College of the Redwoods
Flex Advisory Committee
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
4:15 to 5:00pm
PROPOSED AGENDA
1. Full-Time Faculty Flex Form
2. Update: Associate Faculty Flex Plans
3. Convocation/Flex Week Survey Results
4. Other/Future Agenda Items
Adjourn
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Convocation/Flex Week Activities Survey
Which convocation and flex week activities did you attend, either in person or remotely?
AttendanceType (select only if you attended)
Answer Options
Microsoft Mail-merge & Other Special Processes
Excel (Tuesday)
Web Conferencing (Tuesday)
Purchasing through Datatel (Tuesday
Assessment General Session (Wednesday a.m.)
Writing & Reading Within & Across the Disciplines
Math Within & Across the Disciplines (Wednesday p.m.)
Improving College Readiness: Placement &
Convocation General Session (Thursday a.m.)
Development of Annual Institutional Plan (Thursday
Mapping (Friday a.m.)
Division/Committee Meetings (Friday p.m.)
In Person
Remotely
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9
3
9
44
17
11
12
91
41
38
43
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42
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Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Unsatisfactory
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2
1
6
14
13
2
8
37
8
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17
2
7
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3
22
6
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35
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16
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2
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8
12
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1
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Rating (rate only if you attended)
Answer Options
Microsoft Mail-merge & Other Special Processes
Excel (Tuesday)
Web Conferencing (Tuesday)
Purchasing through Datatel (Tuesday
Assessment General Session (Wednesday a.m.)
Writing & Reading Within & Across the Disciplines
Math Within & Across the Disciplines (Wednesday p.m.)
Improving College Readiness: Placement &
Convocation General Session (Thursday a.m.)
Development of Annual Institutional Plan (Thursday
Mapping (Friday a.m.)
Division/Committee Meetings (Friday p.m.)
Response
Count
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11
6
9
39
19
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12
81
40
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Question Totals
answered question
skipped question
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Convocation/Flex Week Activities Survey
If you did not attend any of the sessions listed above, please indicate why.
Answer Options
A) None of the activities were relevant for me.
B) Personal emergency
C) I don’t work at CR during the hours these activities were offered
D) I didn’t know about them.
E)
Other (please specify)
Response
Percent
14.3%
6.1%
14.3%
6.1%
59.2%
answered question
skipped question
Numb
E)
Other (please specify)
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1 Time are often not convenient for Assoc Faculty / none of the reading/writing stuff applies to me
As the Head Athletic Trainer, during this week and the two weeks prior, football is in full swing and the
times these activities are offered I am hip deep in either A) Football players or B) Football practice. Most
of these activities do not pertain to mebut I do wish that I could attend the General Session and the
2 Development of Annual Institutional Plan.
3 I was out sick all week
4 Was busy with preparation for other convocation activities
5 Time did not allow me to attend all sessions so I chose the most relevant.
6 I cater the buffet and have no time.
7 I was out on Medical Leave for 8 days.
I'm associate faculty and I have to have another job to live like a reasonable person, and I had to work that
8 job during those days.
IT employee and we're short-handed on personnel. can't attend stuff like this and get things fixed/repaired
at the same time. perhaps if there were more IT employees then it would be possible to attend these
9 things but at the moment....
10 Mendocino campus
11 many not relevant for this part time nursing instructor and working another job on those days.
12 I am associate faculty at Del Norte Center--too far away
13 I also work at HSU and these activities were primarily scheduled during times that I work.
14 associate faculty orientation attended
15 Some were not relevevant; other work responsibilities prevented me from attending.
16 advising during this period
17 My location and lack of technology makes it hard to participate
Response
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3
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29
49
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Remote attendance was not available for all sessions. Imagine what it's like to be marginalized from the
18 work of the college by not being able to attend remotely.
19 work load
I am the only person in Del Norte for Enrollment Services. It's hard to get away especially during
20 registration periods.
21 sound quality from remote locations is poor
22 Recent post major surgery!
Convocation had never included Tuesday or Wednesday activities in the past, so I had scheduled
23 appointments on those days, and they could not be rescheduled.
