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Ohio Semester Summit . Faculty Workload Session. Presenters:. Bill Rickert, Wright State University Murray Brunton, Central Ohio Technical College John Bryan, University of Cincinnati Roberto Gutierrez, Rhodes State College. Key Elements of Faculty Workload. Teaching
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Ohio Semester Summit Faculty Workload Session
Presenters: • Bill Rickert, Wright State University • Murray Brunton, Central Ohio Technical College • John Bryan, University of Cincinnati • Roberto Gutierrez, Rhodes State College
Key Elements of Faculty Workload • Teaching • Service to the Institution • External Service, Outreach • Professional Development • Office Hours • Research
University Teaching Loads • Varies by University, College, and Department • Most are built on a 12 hour norm per term • 6 – 9 hours teaching plus scholarship and service
Teaching Loads, Service and Research • Aligning Policy and Practice • Focus on Products • Standard Workload includes— • Standard teaching load (6-9 hours a term) • Defined Scholarship Expectations (threshold) • Defined Service Expectations (range) • Variations on the Standard • Accountability, Consistency, Fairness
Workload across Ohio’s Community Colleges • Total days faculty required to be on campus: • Quarter – avg 172.4 • Semester – avg 177.4 • Days faculty required to teach: • Quarter – avg 165.5 • Semester – avg 158.9 • Faculty workload (contact hours) • Quarter – avg 45.2 • Semester – avg 29.6 All semester data based upon 8 colleges (23 total)
Central Ohio Technical College • Faculty Workload Defined Compensation Position Description • Collective Bargaining • Quarter to Semester workload conversion • Questions and Issues
Small group Discussion • 1. How does your institution define faculty load? • 2. What are the determinants? • 3. How will the quarter to semester conversion affect that definition? • 4. Given the perspectives of administrators, faculty, and students: how are these stakeholders going to be affected by the faculty load determination.