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Faculty Professional Development Needs Assessment Offered Online |
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Palomar College has developed an online professional development needs assessment survey for faculty members. The survey gauges interest in current workshops that are offered on campus as well as gathering input on other topics of interest.
For more information, visit http://www.palomar.edu/pd/needsassessment.htm
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Learning for Success workshops Offered to Faculty |
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Palomar College offers a series of professional development workshops under the theme of “Learning for Success.” Workshops are organized into five distinct areas: Orientations, Division/Dept. Activities, Professional Enhancement, Academic Technology, and Promoting Student Success. A sample of courses offered under Promoting Student Success includes “Improving Student Outcomes Through Assessment,” “Tapping Into Teaching Techniques,” “Creating Digital Portfolios for Assessment in the Classroom,” “Dealing with Difficult Classroom Situations,” and “Learning Styles – Teaching Styles: Strategies for Balance.”
For more information, visit http://www.palomar.edu/pd/ or contact the Professional Development Office at 760-744-1150 x2250.
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Internet Faculty Workshops Focus on Work-Based Learning and Assessment |
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Orange Coast College offered two Internet winter break staff development activities during January 2003: “Making the Work-Based Learning Connection” and “Assessment Adventures.” Participants were provided the opportunity to visit a work site, explore how work-based learning complements and illuminates course work for students, and craft a work-based learning module for their classroom. Additionally, the “Nine Principles of Assessment” were presented via a series of interactive exercises along with new methodologies on how to implement classroom assessment activities.
For more information, contact Susan Coleman at: scoleman@mail.occ.cccd.edu
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Faculty Mentoring Program Compensates Instructors for Training Others |
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Moorpark College has developed a Faculty Mentoring Program to encourage peer-to-peer professional development opportunities. The program allows faculty to train and learn from each other on subjects including innovative approaches to teaching and successful classroom strategies to improve learning. Participants are paid $40 per hour, up to a maximum of 25 hours per instructor.
For more information, contact Lori Bennett at 805-378-4100 x1778.
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5 Star Customer Service Training Offered to Faculty and Staff |
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Mt. San Antonio College’s Staff Development Office developed a 5 Star Customer Service Program for faculty and staff to improve communication and service provider skills to students, colleagues and the public. The training focuses on three main areas: Communicating in a Diverse Workplace, Face-to-Face Communication, and Telephone Skills.
For more information, contact Dione Carter at 909-594-5611 x4504 or dcarter@mtsac.edu
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Learning Community Institutes Developed |
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Moorpark College received several grants in 2001 to establish learning community institutes and a statewide network to showcase best practices and outreach services. The college’s “Learning Community Institutes: Model for Integration” grant is assisting faculty in better integrating academic and occupational education using the learning community institute model. The college has established three institutes: Health Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Media Arts. The “California Learning Community College Network” grant is providing best practices and support for regional learning communities by developing outreach centers. For more information, contact MCInstitutes@vcccd.net
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College Selected for Participation in National Innovative Learning Initiative |
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Mission College was selected in 2002 to participate in a National Learning Communities Project along with 20 other colleges and universities across the country. The initiative focuses on strengthening innovative approaches to college teaching and learning through the use of learning communities. Leading the national project is The Washington Center for Undergraduate Education, based in Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Participants from Mission College will attend a five-day institute at the Center and then begin the process of building a learning community initiative on the Mission campus.
For more information, contact Peggy Messerschmidt at 408-855-5311 |
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Professional Development Program Offers Extensive Resources |
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MiraCosta College’s Professional Development Program offers faculty and staff a wide variety of resources for continuing education opportunities. The program’s web site includes tools and resources such as Assessment and Evaluation of Teaching and Learning; Specific Teaching Tips and Tools; and Technologies for Teaching. Faculty can earn flex credit by reading “Teaching for Success”, writing commentaries, reviews, or response articles; developing curriculum or program elements using ideas originating in articles; or for facilitating flex workshops based on information provided in TFS. The web page also includes links to an assessment and evaluation page that gives definitions, tools and strategies for evaluating teaching and learning.
For more information, contact Mary Newport at 760-757-2121 x6486 or mnewport@miracosta.edu or visit www.miracosta.cc.ca.us/flex/resource.htm |
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Best Teaching Practices Provided in Faculty Guide |
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Pierce College has developed a faculty guide on Best Teaching Practices. The guide includes a quick personal professional assessment and sections on the nurturing classroom, ideal behaviors of instructors, behaviors expected of students and more.... A checklist includes: elements of a course syllabus; a model for the first day; a teaching practices survey; elements of a lesson plan; classroom assessment; and a list of 30 things we know about adult learning. The guide also includes a classroom evaluation that encourages students to provide extensive feedback.
