Queensborough Community College
DEPARTMENT:
Non-teaching Department
CETL
July 2013
2012-2013 ACADEMIC YEAR
MISSION
The mission of CETL is to foster faculty’s innovation and effectiveness. By promoting teaching
and publication grounded in evidenced-based best practices and the Scholarship of Teaching
and Learning, CETL facilitates not just faculty excellence but also student success. Through
workshops and programs, CETL brings faculty from all disciplines into contact with creative
instructional practices and technologies. Using a collaborative approach and building on faculty
strengths, CETL supports a campus culture that recognizes and values faculty contributions.
A. DEPARTMENT CORE ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMANCE
Core Activities
Key Performance Indicators
Indicators to
Be Assessed
Plan, develop, and coordinate a
consistent number of professional
development activities
Encourage and support faculty in
implementing innovative
pedagogies to engage students
Encourage and support faculty in
utilizing
instructional technology for
engaging students
Encourage and support faculty in
submitting proposals to
conferences, giving conference
presentations, and submitting
articles for publication
Volume of service and participation in for
full time and part time faculty
Yes
Number of faculty participating in high
impact learning practices
Yes
Number of workshops on instructional
technology and number of faculty utilizing
instructional technology to enhance their
courses
Additional workshops and consultations to
support faculty projects in SOTL
No
B.
yes
Number of faculty’s presentations and
articles related to pedagogy
DEPARTMENT-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES, 2012-2013
Type of Activity and Topic
Workshop-Academic Service-Learning 101
Workshop- Nuts and Bolts for New Faculty
Workshop- How to use library’s E-Reserve
system for your courses
Seminar Series-Making Cultural Connections:
Diversity and Global Learning Across the
Curriculum-Session One
WorkshopReflection and Assessment Strategies
WorkshopUsing Reflection Activities in Your Classes
Organized,
Presented, or Both
Date
Number
Attending
Organized and
Presented
Organized and
Presented
Organized
9/06/12
10
9/12/12
14
9/18/12
5
Presented
9/28/12
16
10/6/12
12
10/11/12
10
Organized and
Presented
Organized and
Presented
Queensborough Community College
Non-teaching Department
Workshop-Applying for the 2013-2014 NEH
Grant project
WorkshopAuthor Rights in the Era of Open Access
WorkshopPreparing NEH grant Proposal
Seminar Series-Making Cultural Connections:
Diversity and Global Learning Across the
Curriculum-Session Two
Library Workshop-Faculty and Staff ResearchIntroduction to Online Databases, ILL, etc.
Seminar Series-Making Cultural Connections:
Diversity and Global Learning Across the
Curriculum-Session Three
Assessment Workshop:
How Do You Know if your students are really
learning?
Seminar Series-Making Cultural Connections:
Diversity and Global Learning Across the
Curriculum-Session Four
New Faculty Institute: Diversity and Global
Learning
Workshop-Academic Service-Learning 101
New Faculty Institute: Professionalization
New Faculty Institute: Faculty E-Portfolios
Workshop Series-Teaching at Queensborough
Session 1- Creating a Dynamic Syllabus
Seminar Series-The Scholarship of Teaching
and Learning-Session1-Reflective Teaching
Workshop Series-Teaching at Queensborough
Session 2- Managing your classroom
Workshop-The Pedagogy and Technology of
Multimedia Lectures
CETL Open House: Faculty
Professionalization
Library Workshop-Using the Library's
Electronic Reserve System for your Courses
Seminar Series-Making Cultural Connections:
Diversity and Global Learning Across the
Curriculum-Session One
Workshop-Pedagogy and Technology
Seminar Series-The Scholarship of Teaching
and Learning-Session 2-Holding up the mirror
Workshop-Using Reflection Activities in your
Classes
Workshop Series-Teaching at Queensborough
Session 3- Facilitating Effective Groupwork
