Faculty Professional Development Plan

2014

Faculty Professional Development Plan Task Group

• William Heath – English, Communication
• Les Ledger – Business
• Ina Kelley - Library
• Bertha Genna Kondrak – Mental Health Services
• Lisa Volle – Anthropology & Spanish, Communication
• Daniel Wegert – Geology, Science
• Brandi Weiand - Hospitality

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Faculty Professional Development Mission

The Faculty Professional Development Plan (FPDP) promotes the requirement for faculty to improve their knowledge and skills through a consistent, technology-based record of activities.  These activities focus on developing, enhancing, and celebrating faculty member’s multiple roles as educators, practitioners, and scholars.

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Faculty Professional Development as a Process

Central Texas College Professional Development encourages constant, career-long enhancements based not only on reflective performance in the classroom (or online), but also discipline specific theories, research and collaboration with colleagues on campus, regionally and nationally. Professional Development at Central Texas College is seen as a process supporting all aspects of academic careers as well as supporting faculty members as life-long learners. Regular participation in Professional Development is an expectation as it helps teaching faculty become aware of what they do, asks them why, and challenges them to continually do it better. Furthermore Professional Development strengthens the affective, intellectual and social aspects of academic life at our institution for both the instructors and students.

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The Plan 26 hours

Don’t Panic!!!!

26 hours

10 – Column 1 Campus and Community Involvement

3 – Column 2 Instructor/Practitioner Development

3 – Column 3 Expertise Enhancement

10 – Elective Combination of Column 2 & 3

Equals 26 hours

Faculty Professional Development Plan

1.Campus and Community Involvement�10 hours

• Preservice 8am-2pm = …………………6hours
• Registration
• Sexual Harassment (EEO) Have 9 hours here alone
• Safety Training
• New Faculty Orientation
• Graduation ………………………………3 hours
• QEP training
• Community organization involvement
• Departmental meetings
• Student Interest Club sponsorship
• Local community outreach

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�Campus and Community Involvement Examples�

• New faculty orientation, EEO training, Risk Management trainings
• Quality Enhancement Plan(QEP) Committee member (F.A.S.T.)
• Community Organization Involvement that promotes CTC’S Vision and/or Mission-being an active member in a local organization such as Rotary, Kiwanis, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, etc.
• Departmental Meeting – at the discretion of your Department Chair
• Club Sponsorship-student interest clubs. Sponsoring a campus club that is formed out of interest from the student body.
• Preservice ( let’s change the name to Convocation)This conclave is the required gathering of faculty at the beginning of Fall semester to bring in the school year and offer them professional development.
• Registration- Full time Faculty are required to work walk-in registration for fall and spring semester every three years.
• Graduation – every full time faculty is required to walk in full academic regalia May Graduation each year.

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2. Instructor/Practitioner Development�3 hours minimum- + 10 hours in 2 or 3

• Training courses: new/updated computer program training, library training, etc.
• Campus committee work
• Mentoring
• Faculty Senate
• SACS committee
• Teaching related Seminars/Workshops
• TCCTA
• Academic Club sponsorship
• STARLINK

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Instructor/Practitioner Development Examples

• Starlink The State of Texas Academic Resource Link (STARLINK) was established in 1989 with an initial three-year Perkins State Leadership grant awarded to the Dallas Community College District (DCCCD) and the Austin Community College (ACC) jointly by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. STARLINK was designed to provide professional development for technical faculty via one-way video and two-way audio live satellite-based programming. It began as a network of 54 community and technical colleges receiving these video teleconferences. Today, STARLINK seminars are delivered as streaming videos and every member college receives a DVD of each STARLINK produced program which they may duplicate. Every month an additional professional development video is the featured streaming video and our extensive program eLibrary includes 125 videos as well as over 250 short 3-8 minute teaching tips.
• Training Courses on new/updated computer programs, library training, online training
• Club Sponsorship – Academic organization
• Campus Committee membership
• Mentoring
• Faculty Senate
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS) Committee
• Texas Community College Teachers Association ( TCCTA) conferences
• Seminars, workshops relevant to teaching, assessment, advising, your discipline

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3. Expertise Enhancement�3 hours minimum + 10 hours in 2. or 3.

• Advanced Degree Certification
• Professional organization meeting
• Training courses: discipline/job specific
• Discipline specific Seminars/Workshops
• Keeping abreast of current research
• Other discipline specific activities - must be approved by Department Chair

Expertise Enhancement Examples

• Professional Organization meeting- attendance in faculty’s discipline professional organization’s meetings.
• Seminars/Workshops ( discipline specific)
• Training Programs/Courses – discipline/job specific
• Advanced Degree/ Certification – pursuing an advanced degree and/or certification related to your field and not required to perform your job
• Presenting at a professional workshop/Conference
• Writing and Publishing Professional Manuscripts

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