For more information, visit www.lapc.cc.ca.us/usr/wellsr/pages/nurturex2.htm |
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Educators in the Workplace program links faculty and staff with regional employers |
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The Los Angeles Community College District has partnered with UNITE-LA to offer Educators in the Workplace, a program that links teachers, counselors and administrators to participating Los Angeles area businesses for a one-day (4-6 hour) job shadow experience. The purpose of the program is to connect school - and work - based experiences. It expands partnerships between educators and businesses that will help students succeed in college and in the workplace. The program also develops innovative methods for meeting educational goals.
For more information, contact UNITE-LA at 213-482-9847 |
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Certificate in Community College Teaching Offered |
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California State University, Dominguez Hills has developed a certificate program in Community College Teaching. The program is designed to enhance the skills of the current or potential community college instructor. Students must be enrolled in a graduate program, possess a master’s degree in a subject taught at a community college, or be current employed as an instructor at a community college. The courses are offered on line during the spring semester and on campus during the fall semester. The teaching internship must be completed at a local community college.
For more information, call 310-243-2781 or eeprograms@csudh.edu or visit www.csudh.edu/extension/comcol.htm |
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Speakers Bureau Offers Topics of Interest to the Community |
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Pierce College offers a speakers bureau, available to the community, staffed by faculty experts who cover a broad range of subjects. In the area of Student Support Services, Sheldon Roth, a counselor at Pierce College, is available to speak on topics including “Career Change Strategies”, “Career Development Strategies”, and “Job Search.”
For more information, visit www.lapc.cc.ca.us/usr/wellsr/pages/indexspk.html |
| Data and Information Offered on Student Characteristics, Indicators and Reports |
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Los Angeles Mission College’s Office of Institutional Research offers an extensive array of data and information on student characteristics, indicators and reports. Reports include a fall 2000 student survey and student retention/success rates.
For more information, visit http://207.233.44.253/wms/pearlmy/index.html |
| District - Wide Student Survey Provides Broad Array of Data |
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Los Angeles Community College District has been administering and publishing a district wide student survey since 1975. The year 2000 survey includes data on student educational goals and plans, demographics, college attendance preferences, opinions on college services and educational programs, campus involvement, opinions on gains in skills and knowledge, opinions on instructional support and campus services. Also canvassed: use of computers and the internet.
For more information, contact George Prather at 213-891-2054 or mailto:pratheg@laccd.cc.ca.us or visit http://www.piercecollege.com/usr/research/lessons/planning/Survey%202000%20Districtwide.pdf |
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Database Offers Information on Retention and Success Rates |
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Los Angeles Harbor College has developed an online database that provides information on college retention and success rates. The database can be queried by year and by semester.
For more information, visit www.lahc.cc.ca.us/html/statistics.html and visit the sections under the “Report” heading. |
| Guide Improves Services to Students |
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Long Beach City College has developed a guide: “How to Survive the Opening of the Fall 2002 Term.”
The guide provides faculty and staff with key classroom operating procedures, as well as informational services to students.
Information includes first day procedures for admission of students, registration, petition cards, course repetition, prerequisites, transfers, student drop reports..... more....
For more information, visit http://iras.lbcc.edu/ and then go to the Fall 2002 Survival Notes link.
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| 21st Century Learning Outcomes Plan Focuses on Integrating Core Competencies |
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Over the last two years, Foothill College has developed a 21st Century Learning Outcomes Plan to ensure that an appropriate mix of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) competencies are taught in approved degree, certificate and transfer programs.
Lead by President Bernadine Chuck Fong and comprised of faculty and staff from the 21st Century Learning Outcomes Steering Committee, College Curriculum Committee and the General Education Review Committee, the team has, to date, identified four competencies and the KSAs that students must possess to earn an AA degree.
More to come: curriculum standards; documenting course completion; workforce development standards.
For more information, visit the project’s web site at www.foothill.fhda.edu/staff/century/centurylearning.html or contact team leader Bill Patterson at 650-949-7240.
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Faculty Handbook Contains Information on Teaching and Learning |
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Long Beach City College has developed a faculty handbook that focuses on teaching and learning.
Chapters include: Our Students, The Art of Teaching, The Seven Principles, Student Retention Ideas, Support Services for Students, Services to Help You, Policies and Procedures, Curriculum, Ethics and Responsibilities, and Shared Governance.