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Our department is short-staffed and I had no back-up. I am also overworked and don't have time to spare.
Was out of town
most were for faculty
because i am adjunct faculty i have other jobs that conflict with the scheduling of these activities
unfortunately work schedule
Mendocino Staff needed to do job here.
Convocation/Flex Week Activities Survey
What will you do differently in your work or teaching as a result of your participation in convocation and flex week
activities?
Response
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skipped question
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Response Text
The SLO mapping session was very helpful, as was the department meeting.
Further improves my ability to work collegially with cross-discipline colleagues.
Stay positive about accreditation and encourage others to do the same.
plan for assessment in a systematic manner
use the on-line reporting
Assessment clarification and participation on the level of our program.
not much
Nothing
Use SLO's and assessment to continually evaluate what students are learning, and how I can
make adjustments in disseminating information based on assessment data. Also to share with
colleagues.
Focus on student success as reason for actions
I will pay closer attention to budgets overall
Review slos to see if they map to plos
I understand how the mapping works and will use that in my assessments.
I will continue to seek computer skills whenever, wherever I can.
I am learning more about "writing across the curriculum".
Nothing
improve tracking and efficiency
I feel more comfortable with Excel.
I know more about the college's planning process.
I will incorporate some new writing and reading activities in my classes
I think assessment activities in my department will be more organized and a little less labor
intensive after the mapping and new two-year plans were created.
I'm also much more aware of the mission and various plans so as I work within my department
and my various committees we can focus our activities and energy on those that support the
19 mission and the various plans.
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20 More direct interaction with colleagues across disciplines is more likely.
I have a better understanding of how to do mail merges. Also more awareness and
21 understanding of accreditation issues.
Primarily I am making my students aware that the things they learn in English 1A are
22 foundational to all the college writing they'll be doing, regardless of discipline.
I will more actively work with faculty from outside the division to support math across the
23 curriculum. This is a project that has a lot of steam now, but could easily loose momentum.
I will be using an assessment in my class to review my presentation and teaching of the SLO's
24 for my class.
25 Reduce the number of student learning outcomes and program learning outcomes
26 Nothing
I am more focsued on assessing SLOs and how I can do a collegewide assessment that
involves 9 separate instructors at four different campuses. I also realize that I need to schedule
time for dialogue among my instructors and build that into our assessment activities. I also am
more consciously discussing student outcomes with my students as something we are both
27 working toward.
Just have a better, overall understanding of how everything works as a whole and in different
28 Depts
29 More assessment. Better communication between faculty about expectations.
30 My work will better reflect my understanding of planning and assessment.
31 It helps me with working on the Excel online supply request order form.
32 Continue to work on assessments and PLO's
33 probably nothing
34 Pay more attention to providing all employees an opportunity to get involved.
35 Streamline assessment efforts
I feel more connected after Convocation assembly. I would like to have gone to more of the
Microsoft classes, but this is a busy week for Staff! The Excel class helped me be more
36 productive.
I have an updated current knowledge of how I can change my methods of sharing information
as well as understand more clearly just how critical our District's position is for the 2012/13
37 school year.
38 Refer to EMP and SP in all planning activities. Utilize efficient practices in day-to-day activities.
39 n/a
I have a better understanding of where to access information on my specific program budget,
40 and I know who to ask when I ahve questions.
41 Be informed
42 My assessment work will become more streamlined.
43 Be more proficient with the computer with Excel, MailMerge & Datatel
44 concentrate on including specific, detailed writing assignments.
45 I changed SLOs in my curriculum documents as a result of the mapping activities.
This answer requires more than "a few minutes" (as the notification email indicated) to complete
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47 Making sure that goals that are discussed can be tied to one or more plans
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I don't think we will do anything differently, but will continue to do the assessment and review
work that we do on an on-going basis.Clearly there is a greater degree of department wide
participation in this as a result of our changing view of assessment and review.
Work more with associate faculty to increase their level of involvement
I will know how to map better and I have a clearer idea of what writing within the disciplines
means.
