Faculty Development and Teaching Excellence

GRU University Senate PresentationDecember 2, 2013

by Deborah S. Richardson, PhDInterim Director of Faculty Development

IT’S ALL IN THE NAME!

Office of Faculty Development and

Center for Teaching and Learning

are now part of the

Office of Faculty Development and Teaching Excellence

Office of Faculty Development: MissionTo ensure that GRU faculty members have opportunities and support for professional development in their roles as educators, as scholars, as practitioners, and in the development of their careers,• by coordinating among and collaborating with units throughout the university

that provide development opportunities,• by informing the university community of professional development events and

activities,• by acknowledging faculty engagement in development opportunities, and• by training faculty members to serve as mentors and mentees.

Center for Teaching and Learning: MissionTo enhance and sustain teaching effectiveness at Georgia Regents University by advancing a collegial culture of inquiry about learning and teaching. The Center provides professional development for faculty in their roles as educators and as educational scholars through a diverse program of activities and services to individuals, programs, departments, and colleges.

IT TAKES A TEAM: ADVISORY COMMITTEE

WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU

Visit our websitesTell us how we can serve

Become a “Friend of CTL”at ctl@gru.edu

HOW DO WE SERVE YOU?

• Distribution of information about faculty development opportunities• Maintain records of participation in

faculty development activities• Learning Communities • Reading Circles

NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION

PROGRAMMING

SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING

Grants Consultations

Where we’ve been: Fall 2013

Kickoff Event 2013

Dr. Michele DiPietro, Kennesaw State University Keynote speaker and workshop facilitator

Local Scholars Speak: Presentations byaward-winning GRU Educational Scholars

Craig Albert (Political Science)Pamela Fall (Medicine)

Simon Grant (English and Foreign Languages)David Hunt and Kim Davies (Sociology, Criminal Justice, and

Social Work)Malorie Novak (Physical Therapy)

Misato Yamaguchi (Teacher Education)

WorkshopsFlipping: Disaster or Coup de Gras?

Buffie Schmidt, Hull College of BusinessHow Do I Ask That?: Writing Items for Surveys

Heather Smith, Institutional EffectivenessInterpreting Statistical Output

Deborah Richardson, OFDTE

Forums/Panel Discussions Academic Freedom

Rick Callan (CDM), Rick Kenney (Dept. Communication), Bill Reese (Sociology), Ray Whiting (IE)

University-Learning Outcomes for the GRU UndergraduateSudha Ratan (Political Science)

ONGOING TRAINING PROGRAMS

Student Learning Outcomes for Program Directors and Faculty Members

Collaboration between OFDTE and Institutional Effectiveness

Curriculum Design AcademyA support program for GRU’s Complete College Georgia plan

SPRING EVENTS (tentative)Workshops

Testing Student Learning AuthenticallyAdvanced PowerPoint Skills

Introduction to SPSSTime Management

Writing Learning Outcomes for your Courses

Lunch and Learn Results of the Freshman Survey

Ethical Dilemmas in Teaching

Information SessionIRB Guidelines for Educational Research

SAILING THE OCEAN GRUNAVIGATING AND NEGOTIATING

THE CONSOLIDATED WATERS

• Career development event for all GRU faculty• Save the date–February 21 –Jaguar Student Activities Center

Faculty Development

ResearcherVice-President for Research

CAHS

CAHSS

HCOB CON

MCG

CDM

CSM

CGS

COE

SOTLGovernor’s Teaching

FellowshipLearning Theory

Student Outcomes/Assessment

Online Teaching

LeadershipOnboarding/Orientation

*College Specific Orientation

Resources*Institutional Tech

IT Support

Interdisciplinary-Education-Research

-Praxis

University SenateFaculty

DevelopmentCommittee

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University Hall 331

We welcome your inputand your questions.