July 2013
Organized
10/24/12
12
Organized
10/24/12
8
Organized
10/25/13
10
Organized and
Presented d
10/26/12
15
Organized
11/14/12
12
Organized and
Presented
11/16/12
14
Organized
11/28/12
25
Organized and
Presented
12/14/12
16
Organized and
Presented
Presented
Organized and
Presented
Organized and
Presented
Organized and
Presented
Organized and
Presented
Organized and
Presented
Organized and
Presented
Organized and
Presented
Organized
1/15/12
20
1/15/12
1/17/12
24
20
1/17/12
20
1/30/12
5
2/1/13
22
2/6/13
5
2/11/13
8
2/14/13
20
2/14/13
4
Organized and
Presented
2/15/13
12
Organized and
Presented
Organized and
Presented
Presented
2/20/13
5
2/22/13
14
2/28/13
15
Organized and
Presented
3/6/13
3
Queensborough Community College
Non-teaching Department
Seminar Series-Making Cultural Connections:
Diversity and Global Learning Across the
Curriculum-Session Two
Workshop-Pedagogical Research
Proposal Guidelines
Workshop-The IRB Review Process
Seminar Series-The Scholarship of Teaching
and Learning-Session 3-Identifying Key Terms
Assessment Institute – Assessment Work as
an Opportunity for Publication
Faculty Presentations of Pedagogical
Research Projects-2011
Workshop-Publishing your Nursing Education
Successes
Seminar Series-The Scholarship of Teaching
and Learning-Session 4-Joining the
Conversation
Workshop Series-Teaching at Queensborough
Session 4- Writing as a way to learn
Discussion and Collaboration: Preparing for
you CUE Conference Presentation (SL
projects)
Workshop- High Impact Practices:
Assessment and Reflection
Seminar Series-Making Cultural Connections:
Diversity and Global Learning Across the
Curriculum-Session Three
Seminar Series-The Scholarship of Teaching
and Learning-Session 5-Finding a Venue for
Publishing
Discussion and Collaboration-Pedagogical
Research Grant project proposal
Workshop-Research Strategies for Nursing
Faculty
Panel Discussion: The Purpose of Community
College Education (Co-Sponsored by
Academic Development Committee)
Seminar Series-Making Cultural Connections:
Diversity and Global Learning Across the
Curriculum-Session Four
Seminar Series-The Scholarship of Teaching
and Learning-Session 6-Submitting an
Abstract
SWIG Institute for New Faculty
Finding a framework for HIPs
Presented
July 2013
Organized and
Presented
3/15/13
10
Organized and
Presented
Organized
Organized and
Presented
Organized and
Presented
Organized
3/20/13
14
3/21/13
3/22/13
12
15
3/22/13
15
4/3/13
25
Organized and
Presented
Organized and
Presented
4/4/13
10
4/5/13
12
Organized and
Presented
Organized and
Presented
4/11/13
2
4/16/13
10
Organized and
Presented
Presented
4/18/13
15
4/19/13
12
Organized and
Presented
4/26/13
10
Organized and
presented
Organized and
Presented
Organized
4/29/13
10
4/30/13
10
5/8/13
30
Organized and
Presented
5/17/13
10
Organized and
Presented
5/17/13
10
Helped organized
6/14 –
6/18
2013
6/14/13
16
16
Queensborough Community College
Non-teaching Department
July 2013
C. INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES/ACHIEVEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT’S
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, 2012-2013
Name
Meg Tarafdar
Achievement type (from
menu)
Conference Presentation
Meg Tarafdar
Conference Presentation
(Panelist)
Meg Tarafdar
Conference Presentation
Meg Tarafdar
Workshop Conducted
Meg Tarafdar
College Service
Meg Tarafdar
Conference Presentation
Meg Tarafdar
College Service
Meg Tarafdar
Department Service as
newsletter editor
Meg Tarafdar
Seminar Series offered
Meg Tarafdar
Presentation (College)
Citation
“Enhancing Diversity Awareness and
Global Learning in the Classroom.”
International Conference on Teaching
and Leadership Excellence, NISOD
(National Institute of Staff and
Organizational Development), Austin,
Texas, May 28, 2013
“Making Cultural Connections: Diversity
and Global Learning Across the
Curriculum.” CUE Conference:
Transformations in Teaching and
Learning, John Jay College of Criminal
Justice, CUNY. May 10, 2013.
