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Annual Report 2015~2016
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Annual Report 2015~2016
Faculty Center Advisory Board
James Stenerson
Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching and Professional Development
Melissa Cardon
Lubin School of Business / Faculty Center
Peter McDermott
School of Education / Faculty Center
Paul Griffin
Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Winifred Connerton
College of Health Professions
Christelle Scharff
Seidenberg School of CSIS
Randi Priluck
Lubin School of Business
Organizational Chart 2015-2016
Associate Provost
Adelia Williams
Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching and
Professional Development
Executive Director
James Stenerson
Assistant Director
Joe Seijo
Manager for of Strategic
Initiatives, Budget and
Instructional Support
Lindsay Constantino
Manager for Online
Support Services
Ally Kimmel
Program Coordinator
Allison Conway
Melissa Cardon
Co-Director
Peter McDermott
Co-Director
The Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching and
Professional Development
Goals and Objectives 2015-2016
Initiate a welcome process for part-time faculty that will provide them with resources and instructional support.
Increase the Diversity of new full-time faculty hires.
Creating an Academic Commons. Stage 1-find a platform & work with ITS to get it setup
Create more engaging and effective faculty development programming directly addressing key faculty
needs.
The Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching and Professional
Development
2015-2016 Events
Introduction
The Faculty Center sponsored 55 separate events across the academic year. Many of these events
(Faculty Exchange, Faculty Hour, Faculty Research Forum, Teaching Circles, and Academic Portfolio
Workshops) were offered more than once and most were offered on both campuses. The Faculty Center
events reached a total of 455 unique (925 including duplicate) full-time and part-time faculty and key
academic support administrators. Most activities are open to both full time and adjunct faculty. The
Center’s events hold practical value especially for the faculty seeking support in teaching methodologies,
support in writing articles/books and with the tenure and promotion process. In addition, the Faculty
Resource Network provides research and scholarly activities for the full-time faculty. Peer observation
and feedback session are also available. Programs are offered on internal resources and programs such
as academic technologies.
Listed below are the events The Center offered in Academic Year 2015-2016 with a breakdown on
numbers of participants and a link to assessment instrument in most cases.
Teaching Effectively Online Seminar
This seminar, offered twice a year in January and August prior to the start of each semester, introduces
instructional design theory and the basics to develop and teach an online or blended course. In this
week-long online asynchronous seminar, participants experience first-hand what it is like to be an online
learner. By completing each module, participants learn pedagogical concepts, trends, and mechanics of
online teaching. The goals of the workshop are: 1) to create effective online instruction; 2) to describe
some of the challenges students have getting started with online learning; 3) to examine assessment
differently when teaching online; 4) to apply consistency to design and think holistically about the
structure of an online course; 5) to identify the critical elements of managing a discussion board; and 6)
to investigate Pace University Library resources and services available to online students and faculty.
Participant outcomes include the ability to identify the types of learning resources available and assess
their abilities.
Attendance:
August 2015 January 2016
14 faculty participated and completed seminar 9 faculty participated and completed seminar
Survey results from Teaching Effectively Online January
Instructional Development Day
This workshop, offered at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters, is dedicated to assist faculty
with developing course materials that enhance their pedagogical skills. Open to all Pace faculty, this
workshop is designed for both first-time and experienced instructors.
Attendance:
Pleasantville New York City
29 faculty members (8/20/15) 42 faculty members (8/19/15)
22 faculty members (1/21/16) 36 faculty members (1/20/16)
Survey results from Instructional Development Day August 2015
Survey results from Instructional Development Day January 2016
New Full-time Faculty Orientation
This workshop was offered to all new full-time faculty. Orientation was held on August 26th, 2015 at the
Schimmel Lobby on the New York City campus. A total of 25 newly-hired faculty attended. The purpose
of the event is to provide information regarding support and resources for faculty to teach successfully,
conduct research, and increase engagement in the Pace University community. This daylong event
provided opportunities for new faculty members to meet one another and network. Introductions to
university administrators included Provost Sukhatme, Associate Provosts, Deans and other key
administrators, as well as a student-panel.