How i carry out my duties will be infomred by the goals of the annual institutional plan
Nothing.
Conduct Assessments according to revised plans and 2-year cycle
nothing
Better understanding of doing course assessment
Nothing really, although it saved me making a plan from scratch.
Convocation/Flex Week Activities Survey
Describe how your participation in convocation and flex week activities will impact student success (provide at least one
specific outcome):
Response
Answer Options
Count
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Response Text
1 SLO/PLO organization was improved.
"Reading/writing across disciplines" helped me to further my awareness of reading/writing
challenges many students face. This, in turn, could help me do better in helping students with
2 discipline-specific reading/vocabulary mastery.
3 Clarifying PLOs in science degrees will improve student learning.
hopefully assessment results will identify areas needed for improvement and remedies will be
4 developed and implemented with success.
5 the course syllabus includes Course learning outcomes
As we establish our PLO based on student performance, we will be making curriculum changes
6 for improvement.
7 motivatied to be more proactive in the college enviroment.
8 not at all
I have already discussed the accreditation process with students. This information from
9 convocation will reassure them of continued accreditation of the College.
10 Better align department actions to support student success
11 I do not work with students
12 students will be given specific outcome information
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I feel like I can better help the college remain accredited and this helps the students that attend.
No outcome.
I know who to ask for guidance to improve the quality of student writing in my class.
Will not impact
My students will have easier access to their grades at any given point in the semester.
18 New in-class writing and reading activities will improve my students' success in those classes.
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I'm hoping that we will have a much more coordinated effort to serve our students which should
increase student success by having our various initiatives be understood and supported by the
institution as a whole verses only being known about in one little area on campus.
Students are likely to experience more commitment to academic writing from faculty.
Not sure how to answer this, since I do not work directly with students. I think that be able to do
my job more efficiently will help others who do work with students.
Students will have, in particular, sharpened their ability to locate, synthesize, and document
sources for use in response to arguments.
I would hope that my presence in several of these activities would encourage my collegues to be
more involved.
I met with the instructor in Eureka, who is teaching the same class I am. We went over the
mapping to address SLO's and came up with an assessment to have students work on their
expressive/receptive sign.
Simplification of curriculum documents linked to assessment.
Not in any way
In Eng. 150 and Eng. 350, students have to master very basic skills. Assessing and focusing on
the outcomes that relate to these skills should improve student success, not only in English but in
all college courses.
By being honest to keep everyone informed of our status, as well as our successes, and that the
mission is for the good of the students.
Ensure all SLO are adequately covered and assessed.
I support administration, and indirectly, faculty. Participation and understanding will help me help
them, which should positively impact student success. Also, if students ask questions, I am
better able to answer knowledgeably.
It doesn't impact the students.
Allow for additional measurable outcomes.
We already do measure outcomes
conceivably might affect some sort of math problems I would pose in the future.
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Soliciting input from all affected constituencies will ensure that the initiatives we implement are in
the best interest of our students.
Frankly, I don't think the flex activities were closely aligned enough to what we faculty members
do on the ground in our classes to impact student success greatly.
The Convocation gave me valuable and TRUE information to pass on to students who ask over
the campus phone about staff shortages, budget pitfalls, accreditation status, etc. I try to get this
information as the calls come in, but it is hard to reach FA, Enrollment and Counseling personnel,
and some people only know rumors and overheard comments that turn out to be erroneous and
misleading.
My growth of current knowledge about our District's financial and accreditation shortfalls directly
impacts student success. Financial support for hands-on teaching environments will be less
during 2012/13 school year...and probably longer.
EMP 1.2 Improve support for students. This was accomplished by partictipation in the annual
plan activities.
n/a
In the breakout session from the Annual Institutional Plan, we discussed integrating the
development of Student Education Plans in GS classes. We have successfully implemented this
activity this semester.
be informed
I am better prepared to handle classroom management (student behavior) issues should any
arise.
Allow more time to help students interested in work study and filling out paperwork.
rewriting of course outlines with emphasis on updating assessment tools.
Streamlined SLOs are already bearing fruit.