“Making Cultural Connections: Diversity
and Global Learning Across the
Curriculum.” Tri-State Best Practices
Conferences, Bergen Community
College,
March 9, 2013.
“Using Reflection Activities in Your
Classes” (CETL Workshop, Spring
2013)
“Developing Intercultural Competence”
Salzburg Study Abroad Pre-Departure
Orientation,
Feb 8, 2013
“Tools and Techniques for Engaging
Diverse Students: An overview of
Student-Centered Instructional Practices
in the online Environment” HETS Best
Practices Virtual Showcase
Committee Member-Cultural and
Archival Resources
CETL newsletter-“In the Spotlight”-A
bi-annual publication for recognizing
faculty achievements at QCC
“Diversity and Global Learning Across
the Curriculum. CETL CAR (Committee
on Cultural and Archival Resources FebMay, 2013
“Diversity and Global Learning as a high
Semester
Spring
2013
Spring
2013
Spring
2013
Spring
2013
Spring
2013
Spring
2013
Spring
2013
Spring
2013
Spring
2013
Spring
Queensborough Community College
Non-teaching Department
Meg Tarafdar
Presentation (College)
Meg Tarafdar
Meg Tarafdar
Meg Tarafdar
Presentation (College)
Presentation (College)
College Service
Meg Tarafdar
College Service as
editor/compiler
Publication (book
Chapter)
Meg Tarafdar
(with Jo Pantaleo
and Sharon
Ellerton)
impact learning practice”-New Faculty
Institute, Jan 15, 2013
“Faculty E-Portfolio Development”-New
Faculty Institute, Jan 17, 2013
New Faculty Orientation (Full-Time)
New Adjunct Faculty Orientation
Study Abroad Task Force-Advisor
Academic Affairs Bulletin for
professional development opportunities
“Fostering the Intercultural
Learning Cycle through Academic
Service Learning (ASL)” in
Intercultural Horizons: Intercultural
Strategies in Civic Engagement.
Cambridge Scholars Press. 2013.
July 2013
2013
Spring
2013
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Spring
2013
Spring
2013
Summer
2013
Forthcoming in July.
Meg Tarafdar
Presentation (College)
Meg Tarafdar
Grant Received
Meg Tarafdar
Training Attended
Meg Tarafdar
Workshop Conducted
Meg Tarafdar
Publication (Book
Chapter)
“e-Portfolio and Professional
Development” SWIG Institute, CETL,
June 14,17,18
PSC-CUNY HEO Professional
Development Grant to attend the
Summer Institute of Intercultural
Communication, Portland, Oregon,
July 15-19, 2013
Faculty Symposium: McGraw Hill
Learning Institute-Course Redesign.
Atlantic City, NJ. Oct 18-19, 2012
“Using Reflection Activities in Your
Classes” (CETL Workshop)
“Teaching Eastern Perspectives in World
Literature Courses: An Interdisciplinary
Approach.” Teaching Literature in
Community College: Traversing
Practices. McGraw Hill, 2012. (ISBN-
Summer
2013
Summer
2013
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
13: 978-0-07-812019-0 and ISBN-10: 0-07812019-5)
Meg Tarafdar
Conference Presentation
Meg Tarafdar
Presentation (College)
Meg Tarafdar
Meg Tarafdar
College Service
College Service
“Improving Intercultural
Communication through service
learning” Intercultural Horizons
Conferernce. SUNY Global Center, Oct,
2012.