Survey results from New Faculty Orientation 2015
New Faculty Orientation Attendance List
Adjunct Faculty Orientation / Resources Webinars
During these webinars key resources available to Pace adjuncts are reviewed. Representatives from the
Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching and Professional Development, the Library, Information
Technology Services and Human Resources are available. During the webinar adjuncts are provided
opportunities to ask (or type) questions to the different representatives. Three webinars are offered in
the Fall and three webinars are offered in the Spring.
Attendance:
September 2015 January 2016
51 adjuncts attended 33 adjuncts attended
Survey results from Adjunct Faculty Orientation / Resources Webinar
For more information and to view a copy of the program please visit http://www.pace.edu/faculty-center/about-us/past-programs
Faculty Hour
Faculty Hour sessions were offered 5 times per semester. Each session covers a different topic. Listed
below are the Faculty Hour sessions that were offered this Academic Year. Sessions are video
conferenced between the Pleasantville and New York City Campus.
Date Topic Attendees
9/16/15 Blackboard 101 13
9/17/15 Beyond the Basics of Blackboard 12
9/28/15 Identifying At Risk Students 15
10/6/15 Academic Technologies and Library Information 9
10/21/15 Promoting a Culture of Information Security 11
2/9/16 3 Minute Research 7
2/10/16 3 Minute Research 10
2/11/16 Blackboard 101 A Faculty Perspective 3
3/3/16 Emergency Preparedness to an Active Shooter Scenario 32
4/12/16 Pace Path 8
Click Here to See Faculty Hour Session Details
Faculty Exchange Forum
The first Faculty Exchange Forum was held on September 29th, 2015 on the Pleasantville Campus and
again on October 1st, 2015 in New York City. Susan Dinan, Dean of the Pforzheimer Honors College, was
introduced and facilitated this session. 14 faculty members attended the forum.
The second Faculty Exchange Forum reception was held on October 13th, 2015 on the Pleasantville
campus and again on October 15th, 2015 on the New York City campus. Sally Dickerson, Associate
Provost for Sponsored Research was introduced and the guest at the Spring semester’s lunch. The lunch
attracted 23 throughout the Pace community.
Joe Seijo, Assistant Director for the Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching and Professional
Development facilitated another Faculty Exchange Lunch. The event was held on March 30th, 2016 on
the New York City campus and again on April 4th, 2016 on the Pleasantville campus. The lunch attracted
16 throughout the Pace community.
Faculty Exchange Lunch
During International Education Week the Faculty Center cosponsored a Faculty Exchange Lunch with the
Office of International Students. The lunch was held on November 18th, 2015 on the New York City and
Pleasantville campus. It featured a panel discussion which explored how international students
approach learning in the U.S. classroom. A total of 28 faculty members attended.
The Faculty Center also cosponsored the Student Support Lunch on March 30th, 2016 on the
Pleasantville campus. Dean for Students at the Pleasantville campus, Lisa Bardill Moscaritolo facilitated
this session, with assistance from Rosa Ament, Pleasantville campus Director of Counseling. Faculty were
invited to attend and talk about different resources to help students in need. A total of 15 faculty
members attended.
Survey results from Faculty Exchange Student Support Lunch Spring 2016
Academic Advising and Core Curriculum Workshop
This workshop offered faculty timely and essential advising information from Partnership for Advising
eXcellence (PAX) – a university-wide advising training, support and development initiative. In addition to
reviewing the core curriculum, the faculty and student PAX websites were displayed and navigated, in
an effort to show faculty members how to use these comprehensive online advising tools.
The workshop was held in October at the New York City and Pleasantville Campus. A second workshop
was held in March at the New York City and Pleasantville Campus.
Attendance:
Pleasantville New York City
8 faculty members attended (10/9/15) 20 faculty members attended (10/9/15)
6 faculty members attended (3/4/16) 8 faculty members attended (3/4/16)
Survey results from Academic Advising Workshop Fall 2015
Survey results from Academic Advising Workshop Spring 2016
Faculty Research Forum
For the fifth year, full-time faculty gathered five times during this past Academic Year to collaborate,
complete, support, exchange research ideas, and offer suggestions for participants writing a scholarly
publication (article for peer reviewed journal or book chapter). The primary aim of the forum is to
enable participants to dedicate time and complete a finished “manuscript” by the end of the academic
year. A total of 9 faculty members completed their manuscript and shared their work at the last
meeting.