The Appendices include a sample student evaluation of faculty survey, a glossary of terms and a bibliography of other resources.
For more information, visit http://iras.lbcc.edu/documentlist.htm
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Grossmont College’s Staff Development Committee has set up an online faculty discussion board following input and review of campus faculty. The discussion board, which is password protected, focuses on instructional issues and is open to both faculty and staff.
For more information, contact the college’s main number at 619-644-7000.
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| Regional Technology Training Center Established for Teachers |
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In fall 2002, Foothill College opened the Krause Center for Innovation (KCI), a regional technology training center for teachers that houses the college’s largest interactive computer lab.
The KCI delivers many programs dedicated to improving educational outcomes, including: Learning in New Media Classrooms, the Earn While You Learn Institute, and The San Jose State University Instruction Technology Master’s Degree Program.
Its mission is to create a regional center in Silicon Valley to empower educators and students to dramatically improve learning outcomes through technology and the scholarship of learning.
For more information, visit the Center’s web site at www.foothill.edu/cfi or call 650-949-7680.
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| @ONE Knowledge Center Supports New Methodologies |
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In October 2002, Evergreen Valley College opened the @ONE Knowledge Center, a resource for faculty and staff focused on improved student learning. The Center will be developing and supporting a system for faculty and staff research and evaluation of the impact of technology on student learning; and identifying models of best practices for effective instructional technology implementation.
The Center was developed in response to the anticipated influx of new students entering postsecondary education in the next 10 years, and the retraining needs and lifelong learning demands of adult learners.
Participants can explore a variety of learning methodologies, papers and research findings, as well as take online classes and collaborate with colleagues around the state.
For more information, contact Adrienne Akinsete at adrienne.akinsete@sjeccd.cc.ca.ua
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| California Great Teachers Seminar Focuses on Best Practices |
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The Community College League and the Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges host an annual “California Great Teachers Seminar” each summer to develop strategies for improving teaching and education.
The five-day session includes presentations and small group discussions, and challenges participants to characterize and define the “Great Teacher.” Participants are asked to prepare and bring the following to the seminar: 1) a Personally Attempted Innovation – a one-page paper describing a personally attempted innovation or approach related to teaching and learning; 2) an Encountered Problem – a one-page paper describing a problem in teaching, counseling and student learning that they personally encountered; 3) a Teaching or Educational Approach, Tool or “Trick of the Trade" which has enhanced their effectiveness as faculty members; 4) an Influential Book; 5) Music and Games for evening socials.
For more information, visit http://www.ccleague.org/cgts or call 916-444-8641.
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| Job-Shadows link Instructors to Business/Industry |
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The Los Angeles College Community College District partnered with UNITE-LA, a Los Angeles School-to-Career program, to develop an “Educators in the Workplace” program.
The program matched faculty with business/industry employers in common areas of interest and expertise for a job-shadow experience of 4-6 hours. The purpose of the program was to link faculty subject area with new and emerging technologies and trends, help educators develop partnerships with businesses, and inspire the creation of innovative instructional programs that connected classroom learning to the world of work.
The activity was approved as a Flex Activity by all Flex Coordinators.
For more information, contact Michael Orenstein at: 213-891-2433.
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| Aerospace Outlook Conference Links Business, Industry and Education |
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El Camino College’s CACT hosts an annual Aerospace Outlook Conference each fall, bringing together representatives from aerospace manufacturing, suppliers, government and education. The all-day conference features emerging technologies developed by aerospace manufacturers such as Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, JPL, Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
For more information, contact marron@elcamino.cc.ca.us or 310-973-3178.
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| Town Hall Meeting Addresses Educational Master Plan Goal |
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The Student Service programs and departments at De Anza College held an all-college Town Hall meeting in February 2002 to meet a goal of the Educational Master Plan – to “provide effective pathways to learning for every student.” Faculty and staff shared their best practices in the areas of outreach, access and retention.
An update was presented on the focus and goals of retention efforts related to undeclared majors and basic skills students. Presentations included a new transfer effort aimed at addressing student equity, a partnership between counselors and faculty to increase student success in online courses, and progress by counselors and academic advisers assigned to academic divisions.
Participants at the Town Hall meeting also completed a learning styles inventory that measured their preferences in four different learning modalities. The inventory was presented as a new tool for both teaching and learning.
For more information, contact Judy Miner at minerjudy@fhda.edu or (408) 864-8510 ext 8510.
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| Mini Grants Encourage Innovation in Teaching and Learning |
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Mt. San Antonio College’s Student Success Mini Grants program offers faculty, staff and administrators one-time awards for funding. Programs or departments may also receive one-time awards to fund costs for research and development, special projects, professional development, materials and equipment.