“Writing a Narrative Essay utilizing
Soft-Chalk.” E-Learning presentation,
Oct 2012
Affirmative Action Rep-2012-13
Study Abroad Advisor (Study Abroad
Task Force)
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Queensborough Community College
Non-teaching Department
Meg Tarafdar
College Service
Meg Tarafdar
College Service
Meg Tarafdar
Meg Tarafdar
Website Development
College Service as
editor/compiler
Jane E Hindman
Jane E Hindman
Jane E Hindman
Jane E Hindman
Jane E Hindman
Workshop Conducted
Workshop Conducted
Workshop Conducted
Workshop Conducted
Presentation (College)
Jane E Hindman
Presentation (College)
Jane E Hindman
Presentation (College)
Jane E Hindman
Jane E Hindman
Presentation (College)
Workshop presented
Jane E Hindman
Materials created
Jane E Hindman
Workshop attended –
POD Network in Higher
Ed
Workshop attended -POD Network in Higher
Ed
Conference Presentation
-- CUE Conference
Jane E Hindman
Jane E Hindman
Jane E Hindman
Jane E Hindman
Jane E Hindman
Jane E Hindman
Conference Poster
presentation –
Conference of
International Society of
SOTL Scholars and
Mentors
Workshop attended
Workshop/training
attended
Workshop/training
attended
July 2013
Committee Member-Cultural and
Archival Resources
Connect to Learn-C2L “Polished
Practices: Professional Development
Report on Faculty e-Portfolios”
CETL Website development
Academic Affairs Bulletin
Fall 2012
Classroom Management
Designing an Effective Syllabus
Writing as a Way to Learn
Effective Group Work
New Faculty Institute -Professionalism
Assessment Institute – Publishing
Assessment Work
SWIG Institute – Framework for High
Impact Practices
Service Learning: Publishing results
Service Learning – Preparing for the
CUE Conference
Seminar Series: the Scholarship of
Teaching and Learning
Building the Missing Infrastructure:
Developing Centers of Teaching and
Learning
Professional Development for STEM
Faculty
SP13
SP13
SP13
SP13
SP13
“Creating a Culture of SOTL at QCC”
Collaboration w/ CETLs @ CUNY
Central, LGCC and Brooklyn College
Strategic Engagement: Supporting
Faculty in Writing for Publication
Spring
2013
SOTL Project, Assessment, and
Publications
SOTL Campus Strategies
C3iRG grant preparation
Spring
2013
City College: How Learning Works
workshop
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
SP13
SP13
SP13
SP13
FA12
Spring
2013
Spring
2013
Spring
2013
Spring
2013
Spring
2013
Queensborough Community College
Non-teaching Department
Jane E Hindman
Conference attended
Jane E Hindman
Workshop/training
attended– Conference
on College Composition
and Communication
Conference/forum
attended
Jane E Hindman
Jane E Hindman
Presentation
Jane E Hindman
Website Development
Jane E Hindman
College Service
Jane E Hindman
College Service
Jane E Hindman
Grant Received (3rd of 3
PIs)
Jane E Hindman
Service as a /consultant
Jane E Hindman
College Service
Jane E Hindman
Service as a
reviewer/editor/consultant
July 2013
College Composition and
Communication
Creating Campus-wide Impacts
through Centers for Teaching and
Learning
Spring
2013
Spring
2013
English Language Learning Across the
Disciplines – Hostos Community
College
Finding a framework for HIPs and
SWIG
CETL Website development
Spring
2013
University of Illinois-Chicago
Jennifer Tobin, Bette Bottoms (Vice
Provost) Office of Undergraduate Affairs
SWIG Leadership Team
Spring
2013
Summer
2013
Spring
2013
Academic Development Committee
Spring
2013
Institutional Grants Group
Spring
2013
CUNY – OAA Student Success Research Spring
Projects
2013
Over 20 appointments with QCC
individuals or teams seeking assistance
with publications, conference
presentations or proposals, assessment
plans, classroom practices
Spring
and
Summer
2013
Spring
2013
D. DEPARTMENT CHANGES, 2012-2013
Type (from menu)
New director
New furniture
New office built in
suite (313
Description of
Change
personnel
Reason for
Change
OAA &
President
decision
Facilities/space Accommodate
new director
Facilities/space Accommodate
new director
Date/Semester
October 15,
2012
Evaluation of
Change*
Performance
evaluation 4/15/13
Spring 2013
N/A
Fall 12
N/A
Queensborough Community College
Additional phone
line 718-281-5082
Fax and scanning
capacity connected
to existing copier/
scanner/fax machine
New seminar series:
SOTL
New publication