List of faculty who completed the 2015-2016 Faculty Research Forum
Gerald Ardito – School of Education
Hasan Arslan – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Michael Finewood – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Katherine Fink – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Lee Frankel – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Hillary Knepper – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Kelly Kreitz – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
John Lamb – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Namchul Shin – Seidenberg School of Computer Sciences and Information Systems
Survey results from Faculty Research Workshop 2015 - 2016
Chair Development Workshops
For the second year, these sessions were offered to department Chairs to discuss topics such as
classroom expectations, adjunct CBA negotiations, and classroom scheduling. In the Spring sessions
Chairs addressed having a diverse faculty, following the affirmative action guidelines, and university
hiring procedures.
Attendance:
Pleasantville New York City
7 Department Chairs attended (10/30/15) 16 Department Chairs attended (10/29/15)
6 Department Chairs attended (3/10/16) 21 Department Chairs attended (3/3/16)
Survey results from Chair Development Workshop Fall 2015
Survey results from Chair Development Workshop Spring 2016
New Faculty Reception
A reception was hosted for junior faculty on December 8th, 2015 in New York City, and December 10th,
2015 in Pleasantville. The purpose of the reception was to check-in with junior faculty to see how they
were doing and to meet the new faculty that started on September 1st, 2015.
Attendance:
Pleasantville New York City
5 faculty members attended 8 faculty members attended
Academic Portfolio Workshop
The Academic Portfolio Workshop (APW) was offered from January 11-14, 2016 on the New York City
Campus and from June 6-9, 2016 at the Midtown Center. A total of 13 faculty attended the January
workshop and 14 attended in June.
List of Faculty who completed Academic Portfolio Workshop in January 2016:
Name
Matthew Aiello-Lammens – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Prerna Arora – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Hasan Arslan – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Myo Jung Cho – Lubin School of Business
Kimberly Collica-Cox – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Martha Greenberg – College of Health Professions
Darren Hayes – Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Adam Klein – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Jessica Magaldi – Lubin School of Business
James McCarthy – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Raquel Plotka – School of Education
Aaron Steiner – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Paul Ziek – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Mentors:
Sarah Blackwood – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Randi Priluck – Lubin School of Business
Emilie Zaslow – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
List of Faculty who completed Academic Portfolio Workshop in June 2016:
Name
Gerald Ardito – School of Education
Hasan Arslan – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Myojung Cho – Lubin School of Business
Gregory Colman – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Catherine Dwyer – Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Thalia Goldstein – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Angela Legg – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Jessica Magaldi – Lubin School of Business
Will Pappenheimer – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Meikang Qui – Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Raquel Plotka – School of Education
Rebecca Tekula – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Maren Westphal – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Paul Ziek – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Mentors:
Lucille Ferrara – College of Health Professions
Sarah Blackwood – Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Peter McDermott – School of Education
Survey results from Academic Portfolio Workshop January 2016
Survey results from Academic Portfolio Workshop June 2016
Teaching Circles for Innovative Pedagogy
The Teaching Circles are designed to help faculty examine an existing course with an eye toward student
learning outcomes and create a more engaging and active learning environment for students. The
Teaching Circles were offered during the Spring 2016 semester on both New York City and Pleasantville
campus. The 3 Spring sessions addressed the following essential topics:
February 17: Student Engagement – Peter McDermott, Professor of School of Education
March 16: Engaging English Language Learning Students – Tasha Darbes, Professor of School of
Education
April 13: Assessment and Grading – Shobana Musti-Rao, Professor of School of Education
Attendance:
February 17 March 16 April 13
16 faculty members attended 11 faculty members attended 8 faculty members attended
Survey results from Teaching Circles Spring 2016
Best Practices Conference
The fifth annual Best Practices Conference was held on Friday February 26th, 2016 at the New York City
campus. This one-day program was developed for faculty and academic support units to highlight best
teaching practices. The theme for this year was “Flipping the Classroom without Flipping Out.” A total of
45 attendees participated in this year’s Best Practices Conference.