46 This answer requires more than "a few minutes" (as the notification email indicated) to complete .
47 n/a
This is difficult as many of the things that we should be doing as a result of our assessment and
48 review activities can't be done due to decreasing staff and declining funding.
With more faculty involvement, there is more communication and discussion about teaching and
49 classes in general, plus specific course outcomes.
I will be more likely to consider the other classes students might be taking as I revise
50 assignments.
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By participating in the Datatel trainings, i will be able to know in real time the budget avaialble to
carry out essential functions of my departement. Since i know we have budget for part time staff
and stationary, we can send out mailings letting students know about their accounts with the
district. By reaching out to students regarding their financial status, they are more likely to keep
current with their accounts and this will help retention and success.
It will not.
Discussions at the mapping session will lead to an updated program outcome. This will help
guide courses and ensure students are obtaining the appropriate outcomes for the disciplinary
area
it won't
Course outlines will be better written, especially in the area of course learning outcomes so they
are more measurable.
I'll have an hour or so more to spend on teaching since I'm following the plan that I made.
Convocation/Flex Week Activities Survey
Now that you have participated in the convocation and flex week activities, how will you disseminate information or skills
that you learned to your colleagues, departmentally or across the college? Please be specific
Response
Answer Options
Count
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skipped question
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Response Text
I already disseminated the information from Convocation to my associate faculty in our
department meeting and through emails.
The mapping exercise on Friday of convocation week galvanized us to further this work.
Always good to be clear on assessment and accreditation issues to stem rumor and
disgruntlement.
in department meetings and assessment dialogue sessions
one-on-one at the computer in the associate faculty office
See above
only attened the convocation on th
I didn't learn anything worth disseminating.
I will dialogue with colleagues about assessment data to drive improvements to the department
and it's programs, and ultimately student success.
Incorporate student success as part of thinking and in verbal statements
email, at meetings and face to face individual discussions
Many ways, but mostly informal discussion
I called and emailed and set up a time to meet to work on an activity for the CLO's.
I didn't learn enough to dissenminate.
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I am happy to share my content with my department when we have assessment discussions.
verbal transmission of content and quality of program
n /a
Through department and division meetings and in functional committee meetings
I remind my colleagues in my department and on the committees I am on of these plans.
Closing the loop activities are more on the forefront of day-today interactions.
If asked by someone, I would be able to help them.
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My colleagues in the English Department have established a variety of departmental groups that
meet both formally and informally to discuss student learning outcomes, pedagogical technique,
and to assess learning outcomes in a standardized and highly quantifiable manner.
Division meeting announcement and updates, and continued use of the forum site on the
assessment page.
I am keeping in touch with the Eureka instructor and comparing the material we are presenting
and our progress in addressing the SLO's.
I have already talked to the associate faculty that work directly with me about limiting our
outcomes. We need to revise the curriculum so that we can accurately assess what we are
teaching.
Informally chatting
I am already in the process of disseminating information to 4 campuses through email, snail mail,
phone conversations, and actual face-to-face meetings with the faculty involved.
Specifically, I learned valuable information on screens and reports in Datatel during Tues classes.
Overall, learned to participate more, and help where I can.
My colleagues attended the workshops. However, others in my department have also been in
discussions related to student success as a result of the discussions.
I engage in discussions with other staff and faculty and will be able to speak more knowledgeably
on subjects which are not well understood by all; what, why, etc. we are required to do certain
things.
Yes, I have little Excel experience and the class allowed me to accomplish some inventory task
that I was working on.
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All FT faculty were in attendance. I have invited all associate faculty to attend our curriculum
32 meetings
conceivably encourage students to see the applications of their math classes to their other
33 classes
34 By setting the example.
Other than working with associates on scheduling assessment activities, I can't think of much that
35 I gained that is applicable.
I try to belay alarm and rumors by referring to the Convocation assembly information. Some of
that has changed in the interim, and I try to keep people from passing on conjecture and fear.
Email from the President with updates are helpful, but not everyone who works here has or
36 checks email.
Dialogue and conversation about the state of affairs at CR are more readily understood because
37 of a seemingly improved attendance by others.
