Faculty Development

Faculty Development Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research Director of Faculty Development and Assessment Programs Monica A. Devanas, Ph.D.

Assessment and Development of Faculty • Important for Institution Good quality evaluation fosters good quality faculty • Clear Expectations for Role of Faculty Teaching Research/scholarship/creativity activity Service to department, program, school, community • Support for improvement in all areas

Support for Teaching • Consultations: course design, teaching strategies • Workshops: themes, large classes, active learning • Seminars: clickers, testing, cheating, MOOCs • Conferences: Teaching Topics, Technology • Book Discussions: Academically Adrift • Faculty Learning Communities: reform STEM

Syllabus or Enhanced Course Description • Course Learning Objectives • Active Learning • Using Groups Effectively in Class • Classroom Management for Large Classes • Testing and Grading • Test Construction • Grading Rubrics • Student Feedback for Improvement • Assessment of Teaching • Teaching Philosophy • Teaching Portfolio WORKSHOP TOPICS

The Teaching Portfolio Teaching Portfolio is to teaching what a curriculum vitae is to research. A description of a faculty member's teaching strengths and accomplishments. It includes a description of the instructor's teaching responsibilities, philosophy, goals and accomplishments as a teacher. Peter Seldin The Teaching Portfolio, The Administrative Portfolio, The Academic Portfolio, Evaluating Faculty Performance, Improving College Teaching

The Teaching Portfolio Three Main Parts • Describe your teaching responsibilities • State your Teaching Philosophy • Describe evidence provided (in appendix) • Eight to ten pages • AND • The Appendix of evidence documents

Material from Oneself Part One Part Two • Representative Course Syllabi • course content and objectives • teaching methods • readings, assignments, exams • Reflective Statement • personal teaching philosophy • strategies and objectives • methodologies } }

Part Three: Material from Oneself • Description of Curricular Revisions • new courses, materials, assignments • Instructional Innovations • new methods and outcomes assessment • Participation in teaching workshops • strategies, techniques now implemented

Part Three: Material from Oneself • Personal Statement of Goals • for next five years • Scholarship of Teaching • steps to evaluate and improve teaching • any changes resulting from self-evaluation • activities or programs to improve teaching

Part Three: Material from Others • Peer-review statements • class room observation reviews • reviews of teaching materials, assignments, testing and grading practices • Student course or teaching evaluations • overall effectiveness or improvements • Honors or Awards for Teaching • teaching, advising, mentoring

Part Three: Material from Others • Documentation of teaching development • Credits for faculty development programs • Statements by graduates • departmental exit survey • Student comments - unsolicited • notes, cards, letters, emails

Part Three: Student Products • Pre- and post-test exams • student scores showing improvement • Examples of graded student essays with instructor’s comments • explain grading, editorial/marginal comments • Record of students who succeed in advanced study

Part Three: Student Products • Successive drafts of student papers with comments • Statements of effectiveness on student’s career choices, advise, help given with employment, graduate school admission

Part Three: Other Materials • Assistance to colleague improved teaching • Videotape of teaching • Self-evaluation • Professional meetings on teaching • Chair’s statement on teaching • Statement on use of non-traditional media • Contributions to teaching journal • Performance review as advisor.

Questions on Teaching Support?

Faculty Research • Consultations on • Writing publications, editing • Grant applications • Assessment plans • Evaluation Committee • Reviewer • Connection to new colleagues, funding sources • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL)

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning • http://www.issotl.org/SOTL.html • “scholarly” examination of teaching and learning • Research on your own teaching • Observe student performance (tests, essay) • Make change – different assignment, more math, active learning, cooperative learning, problem-based learning • Re-examine student learning • Evaluate outcome • Report, Publish in disciplinary or teaching journal

Student Assessment of Learning Gains “SALG” http://www.salgsite.org Website survey, course evaluation Survey student Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes Design own questions for specific course activities Pre-test = baseline + Post-test = “gains” Statistical reports automatically generated

Questions on Research or Scholarship of Teaching and Learning?

Faculty Service Service to College • Attend faculty meetings, department, school-wide • Serve on committees • Advise students • Participate in evaluation programs • Attend faculty workshops, conferences • Recommend, nominate colleagues for awards • Develop and improve courses and programs

Faculty Service Service to Department or Discipline • Effective teaching and research • Recognized by peers on campus, professionally • Attend and participate on committees in professional organizations • Support scholarship of students, graduate students • Provide support for department, leadership

Faculty Service To Community • Represent Institution at community events • Provide background on civic issues based on scholarship and course work • Organize or participate in social, charitable, educational programs in community • Use academic or professional expertise to address problems within the community

Faculty Responsibilities Teaching Research Service • Represent in “Academic Portfolio” (Peter Seldin) • Overview/purpose • Teaching (5) – Scholarship (5) – Service (3) • Integration of Professional Work/Goals (1-2) • Appendix – 6 -10 items TEACHING: syllabi student work peer review student ratings RESEARCH: proposal presentations publications abstracts SERVICE: committee projects outreach advising

Faculty Development