• Notes
• Be sure to talk about funding for each of these
– most of these are not funded for adjuncts,
so make that clear.
• Mention adjunct faculty grants at every
opportunity
• Be sure this is updated for use.
Professional Development
Training in the tools to do your job
VCCS
College
Campus
Division
Discipline
Discipline
• Informal
• Communities of Practice
– Biology
– Math
– Chemistry
– disciplines sponsor many events–
be sure to attend!
Division
•
•
•
•
•
Varies
Partnering or mentoring
Support for professional conferences
Faculty meetings
Parties!
Campus
•
•
•
•
Events differ on each campus
Announced by email at AN
There are MANY
Sponsored by faculty, Lyceum,
Science Seminar, student clubs, etc.
• Free
College
•
•
•
•
•
•
Convocations
PUP
Cluster Meetings
CETL
Presidents sabbatical
ELI: TOPS, IDOL, TOTAL,
– Hybrid & Blackboard training
• Technology folks
• Atomic Learning
• These are all Free.
Funding
• Department/campus level
• Education Foundation Grants ($2500)
• HR Professional Development
Committee
– Free tuition for NOVA courses
– Support for professional conferences
– Adjunct faculty Professional
development grants
VCCS
• Office of Professional
Development e-News
• Regional Center for
Teaching Excellence
• Peer Groups
• Listserv
• New Horizons
• Paul Lee Grants
• International Exchange
• Chancellor’s Fellowship
Program
VCCS
Northern Virginia
Regional Center
for Teaching
Excellence
.
Forum for dialogue and
reflection on the art &
practice of teaching.
Peer Group
Meetings
Discipline
Dates
Where
Accounting
October 18-19
Richmond
Business
October 18-19
Richmond
Economics
October 18-19
Richmond
English
November 15-16
Richmond
Foreign Language
October 5-6
Williamsburg
Global Studies
November 29-30
Richmond
Information Systems
Technology
October 11-12
Glen Allen
Nursing & Allied Health
October 25-26
Richmond
Science
November 9 -10
Virginia Beach
Sociology
November 29-30
Richmond
Listserv
VCCS Innovative Faculty
https://lists.vccs.edu/lists
/listinfo/vccs-innovativefaculty
New Horizons
Usually Early April
Build it in to your syllabi!
Grants
• VCCS Paul Lee Workshop Mini-Grants ($1500)
• International Exchange (selected)
Chancellor’s
Fellowship
• VCCS Paul Lee Workshop Mini-Grants ($1500)
• International Exchange (selected)