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 [email protected]
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
Drop by for a visit
University Hall 331
We welcome your inputand your questions.