“In the Spotlight”
New customized
workshop for
Nursing faculty
New Faculty
Institute
Assessment Institute
Advisory Board
facilities
facilities
Services
services
services
services
Services
organizational
Non-teaching Department
July 2013
Accommodate
new director
Restore earlier
capacity
Fall 12
N/A
Spring 2013
N/A
Director
decision
Director
decisions
Request by
Nursing dept
chair
OAA request
Spring 2013
survey
Spring 2013
N/A
Spring 2013
One time event
Spring 2013
Satisfaction survey
OAA request
Spring 2013
Spring 2013
Satisfaction survey
N/A
E. ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION, 2012-2013
Key Performance
Target outcome(s)
Indicator*
for Key Performance
Indicator**
volume of
service and
participation for
Full Time and
Part Time faculty
Number of
faculty
participating in
service learning,
ePortfolios, and
other HIPs
Increase-cohort
based workshop
participation and
professional
development
Encourage 10 new
faculty to integrate
HIPs into their
courses
Actual
outcome(s)
640 faculty
attended
CETL
sponsored
and/or
presented
workshops
3 seminar
series (cohortbased) and 2
cohort-based
Institutes
were offered
Increased
number of
faculty using
service
learning,
SWIG in their
courses
Recommended
action plan
Revise Institutes
and workshops
per faculty
recommendations
given in surveys
Develop acrossHIPs
professional
development
Use FIGs to
encourage
Recommended
status of Core
Activity and KPI
(see menu)
continuing
continuing
Queensborough Community College
Non-teaching Department
July 2013
faculty-driven
professional
development
within HIPs
Number of
faculty utilizing
instructional
technology to
enhance their
courses
Encourage 10
additional faculty to
use instructional
technology in their
courses; increase by
10 faculty offering
hybrid classes
Coordinated
with ACC to
offer lesson
plan digital
materials
preparation
before ACC
workshops
Number of
faculty giving
presentations and
publishing
articles related to
pedagogy
Increase two
additional
workshops to
support faculty in
pedagogy
presentation,
projects, and
publications
SOTL
seminar series
offered SP13
Customized
SOTL
workshop for
Nursing Dept
Continue
Institutes
Offer Faculty
ePortfolio
workshops
modified
Defer to
ACC as source of
on-line teaching
faculty
development
Continue SOTL
continuing
workshop series
Increase faculty
activity related to
pedagogy by
10%
Faculty
produced 6
articles and
28 conference
presentations
related to
pedagogy
7/1/12 –
6/30/13
F. ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR NEW YEAR, 2013-2014
Core Activity
(New Year)
Plan, develop, and
coordinate a
consistent number
of professional
development
activities
Key Performance
Indicator
(New Year)
volume of service and
participation for Full
Time and Part Time
faculty
Target Outcome(s)*
Plan for Achieving
Target Outcome
Assess and address
faculty need re: faculty
development
Promote CETL in New
Faculty and
Assessment Institutes
Collaborate with
Learning Outcomes
Queensborough Community College
Non-teaching Department
July 2013
Assessment Manager
to enhance faculty
development in
assessment
Encourage and
support faculty in
implementing
innovative
pedagogies to
engage students
Encourage and
support faculty in
utilizing
instructional
technology for
engaging students
Encourage and
support faculty in
submitting
pedagogicallyrelated proposals
to conferences,
giving conference
presentations, and
submitting articles
for publication
Number of faculty
participating in HIPs
Enhance quality and
coherence of HIPs
pedagogy
Present faculty needs
assessment to CETL
Advisory Board &
collaborate to
determine action plan
for addressing faculty
need
Offer 2 new cross-HIP
workshops
Develop HIP-specific
student learning
outcomes
Number of faculty
utilizing instructional
technology to enhance
their courses
Add 2 HIPs
Offer instructional
technology prof
development only if
not available through
ACC
Number of faculty
giving presentations
and publishing articles
related to pedagogy
Increase by 10%
faculty scholarly
activity related to
pedagogy
*Targets indicated here will direct assessment efforts for the following year – see part A, column 3.
Create FIGs to develop
each new HIP
Offer ePortfolio series
Offer SOTL cohort
series each semester
FIG: Publishing Your
Pedagogical Research
Project