Faculty Development and
Teaching Excellence
GRU University Senate Presentation
December 2, 2013
by Deborah S. Richardson, PhD
Interim 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: Mission
To 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: Mission
To 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 websites
Tell 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 by
award-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)
Workshops
Flipping: Disaster or Coup de Gras?
Buffie Schmidt, Hull College of Business
How Do I Ask That?: Writing Items for Surveys
Heather Smith, Institutional Effectiveness
Interpreting 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 Undergraduate
Sudha Ratan (Political Science)
ONGOING TRAINING PROGRAMS
Student Learning Outcomes for Program
Directors and Faculty Members
Collaboration between OFDTE and Institutional Effectiveness
Curriculum Design Academy
A support program for GRU’s Complete College Georgia plan
SPRING EVENTS (tentative)
Workshops
Testing Student Learning Authentically
Advanced PowerPoint Skills
Introduction to SPSS
Time Management
Writing Learning Outcomes for your Courses
Lunch and Learn
Results of the Freshman Survey
Ethical Dilemmas in Teaching
Information Session
IRB Guidelines for Educational Research
SAILING THE OCEAN GRU
NAVIGATING AND NEGOTIATING
THE CONSOLIDATED WATERS
• Career development event for all
GRU faculty
• Save the date
–February 21
–Jaguar Student Activities Center
Faculty Development
CAHS
SOTL
Governor’s Teaching
Fellowship
Learning Theory
Student
Outcomes/Assessment
Online Teaching
Educator
Researcher
CAHSS
VicePresident for
Research
CTL
EII (HS)
CDM
CSM
HCOB
University Senate
Faculty
Development
Committee
CGS
CON
MCG
Leadership
Onboarding/Orientation
*College Specific
Orientation
Resources
*Institutional Tech
IT Support
Professional
Practitioner
Human
Resources
College
Specific
COE
Interdisciplinary
-Education
-Research
-Praxis
Drop by for a visit
University Hall
331
We welcome your input
and your questions.