Overall number of participants by school/administration
For more information and to view a copy of the program please visit http://www.pace.edu/faculty-center/about-us/past-programs
Survey results from Best Practices Conference 2016
10
2
20
23
6
2
Best Practices Conference 2016
Academic Support Units CHP Dyson External Lubin SOE SSCSIS
New York Times Exchange Lunch
The New York Times Exchange Lunch was held on March 7th at the Pleasantville campus and March 9th at the New York City campus. Through Pace’s partnership with the New York Times students have access to complimentary copies of the newspaper at locations throughout the Manhattan and Westchester campuses. This Lunch provides an interactive demonstration of on-line teaching tools, digital content as well as a discussion for incorporating these resources into the classroom.
The spring session focused on NYTimes.com's video and multimedia pages and digital tools within the site.
Attendance:
Pleasantville New York City
10 faculty members attended 7 faculty members attended
Roundtable Discussion on Campus Diversity
The Roundtable Discussion on Campus Diversity was held on April 7th, 2016 on the Pleasantville campus
and on March 10th2016, on the New York City campus. The event was facilitated by Cornell Craig in
Pleasantville and Denise Santiago in New York City. This discussion featured a panel of students, faculty,
and staff which explored themes such as First Generation Students, Micro Aggressions, Being
Comfortable with Uncomfortable Dialogue and Appreciating “the Other” in the classroom. The Office of
Multicultural Affairs & Diversity Programs, Campus Diversity and The Faculty Center co-sponsored this
event.
Attendance:
Pleasantville New York City
30 faculty, staff and students attended 72 faculty, staff and students attended
New York City Roundtable Report
Pleasantville Roundtable Report
Tenure and Promotion Workshop
The Tenure and Promotion Workshop was offered on April 15th, 2016 at the New York City campus. The
Tenure Workshop is geared toward faculty currently at the assistant level considering applying to the
rank of Full Professor.
A total of 27 faculty attended the Tenure and Promotion Workshop at the Midtown Center.
Survey results from Tenure and Promotion Workshop
Faculty Institute 2016
The 15th Annual Faculty Institute was held on May 17-18, 2016 on the Pleasantville Campus. This year’s
theme was “Examining Literacies Across the Disciplines - Building a Collaborative Community.” A total
of 159 attendees participated in this year’s Institute.
Overall number of participants by School or College/Administration
Survey results from Faculty Institute Spring 2016
38
23
55
6
23
59
Faculty Institute 2016
Academic Support Units CHP Dyson External Lubin SOE SSCSIS
For more information and to view a copy of the program please visit http://www.pace.edu/faculty-center/about-us/past-programs
Digital Studio
The Faculty Digital Studios, located on both the Pleasantville and NYC campuses, serve as a venue where
faculty can consult with an instructional designer to plan, design and implement various technologies
into their teaching curriculum. The Digital Studios provide a dedicated workspace for multimedia project
development with training and support available to create online lectures, multimedia and digital course
resources for faculty individually as well as a venue to collaborate with colleagues. These studios are
equipped with high-level recording equipment, cameras, microphones, tablets, and digital editing
computers for post-production work and playback. The main functions of the digital studios include:
Teaching and learning training consultation
o Consultation on teaching and learning projects in addition to personalized training on
software, platforms, tools and techniques available
Video / Audio Capture, Production, and Publication
o Capture video from various formats, edit and encode to make available via the Pace
University’s dedicated streaming server or other viable platforms
Live Video / Audio Capture
o Record voice overs, lecture capture or interactive whiteboard presentations to publish
to courses
Digital Graphics
o Creating and editing digital images, photos, etc.
During the academic year 2015/2016, the Pleasantville studio facilitated more than 120 individual
recordings and the NYC studio facilitated more than 140. These recordings included course lectures,
panel discussions, training demonstrations and interviews.