The purpose of the mini grants is to enhance student success by encouraging innovation in teaching and learning. Proposals are submitted during the fall semester and are considered by a subcommittee of the Student Preparation and Success Council.
For more information, contact Lucy DeLeon or Susana Andrade at: 909-594-5611 x4505.
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| Private Automotive School Partners with College for Professionalism |
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San Diego Community College District and the California Institute of Automotive Technology have developed a strong partnership for providing state-of-the-art automotive training. The Institute shares facilities and equipment at the District’s Center for Education and Technology, and has contributed $150,000 in equipment that is also used in college credit classes. The Institute provides student scholarships and free professional development training to faculty members.
For additional information, contact Gary Nugent at: gnugent@sdccd.net
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| Energy Standards Teach Institute Provides Professional Development Opportunity |
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Southern California Edison’s Energy Standards Teach Institute provides professional development opportunity.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College, (LATTC), instructors Mick Cavannaugh and Kevin Nobuyuki attended Southern California Edison’s eighth annual Energy Standards Teach Institute in August 2002. The Institute, located at SCE’s San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, provides a weeklong training session for instructors who want to get a first-hand look at the skills necessary for employment in the nuclear industry.
For additional information, contact Kevin Nobuyuki at nobuyutk@trade.laccd.edu
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Teaching and Curriculum Development Session Highlights Best Practices |
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Cabrillo College held a Teaching and Curriculum Development Session for faculty in January 2002, which highlighted best practices in curriculum development and innovative teaching practices. Topics included learning outcomes, online and tele-courses, work-based learning, service learning, learning communities and new program development.
A description of the workshop was presented in the spring 2002 President’s newsletter, The Catalyst.
For more information, contact Rock Pfotenhauer at: 831-479-6482.
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Advisory Committee Supports Professional Development |
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A 20-member Advisory Committee, consisting of representatives from heavy-duty diesel industries, provides strong support for the Diesel Technology program at Shasta College. Advisory Committee members review course outlines and advise faculty on current skill standards, seek donations for program support, and provide technical assistance to faculty on new issues, processes and methods used by industry.
For additional information, contact: Jack Maraglia at 530-225-4694.
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Self-directed Training Focuses on "Gap Analysis" and "Evaluation Tools" |
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West Los Angeles College’s Center for Economic Development and Continuing Education, (CEDCE), developed two self-directed, computer-based professional development CDs for faculty and administrators who participate in workforce development training. The CDs focus on how to conduct a “Gap Analysis” with an industry partner so that effective training programs can be developed based on business or industry needs; and, how to evaluate programs, student learning, and student satisfaction as part of the continuous improvement process of training development and delivery.
For more information, contact Norma Alvarado, alvaran@WMAIL.WLAC.CC.CA.US
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Best Practice Models Identified and Disseminated through Professional Development Workshops |
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West Los Angeles College identified five Best Practice Models and then shared these models through professional development workshops for faculty and staff. The five Best Practice Models identified included: The Robotics Academy – Valley College; Workplace English as a Second Language – West Los Angeles College; Electronics – Southwest College; Lean Manufacturing – West Los Angeles College and Lean Beyond the Shop Floor – West Los Angeles College. The workshops showcased the college’s successful response to changing workforce development needs in industry through: curriculum review and redesign; newly aligned business and community partnerships; and, defined and developed career ladders - leading to high skilled, high-wage jobs.
For more information, contact Norma Alvarado, alvaran@WMAIL.WLAC.CC.CA.US
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Identify your Teaching Style. |
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Take the inventory to determine which of the five teaching styles is your dominant style:
To go along with each style, there is a list of teaching techniques to assist you in the classroom. Discover these. See how you compare with other faculty in your discipline. For more information contact: Butte College - Kim Ashley |
Teacher Training On-Line. |
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Citrus College Professional Development resources include: Teacher Training On-Line, a self-directed, self-paced instruction via the internet. Also on the site:
Website: www.citrus.cc.ca.us/hrindx.htm Click on Human Resources-then Staff Development- then Offsite Professional Development Resources. More info: www.citrus.cc.ca.us
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Using the Web for Learning Tools |
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The Los Angeles Trade Tech WWW Committee helps Construction, Automotive and Technical instructors develop web enhanced learning tools on their own web pages.
Suggestions include:
Website: www.lattc.cc.ca.us/ Click on: Faculty and Staff Development-Campus Technology Integration-Pedagogy.
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