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Study or experience designed to improve teaching
effectiveness--not possible through normal workload
assignment
Course leading to increased mastery in subject field or
development of additional area of specialization
A project of a scope or nature not permitted by a normal
workload assignment.
To acquire knowledge, skills, expertise, or specialization
within a discipline.
Provide sufficient detail for readers to understand the
importance your project.
What results will you accomplish?
Who will benefit?
Relationship to SMCs Mission, Vision and Goals
Should constitute one semester’s work
Quality
Benefits
Constitutes a full semester’s work load
Goals and Outcomes are feasible
Clear, organized and specific
Proposed activities and procedures support
objectives
Methods of documentation are appropriate
Realistic timeline for accomplishing
activities and objectives
Contributes to professional development
Contributes to student success
Benefits colleagues, department and or
college at large
 Diaries
 Multimedia tools: Slides, films
 Travel receipts
 Manuscript
 Production of creative work
 Sabbatical Report (required)
 Web Page
 Presentation/workshop
 Paper
 Review past proposals, both successful and
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unsuccessful (Abstracts available on Sabbaticals
website)
Meet with past sabbatical recipients
Ask your colleagues to critique your application
Do not rely heavily on others to conduct key
aspects of your sabbatical work.
Do not use jargon specific to your discipline that
readers may not understand
“To complete, edit, and submit for publication a
manuscript of my selected poetry from 1998 to
the present” and “to review most recent works
on eco-critical approach to literature, with
particular emphasis on poetry.” Diana Engelmann,
English
“To increase my understanding of Authentic
Learning practices in the sciences and to
develop new laboratory exercises that follow
the Authentic Learning model. Authentic
Learning is a pedagogical approach that
describes learning by applying knowledge in
real-life contexts.” Oriana Kim-Rajab, Life Sciences
“To gather authentic and up-to-date materials in
Japan through audio/video recordings and digital
photos which are related to the teaching topics of our
Japanese program as well as related to the students’
interests in contemporary and traditional Japanese
culture. I plan to create my own teaching materials
based on the real-life recordings I collect in Japan.”
Makoto Nishikawa, Modern Languages and Cultures
“To explore other college, university, and transition
programs for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(ASD) around the state and create updated training
materials on best practices for serving ASD students
that will be shared with SMC faculty.” Lisette RabinowPalley, Counseling
Full Time and Adjunct
Faculty
 New Course Development
 Development of Course Materials
 Research related to teaching or
student services within your area of
expertise
“To study the mechanism of recovery of corals from
bleaching events and consider genetic selection of
Symbiodinium species during this recovery. This study
would address unknown variable that currently cannot
be considered in prediction models that look at the
effect of global warming in tropical regions.” The study
is to be conducted at the Hawaii Institute of Marine
Biology.” Garen Baghdasarian, Life Sciences
“To completely update the web site for the Planetarium
and transfer the pages onto the new web server.” Train
an individual in the use of the new CMS so that the new
site can be kept updated. Simon P. Balm, Earth Science
“To obtain advanced training on the issue of
workplace incivility and counterproductive work
behaviors (CWB) by attending a 3-day intensive
professional training program provided at the
Workplace Bullying Institute in Washington State, to
provide presentations and a resource band for
students and faculty at SMC and to share this
information with students and faculty.” Lisa Farwell,
Psychology
“To perform research at the Robert Rauschenberg
archives in New York in preparation for completing a
book manuscript on Rauschenberg’s 1950’s
Combines.” Thomas Folland, Art
 “To develop computer/web-based learning materials
for the students of Japanese 1 and 2, also to assess
the effectiveness of these (computer, web-based
tools) for student learning. Assessments will be given
both during and at the end of semester(s) through the
analysis of exam results and student surveys.” Yuria
Hashimoto, Modern Languages and Cultures
 “To create a reference catalog of photographic images
that show examples of how animal bones are
damaged by stone tools, by carnivores and by natural
processes. These images will be used for an
electronic reference catalog that will be shared with
other anthropology professors.” Catherine Haradon, Earth
Science/Anthropology
“As a participant in the Da Wang’s Art residency
program in Shenzhen China to produce a series of
works on paper and learn about techniques and
materials that are distinct to that region.” The applicant
has been invited to work in a studio setting with access
to materials and studio technicians. Carlson Hatton, Art
 Visit the Sabbaticals Committee Website
 Contact
Alan Buckley, Chair
Sherri Lee-Lewis, Human Resources, also a
Committee Member