • Thirteen adjunct faculty (21%)
Other Professional Development Activities • Clown School • Higher Learning Commission Annual Conference • ASU: Teaching that Promotes Learning • HIM and MT Annual Convention
Recommended Previously Attended Activities • How to Deal With Difficult People (not reported as activity attended) • ASU: Teaching that Promotes Learning • All
Priorities for Future Professional DevelopmentWith number of responses 1 2 3 4
Priorities for Future Professional Development 5. Student retention and completion strategies High school and community outreach Teaching learning skills to students (note-taking, study and test-taking skills) (8) 6. Communication in the workplace (7) 7. Effective use of technology in the classroom (6)
Priorities for Future Professional Development 8. Interdisciplinary teaching Stress management Student advisement Leadership/team-building (4) 9. Meeting needs of students with disabilities Using technology for grading (Scantron, online grade books) Conflict resolution (3)
Other Suggestions • Time management • Setting priorities • Comparing high school student writing with college student writing • Student attendance policies; transition from high school to college r/t attendance; instructor uniformity re: attendance policies
Priorities for Future Professional Development 10. Work-experience, work-based education Ethnic and cultural diversity (2) 11. Classroom management (1)
Learning Resource and Library Desires • Specific Requests • ACM journals • NSTA publications for science faculty • English journal, Forbes, Newsweek, Time • Science-related DVDs, videos • Sentence and paragraph practice on computer (Web licensed site)
Professional Development Committee Alison DeLong Joanna Fulbright David Mitchell Tracie Morris Katie Wilson