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History of the 4Faculty History of the 4Faculty ProjectProject

► Original Purpose:Original Purpose:

Promote excellent instruction for Promote excellent instruction for increasing diverse and under increasing diverse and under prepared studentsprepared students

Bring adjunct faculty into campus Bring adjunct faculty into campus community more quickly and community more quickly and effectivelyeffectively

Increase student success and Increase student success and retentionretention

Why use online professional Why use online professional development?development?

► Allows busy faculty, staff and Allows busy faculty, staff and administrators to participate in administrators to participate in professional development at their professional development at their convenienceconvenience

►Makes repeating or referring back to the Makes repeating or referring back to the information easyinformation easy

► Easily links basic training to more in-Easily links basic training to more in-depth resourcesdepth resources

► Allows for economies of scaleAllows for economies of scale► Easy to keep currentEasy to keep current

http://www.4faculty.orghttp://www.4faculty.org

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Pedagogical FrameworkPedagogical Frameworkoror D.R.E.A.M. Pathway D.R.E.A.M. Pathway

► D DISCOVER, introduces the topic and offers learning

objectives.

► R READ, contains the main content and imparts vital

information.

► E EXPLORE, offers recommended resources for further study.

► A APPLY, offers applications for newly acquired knowledge.

► M MEASURE, assesses what you have learned.

Discover Discover

Read about developing Read about developing skillsskills

Dig Deeper into Important Dig Deeper into Important TopicsTopics

Explore Recommended Explore Recommended ResourcesResources

Apply what you’ve learnedApply what you’ve learned

Learn ways to Apply what has been learned. All contributions welcomed.

MeasureMeasure

Measure your learning

College information can be College information can be integrated into the siteintegrated into the site

College information in context

Most Valuable Sections Most Valuable Sections for Part Time Faculty…for Part Time Faculty…

►Syllabi Creating and Learning Syllabi Creating and Learning ObjectivesObjectives

►Classroom ManagementClassroom Management►Approaches to TeachingApproaches to Teaching►Technology and Distance EducationTechnology and Distance Education►Helping Your Students Helping Your Students ►Student Support ServicesStudent Support Services►Surviving the JourneySurviving the Journey

Resources in 4faculty.orgResources in 4faculty.org

Quick Start GuideQuick Start Guide

F.E.R.P.A.F.E.R.P.A.

Creating Student Learning Creating Student Learning OutcomesOutcomes

Classroom Management Classroom Management starts…starts…

►with the with the syllabisyllabi

►with a positive with a positive first dayfirst day

►with ground with ground rules everyone rules everyone understands understands and buys intoand buys into

Handling CrisisHandling Crisis

Teaching PatternsTeaching Patterns

Surviving and ThrivingSurviving and Thriving

► Faculty are leadersFaculty are leaders In development of In development of

curriculum and in the curriculum and in the classroom as role classroom as role modelsmodels

Shared governanceShared governance In the broader In the broader

community of community of learners and citizenrylearners and citizenry

Need to understand Need to understand this from the start of this from the start of their careers in order their careers in order to not just survive the to not just survive the journey and thrivejourney and thrive

Do faculty need help Do faculty need help with their syllabi?with their syllabi?

In a study, the majority (72.5%) of new In a study, the majority (72.5%) of new adjunct faculty report they did adjunct faculty report they did notnot need help with syllabi creation, yet…need help with syllabi creation, yet…

►After completing 4faculty.org new After completing 4faculty.org new adjuncts reported that the syllabus adjuncts reported that the syllabus module was the module was the most valuable. most valuable.

andand

►They plan to change their syllabus They plan to change their syllabus as a result.as a result.

In the 4faculty syllabus module In the 4faculty syllabus module faculty will learn to:faculty will learn to:

► Identify the purpose Identify the purpose of the courseof the course

►Develop learner-Develop learner-centered objectivescentered objectives

► Structure the course Structure the course to serve learner-to serve learner-centered objectivescentered objectives

► Structure the course Structure the course to serve learner-to serve learner-centered goalscentered goals

►Develop a calendarDevelop a calendar► Add support piecesAdd support pieces

Other ResourcesOther Resources

Faculty FeedbackFaculty Feedback

►Typical comments about 4faculty.org:Typical comments about 4faculty.org: I found I found every part extremely usefulevery part extremely useful, ,

from the lesson planning aids to the from the lesson planning aids to the technology classroom integration tools and technology classroom integration tools and the sections on college policies (online the sections on college policies (online evaluation).evaluation).

Rather than any one lesson, the most useful Rather than any one lesson, the most useful part of 4faculty.org is the part of 4faculty.org is the wealth of wealth of practical advicepractical advice with cross-discipline with cross-discipline applicability (online evaluation).applicability (online evaluation).

Faculty FeedbackFaculty Feedback

► Typical comments about changed behavior:Typical comments about changed behavior: I will I will use more varietyuse more variety with my classes so that with my classes so that

I am covering all the different ways students I am covering all the different ways students learn I plan to be learn I plan to be open to the differenceopen to the difference in in learning styles (online evaluation).learning styles (online evaluation).

I am much I am much more aware of the studentmore aware of the student and and that I need to evaluate where they are at and that I need to evaluate where they are at and ensure that I focus on them much more and how ensure that I focus on them much more and how I can deliver the lesson to their understanding.I can deliver the lesson to their understanding.

I think it has helped me I think it has helped me realize how to realize how to communicatecommunicate better better and listen to the and listen to the students. Try to involve them and realize that students. Try to involve them and realize that they learn by participating more rather than I’m they learn by participating more rather than I’m just talking at them.just talking at them.

For more information For more information contact:contact:

Mark KnightMark Knightmark.knight@rcc.edumark.knight@rcc.edu

951-222-8360951-222-8360

Kristina KauffmanKristina Kauffmankristina.kauffman@rcc.edukristina.kauffman@rcc.edu

951-222-8991951-222-8991