Teacher Education Division – Membership Services Request for Funds
Early Career Faculty Special Interest Group
Proposed Project
The Early Career Faculty SIG has been in existence since 2011. During the two
years that it has been a SIG, social media outlets (i.e., Facebook group and GroupSpaces)
have been utilized for distributing information regarding issues relevant to our members.
We meet at each of the TED and CEC national meetings to support each other and
discuss mutual efforts and interests.
While these activities have been successful, we know there are additional early
career faculty members (and supporters of those in this professional age bracket) that
attend the TED and CEC meetings that are not currently aware of our group or the
services it provides. We would like to increase the amount of support the SIG offers to
its members.
As a means to increase member engagement, increase membership within the SIG
and to further promote our committee charge and goals, we request funding to support
monthly updates to each page and five webinars with more experienced faculty
members that can field questions specific to this SIG and help mentor members through
the early career stage.
Link to committee charge
The Early Career Faculty SIG is a group for individuals interested in the
development of pre-tenure faculty members. The primary goal is to discuss topics
relevant to early stages of a career in higher education to ensure success by sharing ideas
and experiences and providing support for career advancement. Topics of interest are cogenerated and discussions are rich and aimed to provide focused support for early career
work.
The proposed project aligns with our committee charge by supporting early career
faculty through five webinars in which more experienced faculty members can field
questions related to topics of interest (e.g., obtaining grant funding; balancing multiple
roles; applying for tenure) and guide early career faculty members in a low-risk forum.
Link to strategic plan
This project will “Foster and develop teaching, research, and evaluations skills of
members” by providing mentoring from more experienced faculty on these specific
topics. Monthly updates to each page (Facebook and Group spaces) will also foster skill
building for each area through providing additional resources.
“Increasing member engagement” will be easily attained through this project in
that they will have more direct contact with the SIG through monthly updates to pages
(Facebook and Group spaces) and opportunities to engage with the group more than two
times per year.
This project seeks to “Increase diversity and representation in the membership”
through increased visibility among TED and SIG members. We believe that as we
increase our service to members, more individuals will be interested in joining the group.
Monthly updates to pages (Facebook and GroupSpaces) will “Improve the
dissemination of information regarding research and other issues” as resources related to
these topics will be posted for members.
Why Support this Project?
The Early Career Faculty SIG represents a critical membership group within
TED. As graduate students move into the field and become faculty members, they need
support in order to be successful. While their own institutions may provide a form of
support, our hope is that the Early Career Faculty SIG can provide these faculty members
with a professional “home” for which they will take ownership and continue to support
for years to come. We feel that this project will increase the visibility of the SIG, help to
support SIG members and increase the chances of TED becoming that professional
“home”.
Timeline Including Activities and Personnel
Date
Activity
August 2012
Create list of topics for
webinars and monthly page
updates
Contact potential speakers
September 2012
Host webinar and update
pages
October 2012
Update pages
November 2012
Disseminate progress at
TED meeting
Host webinar and update
pages
December 2012
Update pages
January 2013
Update pages
February 2013
Host webinar and update
pages
March 2013
Update pages
April 2013
Disseminate progress at
TED meeting
Host webinar and update
pages
May 2013
Update pages
June 2013
Update pages
July 2013
Host webinar and update
pages
Personnel
Chair/Co-Chair/Secretary/
Member at large
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Secretary
Secretary
Committee
Chair/Co-Chair
Secretary
Secretary
Secretary
Chair/Co-Chair
Secretary
Secretary
Committee
Chair/Co-Chair
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Chair/Co-Chair
Secretary
Budget
Honorarium to 5 webinar presenters @ $100 = $500
Stipend to secretary for time required for monthly updates (12 @ $50) = $600
Stipend to host of webinar for time required (5 @ $50) = $250
Total = $1350
Budget justification
Financial compensation for each of the parties included in the budget (webinar
presenters; secretary; and webinar host) is for the time spent committed to fulfilling the
project.
Co-Chair Contact Information
Christy Borders
Illinois State University
Campus Box 5910
Normal, IL 61790
(309) 438-5829 (O)
(309) 533-4417 (C)
christy.borders@illinoisstate.edu