Through participation in scheduled meetings. In assisting others when they have questions that
38 pertain to the technology training.
39 n/a
40 as a regualr item on staff meeting agendas
41 ?
42 Continued positive dialogue and communication with colleagues.
43 Share some of the shortcuts and other information that I learned from each session.
44 Discussion at department meetings
The planning and mapping activities in particular had to be repeated on a smaller scale for the
45 division.
46 This answer requires more than "a few minutes" (as the notification email indicated) to complete .
I have the ability to explain our plans to my coworkers, and can help them understand how
47 important they are
We have weekly meetings during which we discuss our assessment and program review on an
on-going basis. We continually monitor progress and come up with new ways to assess our
48 program and courses.
49 Conversations -- by phone, and also meeting in person.
50 I am already doing this through my departmental colleagues and my service on committees.
51 Through impromptu and informal trainings.
I will not disseminate information or skill to my colleagues differently because of flex week
52 activities.
At Department and Division meeting - Annual plan goals will be discussed and aligned with
53 annual plan. Assessment planning and monitoring will be in accordance with 2-year cycle
54 i won't
55 Discussed at division meetings
56 I emailed other colleagues in my discipline with the draft that we created.
Convocation/Flex Week Activities Survey
For future professional development and flex opportunities, what would you like to see offered?
Response
Count
68
Answer Options
answered question
skipped question
Number
Response Text
Categories
More opportunities to meet with other departments about SLO and PLO
assessment, and more opportunities to meet with the counseling department to
inform them about our department offerings and University options for transfer
1 students.
Continued opportunity for cross-discipline discussion and working meetings...I
2 like getting things done. Continued tech offerings.
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Please share the student support services available to students on the various
campuses especially for those student who only attend in the evening. It
would be great to have presentations by each of the support services.
MyCR training
how to motivate students to choose a major
More general sessions on how to improve teaching skills.
Sure
1. Diversity training for faculty, STAFF, ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENTS!
2. Emergency Response: lock-down, 911, CPR, evacuation, etc. Training for
faculty and staff and students.
3. Mental health referral and on-campus support for students. Training for
faculty, staff and students.
Tech items - use of Office, and videoconferencing with WebEx or CCC-Confer,
use of Tegrity
Another day of technology
Assessment workshops for mapping Course to Program SLOs. As an
associate, I am not sure I know how to do this, or even if I am supposed to do
this.
More classes on Sakai
Classes like the power point that Geof had on Friday (a day I cant attend)
Not sure
I like it for the sharing of information.
More computer skills related trainings.
Budget Planning and Fiscal Strategies
Some of the opportunities on my list have been offered (i.e., excel, powerpoint)
but schduling can be difficult
1) Opportunities to promote the Book of the Year program to my colleagues.
2) Opportunities to present innovations to increase developmental student
18 success.
Training on DSPS Accommodations procedures, responsibilities for faculty,
19 associate faculty.
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I would like to see activities that focus on intiatives that various groups are
undertaking to address these plans and sessions that allow the kind of cross
disciplinary discussions we had at Convocation and at the Assessment
Summit.
The college should better integrate flex days for assessment activites at the
beginning and end of each semester. The assessment flex day should be part
of our calendar.
Datatel training and Excel training
How to operate the database-web advisor, mycr...I just don't get it
1. More intermediate and advanced computer type training. 2.
Training/orientation on how to use all the technology in the board room. 3. Best
practices. 4. An introduction to interest based negotiating.
More working activites would be good. Meetings were there is a physical
outcome are better attended and have much higher approval rates.
as long as my dept is UNDER-STAFFED and UNDER FUNDED to
26 maintain/support equipment on campus, this question is utterly POINTLESS!
Assessment information
27 MyCR
activities designed specifically for the role of associate nursing faculty to learn
most relevant areas of sakai/My CR, role/managing students in clinical
28 environment, reasonable expectations of skill level, giving feedback
Round tables and fun activities that allow us to have an open dialog and give
us incite into our integrated planning. Coming together discussing ideas,
problem solving, organizing, and simplifying are all useful processes every
constituent of the college needs to be involved in. Feedback is essential for
sustainability.