Unique recordings for AY 2015-2016
Pleasantville New York City
127 recordings 141 recordings
Qualtrics
The Faculty Center also offers Qualtrics support to faculty, staff and students. During the Academic Year
2015-2016, The Faculty Center offered support, one-on-one training, and email support to over 110
Qualtrics users. Below is a summary of Qualtrics users and the number of active surveys.
Qualtrics Users and Active Surveys as of June 2016
Administration
Active Users: 672 Active Surveys: 2,914
College of Health Professions
Active Users: 55 Active Surveys: 116
Lubin School of Business
Active Users: 1,027 Active Surveys 2,203
Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Active Users: 136 Active Surveys: 732
Dyson College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Active Users: 238 Active Surveys: 597
School of Education
Active Users: 14 Active Surveys: 60
Elisabeth Haub School of Law
Active Users: 2 Active Surveys: 2
No Division
Active Users: 839 Active Surveys: 1,175
Human Resources
Active Users: 10 Active Surveys: 13
Faculty Center
Active Users: 5 Active Surveys: 116
Office of Student Assistance
Active Users: 2 Active Surveys: 2
Total number of active users: 3,000 Total number of active surveys:
7,930
Faculty Resource Network (FRN)
Pace University is a member of the FRN, a consortium of 51 colleges and universities throughout the
country. Each November a FRN Symposium is held. This past November the theme was “Advancing
Social Justice from Classroom to Community.” One faculty member presented at the November FRN.
This conference was also attended by two Pace faculty members.
Each June a week-long Summer Residence and month-long Summer Scholar in Residence program are
held at New York University. This June Pace had 8 faculty accepted to the summer seminars.
List of Faculty who were accepted into the FRN in June 2016
Zafir Buraei – Dyson College of Arts and Science – Real Work is Better than Homework: Strategies for
Promoting Authentic Science Practices in Student Assignments
Linda Carozza – College of Health Professions – Experiences in Innovative Thinking Practices
E. Len Mitchell – Dyson College of Arts and Science – Laughter, Humor, and the Comedic Sensibility: A
Philisophical Investigation
Marcella Szablewicz – Dyson College of Arts and Science – Ethnicity and Media
Michael Ulinski – Lubin School of Business – Experiences in Innovative Thinking Practices
PV Viswanath – Lubin School of Business – Mapping the City: Digital Humanities in the Classroom
Robert Wiener – Lubin School of Business – Laughter, Humor, and the Comedic Sensibility: A
Philisophical Investigation
Emilie Zaslow – Dyson College of Arts and Science – Ethnicity and Media
The Network also offers a semester-long University Associate status where faculty can have access to
NYU libraries and can audit courses. This past academic year 6 faculty took advantage of University
Associate.
Since joining the FRN in 2001 150 full-time faculty have participated in 97 different programs, seminars
or workshops including Scholars-in-Residence and University Associates.
http://www.nyu.edu/frn/
Online Course Statistics
Number of Sections by School for WWW and WAX Course
Total Sections for Fall 2015, January 2016, and Spring 2016: 817
Unique Student Headcount Fall 2015 for WWW and WAX Course
By School and Student Status
Unique Student Headcount January 2016 for WWW and WAX Course
By School and Student Status
Unique Student Headcount Spring 2016 for WWW and WAX Course
By School and Student Status
The Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching
and
Professional Development
2015-2016 Staff
James Stenerson
Executive Director
Melissa Cardon
Co- Director
Peter McDermott
Co-Director
Joe Seijo
Assistant Director
Lindsay Constantino
Manager of Strategic
Initiatives, Budget/
Instructional Support
Allison Conway
Program Coordinator
Ally Kimmel
Manager of Online
Support Services
The Faculty Center is a key resource within the Office of
Academic Affairs that promotes and provides various
professional development opportunities to all faculty. The
Faculty Center seeks to engage all faculty in an active
and continuing process of reflection, experimentation,
growth, research and scholarship. The Center supports
instructional innovation, cultivates dynamic pedagogy
and encourages effective, measurable instructional out-
comes.
A digital version of this document is available at
http://www.pace.edu/faculty-center