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We need to have fun at convocation. It needs to be the "spring board" for a
positive year! We need to clarify and explain any "road bumps" that are
coming up so that we can prepare for what lies ahead.
We need to offer professional development activities at CR. They have been
sorely lacking for years. What works best is identifying a problem--most
anything related to ACCJC-- and then providing a structured opportunity for
faculty and staff to work on it with the resouces available.
Topics and instructional practices focused on Basic Skills students; wellorganized workshop planning sessions on curriculum change to support Basic
Skills. (Not just a facilitated gab-fest)
The Time Management class was excellent. Anything similar that will help us
do our jobs better would be appreciated.
A weekend session, like the orientation, or some sessions that do not conflict
with other work schedules.
Sending the link to the remote viewing earlier would be helpful. This year, I
actually tried to connect and there was not a link provided until slightly after 8
a.m. This was my first time using the remote viewing/ listening softeware. So I
assumed that the link must be elsewhere. After searching high and low on the
CR website, I returned to my email to find a link, but by that time I was
33 discouraged and no longer able to participate.
34 Ways to assess learning outcomes.
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Access Class
More budget classes
Training for new employees
If I could attend, I would appreciate updates from Tech Support.
Also, a workshop on campus emergency alert.
Datatell for purchasing
The Excel again, and again.
It would be nice to hear something inspiration
more information that they are happening, before they happen
line up as is looks good
Excel
More content that is directly relevant to teaching. Hands-on sessions on things
like creating linked courses or team-teaching, problem-based learning
methodologies, specifics on incorporating book of the year into non-English
courses
More office specific classes. I'm taking online classes, but as I mentioned, I
learned a few really good tricks at the Excel flex activity!
I'd like more professional development time practicing my trade skills and
developing laboratory projects for student learning, so I can enter classroom
session better prepared and will improved training examples.
Working with at risk students
47 Training for Managers in regard to Human Resources policies and procedures.
48 Supervisor training, HR basics
Associate Faculty Development workshops are critical to assuring associate
faculty are up to speed on developments and especially mandatory
49 requirements.
50 Datatel usage including queries
Continue the college wide forums to gather input.
51 They are very valuable.
52 In Design
You offer many interesting things but a 6 hour round trip is too far to go for a 1
53 hour meeting.
Universal Accessibility and 508 requirements
Behavior Intervention Team
54 Reasonable Accommodations and how to implement
Overall multi-discipline and district-wide discussion of how to schedule the
limited number of courses being offered to maximize student success.
"College of the Redwoods puts student success first by providing outstanding
developmental, career technical, and transfer education." But we do not put
student success *first* when planning our schedules -- not in an
interdisciplinary way, such as making sure all required GE courses are offered
without conflicting with specialized 1-section-only courses that students need
55 for particular degree/certificate outcomes.
56 I would like to see a workshop for ALL faculty on teaching critical thinking.
Promotion and even built in physical activities of health and wellness including
topics related to: stress management, nutrition, effective communication in the
57 workplace and value of regular physical exercise.
I'd like to see these classes offered a couple times during the year or more
58 available time options.
Fitness and health in the workplace. How to work fitness into your daily work
59 routine and avoid workplace injuries due to repetitive activity.
I would like to have some in person, hands-on sessions for using more
60 advanced features of MyCR and Tegrity.
61 Dealing with confrontations in the workplace; Emotional Intelligence
62 EXCELL
Well structured college wide engagement activities would be nice. I am happy
to participate in college wide work group or discussion style events. However,
prepared facilitation, clear communication of goals, parameters of at-hand
activities, and connections made between papers handed out and discussion
63 at hand would be appreciated.
Dialogue and brainstorming actions related to failing students
Students who don't attend and participate on a regular basis
Underrepresented students that fail at a significantly greater level than other
64 students - particularly Latino and African-American students
65 Courses actually related to our jobs. eg( Datatel training)
More Writing Across the Curriculum opportunities and seminar/workshops on
66 pedagogy across the disciplines.
67 Team-building and/or sensitivity training
68 some excel/access courses
Convocation/Flex Week Activities Survey
Please make any additional comments here:
Response
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Please plan at least some of the professional development activities in the early
1 evening for the Assoiate Faculty who work during the day. Thank you.
I think our managers and administrators need training in basic management,
leadership, organization, meeting planning and scheduling, collaborative decision
2 making, human relations, union relations, bullying prevention, etc. basic stuff!
Webinars on these flex opportunities so that I can take the class when I am not
3 teaching and not on campus.
4 Health Benefit overviews and Plan provider options
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the convocation seemed more of a community building event than a training and
the excel was fairly specific, so the disseminating information piece doesn't apply.
Thanks.
When everyone gets together as a large group, energy for the college results.
umm, see the previous question, seriously...
9 Please don't expect DN , Mendocino, or KT associate faculty to drive to Eureka
We need to keep things real, yet positive. We tend to focus on all the daunting
tasks of the year at convocation rather than getting excited about the new year!
10 I wish it was more like a "pep rally" than a laundry list.
To improve flex and professional development, start with establishing a college
hour again. Change the schedule so that we can get together and work
11 collaboratively. This is a serious systemic problem that could be fixed.
Technology solutions to make sessions work at the centers would help. I would
love to participate in professional development activities that were of very high
quality for supporting instruction, but they need to be excellent for me to drive all
12 the way to Eureka.
I've been impressed with both the classified and faculty Prof Dev Series. I hope
13 this continues.
I appreciate the work C R does to allow for remote viewing and listening. Thank
14 you!
15 The associate faculty orientation was quite usefull.
We are completely vulnerable to having a shooter on campus here and we still
16 have no way to alert the entire campus quickly.
17 often the activities just before the semester starts conflict with family plans
We need all sessions to be available remotely with every participant able to speak
into a mic. Moderators must understand how limiting remote participation is and
18 make every effort to include us.
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I did not know about the Convocation Flex opportunities until after most of them
19 had happened (Thursday).
I hope the campus climate continues to improve, and that more people begin to
believe that there is a more positive, student-friendly, open-and-above-board
20 future ripening before our very eyes.
Certain Board Members should have learned through all of the convocation and
21 flex week activities to step down and leave our District.
Voluntary timely compliance with assessment requirements should be expected of
all professionals at the college. Lack of same needs to be addressed through
evaluations or more severe methods, at least until this compliance becomes
22 institutionalized.
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I wish CR started a week earlier and took a week vacation for Thanksgiving
because as an adjunct instructor, I must make a living by teaching at both HSU
and CR. However, because of the staggered starting dates, I cannot participate in
all of the Flex/Convocation activities that I would like to participate in at CR.
CCC confer has many problems for remote connections.
Questions 3 and 4 are vague. It would help in the future to give some examples of
what kinds of responses your are looking for.
An improvement would be to get faculty from all the various departments more
involved with staff in counseling/advising -- so that faculty can learn about and
understand counseling/advising issues that students face, so that
counselors/advisers can learn more about faculty perspectives on classes and
student success, and also to open lines of communication -- so that we can put
student success first.
I didn;t get to attend these seminars but would REALLY benefit from most, if not
all of them and would like the opportunity to attend!
Trainings offered should reflect an assessment of where we are compared to what
our goals are.
The mapping session wasn't as useful as it could have been, since much of the
introductory material had been covered the day before. We could have had an
additional 45 minutes to and hour of work time instead of feeling rushed through
the process.
I am eager to participate constructively in the collective work done at this
institution. I show up, put good faith forward, listen, follow up, and engage with my
skill sets forward. Constructive opportunities to contribute to our common goals
either are not available, exist in ways about which I am unaware of or unable to
participate in, or the scope of my role at this institution is something about which I
remain unclear.
I realize it costs considerably more money to have actual training than these
workshops we offer - but the district is suffering because people don't know how
to do their jobs. As the saying goes, "If you think education is expensive, try
31 ignorance". Our ignorance is costing the district more money than training would.
At the assessment planning meeting, we were told that after submitting
adjustments to the generated plans, we would receive some sort of planning
document in return. This hasn't happened, so now that we're halfway through the
semester, I've been following the draft that I submitted. Other faculty are
32 confused about this also.
Convocation/Flex Week Activities Survey
Are you (check only one):
Answer Options
A full-time faculty member
A part-time faculty member
An administrator or manager
A classified or other staff member
Response
Percent
29.1%
30.1%
10.7%
30.1%
answered question
skipped question
Response
Count
30
31
11
31
103
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Are you (check only one):
A full-time faculty member
A part-time faculty member
An administrator or manager
A classified or other staff member
Convocation/Flex Week Activities Survey
What campus or location are you mainly associated with (please mark only one)?
Answer Options
Del Norte
Eureka Main Campus
Mendocino Coast
Klamath-Trinity
Virtual Campus
Other
Response
Percent
6.8%
82.5%
5.8%
1.9%
1.9%
1.0%
answered question
skipped question
Response
Count
7
85
6
2
2
1
103
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What campus or location are you mainly associated with (please mark only
one)?
Del Norte
Eureka Main Campus
Mendocino Coast
Klamath-Trinity
Virtual Campus
Other
College of the Redwoods
Professional Development Goals and Activity Form
Name:
Primary Campus:
Date:
Eureka ____ Del Norte
Mendocino
Klamath/Trinity
DE
(place an “x” in the box)
Division:
Discipline:
Dean: ____________________
 Each faculty member is responsible for the development of his or her individual plan for professional
and/or personal growth for the purpose of instructional improvement (title 5, section 55726(a))
o This individual plan may encompass any combination of individually designed activities,
institutionally planned workshops, conferences, and/or academic courses.
o These activities must be appropriate within the regulations that govern the flexible calendar program
(title 5, section 55724 (a) (4) (A through G)).
 The professional growth obligation for full-time faculty is 24 hours per year.
Professional Development Goals for Academic Year 2012-2013 (complete in the first two weeks and relate directly
to the college’s mission/strategic plan/ed master plan/discipline). Please keep goals brief. If you attend both fall and spring
flex activities, you will meet the requirement for flex activities and you may tie these to your professional development plan.
(The form will expand as needed.)
Goal(s) - (brief description)
Anticipated
Hours
1. Example: Fall, 2012 Institutional Flex Days-required
6.75
2. Example: Fall, 2012 Institutional Flex Days-voluntary
7.25
3. Example: Spring, 2013 Institutional Flex Days-required
12.0
Goals are due at the by the second Friday of September annually
Full-time faculty: email to crislyn-parker@redwoods.edu ………….................................submit goals by second Friday in September
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College of the Redwoods
Professional Development Goals and Activity Form
Name: ______________________________________________________
Date:____________________
Activities that meet your Goals for Academic Year 2012-2013 (activities should support the goals submitted at the
beginning of the academic year and be related directly to the college’s mission, strategic plan, Ed master plan or your discipline).
Please keep activity description brief. (If you attend(ed) Convocation activities, please include them below; the required sessions
have already been included; if not, delete. NOTE:If you attend both fall and spring flex activities, you will meet the requirement
for flex activities.) The form will expand as needed:
Date
Activity (brief description)
Hours
8/23
Convocation
3
8/23
Annual Institutional Plan Development
3.5
8/24
Mapping Session
2.5
8/24
Department Division Meetings
3
Total Hours
When submitting your activities list, please include the goals submitted at the beginning of the semester/year.
Full-time faculty: email to crislyn-parker@redwoods.edu …………........completed forms due annually first Friday in May.
Your typed (electronic) signature certifies you have completed the necessary requirements as mandated by Title 5, Section
55720 of the Education Code.
I acknowledge that I have attended the institutional flex sessions and signed in at those events, and/or have
completed the necessary flex requirements as mandated by Title 5, Section 55720 of the Education Code.
*Signed: __________________________________________(Faculty) Date: __________________________
(Due date for all completed activities: First Friday in May)
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